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Miguel Barron Majors: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Expected Graduation Date: June 2026 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Andy Alexander Faculty Mentor's Department: Psychological and Brain Sciences Research Interests: Neurological Disorders, Bioenergetics, Thermodynamics and Biomolecular reactions |
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Andre Braga Majors: Statistics and Data Science Expected Graduation Date: June 2026 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Yan Xifeng Faculty Mentor's Department: Computer Science Research Interests: AI and Large Language Models; training AI to learn and make accurate market predictions |
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Mayra Canseco Majors: Sociology and Chicana/o Studies Expected Graduation Date: June 2025 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Kam Faculty Mentor's Department: Communication Research Interests: Undocumented immigrant responses to environmental disaster |
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Chiara Cimarusti Major: Biological Sciences Expected Graduation Date: June 2025 Faculty Mentors: Dr. Matthieu Louis, Dr. Ron Keiflin Faculty Mentors' Departments: Moleculer, Cellular, and Developmental Biology, Psychological and Brain Sciences Research Interests: Virology, STEM cells, regenerative medicine |
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Rocio Curiel Majors: Spanish and Linguistics Minor: Translation and Interpretation Studies Expected Graduation Date: June 2025 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daina Sanchez Faculty Mentor Department: Chicana and Chicano Studies Research Interests: Mixteco language revitalization among indigenous farm workers |
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Lakshmi García Major: Writing and Literature Expected Graduation Date: June 2026 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Michelle Petty Faculty Mentor Department: Writing and Literature in College of Creative Studies Research Interests: MLRs (Math Education); Hispanic first-gen sibling storytelling's impact on education |
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Andrea Gomez Major: Biology Expected Graduation Date: March 2025 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Hilary Young Faculty Mentor's Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology Research Interests: Movement and foraging of terrestrial consumers within intertidal habitats |
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Maritza Gómez Majors: Sociology and Chicana and Chicano Studies Expected Graduation Date: June 2026 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Ralph Armbruster-Sandoval Faculty Mentor's Department: Chicana and Chicano Studies Research Interests: How mental health intersects with indigenous and Latinx communities |
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Karen Gonzalez-Salazar Major: Sociology Expected Graduation Date: June 2025 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daina Sanchez Faculty Mentor's Department: Chicana and Chicano Studies Research Interests: How children of indigenous Mexican immigrants relate to their identity |
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Natalie Guerrero Major: Religious Studies Expected Graduation Date: June 2026 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joseph Blankholm Faculty Mentor's Department: Religious Studies Research Interests: Religion & its exceptions to the law |
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Melanie "Mel" Hidalgo-Garcia Major: Chicana and Chicano Studies Expected Graduation Date: June 2026 Faculty Mentor: TBD Faculty Mentor's Department: TBD Research Interests: Chicanas in education and the school to prison pipeline |
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Evan Ho Majors: Global Studies, Asian Studies, and History Expected Graduation Date: June 2026 Faculty Mentor: TBD Faculty Mentor's Department: TBD Research Interests: Resource allocation in the broader East Asian region |
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Citlali Ibarra Major: Psychological and Brain Sciences Expected Graduation Date: June 2026 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Karen Szumlinksky Faculty Mentor's Department: Psychological and Brain Sciences Research Interests: mTOR inhibition in taming methamphetamine craving; neuroscience of addiction |
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Angeles "Jasmine" Labastida Majors: Film and Media Studies, Pre-Sociology Expected Graduation Date: June 2025 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Laila Sakr Faculty Mentor's Department: Film and Media Studies Research Interests: Algorithms, digital decolonization in Latin America |
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Briana Le Major: Aquatic Biology Expected Graduation Date: June 2026 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Halley Froehlich Faculty Mentor's Department: Ecology, Evolution, and Marine Biology Research Interests: Fisheries, aquaculture, and conservation of marine and freshwater ecosystems |
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Laila LoRe Major: Psychological and Brain Sciences Minor: Applied Psychology Expected Graduation Date: June 2025 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Erika Felix Faculty Mentor's Department: Psychological and Brain Sciences Research Interests:Intra/interpersonal dynamics with respect to personality pathology; Dimensional assessment models and treatment for personality disorders; Developmental psychopathology |
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Zeena Omer Majors: Cultural Anthropology, Global Studies Expected Graduation Date: June 2025 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nadège Clitandre Faculty Mentor's Department: Global Studies Research Interests: Extractive colonialism and global capitalism in Africa and the Middle East |
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Eliza Pasha Major: Psychological and Brain Sciences Expected Graduation Date: June 2025 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel Conroy-Beam Faculty Mentor's Department: Psychological and Brain Sciences Research Interests: Evolutionary psychology of reproductive strategies |
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Breeanna Pernas Major: Psychological and Brain Sciences Expected Graduation Date: June 2025 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Nolan Krueger Faculty Mentor's Department: Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Research Interests: Involuntary psychiatric hospitalizations in overpoliced communities |
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Natalia Rodriguez Martinez Major: Psychological and Brain Sciences Expected Graduation Date: June 2025 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Miya Barnett Faculty Mentor's Department: Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology Research Interests: Engagement in PCIT within Latino immigrant families |
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Melissa Romero Majors: Linguistics and Sociology Expected Graduation Date: June 2025 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mayra Puente Faculty Mentor's Department: Education Research Interests: Rural Latinx student success and aspirations in STEM |
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Isabel "Isa" Ruacho Major: Biopsychology Expected Graduation Date: June 2025 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Barry Giesbrecht Faculty Mentor's Department: Psychological and Brain Sciences Research Interests: Vigilence decrement in measurements of performance |
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Violeta Valdez-Samaniego Major: Sociology Minor: Applied Psychology Expected Graduation Date: June 2026 Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elena Skapoulli-Raymond Faculty Mentor's Department: Sociology Research Interests: How social and economic differences impact mental health in Latinx communities |