2024 -2025 Cohort

Rocio Ortiz
Animal Science

Faculty Mentor
Dr. Kimberly Davenport

Research Project
Exploring the Relationship between Variation in ASIP and MC4R genes and Feeding Behavior in Dogs

Anika Wood
Global Political Science and Language and Culture

Faculty Mentor
Dr. Jacob Lewis

Research Project
The Social Determinants of Vigilante Violence: A Case Study of South Africa, Africa, and Zimbabwe

Lesly Valdovinos-Arevalo
Human Nutrition and Food Systems

Faculty Mentor
Dr. Anna Warner

Research Project
How Migrant Students Perceive Agriculture and the Influence it has on Their Career Paths

Pedro Mendoza-Zamora
Wildlife Ecology and Conservation Science

Faculty Mentor
Dr. Lisa Shipley

Research Project
Habitat Characteristics Predicting Occupancy of Black-Tailed and White-Tailed Jackrabbits in eastern Washington

Emiltze Cervates-Contreras
Anthropology

Faculty Mentor
Dr. Rachel Horowitz

Research Project
Migrant Farmworkers Culture and its Effects

Lorena Sotelo-Mendoza
Architecture

Faculty Mentor
Dr. Maryam Mansoori

Research Project
Geometrical Manipulation as a Design Tool: Expanding the Potential of Biobased Materials Through Kerfing Techniques”

Senai MacKay
Psychology

Faculty Mentor
Dr. Walt Scott

Research Project
The Influence of Personality Disorders on the Relational Self-Schema

Kiara House
Psychology and Criminal Justice

Faculty Mentor
Dr. Melanie Neuilly

Research Project
Gendered Constructions of Responses to Abuse

Emily Eddy
Psychology

Faculty Mentor
Dr. Kristen Delevich

Research Project
Influence of Adolescent Social Isolation and Cannabis Exposure on Dopamine Innervation and Adverse Behavior

Ahtziri Arevalo-Pio
Human Development

Faculty Mentor
Dr. Holly Whittenburg

Research Project
Investigating the Experiences of Autistic Students and Families During the Transition from High School to Adulthood in Low-Income Families and Marginalized Communities

Hadja Mariam Sylla
Finance and International Business

Faculty Mentor
Dr. David Whidbee

Research Project
Financial Distress Within Immigrant Household

JoJo Maestas
Sociology and Public Relations

Faculty Mentor
Dr. Monica Johnson

Research Project
Understanding the Transition to Adulthood for Underrepresented Groups in Higher Education