Major: Biology and Minor in Health Promotion & Disease Prevention | Faculty Mentor: Carol Koprowski, Ph.D. | Department: Keck School of Medicine, Keck- Institute for Prevention Research | McNair Project: “A Qualitative Study of Supplement use among Young Hispanic/Latina Women Enrolled in a Fitness Center”
Michelle Franco
Major: American Studies & Ethnicity | Faculty Mentor: Shana Redmond, Ph.D. | Department: College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences | McNair Project: “Fashioning Identities: African American Gang Dress Practices and the Performance of Gang Identity”
Bryson Gauff
Major: Biomedical Engineering | Mentor: Susan Sigward, Ph.D., PT, ATC | Department: Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy | McNair Project: “A Biomechanics Study on the Variability of Lower Extremity Joint Angles in the Sagittal Plane”
Nathaniel Gonzalez
Major: Sociology, Psychology, and Philosophy | Mentor: JPaul Lichterman, Ph.D. | Department: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences | McNair Project: “Negotiating Boundaries at a Secular University: Religious Pluralism and the Evangelical Christian Identity”
John Hernandez
Major: Economics and Mathematics | Mentor: Jeff Nugent, Ph.D.
| Department: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences | McNair Project: “The Political Economic Responses to a Global Market Crisis in Peru and Colombia”
Luis Garcia Rico
Major: Political Science and American Studies | Mentor: George Sanchez, Ph.D.
| Department: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, & Sciences | McNair Project: “Learning the Terrain: A Study of Catholic Religiosity and Latino Immigrant Political Socialization”
Reza Ghassemi
Major: Civil Engineering | Faculty Mentor: Burcin Becerik, D.Des | Department: Civil/ Environmental Engineering | McNair Project: “Transitioning to Integrated Project Delivery: Strategies to Overcome Barriers”
Bernadette Gholami
Major: Sociology | Faculty Mentor: Annalisa Enrile, Ph.D. | Department: School of Social Work | McNair Project: “The Effects of the Juvenile Justice System on the Lives of Latinas in Los Angeles County”
Erika Humphries
Major: Policy, Planning and Development and Minor in Dance | Faculty Mentor: Gary D. Painter, Ph.D. | Department: School of Policy, Planning & Development | McNair Project: “Barriers Associated with Mothers Entering Post-Secondary Education Programs: Mitigating the Barriers”
Gina Jaqua
Major: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention Double Minor in Natural Science and Gerontology | Faculty Mentor: Tess Boley-Cruz, Ph.D. | Department: Keck School of Medicine, Keck- Institute For Preventive Research | McNair Project: “Demographic and Behavioral Factors Associated with African American’s Preference for Menthol Cigarettes and their Preferred Methods of Cessation”