The Ronald E. McNair
Postbaccalaureate Scholars Program
Cyndrea BrownMajor: Communications
Research: Electronic Social Networks, Parasocial Relationships, and Adolescent Development
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Thomas Power, Human Development
Molly DoolittleMajor: Psychology
Research: Effects of the Presence of Siblings in a Family-Focused Prevention Program
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Laura Hill, Human Development
Perla FletesMajor: Psychology
Research: An Examination of the Longitudinal Relationship between Perceived Stress and Weight gain in a College Population
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Celestina Barbosa-Leiker, College of Nursing
Allison GriffinMajor: Psychology
Research: The Responses of Latino and Caucasian Parents to a Family-Strengthening Program
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Laura Hill, Human Development
Khadra HaroMajor: Speech and Hearing Science
Research: Successful Strategies for Retention of African American Students in Speech Language Pathology Programs
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Amy Meredith, Speech and Hearing Science
Stella KiarieMajors: Psychology, & Biology
Research: The Use of the Mau Forest Complex by Local Communities: Patterns of Use by Class and Ethnicity and their Relationship to Long-term Sustainability
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Raymond Jussaume, Community and Rural Sociology
Biruk MulugetaMajor: Architecture
Research: The Question of Unity: Symbolizing Africa Through Architecture
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Phil Gruen, Architecture
James Pipkins
Major: Mathematics
Research: Observations on Biplanes
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mike Kallaher, Mathematics
Tish Teckle
Majors: Sociology, & Education
Research: After School Programs: Waste of Time or Worth Community Investment?
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kim Lloyd, Sociology
Jennifer WeldyMajors: Anthropology, &Communications
Research: Gender and Aggression in a College Population
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Robert Quinlan, Anthropology
Robert WilliamsMajor: Comparative Ethnic Studies
Research: It’s Pimpin’, Pimpin’: Oppression and Exploitation
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Lisa Guerrero, Comparative Ethnic Studies