September 29 & 30, 2016Albuquerque, N.M.

mcnair.unm.edu

2016 University of New MexicoMcNair Scholars Research Conference

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“True courage comes in enduring, persevering and believing in oneself.”~ Ronald E. McNair, Ph.D.

Oral Presentation Session #1, 9:20 – 9:40 a.m.Friday, September 30, 2016, SUB Top Floor

Eddy Hernandez: Abilene Christian UniversityProcedural Justice in Policing: The Excessive Use of Force by Police Officers in Albuquerque, New Mexico and Portland, Oregon

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Cody Jeff: University of New MexicoMathematical Identity: An Analysis of the Role of the Non-Formal Educational Setting

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Abdiel Ramirez: University of New Mexico“Institutional Integrity: Using Item Response Theory to Provide Insight into Academic Performances while Detecting Anomalies within these Performances “

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Oral Presentation Session #2, 9:45 – 10:05 a.m.Friday, September 30, 2016, SUB Top Floor

Danny Adams: University of New MexicoFiltering the Corporate Bandwidth: Visualizations of AS Pathways Across the Internet

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Diego Atehortúa: Rutgers UniversityRethinking Magic in Latin America

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Halley Choy: St. Lawrence UniversityExploring Snorkeling and Scuba Diving in the Great Barrier Reef: A Review of Recreation Impacts to Marine Environments and Management Actions Used to Address Them

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Desiree Jones: Abilene Christian UniversityZero-Tolerance Zero-Hope: A qualitative study on zero-tolerance policies and their effects on minorities in America.

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Eddie Molina: University of New MexicoThe Effect of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure on the outcome of Cere-bral Stroke

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Erica Zamora: California State University-SacramentoChicanas in Higher Education: Factors that Influence their Gradu-ate School Aspirations

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The McNair Scholars Program is a federal TRIO program funded at 151 institutions across the United States and Puerto Rico by the U.S. Department of Education. It is designed to prepare under-graduate students for doctoral studies through involvement in research and other scholarly activities. McNair participants are either first-generation college students with financial need, or members of a group that is traditionally underrepresented in graduate education and have demonstrated strong academic potential. The goal of the McNair Scholars Program is to increase graduate degree awards for students from underrepresented segments of society.

Oral Presentation Session #3, 10:10 – 10:30 a.m.Friday, September 30, 2016, SUB Top Floor

Kelsey Bicknell: University of New Mexico Assessing the Impacts of Climate Change on the Hydrologic Re-gime of the Trisuli River Basin, Nepal

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Crystal Galván: Washington State UniversityAfro-Mexicanas/os: Representations of Blackness in México and the Fight for Recognition

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E. Dalyn Grindle: University of WyomingThe stable isotopic analysis of human remains from Baračeva cave, Croatia

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Lucus Hansen: University of WyomingSelfish or Selfless? Perceptions of the European Union in Kosovo

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iaLysandra Perez: Washington State UniversityLatino/a College Students Experiences: Collectivism to an Individ-ualistic Environment. Lysandra Perez. Washington State Univer-sity.

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Linh Tran: University of New MexicoDistributed Deterministic Search in Physical Robots

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Oral Presentation Session #4, 10:35 – 10:55 a.m.Friday, September 30, 2016, SUB Top Floor

Adam Andrade: Abilene Christian UniversityHispanic Studies: Enrollment, Retention, and Graduation Rates in Texas Post-Secondary Education

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Shelby Gaddis: University of WyomingThe Effects of Fish Emulsion as a Fertilizer on Radishes in Wyo-ming

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Joshua Hopkin: University of WyomingPolitics: Perception versus Reality

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Jaylene Marinez: University of New Mexico Pursuit-Evasion in Mobile Robotics

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Fabiola Muniz: Sul Ross State UniversityUnderrepresentation of Female Morning Show Hosts: The Gap Between Men and Women in Radio

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Oral Presentation Session #5, 11:00 am – 11:20 a.m.Friday, September 30, 2016, SUB Top Floor

Lynette Bustos: University of New Mexico An Electrophysiological Comparison Between Parkinson’s Disease and Controls

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Emily Guajardo: Abilene Christian UniversityThe Good, the Bad and the Dirty: A Closer Look into Spanish Media

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Bridget Llanes: University of New MexicoSunflowers For Change: Visualizing the KAFB Jet Fuel Spill through 3D Modeling

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Jazmine McGill: University of North Texas Acculturation, Educational Attainment & Campus Participation for African American Students

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Sarah Moore: University of New MexicoUtilization of Violence in Criminal War

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Jane Nguyen: University of New MexicoThe bactericidal effects of iron oxide nanoparticles integrated into commercial mouthwash on periodontal bacteria

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Jenny Smith: University of New MexicoExperimental Investigation in a Wire-Wrapped 61 Pin Hexagonal Fuel Bundle

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Oral Presentation Session #6, 11:25 – 11:45 a.m.Friday, September 30, 2016, SUB Top Floor

Phillip Baca: University of New MexicoMacro level effects of mass incarceration on family structure for Blacks and Latinos (1950-2015)

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Lizeth Cueto : University of New Mexico Curanderismo: Clinical Implications of the Medicinal Properties of Plants Used in Traditional Folk Healing

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Carmelo Cuna: University of New Mexico Praseodymium Plastic-Scintillator Fusion-Neutron Detector

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Ashley Ford: Our Lady of the Lake UniversityAssessing Brain Activity Associated with Emotional Reactivity and Musical Valence and Intensity

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Tamara Love: University of New MexicoThe Legalization of Same-sex Marriage and Evolving Protestant Theology

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Omkulthoom Qassem: University of New MexicoEvaluating Themes of Race and Identity in Media Literacy Curric-ula

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Baudelia Ruiz: Our Lady of the Lake UniversityA Possible Explanation for Mendel’s Results Abstract

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Oral Presentation Session #7, 11:50 a.m. – 12:10 p.m.Friday, September 30, 2016, SUB Top Floor

Joshua DeLeon: Abilene Christian UniversityGreco-Roman Masculinity and Luke’s Portrayal oF Paul in Acts

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Danielle Duarte: University of New MexicoThe Effects of Heavy Metal Exposure in Navajo Women and the Fetal Neurodevelopment of Their Children

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Maribel Jáuregui: University of New MexicoEnvironmental Mastery and Refugee Mental Health

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Brisa Rodriguez: Our Lady of the Lake UniversityThe Infamous Freshman 15: Freshman Behaviors Related to Weight Gain

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Sierra Villanueva: Abilene Christian UniversityThe Relationship Between Achievement Motivation and Perfec-tionism in College Students

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Martha Wendlandt: Our Lady of the Lake University“Examining Parent’s Views of services for children on the Autism Spectrum”

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Oral Presentation Session #8, 1:25 – 1:45 p.m.Friday, September 30, 2016, SUB Top Floor

A. Encarnacion: St. Lawrence UniversityParental Racial-Ethnic Socialization The Effects of Parental-Ethnic Socialization on Latino Immigrant Children and Adolescents

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Tanveer Kalo: St. Lawrence UniversityReadings in Political Islam

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iaIvana Munoz: Abilene Christian UniversityThe Characteristics of a Successful AVID Teacher

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Rikki Nelson: University of WyomingVisualizing the Gonadotrope Network Using CLARITY

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Gabriela Quevedo-Levesque: University of New MexicoBroca’s Aphasia in Many Languages: A Description of Discourse

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Bryan Rubio Perez: University of New MexicoDesigning a Polymer Optical Fiber Draw Tower

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Taylar Stagner: University of WyomingOutside Narratives of the Wind River Reservation

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Oral Presentation Session #9, 1:50 – 2:10 p.m.Friday, September 30, 2016, SUB Top Floor

Jacklyn Asamoah: University of New MexicoMulti-level Analysis of Ghana’s Water Quality and Sanitation with the Implementation of the United Nations Millennium Develop-mental Goals

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Kathie Beasley: University of WyomingEnvironmental Policy and Vinayakar Chadturti Festivals in Tamil Nadu: When Tradition Collides with Conservation

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Robert Mac Jones : University of New MexicoA Progressive Modern Approach to Native American Artwork Fa-cilitated by the Opening of The Institute of American Indian Arts

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Mike Morrow: University of Wyoming Differences in Trauma Type Across Interpersonal Problems

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Steven Nery: University of New MexicoDesign and Optimization of an Open Source 3D Biological Printer for Bone and Soft Tissue Ligament

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Briana Villegas: University of New MexicoValidation of MCT4 as a Marker of Metabolic Reprograming in Pancreatic Cancer.

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Oral Presentation Session #10, 2:15 – 2:35 p.m.Friday, September 30, 2016, SUB Top Floor

Maira Alvarez Guillen: Our Lady of the Lake UniversityImpact Force of Different Levels of Wear

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Nicolette (Jade) Ford: Abilene Christian UniversityExploration of the Journey: Factors that Contribute to Women’s Substance Abuse Recoveries

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Alexander Hamilton: University of New MexicoA Solution for Fall-Prevention in Persons with Dementia

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Essence Parker: St. Lawrence UniversityBan-the-Box: An Economic Experiment

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Josephine Tang: Boston CollegeA Putative RNA Structure from Actinobacteria Allows Regulation in Response to S15

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“You may not come from the most well to do financial background but if you are willing to work hard, sac-rifice and struggle . . . . you’re better than enough.” Ronald. E McNair, Ph.D.

Oral Presentation Session #11, 2:40 – 3:00 p.m.Friday, September 30, 2016, SUB Top Floor

Ting Bruderer: University of Wyoming Renewable Crop to Replace Charcoal

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Bree Foster: Abilene Christian UniversityAttitudes on Mental Illness compared to Religious Commitment: A Quantitative Study

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Stormie Garza: University of North TexasStudy of a Lightweight Lower Extremity Exoskeleton for Rehabil-itative Gait

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Greg London: University of New MexicoIonic Fullerenes for Constructing Hybrid Nano-Structures in Opto-electronics

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Oral Presentation Session #12, 3:05 – 3:25 p.m.Friday, September 30, 2016, SUB Top Floor

Dominic Carrillo: Sul Ross State UniversityCreation of a Perfect Hockey Bracket: Use of Matrices to Depict the Outcome of the Stanley Cup

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Ted Fisher: University of New MexicoEconomies of Scale in the Cost Structure of Telemedicine Delivery

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Rubelia Gomez: University of New MexicoThe Effects of Certain Attitudes Towards Breast Cancer in Low-In-come Females Living in Rural Areas of New Mexico

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Jisoo Shin: University of New MexicoUnderstanding the Thermal Contribution in Photonastic Polymer and the Effects of Casting Methods

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