McNair Cohort 2017

Andreas Bassett
English Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Thomas Fisher
Research Project: Shakespeare's Function in the Apocryphal King's Men Plays Thomas Lord Cromwell, The London Prodigal, and A Yorkshire Tragedy

Auburn Beebe 
Psychology Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Greg Townley
Research Project: Gender Disparities in Barriers to Mental Health Access at a Large Public University

De'Junique Brown
Biochemistry Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jason Podrabsky
Research Project: Developing a New Cellular Model for Studying Cell Survival Without Oxygen
 

Julian Bugarin
Social Sciences Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elena Aviles 
Research Project: "Listen to What Your Jotería is Saying": Coverage of the 2016 Orlando Shooting by English- and Spanish-Language Media

Elena Christopher-Allison
Chemistry Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andrea Goforth
Research Project: A one-pot copper nanoparticle synthesis using copper iodide

Kimberly Dolan 
Biochemistry Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Steve Reichow
Research Project: Reconstitution of eye lens gap junction communication channels in a near native lipid environment

Tessara Dudley 
Black Studies Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shirley Jackson
Research Project: Black Women Creating Resilient Communities in Pacific Northwest History

Ahlesha FitzGerald
Geography Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Heejun Chang
Research Project: Projected Future Impacts on Water Resources Due to Urban Growth Within the Bend, Oregon Area

Yoli Flores
Health Science Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Richard Lockwood
Research Project: Trump Era: How it has impacted Hispanic, Latin@, Chican@ and Immigrant communities in rural and urban Oregon

Sarah Florig
Biochemistry Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Beth Habecker
Research Project: Modeling Soluable ST2 Change Post-LVAD Implementation

Mariana Garcia
Political Science/Pre-Law Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kim Williams
Research Project: Crimmigration: Conditions within the NW Detention Center

Ried Gustafson 
Political Science/Pre-Law  Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Albert Spencer
Research Project: Unpacking John Locke’s Justification for Land Theft of the Indigenous Peoples of North America in the Two Treaties of Government: How Liberal Thought Undermines the Indigenous Epistemology of Community

Jamaica Imani-Nelson    
Social Work/ Psychology Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jamien Cunningham
Research Project: Gentrification in N/NE Portland

Samantha Kellar
Psychology Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Mohr
Research Project: Effects of Exposure to Stereotypic Content in Entertainment Television on Viewers Associations and Perceptions
 

Karen Kinnison
Biochemistry Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Marilyn Mackiewicz
Research Project: Tailoring the Surface Architecture of Hybrid Lipid-Coated Gold Nanoparticles to Enhance Cellular Uptake

Rosey Le
Biology Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jason Podrabsky
Research Project: Extreme anoxia tolerance in embryonic cells of the annual killifish Austrofundulus limnaeus

Mubark Mebrat 
Biochemistry Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dean Atkinson
Research Project: Developing a Charge Couple Device and Laser Source Light Nephelometer

Chiara Nicastro
International Studies Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kimberley Brown
Research Project: Resettlement and Cultural Life History: Stories of Refugee Women in Portland, Oregon

Sarah Paquette
Psychology Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Angela Coventry
Research Project: Belief Revision in the Context of Hume's Treatise and Contemporary Social Psychology

Melissa Pyle
Urban and Public Affairs Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Miranda Cunningham
Research Project: The Role of Financial Literacy Among University Transfer Students and the Impact on Perceived Social Mobility

Joseph Fernando Ramirez    
Biology Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Roberto Orellana
Research Project: Impact of Racial Disparities in Health on the Opioid Epidemic
 

Giselle Reynoso      
Psychology Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elena Aviles
Research Project: Narratives of Latina Veterans

Jose Rojas Fallas     
Economics Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jamien Cunningham
Research Project: Papers Please: Immigration, Enforcement, and Remittances

Jessica Shamek    
Biology Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sarah Eppley
Research Project: Species Specific Weathering by Lithic Bryophytes

Sebastian Singleton    
Biology Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Ballhorn
Research Project: A comparative analysis of nodular endophyte communities present within Alnus rubra and Alnus viridis of Mt. St. Helens

Jessica Trottier 
Organismal Biology Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Barry Oken
Research Project: Mindfulness Meditation as a Stress Reactivity Intervention in Older Adults
 

Miya Walker    
Community Health Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Raina Croff
Research Project: Using Cultural Relevancy to Increase Motivation in Health Promotion Programs

Maximillian West    
Community Health Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Greg Townley
Research Project: Social Network Changes among LGBT Individuals in Early Substance Use Disorder Treatment

Jahmyl Williams Essex    
Biochemistry Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Ballhorn
Research Project: Can Seeds Act as Dispersal Vectors for Microbial Passengers?

Jessie Fengmin Zhen     
Psychology & Economics Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Liu-Qin Yang
Research Project: A Meta-analysis of Motivational Strategies and Well-being: Does a Worker’s Socioeconomic Status Make a Difference?