This collection contains posters from the McNair Scholars Summer Research Institute which offers eligible undergraduate students the opportunity to conduct research under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

The Dr. Ronald E. McNair Scholars Institute at UNLV is committed to diversifying the ranks of American faculty and research institutions by encouraging and preparing undergraduate students who are members of underrepresented groups to pursue doctoral studies.

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Submissions from 2019

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Socio-Ecological Wellness Wheel: Applied to Community Gardens to Measure Green Gentrification, Micajah Daniels and Courtney Coughenour

Submissions from 2015

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Addressing the Critical Shortage of Latinos in Music Education: Pre-Service Latino Music Education Student Perspectives on Recruitment and Retention Strategies, Eben-ezer Arias-Garcia and Dean Gronemeier

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Decoding The Neural Circuitry of Reward Behavior, Ernesto H. Bedoy and James M. Hyman

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Alzheimer’s in America: Effective Physical Activity Methods for Brain Health Reviewed, Royale Cannon and Laurel M. Pritchard

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Quality of Life in Youth with Bipolar Disorder and Trauma, Irma De Santiago and Andrew J. Freeman

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From Paper to Practice: Implementation of Best Practices and Partnerships in Community-Based Settings, Lorraine Francisco and Melva Thompson-Robinson

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Let’s Talk About it: Caregivers’ Perspective on Communication About Sexuality with Foster Youth, Imani A. Gayden and Ramona W. Denby-Brinson

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What is Driving Immigrants from El Salvador to Las Vegas? (2000-2010), Jeffrey Gonzalez and John P. Tuman

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Propagation of Lightning Through Thick Thunderclouds, Isaiah Henry and Dieudonné D. Phanord

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Mrs. Agentic: Perceptions of Women who Sustain Their Birth Surname After Marriage, Ashley C. Lee and Rachael D. Robnett

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Examining the Relationship between Emotion Perception and Bullying: A Proposal, Marielle Leo and Kimberly A. Barchard

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Stress and Coping in Women of Color, Elizabeth Ochoa and Marya Shegog

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The Interaction between Nicotine and Negative Symptoms in Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder, Bernajane Palisoc and Daniel N. Allen

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Alternate Germinants of C. Difficile, a Leading Hospital Pathogen, Sean Tanzey and Ernesto Abel-Santos

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Study of CuInTe2 Quantum Dots under Extreme Conditions, Howard Yanxon and Ravhi Kumar

Submissions from 2014

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A First-Principles Computational Study of Structural and Elastic Properties of ZnO, Jeevake Attapattu and Changfeng Chen

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A Computational Perspective of Schizophrenia, Ernesto H. Bedoy, Geoff Powell, and Jefferson Kinney

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Correlates of Gambling Disorder, Brittaney Benson-Townsend and N. Clayton Silver

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Staying Together: The Journey of Healing after Infidelity, Jennifer Bolick and Stephen Fife

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Synthesis and Characterization of PT(II) Complexes for Anticancer Therapy, Mihaela A. Ciulei and Pradip K. Bhowmik

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Pre-traumatic Factors of Career-Related PTSD: A Systematic Review of the Literature, Michael G. Curtis and Russell T. Hurlburt

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Male-Female Wage-Gap: A Comparison of Different Employment Classes, Richard V. Foster, Jeffrey Waddoups, Heather Lynn Lusty, and Thomas Mike Carroll

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Big Data vs. Big Brother: The fine line of personalization and privacy, Wanda Inthavong and John A. Schibrowsky

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Modulatory Effects of GABA(B) Receptor Facilitation in a Model of Chronic Inflammation, Michael A. Langhardt and Jefferson Kinney

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Quality of Peer Relationships Among Children with Selective Mutism, Marielle Leo, Rachele Diliberto, and Christopher A. Kearney

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Ambulatory Extracorporeal Arterioveous CO2 Removal via Subclavian Vessels, Alejandra Macias and Alvaro Rojas-Pena

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Effects of Anti-Inflammatory Foods on Hyperglycemia in Type-1 Diabetics, Primrose Martin and Michelle Chino

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Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Teens, Tamieka Meadows and Alexis Kennedy

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An Introduction: Quantification of the Hippocampal BDNF Content of Maternally Separated Rats Using a Western Blot Protocol, Bernajane M. Palisoc, Laurel M. Pritchard, and Emily Hensleigh

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Thinking Like a Scientist: A Thematic Analysis of Students' Experiences at the SACNAS Research Conference, Rosa Perez and Rachael D. Robnett

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Racial Discrimination and the Death Penalty: An Analysis of the United States' Judicial System, Jessica Recarey and Nerses Kopalyan

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Autism and Computer Assisted Learning, Shea Silver and Doris L. Watson

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Gender Performance in Womens' Mixed Martial Arts, Linda Tompkins and Michael Ian Borer

Submissions from 2013

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Effects of Restraint Stress and Allopregnanolone Inhibition on Amphetamine Locomotor Sensitivity, Kelly Abuali and Laurel M. Pritchard

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Emotional, Psychological, and Behavioral Challenges of Children with Incarcerated Parents, Starr Bailey and Marie Antoinette Wakefield

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An Acute Inflammatory Response in a Diabetic Alzheimer’s Disease Model, Krystal Courtney D. Belmonte and Jefferson Kinney

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Correlates of Compulsive Buying, Brittaney Benson-Townsend and N. Clayton Silver

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The Effect of Experience on Infants’ Visual Preferences, Jennifer Bolick and Jennifer L. Rennels

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Relationship of Global DNA Methylation with Cardiovascular Fitness and Body Composition, Mihaela A. Ciulei, Michael Jarrett, and James Navalta

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Which Data Checking Method is More Accurate?, Sarah Cobb and Kimberly A. Barchard

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An Examination of Attitudes Toward Sexualized Advertising in Las Vegas, Ashley Crisp and Alexis Kennedy

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Evaluating the Discriminant Validity of the Metaphors Test, Daniel N. Erosa

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Punishment First: A Study of Juvenile Pretrial Detention, Richard V. Foster, David Tanenhaus, and Heather Lynn Lusty

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Biogeography and Phylogeny of Aigarchaeota, A Novel Phylum of Archaea, Gisele Braga Goertz and Brian P. Hedlund

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Ketamine Induced Deficits in Working Memory with Relevance to Schizophrenia, Michael A. Langhardt and Jefferson Kinney

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Evolution of the Human Diet: What We Can Learn From Hunters and Gatherers, Kara Osborne and Alyssa Crittenden

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Are Incomplete Denitrification Pathways a Common Trait in Thermus Species from Geothermal Springs in China?, Julienne J. Paraiso and Brian P. Hedlund

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American Influence in the International Financial Institutions, Shawn Rosen and Jonathan R. Strand

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To Txt, or Not to Txt: SHKSPR.mobi and Academia, Bella Victoria Smith and Ed Nagelhout

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Predictors of Smoking Behavior and Readiness to Quit in Addiction Treatment, Arturo Soto-Nevarez and Joseph Guydish

Submissions from 2012

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School Program Planning to Increase Active Transport to School, Brenda Aguilar

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Health Status Effects On Human Female Mate Preferences and Sociosexuality, Tiffany Alexandra Alvarez

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Predictors of Parental Involvement in Immigrant Chinese American Families, Pamela Cornejo, Cathy Anicama, and Qing Zhou

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Evaluating the Convergent Validity of the Measure of Emotional Connotations, Daniel N. Erosa

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Creating New Stories, Creating New Lives: Applying Narrative Therapy to Survivors of Human Sex Trafficking, Paige Espinosa

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The Effect of Spiritualism on the Cognitive Functions on Learning and Memory, Carla Antonieta Farcello

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Utilizing Technology in a Randomized Pilot Study for a Smoking Cessation Intervention: An Innovative Approach Using SMS Messaging Systems, Elise Garcia

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Transcriptome Analysis of Glue Secretion in Drosophila, William McCurdy, Pawel Parafianowicz, and Andrew Andres

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Survey of Glycerol Dialkyl Glycerol Tetraethers (GDGTs) in Nevada and California Hot Springs and Selected T thermophiles, Julienne J. Paraiso, Amanda Jean Williams, Brian P. Hedlund, and Chuanlun L. Zhang

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An American Mess: How Colorblind Racism Prevents an Enlightened Conversation on Race in Television Media, Nathaniel Phillipps

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DNA Secondary Structures and Their Contribution to Mutagenesis in B. Subtilis Stationary Phase Cells, Carmen Vallin, Holly Anne Martin, Christian Ross, Ronald Yasbin, and Eduardo Robleto

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Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: A Look into the Cause, Gender Differences, and Treatment, Barbara Wallen

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She’s a Survivor: Post-Operative Counseling and Its Importance to the Recovery of a Woman Victimized by Female Genital Mutilation, Jacent Wamala

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Using Image Processing Techniques to Estimate the Air Quality, Ernesto Zamora