Major: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention | Faculty Mentor: Genevieve Dunton, Ph.D. | Department: Keck School of Medicine | McNair Project: “The Effects of Farmers’ Markets on Fruit and Vegetable Intake Amongst Low Income Latino Families”
Ana Gomez Vasquez
Major: Sociology and International Relations | Faculty Mentor: Veronica Terriquez, Ph.D. | Department: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences | McNair Project: “Budget Cuts Equals Cutting Dreams: The Impact of the Budget Cuts on Low Income Students in Community Colleges”
Ruby Gonzalez
Major: Biological Sciences | Faculty Mentor: Lucio Comai, Ph.D. | Department: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences | McNair Project: “MYC & WRN: Their Role in Cancer Development”
Phuong (Harmony) Huynh
Major: Biological Sciences and Neuroscience and Minor in Chinese Language and Culture | Faculty Mentor: Chein-Ping Ko, Ph.D. | Department: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences | McNair Project: “Selective Vulnerability in Spinal Muscular Atrophy”
Evelyn Larios
Major: Sociology and Public Policy, Management and Planning | Faculty Mentor: Veronica Terriquez, Ph.D. | Department: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, School of Policy, Planning and Development | McNair Project: “Labor Unions: A Contextual Factor in Parents’ School Involvement”
Kevin Lozandier
Major: Business Administration and Minor in Web Design | Faculty Mentor: Lanita Jacobs, Ph.D. | Department: Marshall School of Business | McNair Project: “Social Media and its Influence on Interpersonal Communication Relationships”
Albert Madrigal
Major: English and Minor in French and Management Consulting | Faculty Mentor: Richard Berg, Ph.D. | Department: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Marshall School of Business | McNair Project: “The Difference in the Identification Process and its Execution within the Female Homosocial Sphere in Chicana and Mexican Literature Post 1960s”
Luis Maldonado
Major: Health Promotion and Disease Prevention and Minor in Spanish | Faculty Mentor: Ricky N. Bluthenthal, Ph.D. | Department: Keck School of Medicine, Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences | McNair Project: “HIV Among Latino Men Who Have Sex With Men: The Underlying Factors of Testing”
Bertrand Perdomo-Ucles
Major: Public Policy, Management and Planning and Minor in Public Health | Faculty Mentor: Manuel Pastor, Ph.D. | Department: School of Policy, Planning, and Development, Keck School of Medicine | McNair Project: “Community Organization’s Role in Reattaching Former Inmates to the Labor Market”
Andrea Porter
Major: Sociology and Minor in Forensics and Criminality | Faculty Mentor: Amon Emeka, Ph.D. | Department: Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences | McNair Project: “Two Shades of Black: A Comparative Analysis Between the Social Experiences of Black International Students and Black Domestic Students at a White University”