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DeAndre Bluitt
Biology
Mentor: Dr. Ed Dzialowski
Research Topic: Adenosine Receptor(s) Activation is Involved in Epithelial Ciliary Motility
Email: dlb0289@unt.edu
Amber Ellison
Psycology
Mentors: Dr. Tandra Tyler-Wood and Dr. Michael Sayler
Research Topic: Meeting the Goals of Gifted Education in Texas:
A Literature-Guided Analysis of Student Perspectives
Email: amcenturff@charter.net
Jody Huddleston
Geography
Mentor: Dr. Joseph Oppong
Research Topic: Tuberculosis among the Hispanic Community of Tarrant County, Texas
Email: jsh0107@unt.edu
Andrina Jackson
Sociology
Mentor: Dr. Beverly Davenport
Research Topic: Self Identity and Experiences of Young African
American Women
Email: ajackson_hu@yahoo.com
Wilson Juarez
History
Mentor: Dr. Roberto R. Calderon
Research Topic: Rescuing Memory: An Oral History of the Bracero Program in the Southwest
Email: wilson1wilson2004@yahoo.com
Afshan Kamrudin
Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Mark Vosvick
Research Topic: HIV Stigma: Perceptions of Gender and Sexuality
from HIV+ Women
Email: afshankamrudin@gmail.com
Rebekah Kopsky
Political Science
Mentor: Dr. Kimi King
Research Topic: The Arbitrary Nature of Capital Punishment:
The Disproportionate Application of the Death Penalty in Harris County, Texas
Email: bekahkopsky@yahoo.com
Chris Lauriello
Philosophy and Religion Studies
Mentor: Dr. Martin D. Yaffe
Research Topic: Aristotle's Political Philosophy
Email: cll0012@unt.edu
Anna Maria Pulido
Political Science
Mentor: Dr. Mariela Nunez-Janes
Research Topic: Educational Revolution in Venezuela: A Description and Analysis of Currently Proposed Reforms
Email: anna.maira@unt.edu
Anthony Renwick
Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Chwee-Lye Chng
Research Topic: College Student Stress: Relationship Anxiety,
Negative Affect, Self-Esteem, and Morality-Conscience Guilt
Email: renwickman@verizon.net
John Ridings
Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Mark Vosvick
Research Topic: HIV+ African American Women: Self Esteem, Dispositional, and Attitudinal Forgiveness
Email: baradur357@gmail.com
Jannell Robles
Anthropology
Mentor: Dr. Mariela Nunez-Janes
Research Topic: Latina Anthropologists: Past and Present
Email: jr0251@unt.edu
Kaitlyn Schroeder
Biology
Mentor: Dr. Ione Hunt von Herbing
Research Topic: The Effects of Temperature, pH Level and Oxygen Concentration on Sickling of Red Blood Cells in Marine Fish;
Gadus morhua and Opsanus tau
Email: kjs0168@unt.edu
Mark Shadden
Political Science
Mentor: Dr. David Mason
Research Topic: Violence in All Hands, Embrace it if Need Be
Email: mas0392@unt.edu
Ryan Shanley
General Studies
Mentor: Dr. Gerard O’Donovan
Research Topic: Exploring Biosynthetic Pathways in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Pseudomonas putida
Email: Ryan.Shanley@unt.edu
Dusten Snodgrass
Biology and English
Mentor: Dr. Lee Hughes
Research Topic: Pyrimidine metabolism in Micrococcus luteus
Email: dhs0037@unt.edu
Marsha Sowell
Political Science
Mentors: Dr. James Meernik and Ms. Rosa Aloisi
Research Topic: A Threat-based Perspective of States’ Compliance with International Human Rights Legislation
Email: mjs0256@unt.edu
Lloyd Spaine
Computer Science and Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Thomas Cundari
Research Topic: Catalyzed Copper Nitrene Transfer
Email: llspaine@gmail.com
Jamie Stine
Biology
Mentor: Dr. Duane Huggett
Research Topic: The Effects of Progesterone and Derivatives on Amphibian Embryos (Xenopus spp.)
Email: tankdivegirl@gmail.com
Alexander Williams
Sociology
Mentor: Dr. Gabe Ignatow
Research Topic: The Production of Cultural Boundaries: The Influence of New Media on the Immigration Debate in Texas
Email: Alex.T.Williams@gmail.com
Katie Wilson
English and Philosophy
Mentor: Dr. Martin Yaffe
Research Topic: Anti-Semitism, Racism, Feminism, and Politics in Shakespeare
Email: knw0045@unt.edu
Lee Ann Allen
Anthropology
Mentor: Dr. Diane Ballinger
Research Topic: Piros/Mansos/Tiwas: Tribal Archives and their Importance in the Pursuit of Federal Recognition
Email: las0292@unt.edu
Tania Alarcon
Psychology
Mentors: Dr. Shelley Riggs and Ms. Angela Cusimano
Research Topic: Mediation of Adult Attachment Mediation between
Parental Psychopathology/Substance Abuse and Offspring Psychopathology
Email: tva0004@unt.edu