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Amanda Avery
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Public Policy Analysis & Sociology
Community Members’ Perceptions of the Determinants of HIV/AIDS in Edgecombe and Nash Counties
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Gisele Corbie-Smth
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Zaynab Baalbaki
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Elementary Education & Sociology Matrix Project Evaluation Study
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. William Darity
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Kendra Barber
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Afro-American Studies & Sociology Educating “The Least of These”: The Response of Black Baptist Churches in Durham to the Achievement Gap
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Tanya Shields
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Sharrelle Barber
Bennett College for Women
Biology “P” is for Participation—Assessing the Participatory Component of a Community-Based Participatory Research Study
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Laura Linnan
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Melissa Benyr
Blackburn College
Molecular Biology Dermal Metabolism of Naphthalene
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Louise Ball
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Erin Berry
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
Broadcasting & Journalism Discourses of Resistance and Control: Reading Images of African American Woman in Rap Music Lyrics and Videos
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Patricia Parker |
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Efraín Cárdenas
City College of the City University of New York
Spanish Literature Einstein, quantum physics, hyperspace and Carlos Fuentes’ Aura
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Rosa Perelmuter |
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Judith Castillo
City College of the City University of New York
Spanish Literature A Study of Character: The Scientist as Narrator of the Metatext in Lugones’ Las fuerzas extrañas
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Rosa Perelmuter |
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Melissa Cooper
Campbell University
Biology
Engineering the Serpin Alpha-1 Protease Inhibitor to Have Heparin Binding Properties
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Frank Church |
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Jennifer Culver
College of Wooster
Communication Studies & Africana Studies The Hair of Resistance: A Discourse Analysis of the Racialized Messages in an E-mail Discussion Group
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Patricia Parker |
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Marque Debnam
Elizabeth City State University
Political Science The Impact of Felon Disenfranchisement and how it Enables Hierarchical Structures in American Society to Maintain Dominance
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Julius E. Nyang’oro |
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Anthony Dixon
North Carolina State University
Mathematics Random Sampling Approach to Flight Time Measurements in Stratified Fluids
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Richard McLaughlin |
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Christy Erving
Rice University
Sociology African American Women and HIV/AIDS: Social Factors that Influence Risk
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Deborah Jones |
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Angelique Feuerbacher
State University of New York College
at Potsdam
Mathematics Newtonian and Non-Newtonian Fluid Dynamics
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Richard McLaughlin |
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Elena Flores
San Fransisco State University
Sociology
“Por Mis Hijos”: An Analysis of Guilt and Parenting in a Transnational Context
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Jackie Hagan |
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Patrice Gladden
North Carolina State University
Biological Sciences
Factor XI Contaminates KKO Monoclonal Antibody
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Alisa S. Wolberg
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Andrés González
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Chemistry
Electrospinning of Polymers to make Flexible Porous Substrates for Biological Cultures
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Sean Washburn |
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Katina Gracien
North Carolina State University
Quantitative Psychology
Correlates of Symbolic Racism in Incoming Law School Students
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Abigial Panter
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LaReasa Gray
Lincoln University
Psychology
Toward Closing the Educational Attainment Gap: Assessing the Effects of Participation in a Summer Research Program Targeting Minority Undergraduate Students
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Rebecca Zulli-Lowe
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Kirsten Haller
Wesleyan University
Psychology
Exploring affect misattribution in older populations: A preliminary analysis
Faculty Preceptor: B. Keith Payne |
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Tywandre Harris
Elizabeth City State University
Computer Science
Performance Evaluation of the Video Spot Tracker
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Russell Taylor, II |
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Duretta Johnson
Fisk University
Sociology
Understanding the Factors Related to African-American Women and Poverty
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. William Darity |
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Calista Kelly
Paine College
English
Black English: It is what it BE! Changing America’s Scope on Black Communications
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. James Coleman |
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Lourdes Laguna
Tufts University
Political Science
The Green Belt Movement: Challenging Kenyan Women in Environmental & Developmental Issues
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Julius Nyang’oro |
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Antoinette Landor
Grambling State University
Psychology
Mother-Child Interactions and Language and Literacy Development in Elementary and Middle School Years
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Joanne Roberts |
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Courtney Luedke
University of Wisconsin--Whitewater
Spanish
A comparative analysis between the testimonies given by undocumented Mexican immigrants regarding their journeys to the United States and their images portrayed by the media
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Leticia Romo |
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Brittany Mackel
University of Maryland, College Park
Psychology
Question-Asking Behavior of Boys with Fragile-X Syndrome
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Joanne Roberts |
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Andrea Malone
Duke University
Psychology
Mother-child interaction, language and academic outcome in elementary and middle school age children
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Joanne Roberts |
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Ángel Martín
Florida Atlantic University
Chemistry
Synthesis and characterization of a novel, polymeric, BIS-(APS)-Gd-DTPA Containing Nanoparticulate Contrast Agent Used for Multi-modal Imaging Techniques
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Wenbin Lin |
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Allison Mathews
Howard University
Sociology
Tracing Attitudes of Affirmative Action on a Pro-Con Scale through Newspaper Content Analysis
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Philip Cohen |
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Marcus McArthur
Morehouse College
History
Manufacturing the “Model Minority” Myth through U.S. Immigration Policy: Implications for “Success” in America
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Rachel Willis |
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Kelli Newman
Rice University
History
Deconstructing “Jezebel”: Reclaiming Black Women’s Power and Sexuality in Blaxploitation Film
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Mae Henderson |
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Jennifer Nuñez
University of North Carolina at Pembroke
History
Compromising Feminism: The Effects of Assimilation on the Development of Latina Selfhood
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Tomeiko Ashford (SPGRE Alumnus) |
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Delisa Oyola
University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
Chemistry
Electrophilic Amination as a Tool for Subsequent Sigmatropic Rearrangement
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Jeffrey Johnson |
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David Parker
Shaw University
Biology
Poverty Status of Counties May Correlate With Heart Disease Mortality in North Carolina
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Jay Kaufman |
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Alysaa Phyars
Peace College
Biology
A weak CpG-island in C8orf4 is a target for DNA methylation-dependent epigenetic silencing in human colon cancer cell lines
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. William Coleman |
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Audra Pratt
Washington and Lee University
Psychology
Co-aligning of Regulatory Systems in Infancy: A Psychoneurobiological Examination of Negative Affect
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Martha Cox |
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Brandon Rhone
University of Vermont
Economics
Racial Wealth Inequality: Sources, the role of financial assets, and effective public policy
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. William Darity |
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Cleo Samuel
University of Miami
Developmental Psychology
Race Socialization and Perceptions of Bias in African American Youth
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Beth Kurtz-Costes |
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Mykia Smith
Norfolk State University
Biology
Is the human WNT1 promoter acetylated in dermal fibroblasts?
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. David G. Kaufman |
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Nicole Steward
Kent State University
Sociology
Religious Involvement, Personal Spirituality and Adolescent Sexual Behavior
Faculty Preceptor: Dr. Lisa Pearce |
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Jennifer Sykes
Spelman College
Psychology
Substantiation of Child Abuse Among Children Birth to 36 Months of Age
Faculty Preceptor: Anita Scarborough |
