2023 Cohort
Breanna Bailey
Major: Political Science
Minor: Mexican American Studies & Leadership Studies
Research Topic: Transporting theatre: Can transnational theatre foster political self-efficacy in women of color?
Mentor: Dr. Cedar Welker
Shayla Bermudez
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýPsychology
Research °Õ´Ç±è¾±³¦:ÌýExperiences of math anxious Latina women in STEM higher education
Mentor: Dr. Molly Jameson
Olivia Contreras
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýPsychology
²Ñ¾±²Ô´Ç°ù:ÌýSociology
Research °Õ´Ç±è¾±³¦:ÌýHow do queer individuals make their own communities when their physical spaces are not built for them as a direct result of their identity?
Mentor: Dr. Darren Illet
Madeline Dannewitz
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýSpeech Language Pathology & Audiology
Research Topic: A narrative analysis: The Deaf experience in the national parks with a focus on Rocky Mountain National ParkÂ
Mentor: Dr. Barbara Garrett
Jacqueline (Jackie) Estrada
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýSport Exercise Science, emphasis in Exercise Science
²Ñ¾±²Ô´Ç°ù:ÌýEnvironmental Science
Research °Õ´Ç±è¾±³¦:ÌýThe experience of caregivers of people with Autism that renders them dependent who are engaging in therapy servicesÂ
Mentor: Dr. Kim Murza
Zayra Gonzalez
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýSpecial Education
Research Topic: Pre-service teacher perspective in behavior management coursework
Mentor: Dr Laura Tapp
Jessica Guerra
Major: Psychology
²Ñ¾±²Ô´Ç°ù:ÌýHuman Service
Research °Õ´Ç±è¾±³¦:ÌýThe interactions between mindfulness practice and sleep quality lessening nightmare frequency and severity
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýDr. Todd Allen
Natasha (Nat) Holland
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýPsychology
²Ñ¾±²Ô´Ç°ù:ÌýSociology & Entrepreneurship
Research Topic: Exploring the nature of the loneliness epidemic on American young people
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýDiane Schott M.A.
Jessica Lucero
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýCommunication Sciences & Disorders
²Ñ¾±²Ô´Ç°ù:ÌýSpanish & Psychology
Research °Õ´Ç±è¾±³¦:ÌýParent perception of self as a communication facilitator following parent coaching programs
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýDr. Caitlin Raaz & Dr. Kimberly Murza
Daniel Mangandi-Escobar
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýPsychology & Philosophy
Research Topic: Determinism and gender identity
²Ñ±ð²Ô³Ù´Ç°ù:ÌýDr. Bailie Peterson
Emma Melendez
Major: Biological Sciences – Pre-health & Biomedical Sciences
Minor: Psychology and Chemistry – Liberal Arts
Research Topic: How do trace elements found in diet vary from individuals with evidence of metabolic disease in bones to those without? Â
Mentor: Dr. Britney Kyle
Yasmeen Mustafa
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýNursing
Research Topic: Emergency room nurses’ perceptions of medication errors in the emergency department
Mentor: Dr. Deborah Rojas
Anita Patane
Major: Anthropology
²Ñ¾±²Ô´Ç°ù:ÌýFrench
Research Topic: Astralopithecus afarensis: A study on facultative bipedalism in extant mammalsÂ
Mentor: Dr. Marian Hamilton
Kayla Schilz
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýApplied Mathematics, emphasis in Computer Science & Philosophy
Research °Õ´Ç±è¾±³¦:ÌýAn exploration on NP-complete graphs in a finite and infinite series Â
Mentor: Dr. Oscar Levin
Kadienne Sizemore
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýHistory
Research Topic: American influences on the rhetoric of religious womenÂ
Mentor: Dr. TJ Tomlin
Cheyenne Smith
²Ñ²¹Âá´Ç°ù:ÌýBiology with an emphasis in Cellular and Molecular Biology
²Ñ¾±²Ô´Ç°ù:ÌýChemistry
Research °Õ´Ç±è¾±³¦:ÌýABC transporters in the Drosophila stem cells testes nicheÂ
Mentor: Dr. Judy Leatherman