2021 Scholar Profiles

Alyson Gonzalez

Major: Political Science and Sociology 
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Karen Kozlowski

McNair Research: "An Analytical Study on Racial Achievement Gaps in the Southeast United States"

Ais'jah Hicks

Major: Psychology 
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kelsey Bonfils

McNair Research: "The Angry Black Woman Stereotype: Investigating the Experiences Associated with Perceptions of Black Women's Anger"

Amaris Hodge

Major: Video Arts
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Paul Linden

McNair Research: "Why and How Artists in Rap/HipHop Must Extend Their Platform"

Tylan Hunt

Major: Biological Sciences (Biomedical)
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tanya Funchess

McNair Research: "Examining the Relationship Between Parental, Social, and Emotional Support and Childhood Obesity within Mississippi"

Mackenzie Pierce

Major: Chemistry (Biochemistry)
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Julie Pigza

McNair Research: "Addition of Masked Acyl Cyanide Groups Using Squaramide Catalyst and Acetimidate Leaving Groups"

Dwayne Prosperie

Major: Physics 
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Quingguang Guan

McNair Research: "Predicting Forest Fire Propagation with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence"

Levi Rawls

Major: Computer Science
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Partha Sengupta

McNair Research: "What are the Most Effective Learning Methods for Quick and Retained Study of the C++ Coding Language?"

Rebecca Scariano

Major: Mathematics
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Lambers

McNair Research: "Convergence Analysis and Optimization of Two-Point Boundary Value Problems"

Carlton Thomas

Major: Health Sciences
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sharon Young

McNair Research: "The Body of the Black Woman: Disenfranchised"

Michelle Weathersby

Major: Mathematics and Physics
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Lambers

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