Past Research Topics
2007-2008 Research Topics
Scholar: David Aguayo
Major: Secondary Education
Mentor: Lisa Flores
Research Title: Latino Newcomers in Missouri: Cultural Adaptiation and ethnic Identity
Scholar: Valeska araujo
Major: philosophy & economics
Mentor: Bradley Curs
Research Title: differential effects of the components of higher education expenditure on u.s. state economic growth (Full Article Available in Fall 2008 McNair Journal)
Scholar: Brittani Brown
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Michael Lambert
Research Title:Parent Communication with Teacher and Child Involvement
Scholar: Michelle Clark
Major: Communication and Science Disorders
Mentor: Judith Goodman
Research Title: The Salience of Nouns and Verbs in Speech to Toddlers
Scholar: Sean Crockett
Major: Chemical Engineering
Mentor: Galen Suppes
Research Title: Use of Highly Nanoporous Carbon on Batteris and Supercapacitors
Scholar: Miriam Galenas
Major: Geological Sciences
Mentor: Alan Whittington
Research Title: Transport Properties of Mid-Ocean Ridge Basalt from the East Pacific Rise
Scholar: Danielle Graef
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Moshe Naveh-Benjamin
Research Title: Sensory Decline as a Mediating Factor in Age-Related Differences in Associative Memory
(Full Article Available in Fall 2008 McNair Journal)
Scholar: Kamara Jones
Major: Journalism
Mentor: Carol Anderson
Research Title: Media Lynching on the Campaign Trail: The Use of Race in Political Ads, 1988-2006
Scholar: Jimmie Jones
Major: Business
Mentor: Lori Franz
Research Title: Student-Athlete or Athlete Student: Role Identity Crisis of College Athletes
Scholar: Lindsey Lanfersieck
Major: English
Mentor: John Evelev
Research Title: The Manifestation of Death in Nathaniel Hawthoren's Gothic Fiction
Scholar: Tracey Latimore
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Nicole Campione-Barr
Research Title: Parent-Adolescent Relationships, Sibling Ordinal Status, and Adolescent Adjustment
(Full Article Available in Fall 2008 McNair Journal)
Scholar: A. Olga Mafotsing Fopoussi
Major: Biological Sciences
Mentor: Stefan Sarafianos
Research Title: Inhibition of HIV-Reverse Transcriptase by 4'-ethynyl-2-fluoro-deoxyadenosine
Scholar: Renae Mayes
Major: Middle School Education
Mentor: Michael Mobley
Research Title: Multicultural Competencies among School counselor Trainees: Cultural Intelligence & Attitudes
Scholar: Kelly Mottaz
Major: Fisheries & Wildlife
Mentor: Robert Hayward
Research Title: Enhancing Pond Production of Large Food-Size Bluegill by Controlling Social Costs
(Full Article Available in Fall 2008 McNair Journal)
Scholar: Diana Ortiz
Major: Biological Sciences
Mentor: Lori Eggert
Research Title: Genetic Variation Associated with Adaptive Traits in the African Forest (Loxodonta cyclotis) and Savanna Elephants (L. africana)
(Full Article Available in Fall 2008 McNair Journal)
Scholar: Tamela Smith
Major: Anthropology
Mentor: Lisa Sattenspiel
Research Title: The Impact of Piro and Concurrent Exposure to Other Infectious Diseases on Variability in the 1918-19 Flu Epidemic on the Island of Newfoundland
Scholar: Brittany Smotherson
Major: Middle School Education
Mentor: Karen Cockrell
Research Title: Closing the Gap: A Teacher Pedagogy and Lower SES Student Success
Scholar: Jenniffer Stetler
Major: Animal Sciences & Biochemistry
Mentor: Charles Brown
Research Title: Role of cyclooxgenase-1 during the Immunological Response in Lyme Arthritis
(Full Article Available in Fall 2008 McNair Journal)
Scholar: Catera Wilder
Major: Biological Engineering
Mentor: Sheila Grant
Research Title: Developing an Adhesion Barrier for Hernia Repair