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Sophia Thompson

Major and Classification Psychology Faculty Mentors Professor Stan Huey Department McNair Project “Maintaining Resilience: Decision Making Skills as an Important Internal Protective Factor for African Americans in Higher Education” The purpose of this paper was to review the current literature focusing on external and internal protective factors involved in the resiliency process and combine it with the current literature focusing …

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Claudia Irving

Major and Classification Business Faculty Mentors Professor Rakesh Niraj Department Business McNair Project “The Disproportionate Marketing Effort Made by Major Cosmetic Corporations in Targeting African American Females” This study explores the disproportionate marketing efforts made by major cosmetic corporations in targeting African American females. The economic and social development of African American females is studied to examine how this audience …

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Takeia Johnson

Major and Classification English, Political Science Faculty Mentors Professor Carla Kaplan Department English & Political Science McNair Project “Self-Revelation from Douglass to Morrison: African American Writers’ Distrust of the Reader” Zora Neale Hurston writes in Their Eyes Were Watching God that self-revelation is the oldest human longing. Self revelation is especially important for African Americans because their people’s history in …

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Jack Lam

Major and Classification Political Science Faculty Mentors Professor Alison Renteln Department Political Science McNair Project “Class-Based Equal Protection for Same-Sex Couples: Sex and/or Sexual Orientation Discrimination?” Previous research reveals that it may be fundamentally problematic to utilize sex-based equality arguments in courts when discussing laws that classify individuals based on sexual orientation. Sex-based equality arguments fail to address current discrimination …

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Miranda Love

Major and Classification Business, Mathematics Faculty Mentors Professor Mitchell Earleywine Department Business & Mathematics McNair Project “The Role of Implicit and Explicit Alcohol Consumption Expectancies in Predicting External Aggressive Behavior” This study measured implicit and explicit alcohol expectancies for aggression, their relationship to self-reported aggressive behaviors and their potential link to dispositional aggression. This study focused specifically on physical and …

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Sarita Michaca

Major and Classification Chicano Studies, Psychology Faculty Mentors Professor Joann Farver Department Chicano/Latino Studies & Psychology McNair Project “What Factors Affect Parent Involvement in Latino Family Households?” To understand how early child literacy can evolve at an earlier age, experiments need to be conducted to see which interactions are effective. Although the effectiveness of parent interactions have been the main …

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Anita Page

Major and Classification Communication Faculty Mentors Professor Deborah MacInnis Department McNair Project “Understanding Messages of Guilt and Shame Communicated in Advertisements” Previously, researchers focused almost exclusively on understanding the concept of guilt as an effective tool in advertising. However, guilt and shame are two separate emotions with distinguishing factors. This study explores messages of guilt and shame in contemporary advertisements …

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Margaret Rhee

Major and Classification Creative Writing Faculty Mentors Professor Walter Williams Department McNair Project “Attitudes Towards Homosexuality: Examining GLBT Media Portrayal in Korean American Media” Understanding cultural attitudes regarding homosexuality in the Korean American community provides insight into how individuals are welcomed into or are left on the periphery of an ethnically defined society. The media has long been defined as …

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Monica Sepulveda

Major and Classification Chicano/Latino Studies & French Sociology Faculty Mentors Professor Ricardo Ramirez Department Political Science McNair Project “The Influence of Children on Immigrant Parents’ Political Behavior: The Legacy of IRCA” What kinds of influences do children make on their parents’ political behaviors? To answer this primary research question, data were obtained from the Legalized Population Survey which interviewed immigrants …

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Robyn Hightower

Major and Classification Psychology Faculty Mentors Professor Brian Lickel Department Psychology McNair Project “Different Identities and Individuals’ Beliefs About Careers and Race” Negative stereotypes affect the way people view minority groups and the way minorities view themselves. The negative stereotypes that exist about minorities affect every aspect of society, including family dynamics, religious practices, education and occupations. I studied the …