McNair Scholars 2011

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Kidan Araya

Summer 2011: The Emergence of Grassroots Environmental Justice Activism (Mentor: Dr. Pablo Toral)

Summer 2012: Forest Management by Indigenous Peoples in Cameroon (Mentor: Dr. Rachel Ellett, Beloit College)

Ricky Cotter

Summer 2011:  Stress Analysis by Holography (Mentor: Dr. Pat Polley)

Summer 2012: Upward Bound Math/Science Grant Competition (Mentor: Stephanie King, Beloit College)

Elise Giammanco

Summer 2011: The Effects of Trauma in Russian Prison Camps: An Examination of Kolyma Tales and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Mentor: Dr. Donna Oliver)

Summer 2012: Morality and Gender Differences (Mentor: Rebecca Frazier, University of Virginia)

Diana Meza-Gutierrez

Summer 2011:  Factors Affecting the Health of Afro-Ecuadorian Women from the Province of Esmeraldas (Mentor: Dr. Nancy Krusko)

Summer 2012: Exploring the Public Health System of the Ecuadorian Province of Pastaza (Mentor: Dr. Klever Gavilanez, Ministry of Public Health of the Province of Pastaza, Ecuador)

Vanessa Orellana

Summer 2011: Latina Participation in Gang Lifestyles (Mentor: Dra. Aurora Chang)

Summer 2012: First Generation Children's Cultural and Linguistic Shifts (Carol Wickersham, Beloit College)

Anna Osornio

Summer 2011: NAFTA, Illegal Immigration, and the Economy (Mentor: Dr. Beatrice McKenzie)

Summer 2012: Exploration into Childhood Trauma and Treatment (Mentor: Suzanne Cox, Beloit College)

Anthony Otey Hernandez

Summer 2011: Beauty and Ugliness in Literature (Mentor: Dr. Diane Lichtenstein)

Summer 2012: Urban Architecture and Psychophysical Being (Mentor: Dr. Claire DeObaldia)

Derek Pugh

Summer 2011: Social Determinants of Health that Contribute to African American Infant Mortality in the Beloit Community (Mentors: Dr. Marion Fass & Dr. Nancy Krusko)

Summer 2012: The Young Invincibles/Center for Community Change Washington DC (Mentor: Rory O'Sullivan)

Jazmyn Russell

Summer 2011: Visualization of Chronological Changes (Mentor: Dr. Darrah Chavey)

Summer 2012: (Mentor: Dr. Jayme Payton, UNC Charlotte)

Ulysses Smith

Summer 2011:  How Do Natural Disasters Adversely Affect Small Businesses? (Mentor: Dr. George Williams)

Summer 2012: Broad Based and Targeted Sponsorship Strategies in U.S. Men's Professional Hockey (Dr. Joshua Hall, Beloit College)

Raymond Thomas

Summer 2011: Disparities in Capital between African-American and White Business Owners (Mentor: Dr. Charles Westerberg)

Summer 2012: (Mentor: Dr. Stephen Thomas, Michigan State University)