McNair Scholars Program
2021 Scholar Profiles
Major: Polymer Science and Engineering
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Xiaodan Gu
McNair Research: "Compatible Conjugated Blends: Impact on Morphology and Mechanics of Flexible Electronics"
Major: Social Work
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Foster
McNair Research: "Factors Contributing to Mississippi's Reoffender Rate"
Major: Child and Family Sciences
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ryan Luethje
McNair Research: "Brown Skin: High School Dropout Rates Among Minority Populations"
Major: Medical laboratory Science
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Traci Hayes
McNair Research: "Perception of Prenatal Care from Mississippi Mothers: The Role of Race and Insurance Coverage"
Major: Biochemistry
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jacques Kessl
McNair Research: "SARS-CoV-2 Protease Inhibitors and Potential Drug Treatment"
Major: Physics and Mathematics
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michael Vera
McNair Research: "Comparison Between the Method of Zhang and Tindle and an Expanded Equivalent Fluid Model in Acoustic Simulations"
Major: Biochemistry
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Faqig Huang
McNair Research: "Investigation of Camptothecin: Human Serum Albumin Interaction by Fluorescence Spectroscopy"
Major: International Studies and World Languages
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joanne Burnett
McNair Research: "Feminism in France: A Study of Anaïs Nin and Faïza Guène"
Major: Social Work
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Karl Kozlowski
McNair Research: "Youth Offenders Reentry into the School System"
Major: Psychology
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. William Johnson
McNair Research: "Mental Health Interventions for Justice Involved Mental health Consumers in the Pine Belt"