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Carina Alvarado

Community Health

Influence of Parent Education on Associaiton Between Language Use at Home & Lation Adiposity

Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez, PhD. Department of Health Science

Masters of Public Health at University of California, Berkeley 

Enrollment: Fall 2020

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Greg Anaya-Gasco

Africana Studies

Exploring the Continuities and Discontinuities Within Black Women Intellectual Ideologies

M. Keith Claybrook, PhD.

Department of Africana Studies

Masters of Arts in Cultural Studies at Claremont Graduate University

Enrollment: Fall 2020

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Caroline Carbajal

Community Health

Influence of Language Acculturation & Parent Self-efficacy for Healthy Dietary Habits on Child Fruit & Vegetable Intake in Latino Families

Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez, PhD, Department of Health Science

Masters of Public Health at California State University, Northridge

Enrollment: Fall 2020

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Beda Castillo

International Studies

The impacts of a labor permit in Nepali woman migration

Barbara Grossman-Thompson, PhD. Department of International Studies

Masters of Public Policy at University of California, Berkeley

Enrollment: Fall 2020

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Dalia Chavarin

Psychology

Time of assessment and NBAP score on closed-head injury patients

Samar Needham, PhD. Department of Psychology

California State University, San Diego. Masters in Psychology

Enrollment: Fall 2020

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Elizabeth Chavez

International Studies

Costa Rica: State Response to Asylum Seekers

Caitlin Fouratt, PhD. Department of International Studies

 
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Megan Fisher

Psychology

Do U.S. Children’s Gender Intergroups Attitudes Vary by Geographical Region?

May Ling Halim, PhD. Department of Psychology

 
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Noah Gordon

Communication Studies

History Of Hip-hop Radio in Southern California

Oliver Wang, PhD. Department of Sociology

California State University, Long Beach. Masters in School Counseling

Enrollment: Fall 2020

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Stephanie Gutierrez

Psychology

Ingroup Perceptions of First Generation College Students: A Free-Response Qualitative Analysis

Bradley Weisz, PhD. Department of Psychology

 
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Jessica Im

Growing Homelessness In Older Adults Ages 51-61:
A Descriptive Analysis

Ruth Chambers, PhD. Department of Sociology

 
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Alexis Lopez

International Studies

Leveling Out The Playing Field: A Conceptualization of Remittance Behavior for Nepali Women Migrant Workers

Barbara Grossman-Thompson, PhD. Department of International Studies

 
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Paola Pepitone

Electrical Engineering

Mechanisms and the therapeutic effectiveness electromagnetic field therapy in oncology

Aftab Ahmed, PhD. Department of Electrical Engineering

 
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Odalis Perez

Sociology

21st Century Workplace Segregation: Latinx Gender Specific Labor Niches

Claudia Lopez, PhD. Department of Sociology

 
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Henry Pham

Aerospace Engineering

Solar Sail Minimum-Time Trajectory Optimization

Praveen Shankar, PhD. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

 
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Jonelle Prideaux

Psychology

Drawing on our biases: How the lives of comic characters represent us

Christopher Warren, PhD. Department of Psychology

University of Cincinnati. Ph.D. in Educational Studies

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Gabriel Rocha

Physics

Variances of superconducting and magnetic properties on Niobium-Cobalt bi-layer thin films

Jiyeong Gu, PhD. Department of Physics and Astronomy

Colombia University. Masters in Statistics

Enrollment: Fall 2020

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Rosa Rodriguez

Sociology

El Negro Máma and Beyond: Blackness in Peru

Maythee Rojas, PhD. Department of Sociology

Graduate of University of California, Santa Barbara, Masters in Latin American and Iberian Studies

Enrollment: Fall 2019

Graduation: Fall 2021 

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Vanessa Sanchez

Criminal Justice

The Relationship between personality disorders, childhood psychosocial deprivation, and attachment.

Robert Schug, PhD. Department of Criminal Justice

 
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Cristy Tran

Psychology

Ingroup Perceptions of First Generation College Students: A Free-Response Qualitative Analysis

Bradley Weisz, PhD. Department of Psychology

California State University, Long Beach. Masters in Psychology

Enrollment: Fall 2020

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Mary Usufzy

Physics

Fabrication of Nanosphere Monolayers with Langmuir Blodgett Method

Chuhee Kwon, PhD. Department of

Physics and Astronomy

California State University, Fullerton. Masters in Physics

Enrollment: Fall 2020

McNair Alumni

Research

Faculty Mentor

Post-baccalaureate

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Anthony Mendez

Psychology

 

Science Identity Scale Development

Gino Galvez, PhD. Department of Psychology

University of Southern California. Master in Psychology

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Reynaldo Barillas

Latino Communities and Substantive Representation in Environmental Policy

Amy Cabrera Rasmussen, PhD., Department of Political Science

 
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Jennifer Zamudio


Psychology

A Technical Overview of Heart Rate Variability as an Objective Measure of Cognitive Workload

Gabriella Hancock, PhD. Department of Psychology

 

McNair Alumni

Research

Faculty Mentor

Post-baccalaureate

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Jessica Crisantes
Aerospace Engineering 

Payload Stabilization and Pointing for an All-Rotating Aerial Vehicle

Praveen Shankar, Ph.D.

 
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Kylie Foster 
Psychology 

Latino Communities and Substantive Representation in Environmental Policy

Yada Treesukosol, Ph.D

PhD in Neuroscience at Florida Atlantic University

Enrollment: Fall 2021

  • 2020-2021 CSU Pre-Doctoral Program Sally Casanova Scholar
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Rebeca Griego
Mechanical Engineering 

Research & Development: Powder Bed 3D Printer 

Mahdi Yoozbashizadeh, Ph.D.

Masters of Science in Aviation and Aerospace Sustainability at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

Enrollment: Fall 2021

 
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Gisselle Moreno
Dietetics Food Adm Nutrition

 Morningness/Eveningnes, Diet and Adiposity in Latino Children

Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Department of Health Science 

 
 
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Mark Ortiz-Payne
Psychology

Fandoms as Community Spaces and Sites for Collaborative Expression of Identity Among LGBTQ+ Individuals 

Danielle Kohfeldt, Ph.D.

 
 
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David Ramirez 
Aerospace Engineering

 Influence of HTPB Variants on the Wettability of  Ammonium Perchlorate Joseph Kalman, Ph.D. 

PhD in Mechaqnical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University

Enrollment: Fall 2021

SMART Fellowship 

 
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Alexi Reed
Chemical Engineering

Graduation: Spring 2022  

  Perla Ayala, Ph.D. 

Purdue Prep 

Enrollment: Summer 2022

 
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Glennys Rubio 
Dietetics Food Adm Nutrition

A Literary Analysis of Pediatric Practices around Nutrition in Primary Care

Virginia Gray, Ph.D.

Department of Family & Consumer Services 

Masters of Public Health at California State University, Long Beach

Enrollment: Fall 2021

 
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Jessica Valencia Alvarado

 Mathematics 

Graduation: Spring 2022

  Alfredo Carlos Marquez, Ph.D.

Masters of  Data Science at the University of Michigan 

Enrollment: Fall 2022

 
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Taryn Williams
Supply Chain Management 

Multiple Regression Analysis of Predictive Factors Leading to Increased Overdose Rates in America 

Rebecca Nash, Ph.D.

PhD in Business Management at University of California, Irvine

Enrollment: Fall 2021 

  • 2020-2021 CSU Pre-Doctoral Program Sally Casanova Scholar
  • UCI Graduate Opprotunity Fellow

McNair Alumni

Research

Faculty Mentor

Post-baccalaureate

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Jonna Barcelona

Psychology
Graduation: Spring 2022  

Accessibility and Availability of Mental Health Services for Ethnic Minority Youth with Depression

Selena Nguyen Rodriguez, Ph.D.

Department of Health Science

 
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Malia Baricuatro

International Studies, Anthropology
Graduation: Fall 2021

Disability in American: A Literature Review

Anna Bax, Ph.D.

Department of Linguistics

University of California Irvine

PhD. in Global Studies

Enrollment: Fall 2022

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Rae Boumzough

Psychology
Graduation: Spring 2022  

Resident responses to a proposal to build a low-barrier community homeless shelter: A case study

Danielle Kohfeldt, Ph.D

Department of Psychology

 
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Victoria Diaz

Chemical Engineering
Graduation: Spring 2022  

Metal-Organic Frameworks as Efficient Photocatalysts for Water Splitting

Kate Waldie, Ph.D

Department of Chemistry and Chemicak Biology at Rutgers University

University of California Santa Barbara.

PhD. in Chemical Engineering

Enrollment: Fall 2022

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Kelly Duong

Psychology
Graduation: Fall 2021

Oppositional Defiant Disorder & Racial Bias:A study using reverse correlation methods

Nicholas Alt, Ph.D

Department of Psychology

 
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Briana Franco

Psychology
Graduation: Spring 2022
Dont leave me alone:Social pain and social distress mediate the relationship bewtween social exclusion and aggression

William Pedersen, Ph.D.

Department of Psychology

Pepperdine University 

Masters in Psychology 

Enrollment: Fall 2022

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Guzman Ulises
Applied Math
Graduation: Spring 2022 
Financial Literacy for College Students in Peer-to-Peer Lending

Laura Gonzalez Alana, Ph.D.

Department of Finance

 
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Anayeli Hernandez

International Studies

  

The Impact of COVID-19 on Asylum Applicants Fleeing to Costa Rica

Caitlin Fouratt, Ph.D.

Department of International Studies

 

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Kierra Manuel 

Mathematics
Graduation: Spring 2022  
Gaussian Process Regression for Analysis of Educational Data

Kagba Suaray, Ph.D.

Department of Mathematics

California State University Long Beach

Masters in Statistics

Enrollment: Fall 2022

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​Sebastian Marroquin

Chemistry Materials Science
Graduation: Spring 2022  
Exploring Phase Transitions in Nanoconfined Media From First Principles

Tod Pascal, Ph.D.

Department of Nano Engineering at University of California, San Diego

University of  California Irvine

PhD in Statistics

Enrollment: Fall 2022

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Lilia Martinez
 
Sociology
Graduation: Fall 2021

Labor Struggles of Latinx/Chicanx People in the United States

Alfredo Carlos, Ph.D.

Department of Political Science

 
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Cynthia Ray 
 
Social Work
The impact of COVID-19 on Latinx Immigrant Well-Being: An analysis of the Literature

Kristina Lovato, Ph.D.

Department of Social Work

California State University Long Beach

Masters in Social Work

Enrollment: Fall 2022

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Alezja Simpkins

Psychology
Graduation: Spring 2022
Outreach Effectivrness:Latinx and Chinese Communities Experiance of Rental Assistance

Deshonay Dozier, Ph.D.

Department of Geology

 

McNair Alumni

Research

Faculty Mentor

Post-baccalaureate

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Ada Reyes

Navigating the Web: How Transfer Students Utilize Online Forums as Sources of Support and Academic Guidance

Janet Muniz   
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Antonio Gibson

 Racism and Maladaptive Shame Coping Among African American College Students

Amber Johnson

 
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Hiralben Diwan

Drivers of Social Dispersal in Male Rhesus Macaques Raisa Hernandez Pacheco  
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Huy Phan

Aspects of Bến Tre phonology Michael Ahland  
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Marco Marrufo

Deep Learning for Channel Estimation in Wireless Communications

Sean Kwon  
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Mario Rodriguez

The Effects of Alternate Day Fasting on Number of Taste Buds in Female and Male rats

Yada Treesukosol  
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Melissa Nava
Hurt Parents, Hurt Children Matthew Jaurequi  
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Naieemah Mershon

Roles of Atg9a and Atg9B During Autophagosome Formation

Judy Brusslan