2023 Summer Cohort
Tesneem Al Fadhel
Classification: Senior
Major: Criminology and Law Studies
Research Title: âCapital Punishment and Deterrence: Is There a Correlation?â
Karen Ayala Hernandez
Classification: Senior
Major: Biomedical Engineering
Research Title: âModulation of Standing Balance Using Interactions in a Virtual Environmentâ
Ashley Benito Lezameta
Classification: Senior
Major: Psychology
Research Title: âExploring the Effects of Stigma and Cultural Variables in the Hispanic/Latinx Community in Relation to Seeking Mental Health Serviceâ
Ana Cardenas Manrique
Classification: Senior
Major: Political Science and Pre-Law
Research Title: âLabor Unions and Advocacy Organizations Assisting Mexican Migrant Workers in the Wisconsin Dairy Industryâ
Jadzia Fitzgerald
Classification: Senior
Major: Social Welfare and Justice
Research Title: âBlack Psychotherapistâs Perspectives on the Intersectional Space of Black Sexual and Gender Minoritiesâ
Mariana Gonzalez-Torres
Classification: Senior
Major: Psychology
Research Title: âThe Role of Cultural Values on Acculturative Stress and Maternal Depression on Mothers of Mexican Descentâ
Alejandro Gruenwald
Classification: Senior
Major: Mathematics
Research Title: âImproved Sorting Algorithms for Lists that Avoid Certain Patternsâ
Cree Howard
Classification: Junior
Major: Criminology and Sociology
Research Title: âExploring the Foster Care to Prison Pipeline and What Contributes to Recidivism of Dual System Youthâ
Christian Kasiske
Classification: Junior
Major: Biological Sciences
Research Title: âOutdoor Honeybee Fanning and Temperature Observationsâ
Aniya Lentz
Classification: Junior
Major: Environmental Sciences
Research Title: âPollinator Populations and Pollen Allergies in Urban Settingsâ
Lizbeth Lopez
Classification: Junior
Major: Speech Pathology and Spanish for the Health Professions
Research Title: âInvestigating the Differences in Spanish VOT Values Between First and Second Language Spanish Speakersâ
Summer Luna
Classification: Junior
Major: Biological Sciences
Research Title: âInstitutionalized Inhibitors Amongst Marginalized Health Science Studentsâ
Paravathy Nair
Classification: Senior
Major: Interdisciplinary Applied Mathematics Economics
Research Title: âCan Money Buy Happiness?â
Riane Ntabala
Classification: Junior
Major: Social Welfare and Justice
Research Title: âExploring the Impact of Cultural Narratives of Aging on the Care of the Elderly in Tribal Societies vs Modern Societiesâ
Jalise Owens
Classification: Junior
Major: Biological Science
Research Title: âUnderstanding How Phage-Host Interactions Impact Fitness Dynamics and Drive Coevolutionâ

Odunmolorun Omovudu-Awosika
Classification: Junior
Major: Medical Laboratory Sciences and Pre-Med Studies
Research Title: âThe Role of Healthcare Providers & Experiences in the Perinatal Mental Health in Black Womenâ
Deondre Reid
Classification: Senior
Major: Spanish
Research Title: âThe Structure of African American English and the Acquisition of Spanishâ
Sherlean Roberts
Classification: Senior
Major: Political Science and International Affairs
Research Title: âThe Missing Pieces Assessing the African Perspective, An Analysis of Zambia and Senegalâs Response to Chinaâs Soft Power Initiativesâ
Yhan Romans
Classification: Junior
Major: Criminology and Law Studies
Research Title:
Abigail Rose
Classification: Junior
Major: Criminology, Law Studies, and Political Science
Research Title: âThe Value of the Civics Test to Born American Citizensâ
Geraldine Ruiz
Classification: Senior
Major: Nursing
Research Title: âLanguage Brokering in Healthcare Settings: Its Impact on Health-Seeking Behaviors, Perceived Stress, and Physical Health in Latinx Individualsâ
Aracely Sanchez Ramirez
Classification: Senior
Major: Biological Sciences
Research Title:
Alma-Aliyah Tolson
Classification: Junior
Major: Psychology
Research Title: âExploring the Impact of Intergenerational Trauma on the Black Community Through the Lens of Black Psychotherapistsâ
Joshua Wilder
Classification: Junior
Major: Psychology and Cognitive Science
Research Title: âThe Relationship Between Implicit Bias and Emotional Appraisal of Outgroup vs. Ingroup Membersâ