Victoriano Mehia

Major and Classification International Relations Faculty Mentors Department McNair Project Re-thinking NAFTA: A Model for the Free Trade Area of the Americas?

Maritza Cardenas

Major and Classification Comparative Literature Faculty Mentors Professor Margaret Rosenthal Department McNair Project Sink or Swim: An in depth look at the evolution of an undergradutate’s first time experience in academic research

Marvin Andrade

Major and Classification International Relations Faculty Mentors Professor Abraham Lowenthal Department Social Sciences McNair Project Colombia: Another Dirty War

Reni Schimmoeller

Major and Classification Environmental Science/Biology Faculty Mentors Professor Anthony Michaels Department Biology McNair Project Biotic and abiotic environmental factors influencing the dynamics of Catalina Harbor

Alice Kim

Major and Classification Biological Sciences Faculty Mentors Department Biology McNair Project Localization of mRNA for two urea cycle enzymes EDIT

Michelle Bernhardt

Major and Classification Aerospace Engineering Faculty Mentors Professor Mike Grubtman Department Aerospace Engineering McNair Project Designing an Orbit for the USC Student Micro-Satellite

Beatrice Martin

Major and Classification Fine Arts (Studio Art) Faculty Mentors Professor Caryl Leavy Department McNair Project Is it a Man’s World? The Distribution of Household Labor by Gender Across 4 Generations

Sharon Yegianian

Major and Classification Biological Sciences Faculty Mentors Professor Stanley Makoto Tahara Department Molecular Biology & Immunology Keck School of Medecine McNair Project Construction of the Reporter Gene GFP Helps in Studying Post-transcriptional Gene-regulation

Ann Golimowski

Major and Classification Psychology Faculty Mentors Professor Jo Ann Farver Department Psychology McNair Project Education Alters Attitudes on Developmental Disability

Daniel Rodriguez

Major and Classification Gerontology Faculty Mentors Professor George Sanchez Department Humanities McNair Project Olivera Street Merchants: Historical Analysis