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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 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 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 Psychology Faculty Mentor Stephen Madigan, Ph.D. Department Psychology McNair Project Some Wounds Never Heal: A Gender-Specific Analysis of Bullying Effects Bullying is a serious form of harassment that negatively affects victims long after the incident occurs. Victims can suffer from a lifetime of loneliness, depression, and low self-esteem (Olweus 1978). This study aims to provide a deeper …

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 Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Faculty Mentor Jean Richardson, Ph.D. Department Keck School of Medicine McNair Project HIV Vaccine Preparedness: A Qualitative Analysis of Motivations and Barriers for Invitation into Vaccine Studies in Order to facilitate Effective Use of the Social Network Model in HIV Vaccine Trial Recruitment Recruiting participants that engage in high-risk behaviors is essential …

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 Psychology Faculty Mentor Thomas Lyon, J.D., Ph.D. Department Law and Psychology McNair Project Are We There Yet?: Preschool Children’s Understanding of Approximation Using the Word “Almost” Language acquisition becomes more refined with age, but no research to date addresses about children’s ability to approximate (i.e. how children use language to distinguish between multiple items which differ in …

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 Cinema Critical Studies Faculty Mentor Ellen Seiter, Ph.D. Department School of Cinematic Arts McNair Project The People’s Champion: Positioning the Multiracial Actor in the Action Genre Film stars embody contemporary ideals of racial, ethnic and gender identity. The star image of multiracial actor Dwayne Johnson and his performances in Hollywood action films demonstrates Hollywood’s attempt to reach …