Student Alumni

McNair Alumni	Research	Faculty Mentor	Post-baccalaureate
Image Carina Alvarado Community Health	Influence of Parent Education on Associaiton Between Language Use at Home & Lation Adiposity	Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez, PhD. Department of Health Science	Masters of Public Health at University of California, Berkeley Enrollment: Fall 2020
Image Greg Anaya-Gasco Africana Studies	Exploring the Continuities and Discontinuities Within Black Women Intellectual Ideologies	M. Keith Claybrook, PhD. Department of Africana Studies	Masters of Arts in Cultural Studies at Claremont Graduate University Enrollment: Fall 2020
Image Caroline Carbajal Community Health	Influence of Language Acculturation & Parent Self-efficacy for Healthy Dietary Habits on Child Fruit & Vegetable Intake in Latino Families	Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez, PhD, Department of Health Science	Masters of Public Health at California State University, Northridge Enrollment: Fall 2020
Image Beda Castillo International Studies	The impacts of a labor permit in Nepali woman migration	Barbara Grossman-Thompson, PhD. Department of International Studies	Masters of Public Policy at University of California, Berkeley Enrollment: Fall 2020
Image Dalia Chavarin Psychology	Time of assessment and NBAP score on closed-head injury patients	Samar Needham, PhD. Department of Psychology	California State University, San Diego. Masters in Psychology Enrollment: Fall 2020
Image Elizabeth Chavez International Studies	Costa Rica: State Response to Asylum Seekers	Caitlin Fouratt, PhD. Department of International Studies
Image Megan Fisher Psychology	Do U.S. Children’s Gender Intergroups Attitudes Vary by Geographical Region?	May Ling Halim, PhD. Department of Psychology
Image Noah Gordon Communication Studies	History Of Hip-hop Radio in Southern California	Oliver Wang, PhD. Department of Sociology	California State University, Long Beach. Masters in School Counseling Enrollment: Fall 2020
Image Stephanie Gutierrez Psychology	Ingroup Perceptions of First Generation College Students: A Free-Response Qualitative Analysis	Bradley Weisz, PhD. Department of Psychology
Image Jessica Im	Growing Homelessness In Older Adults Ages 51-61: A Descriptive Analysis	Ruth Chambers, PhD. Department of Sociology
Image Alexis Lopez International Studies	Leveling Out The Playing Field: A Conceptualization of Remittance Behavior for Nepali Women Migrant Workers	Barbara Grossman-Thompson, PhD. Department of International Studies
Image Paola Pepitone Electrical Engineering	Mechanisms and the therapeutic effectiveness electromagnetic field therapy in oncology	Aftab Ahmed, PhD. Department of Electrical Engineering
Image Odalis Perez Sociology	21st Century Workplace Segregation: Latinx Gender Specific Labor Niches	Claudia Lopez, PhD. Department of Sociology
Image Henry Pham Aerospace Engineering	Solar Sail Minimum-Time Trajectory Optimization	Praveen Shankar, PhD. Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Image Jonelle Prideaux Psychology	Drawing on our biases: How the lives of comic characters represent us	Christopher Warren, PhD. Department of Psychology	University of Cincinnati. Ph.D. in Educational Studies
Image Gabriel Rocha Physics	Variances of superconducting and magnetic properties on Niobium-Cobalt bi-layer thin films	Jiyeong Gu, PhD. Department of Physics and Astronomy	Colombia University. Masters in Statistics Enrollment: Fall 2020
Image Rosa Rodriguez Sociology	El Negro Máma and Beyond: Blackness in Peru	Maythee Rojas, PhD. Department of Sociology	Graduate of University of California, Santa Barbara, Masters in Latin American and Iberian Studies Enrollment: Fall 2019 Graduation: Fall 2021
Image Vanessa Sanchez Criminal Justice	The Relationship between personality disorders, childhood psychosocial deprivation, and attachment.	Robert Schug, PhD. Department of Criminal Justice
Image Cristy Tran Psychology	Ingroup Perceptions of First Generation College Students: A Free-Response Qualitative Analysis	Bradley Weisz, PhD. Department of Psychology	California State University, Long Beach. Masters in Psychology Enrollment: Fall 2020
Image Mary Usufzy Physics	Fabrication of Nanosphere Monolayers with Langmuir Blodgett Method	Chuhee Kwon, PhD. Department of Physics and Astronomy	California State University, Fullerton. Masters in Physics Enrollment: Fall 2020

McNair Alumni	Research	Faculty Mentor	Post-baccalaureate
Image Anthony Mendez Psychology	Science Identity Scale Development	Gino Galvez, PhD. Department of Psychology	University of Southern California. Master in Psychology
Image Reynaldo Barillas	Latino Communities and Substantive Representation in Environmental Policy	Amy Cabrera Rasmussen, PhD., Department of Political Science
Image Jennifer Zamudio Psychology	A Technical Overview of Heart Rate Variability as an Objective Measure of Cognitive Workload	Gabriella Hancock, PhD. Department of Psychology

McNair Alumni

Research

Faculty Mentor

Post-baccalaureate

Anthony Mendez

Psychology

Science Identity Scale Development

Gino Galvez, PhD. Department of Psychology

University of Southern California. Master in Psychology

Reynaldo Barillas

Latino Communities and Substantive Representation in Environmental Policy

Amy Cabrera Rasmussen, PhD., Department of Political Science

Jennifer Zamudio

Psychology

A Technical Overview of Heart Rate Variability as an Objective Measure of Cognitive Workload

Gabriella Hancock, PhD. Department of Psychology

McNair Alumni	Research	Faculty Mentor	Post-baccalaureate
Image Jessica Crisantes Aerospace Engineering	Payload Stabilization and Pointing for an All-Rotating Aerial Vehicle	Praveen Shankar, PhD.
Image Kylie Foster Psychology	Latino Communities and Substantive Representation in Environmental Policy	Yada Treesukosol, PhD.	PhD in Neuroscience at Florida Atlantic University Enrollment: Fall 2021 2020-2021 CSU Pre-Doctoral Program Sally Casanova Scholar
Image Rebeca Griego Mechanical Engineering	Research & Development: Powder Bed 3D Printer	Mahdi Yoozbashizadeh, PhD.	Masters of Science in Aviation and Aerospace Sustainability at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Enrollment: Fall 2021
Image Gisselle Moreno Dietetics Food Adm Nutrition	Morningness/Eveningnes, Diet and Adiposity in Latino Children	Selena Nguyen-Rodriguez, PhD. Department of Health Science
Image Mark Ortiz-Payne Psychology	Fandoms as Community Spaces and Sites for Collaborative Expression of Identity Among LGBTQ+ Individuals	Danielle Kohfeldt, PhD.
Image David Ramirez Aerospace Engineering	Influence of HTPB Variants on the Wettability of Ammonium Perchlorate	Joseph Kalman, PhD.	PhD in Mechaqnical Engineering at Pennsylvania State University Enrollment: Fall 2021 SMART Fellowship
Image Alexi Reed Chemical Engineering Graduation: Spring 2022		Perla Ayala, PhD.	Purdue Prep Enrollment: Summer 2022
Image Glennys Rubio Dietetics Food Adm Nutrition	A Literary Analysis of Pediatric Practices around Nutrition in Primary Care	Virginia Gray, PhD. Department of Family & Consumer Services	Masters of Public Health at California State University, Long Beach Enrollment: Fall 2021
Image Jessica Valencia Alvarado Mathematics Graduation: Spring 2022		Alfredo Carlos Marquez, PhD.	Masters of Data Science at the University of Michigan Enrollment: Fall 2022
Image Taryn Williams Supply Chain Management	Multiple Regression Analysis of Predictive Factors Leading to Increased Overdose Rates in America	Rebecca Nash, PhD.	PhD in Business Management at University of California, Irvine Enrollment: Fall 2021 2020-2021 CSU Pre-Doctoral Program Sally Casanova Scholar UCI Graduate Opprotunity Fellow

McNair Alumni	Research	Faculty Mentor	Post-baccalaureate
Image Jonna Barcelona Psychology Graduation: Spring 2022	Accessibility and Availability of Mental Health Services for Ethnic Minority Youth with Depression	Selena Nguyen Rodriguez, PhD. Department of Health Science
Image Malia Baricuatro International Studies, Anthropology Graduation: Fall 2021	Disability in American: A Literature Review	Anna Bax, PhD. Department of Linguistics	University of California Irvine PhD. in Global Studies Enrollment: Fall 2022
Image Rae Boumzough Psychology Graduation: Spring 2022	Resident responses to a proposal to build a low-barrier community homeless shelter: A case study	Danielle Kohfeldt, PhD. Department of Psychology
Image Victoria Diaz Chemical Engineering Graduation: Spring 2022	Metal-Organic Frameworks as Efficient Photocatalysts for Water Splitting	Kate Waldie, PhD. Department of Chemistry and Chemicak Biology at Rutgers University	University of California Santa Barbara. PhD. in Chemical Engineering Enrollment: Fall 2022
Image Kelly Duong Sociology Graduation: Fall 2021	Oppositional Defiant Disorder & Racial Bias:A study using reverse correlation methods	Nicholas Alt, PhD. Department of Psychology	University of Hawaii at Manoa PhD. in Sociology Enrollment: Fall 2023
Image Briana Franco Psychology Graduation: Spring 2022	Dont leave me alone:Social pain and social distress mediate the relationship bewtween social exclusion and aggression	William Pedersen, PhD. Department of Psychology	Pepperdine University Masters in Psychology Enrollment: Fall 2022
Image Guzman Ulises Applied Math Graduation: Spring 2022	Financial Literacy for College Students in Peer-to-Peer Lending	Laura Gonzalez Alana, PhD. Department of Finance
Image Anayeli Hernandez International Studies	The Impact of COVID-19 on Asylum Applicants Fleeing to Costa Rica	Caitlin Fouratt, PhD. Department of International Studies
Image Kierra Manuel Mathematics Graduation: Spring 2022	Gaussian Process Regression for Analysis of Educational Data	Kagba Suaray, PhD. Department of Mathematics	California State University Long Beach Masters in Statistics Enrollment: Fall 2022
Image Sebastian Marroquin Chemistry Materials Science Graduation: Spring 2022	Exploring Phase Transitions in Nanoconfined Media From First Principles	Tod Pascal, PhD. Department of Nano Engineering at University of California, San Diego	University of California Irvine PhD in Statistics Enrollment: Fall 2022
Image Lilia Martinez Sociology Graduation: Fall 2021	Labor Struggles of Latinx/Chicanx People in the United States	Alfredo Carlos, PhD. Department of Political Science
Image Cynthia Ray Social Work	The impact of COVID-19 on Latinx Immigrant Well-Being: An analysis of the Literature	Kristina Lovato, PhD. Department of Social Work	California State University Long Beach Masters in Social Work Enrollment: Fall 2022
Image Alezja Simpkins Psychology Graduation: Spring 2022	Outreach Effectivrness:Latinx and Chinese Communities Experiance of Rental Assistance	Deshonay Dozier, PhD. Department of Geology

McNair Alumni	Research	Faculty Mentor	Post-baccalaureate
Image Ada Reyes	Navigating the Web: How Transfer Students Utilize Online Forums as Sources of Support and Academic Guidance	Janet Muniz, PhD. Department of Sociology
Image Antonio Gibson	Racism and Maladaptive Shame Coping Among African American College Students	Amber Johnson, PhD. Department of Health Science	Masters of Public Health student at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Enrollment: Fall 2023
Image Hiralben Diwan	Drivers of Social Dispersal in Male Rhesus Macaques	Raisa Hernandez Pacheco, PhD. Department of Biological Sciences
Image Huy Phan	Aspects of Bến Tre phonology	Michael Ahland, PhD. Department of Linguistics	Linguistics Ph.D. Candidate at the University of California, Santa Barbara Enrollment: Fall 2023
Image Marco Marrufo	Deep Learning for Channel Estimation in Wireless Communications	Sean Kwon, PhD. Department of Electrical Engineering	Computer Engineering Ph.D. Candidate at John Hopkins University Enrollment: Fall 2023
Image Mario Rodriguez	The Effects of Alternate Day Fasting on Number of Taste Buds in Female and Male rats	Yada Treesukosol, PhD. Department of Psychology	Master of Psychological Research student at California State University Long Beach Enrollment: Fall 2023
Image Melissa Nava	Hurt Parents, Hurt Children	Matthew Jaurequi, PhD. Department of Child Development	Master of Social Work Student at California State University Long Beach Enrollment: Fall 2024
Image Naieemah Mershon	Roles of Atg9a and Atg9B During Autophagosome Formation	Judy Brusslan, PhD. Department of Biological Sciences