McNair Scholars Program
2021 Scholar Profiles
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Kalan Bledsoe
Major: Psychology
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kari Kozlowski
McNair Research: "The Impact of Mental Health On Academic Achievement in African American Male Adolescents"
Kyle Brown
Major: Computer Science
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Chaoyang Zhang
McNair Research: "Applying Neutral Networks to the Prediction of Suicidal Ideation"
Margaret Brune
Major: Physics and Mathematics
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Astrid Gomez
Major: Biology (Biomedical)
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shahid Karim
McNair Research: "Understanding the Role of Antimicrobial Peptides in Honey Bee (Apis mellifera) Innate Immune System"
Jaylin Jones
Major: English
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr.
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Marcus Kirkland
Major: Marketing
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. A.B. Elmadag
McNair Research: "Consumer Activism: An In-depth Examination of the Perceptions and Practices Among Â鶹´«Ã½ Students"
Andrew Le
Major: Psychology and Sociology
McNair Faculty Co-Mentors: Dr. Karen Kozlowski and Dr. Jessica Valles
McNair Research: "Culturally Relevant or Cultural Cover: Understanding ACUE's Fostering a Culture of Belonging"
Keimirra Lewis
Major: Public Health (Health Education)
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Teyanna Monroe
Major: Biochemistry
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Matthew Donahue
McNair Research: "Synthesis of Piperidine Heterocycles With Specific Functional Groups Via SN2 Reactions"
Sadie Pitre
Major: Chemistry
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Julie Pigza
McNair Research: "Using WebMO to Introduce Computational Chemistry at Â鶹´«Ã½"
Rachel Wince
Major: Chemistry
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr.
McNair Research: "Evaluating The Relationships Between Anxiety Symptoms on Cognitive Control Using a Lifespan Sample"
Anna (Liz) Wynne
Major: Chemistry
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alex Flynt
McNair Research: "Annotation of Small RNA(siRNA)- Producing Loci In the Fruit Fly Drosophila Pseudoobsura"