Pierre Arellano
Majors: Digital Technology and Culture, & English
Mentor: Dr. Patricia Ericsson
Department: English
Status: MA in English at Washington State University (2015)
Nikki Brueggeman
Majors: History, & Asian Studies
Research Title: Wings For Beijing: Boeing’s Role in Washington State trade and national policy with China 1993-1996
Mentor: Dr. Emily Anderson
Status: MA in International Studies: Japan at the University of Washington (2015)
Erika Camacho
Major: Political Science
Mentors: Dr. Kelly Ward
Department: Educational Leadership & Counseling Psychology
Status: MA in Public Administration at the University of North Texas
Faviola Camacho
Major: Sociology
Research Title: Care for the Caregivers: an analysis of self-report interviews developed to measure the burden, needs, and quality of life of informal/formal caregivers that provide care for terminally ill patients
Mentor: Dr. Brian McNeill
Status: MS in Educational Leadership & Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin, Madison
Nikki Cristobal
Majors: Sociology, & Women’s Studies
Research Title: Gender Identity and Perceptions of Rape and Sexual Harassment Among STEM Majors
Mentor: Dr. Laurie McCubbin
Status: PhD in Social Comparative Analysis in Education, University of Pittsburgh (In progress)
Completed: MA in Counseling Psychology at Washington State University (2014)
Rosalinda Godinez
Major: Sociology
Research Title: First-Generation Mexican-American College Students: Familial Educational Involvement and College-Going
Mentor: Dr. Monica Johnson
Status: PhD in Social and Cultural Studies at the University of California, Berkeley (In Progress)
Sabrina Gonzales
Major: Psychology
Research Title: Selective Attention and Anxiety
Mentor: Dr. Lisa Fournier
Completed: PhD in Clinical Psychology at Bowling Green State University
Tracy Luu
Major: Microbiology
Research Title: In vitro inhibition of Babesia bovis growth by the vinly sulfone cysteine protease inhibitor K11777
Mentor: Dr. Audrey O.T. Lau
Status: Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology Molecular Biology, Masters Program (In Progress) San Diego State University
Juan Mata
Majors: Communication, & Chinese
Research Title: Portrayals of Mexican Americans in the Arizona Republic Newspaper Post Senate Bill 1070
Mentor: Dr. Jeffery Peterson
Department: Communication
Status: MA in Cinema Studies at New York University (2016)
Celia Mejia
Major: Sociology
Mentor: Dr. Carmen Lugo-Lugo
Status: MA in Higher Education/Higher Education Administration at University of California, Los Angeles (2015)
Yadira Olivera
Major: Human Development
Research Title: Latina Mother’s Interaction Quality and Children’s Emotional Regulation
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Power
Completed: PhD in Prevention Sciences at Washington State University (2017)
Currently working as the Yakima regional study coordinator for the Housing First Domestic Violence project at Michigan State University.
Kayla Oman
Major: Sociology
Research Title: The Role of Defense Mechanisms and Hope on Change in Negative Affect
Mentor: Dr. Paul Kwon
Status: Master’s Program in Counseling at Washington State University
Cristal Reyna
Majors: Biochemistry, & Microbiology
Mentor: Dr. Hector Aguilar-Carreno
Completed: PhD in Biological Sciences at University of Notre Dame
Duke Sullivan
Majors: Music Performance, & English
Research Title: The Baritone Saxophone Music of Walter Hartley: A Biography and Performer’s Guide to the Concerto’s for Baritone Saxophone
Mentor: Dr. Gregory W. Yasinitsky
Department: Music
Daniel Vickoren
Major: History
Research Title: That’s the Place for Me: African American Homesteaders in the Inland Northwest
Mentor: Dr. Robert Bauman
Status: MA in History at Washington State University (2014)
Danielle Warner
Major: Psychology
Research Title: College Students Perceptions of Dating & Relationship Violence in Music Media
Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Rodgers
Status: Human Development & Family Studies, PhD Program (In Progress) Oregon State University