Major: Political Science- Political Thought| Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang| Department: Dornsife- Political Science | Research Gateway Project: “The Impact of Community Cultural Wealth on Youth’s Ethnic-Racial Identity.”
Carol Alata
Major: Computational Neuroscience | Faculty Mentor: Dr. Brian Lee | Department: Keck School of Medicine | Research Gateway Project: Analysis of Gamma Bands
Andrea Morfin
Major: Physics B.S. Sophomore | Faculty Mentor: Dr. Peter J. Chung | Department: Dornsife: Physics & Anatomy | Research Gateway Project: “The Biophysics Behind Alzheimer’s disease: Analyzing the Development of Phosphorylated Tau Protein”
Leonardo Bautista
Major: Environmental Engineering | Faculty Mentor: Kelly Sanders | Department: Viterbi | Research Gateway Project: “Critical Raw Materials in China and Influence Over Solar Technology Development”
Jasmine Sanchez
Major: Health and Humanity | Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kristy Payne | Department: OT Administration | Research Gateway Project: “Program Development; Child Retention and Application of the Social Emotional Learning Strategies Taught by SOLA Peace Camp”
Anijah Lezama
Major: Fine Arts | Faculty Mentor: Dr. Emily Zeamer | Department: Dornsife Anthropology | Research Gateway Project: Charts of Endless Knowledge: “Astrology effectiveness on millennial and Gen Z decision making”
Ashley Perez
Major: Computer Science | Faculty Mentor: Dr. Maja Matarić, | Department: Viterbi School of Engineering | Research Gateway Project: “Perceived Empathy of Socially Assistive Robots”
Maria Jose Gonzalez
Major: Psychology | Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mary Helen Immordino-Yang | Department: Rossier School of Education | Research Gateway Project: “Examining Adolescent Wellbeing, Social Connectedness, and Purpose in Life Through Youth Programming that Promotes Narrative Meaning-Making”
Breece Phipps
Major: Astronautics and Space Tech | Faculty Mentor: Dr. Paul David Ronney | Department: Viterbi Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering | Research Gateway Project: “The Navigation and Control of Multiple Satellites in Formation”
Elle Giovanni
Major: Psychology | Faculty Mentor: Dr. Stephen Read | Department: Dornsife Psychology | Research Gateway Project:
“Investigating the Role of the Dopamine System, via Measures of Reinforcement Learning on Traumatic Brain Injury and Depression in Adolescents Within the ABCD Study”