2011-2012 Cohort

Pierre Arellano

Digital Technology and Culture; English

Mentor:	Dr. Patricia Ericsson
Status	English, Masters Program (In Progress)Washington State University

Nikki Brueggeman

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	Japan Studies, Masters Program (In Progress)University of Washington

Erika Camacho

Political Science

Mentor:	Dr. Kelly Ward Educational Leadership & Counseling Psychology
Status	Dr. Nicholas Lovrich Political Science and Criminal Justic Program Public Administration, Masters Program (In Progress), University of North Texas

Faviola Camacho

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	Educational Leadership & Counseling PsychologyCounseling Psychology, Masters Program (In Progress)University of Wisconsin, Madison

Nikki Cristobal

Sociology; Women’s Studies

Research Title: Gender Identity and Perceptions of Rape and Sexual Harassment Among STEM Majors

Mentor:	Dr. Laurie McCubbin
Status	Counseling Psychology, Masters Program (Graduated 2014)Washington State University

Rosalinda Godinez

Sociology

Research Title: First-Generation Mexican-American College Students: Familial Educational Involvement and College-Going

Mentor:	Dr. Monica Johnson
Status:	SociologySocial and Cultural Studies, PhD (In Progress)University of California, Berkeley

Sabrina Gonzales

Psychology

Research Title: Selective Attention and Anxiety

Mentor:	Dr. Lisa Fournier
Status	PsychologyClinical Psychology, PhD (In progress)Bowling Green State University

Tracy Luu

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 PathologyMolecular Biology, Masters Program (In Progress)San Diego State University

Juan Mata

Communication; Chinese

Research Title: Portrayals of Mexican Americans in the ArizonaRepublic Newspaper Post Senate Bill 1070

Mentor:	Dr. Jeffery Peterson
	Communication

Celia Mejia

Sociology

Mentor:	Dr. Carmen Lugo Lugo
Status	Critical Culture, Gender, and Race StudiesHigher Education & Organizational Change, Masters Program (In Progress)University of California, LA

Yadira Olivera

Human Development

Research Title: Latina Mother’s Interaction Quality and Children’s Emotional Regulation

Mentor:

Dr. Thomas Power

Status

Prevention Sciences, PhD Program (In Progress)

Washington State University

Kayla Oman

Sociology

Research Title: The Role of Defense Mechanisms and Hope on Change in Negative Affect

Mentor:	Dr. Paul Kwon
Status	Counseling, Masters Program (In Progress)Washington State University

Cristal Reyna

Biochemistry; Microbiology

Mentor:	Dr. Hector Aguilar-Carreno
Status	Global Animal HealthBiology, PhD Program (In Progress)University of Notre Dame

Duke Sullivan

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
	Music

Daniel Vickoren

History

Research Title: That’s the Place for Me: African American Homesteaders in the Inland Northwest

Mentor:

Dr. Robert Bauman

Status

History, Masters Program (Graduated 2014),

Washington State University

Danielle Warner

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