2020 Cohort
Psalm Amos
Major: Biology
Faculty Mentor: Haldre Rogers, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
Research Project: Evolution of Wing Spots Without Presence of Avian Predators
Patricia Archilla
Major: Psychology
Faculty Mentor: David Vogel, Department of Psychology
Research Project: Help-Seeking Stigma in Lesbian and Gay Populations
Karen Devora-Cigarroa
Major: Civil Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Gabriel Rodriguez, School of Education
Research Project: Fighting for Belonging: Understanding how Latinx Engineering Students Build Community to Foster Academic Success at a Predominantly White University
Dawood Ghauri
Major: Computer Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Eric Riddell, Department of Ecology, Evolution, & Organismal Biology
Research Project: On Prediction of Bee Foraging Patterns with Varying Thermal Environments
Kylie Grant
Major: Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Susan Cross, Department of Psychology
Joshua Ledesma
Major: Biochemistry
Faculty Mentor: Alan Dispirito, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology
Research Project: Oxygen Generation via Water Splitting by a Novel Biogenic Metal Ion-Binding Compound
Alejandro Medina Valencia
Major: Biology
Faculty Mentor: Eric Riddell, Department of Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology
Research Project: The Operative Temperature and Body Coloration in Multiple Species of Bumblebees
Scott Nguyen
Major: Aerospace Engineering
Faculty Mentor: Ossama Abdelkhalik, Department of Aerospace Engineering
Research Project: Comparing 3 Different Methods to Solving Lambert's Problem
Kaitlyn Orear
Major: Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Nathaniel Wade, Department of Psychology
Research Project: Mental Health Attitude and Stigma Predictors
Sandra Orellana Diaz
Major: Microbiology
Faculty Mentor: Mohan Gupta, Department of Genetics, Development & Cell Biology
Research Project: Optimization of Cyan Fluorescent Protein for Increased Photostability and Intensity
Daniela Ortiz
Major: Psychology
Faculty Mentor: Jeff Essner, Department of Genetics, Development & Cell Biology
Research Project: Connexin43.4 Can Function as a Hemichannel in Kupffer’s Vesicle Development
Nitanga Safi
Major: Journalism and Mass Communications
Faculty Mentor: Novotny Lawrence, Greenlee School of Journalism and Communication
Research Project: Historical Representation of Black Women in Film/Television in Relation to If Beale Street
Could Talk
Ser Paw
Major: Child, Adult and Family Services
Faculty Mentor: Tricia Neppl, Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Research Project: The Association Between Economic Pressure, GPA, Mother Support, and Perceived Educational Attainment
Jeremiah Reed
Major: Biology
Faculty Mentor: Don Sakaguchi, Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology
Research Project: Characterization of Retinal Stem/Progenitor Cell Proliferation and Differentiation
Nadine Veasley
Major: Microbiology
Faculty Mentor: David Verhoeven, Department of Vet Microbiology & Preventive Medicine
Research Project: Using the Slow Release of Protein gp120 as HIV Vaccine