Major and Classification Sociology Faculty Mentor Ellen Seiter, Ph.D. Department Cinema Television McNair Project Current Media Representation of Middle Eastern Women: Reconstructing Orientalism & Resurrecting Empire? In today’s technically advanced age, media holds an unprecedented status in conveying information regarding people from distant lands. This article examines representations of Middle Eastern Women in News photographs printed in the Los Angeles …
Adriana Resendez
Major and Classification American Studies Faculty Mentor Roberto Lint Sagarena, Ph.D. Department Religion McNair Project Women without Borders:The Migration Experience of the Bracero Wife The range of scholarly literature on the experiences of Mexican American women in the twentieth century is somewhat limited and until recently scholars had not developed the study of this important subject matter. My research on …
Jazminne Orozco
Major and Classification Psychology Faculty Mentor Macarena Gomez-Barris, Ph.D. Department Sociology McNair Project Academic Achievement and Opportunity This study was conducted to discuss the inequities that exist among high schools in Southern California. Considering the issues that exist within high schools in Los Angeles County, this study compares a small sample of six schools in two California counties. Three schools …
Giulia Suro
Major and Classification Psychology Faculty Mentor Stanley Huey, Ph.D. Department Psychology McNair Project “Acculturation and Alcohol Consumption” Recent research has presented a strong positive relationship between acculturation and alcohol consumption in Latino populations. Studies show that for adolescents this effect is particularly strong. However, the acculturative process affects females differently than males. This study examines alcohol consumption as an indicator …
Zayra Rivera
Major and Classification Sociology Faculty Mentor Mari Luna De La Rosa, Ph.D. Department Education McNair Project Intervention Programs: Increasing Access to College or Creating Gaps? Twenty-first-century urban high schools within the Los Angeles Unified School District face unique challenges in providing a quality education to minority and low-income students. Due to the low number of ethnic and low-income college goers, …
Linda Trottier
Major and Classification International Relations Faculty Mentor Wayne Glass, Ph.D. Department International Relations McNair Project “Theocratic Nukes: How religion affects the nuclear policies of India and Pakistan” The destructive capabilities of nuclear weapons compel debate on how to deal with them. In one camp, there are scholars who believe that that best way is to do away with all nukes …
Jonathan Zarzar
Major and Classification Biomedical Engineering Faculty Mentor Gerald Loeb, M.D. Department Biomedical Engineering McNair Project “Coil Design and Development for Ulcer Prevention” Bionic Neurons (BIONs) are electrical stimulators, which stimulate muscles that have decreased functionality. The pattern of stimulation and the power required to stimulate the muscle is sent via and RF coil located outside the body. The purpose of …
Ana Valderrama
Major and Classification Philosophy Faculty Mentor Alexander Jun, Ph.D. Department Education McNair Project “Parent Involvement in the High School Careers of Underprivileged Chicano Males: Policy Implications” This paper will attempt to formulate a theoretical model of parental involvement in the academic lives of underprivileged Chicano high school males. Suggestions for policy-making will be made with this framework in mind. Chicano …
Eric Zuniga
Major and Classification Biomedical Engineering Faculty Mentor James Weiland, Ph.D. Department Biomedical Engineering McNair Project “Implementation of the Sobel Operator Algorithm :For Real – Time Edge Detection” A retinal prosthesis is being developed to restore partial sight for blind patients who suffered from diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa. A major component of the prosthesis includes a digital processing system that …
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