Ten McNair scholars presented their research findings at UNC Research Day in April. Our scholars worked diligently all school year in order to produce a research poster and final manuscript. Their hard work did not go unnoticed as three of our scholars were selected as Research Excellence Award finalists:
- Aijalon Martinez - Social Sciences, Business & Education
- Katilla Osindero - Social Sciences, Business & Education (Winner)
- Evander Espinoza - Natural & Health Sciences
- Soledad Almanza - How are Face Masks Affecting the Communication of Certain Populations? Mentor: Dr. Julie Hanks
- Shelby Filarski - Emotion Regulation, Coping Styles, and College Adaptation During the Covid-19 Pandemic. Mentor: Dr. Marilyn Welsh
- Karianie Cotto - Con la Iglesia Hemos Topado: An Examination on the Impact of Religion on Young Latino Voters in Presidential Elections. Mentor: Dr. Richard Bownas
- Katelyn Crawley - Imparting Anti-Diet and Weight-Inclusive Attitudes in a University Dietetics Curriculum. Mentor: Dr. Nicholas Slagel
- Kayla Garza - Studying the Circadian Rhythm in Vitro. Mentor: Dr. James Haughian
- Stephanie Vargas - Perspectives of Latinx Immigrant and Refugee Parents on Their Child’s DHH Disability. Mentor: Dr. Kimberly Murza
- Katilla Osindero (Research Excellence Award Winner) - Examining the Effects of Early Menarche and Adolescent Sexualization on the Social-Sexual Development of Black Women. Mentor: Dr. Janine Weaver-Douglas.
- Shaq Rushanika - Utilizing Nurr77 as a Surrogate Biomarker for CD8+ T cell Activation to Assess the Immunological Effects of Berberine and Exercise. Mentor: Dr. James Haughian
- Aijalon Martinez (Research Excellence Award Finalist) - Familial Impacts and the Subsequent Perceptions on Rehabilitative Treatment for Offenders with a Substance Use Disorder. Mentor: Dr. Victoria Terranova
- Evander Espinoza (Research Excellence Award Finalist) - Cosmic Ray Induced Error Generation as a Model of Altitude and Atmospheric Conditions in CMOS Detectors. Mentor: Dr. Charles Kuehn
