MBURS 2022 Presentations
The 2022 McNair-Ballotti Undergraduate Research Symposium was held Friday April 8, 2022.
Schedule of Events
| Breakfast | 8:30 a.m. | |
| Session 1 | 9 a.m. | Jamie Bondar, Jarvis Chen, Breno Silva, Nicole Kingdon, Arbisa Trebicka, Thomas Nguyen, Daniela Solis |
| Session 2 | 10:30 a.m. | Jennifer Alvarez Mendoza, Nina Insixiengmay, Lindsay Dieudonne, Diana Pena, Alexandra Leeming |
| Lunch | 12 p.m. | |
| Session 3 | 1 p.m. | Naylene Rivera, Hannah Graves, Julia Claire Lockart, Jocelyn De Paz |
| Session 4 & Closing Ceremony | 2 p.m. | Marcela Melendez Escobar, Tatiana Vasquez, Carine Santos, Jamie Bondar, Jarvis Chen |
Presentations
Dr. Jarvis Chen, CAAO
& Jamie P. Bondar, CLAS
“Welcome from the Directors”
Jennifer Alvarez-Mendoza
McNair Scholar
"Is there a Loophole to The Cycle of Recidivism?"
Jocelyn De Paz
McNair Scholar
"The Influence of Riboflavin-Producing Bacteria on Women's Health"
Lindsay S. Dieudonne
McNair Scholar
"Health Care in the American Carceral System: A Graded Report on Health Care Policies"
Hannah Graves
McNair Scholar
"Dismantling the Barriers Within Psychotherapy: What Is the Uniting Feature(s) of the White Working Class Identity?"
Nina Insixiengmay
Ballotti Scholars
First Year Students & Formal Lab Report Writing
Nicole Kingdon
McNair Scholar
Pandemic-Related Hardships and Psychological Well-Being: Covid-19's Impact on Low-Income Children and Families
Alexandra Leeming
Ballotti Scholar
Improving Student Attitudes and Problem-Solving Skills in Physics
Julia Claire Lockart
Ballotti Scholar
An Analysis of Study Methods in Relation to Humanities and STEM Majors
Marcela Melendez Escobar
McNair Scholar
The Antibiotic Mitomycin C Induces Mating of Bacillus subtilis
Thomas Nguyen
McNair Scholar
Why Do Youth Programs Fail?
Diana Pena
McNair Scholar
Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Lives of Pregnant and Mothering Women Who Use Drugs
Naylene Rivera
McNair Scholar
The Effects of Emotions and Dreams: A Sleep Study of Primed Emotions and Dream Response Using Content Analysis and Participant Survey
Carine Santos,
McNair Scholar
Body Image and Mental Health Stigma in Brazilian Women/ Women of Brazilian Descent
Breno Silva
McNair Scholar
Understanding the Photochemistry of Ni(II)-Based Cross-Coupling Catalysts
Daniela Solis
McNair Scholar
Exploring Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Treatments for Youth of Marginalized Communities
Arbisa Trebicka
Ballotti Scholar
Cultivating Creative Thinkers by Embracing Failure
Tatiana Vasquez
McNair Scholar
Analysis of Deep Gray Matter Neural Atrophy in Multiple Sclerosis Patients