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Major and Classification Neuroscience Faculty Mentor Lisa Aziz-Zadeh, Ph.D. Department Neuroscience McNair Project Biomechanical Effects of an ACL Injury Prevention Program on Lower Extremity Landing Mechanics Differences in the performance of athletic maneuvers are a contributory factor with respect to the disproportionate incidence of non-contact anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries in female athletes. One mechanism of a non-contact ACL injury …

Major and Classification International Relations Faculty Mentor Tridib Banerjee, Ph.D. Department Policy Planning and Development McNair Project Is TOD D.O.A? A Demographic Analysis Examining 2000 – 2008 Los Angeles Transit Oriented Development (TOD) The triple threat of California’s housing crisis, global climate change, and urban poverty has spurred hundreds of millions of dollars of investments into Transit Oriented Developments (TOD) …

Major and Classification Biological Sciences Faculty Mentor Susan Forsburg, Ph.D. Department Biological Sciences McNair Project Understanding Hsk1’s Multifaceted Role in Maintaining Genome Integrity in Fission Yeast through Identifying Proteins that Interact with the Hsk1/Dfp1 Complex Cell Division Cycle 7 (CDC7), a gene conserved in eukaryotes, encodes for the protein Cdc7. The fission yeast Cdc7 kinase homologue is the Hsk1 (homologue …

Major and Classification Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Faculty Mentor Olga Solomon, Ph.D. Department Occupational Therapy McNair Project Sensory Integration and Autism: A Cross-over Analysis between the Clinical Research and Autobiographical Accounts Problems in sensory integration and processing have been seen in many children with autism, and have been corroborated in clinical research studies (Rogers & Ozonoff, 2005; Blanche, Roley, …

Major and Classification Neuroscience Faculty Mentor Stanley Huey, Ph.D. Department Psychology McNair Project Establishing A Fear Masking Index to Determine Efficacy of One-Session Treatment for Specific Phobias Specific phobias have debilitating effects on sufferers, and can potentially impair their ability to function in daily life. The fear response occurs when a specific object or situation is presented that has no …

Major and Classification Theatre Faculty Mentor Larry Gross, Ph.D. Department Communications McNair Project Turning a New Leaf: A Pilot Study of Sexual Minorities within the Armed Forces of U.S. and Canada Why cannot sexual minorities who are gay, lesbian, and bisexual serve openly within our U.S. Armed Forces? Canada already allows these sexual minorities to serve within their armed forces. …

Major and Classification Theatre Faculty Mentor David Roman, Ph.D. Department English McNair Project Theatre and the City: How Los Angeles Affects its Contemporary Stage Though theatre has long been present all over the U.S. for centuries, Broadway in New York has long had the championing theatre district. But over the past 40 years that has undoubtedly changed as American Theatre …

Major and Classification Psychology Faculty Mentor Miranda Barone, Ph.D. Department Psychology McNair Project Beyond Teacher Expectations: The Role High School Curriculum Plays in Regards to Different Academic Performances Using the stereotype threat model, the present pilot study investigates the phenomenon of fundamental schooling in Santa Ana California since its emergence in 2005. The author hypothesized that there is an association …

Major and Classification Sociology Faculty Mentor Leland Saito, Ph.D. Department Sociology McNair Project Right to the City: LA Live, Elegant Density, and Figueroa Corridor More than $8 billion is currently being invested into Downtown Los Angeles development. LA Live is a $2.5 billion dollar project just south of Downtown with a key objective of attracting business for its struggling neighbor, …

Major and Classification Psychology Faculty Mentor Stanley Huey, Ph.D. Department Psychology McNair Project Differences in Perceptions Regarding Parent Child Interaction Extensive research addresses the effects of parental behavior on children. However, the role of the child’s perception regarding the parent-child interaction has received limited attention. The current research investigates the discrepancy between the parent and child reports of parental behavior …