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Rebecca Das

Major and Classification Anthropology and Gender Studies Faculty Mentors Thomas Habinek, Ph.D. Tok Thompson, Ph.D. Department Classics Anthropology McNair Project Challenging Gender: The Galli Priesthood- A Transgender Presence in the Ancient Mediterranean World? AbstractThis project examines evidence for claims circulating in contemporary transgender circles that the Galli priesthood of antiquity exemplify a transgender presence in ancient Greco-Roman cultures. First, the …

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Isabel Duenas

Major and Classification American Studies and Ethnicity Faculty Mentor Robin D.G. Kelley, Ph.D. Department American Studies and Ethnicity McNair Project AbstractThis paper examines the way in which society has decided to treat people who have been involved in gangs, and who have been incarcerated. It criticizes the way in which these individuals are treated when they come out of prison, …

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Patricia Gomes

Major and Classification American Studies and Ethnicity Faculty Mentor John Carlos Rowe, Ph.D. Department English McNair Project No Culture Left Behind: Reaching Native American Youth in Urban Los Angeles with Interactive Multimedia AbstractAlthough Los Angeles County is home to the largest urban Native American population in the United States, there is little educational achievement support available for young students of …

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Silvia Green

Major and Classification Anthropology, American Studies & Ethnicity Faculty Mentor Nancy Lutkehaus, Ph.D. Department Anthropology McNair Project Unnatural Maternal Instincts: The Effects of Breastfeeding on the Maternal Bond and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome AbstractBecause maternal instincts do not come naturally to all women after giving birth, women have not always ensured the safety of their offspring. With this in mind, …

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Keshia Groves

Major and Classification Psychology Faculty Mentor Miranda Barone, Ph.D. Department Psychology McNair Project AbstractDating during adolescence is correlated with the development of interpersonal skills including sharing, intimacy, communication, and negotiation as well as the establishment of future healthy relationships. In the academic setting, minority students seeking mates within their race may be unable to date due to a scarcity of …

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Laura Hernandez

Major and Classification Psychology Faculty Mentor Miranda Barone, Ph.D. Department Psychology McNair Project Female Gang Members Social, Cultural, and Economic Motives for Joining Gangs in South Central Los Angeles AbstractWhen hearing the words “gang” and “gang member”, violence and crime are often associated with the two terms. For the most part these associations are justified; however focusing on this relationship …

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Nabila Jahan

Major and Classification Physics Faculty Mentors William Steier, Ph.D. Satsuki Takahashi, Ph.D. Department Electrical Engineering/Electrophysics McNair Project AbstractBecause of its sensitivity to electric fields and ability to withstand electromagnetic pulse attacks, Titanium indiffused Lithium Niobate waveguide has been a reasonable choice to be used as a Fabry-Perot resonant modulator (as electric field sensors) in non-metal radio frequency receivers. In this …

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Darren Knight

Major and Classification Biological Sciences Faculty Mentor Brian Francis, Ph.D. Department Keck School of Medicine McNair Project AbstractGlaucoma is an ocular disease that leads to degeneration of retinal ganglion cells. In the chronic version of glaucoma, lack of pain creates patients that are often unaware that they their eyesight has begun to deteriorate. They remain unaware of their condition until …

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Erin Lee

Major and Classification Biology and Spanish Faculty Mentor Michel Baudry, Ph.D. Department Neurobiology and Neuroscience McNair Project AbstractAlzheimer’s Disease (AD) is more prevalent in women than in men, suggesting that the depletion of female steroid hormones, such as progesterone (P4) and estrogen, in post-menopausal women aggravates the risk of developing AD. Based on several in vitro and in vivo experiments …

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Suzanne Williams

Major and Classification Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Faculty Mentor Shelia Murphy, Ph.D. Department Annenberg School for Communication & Journalism McNair Project Television and Its Effects on Contraceptive Use in Young Adults AbstractBefore attending college, students spend more time with mass media (television, music, magazines movies) than they have had in school or with their parents. Most of the media …