McNair Senior Scholars

Taetum Baxa

BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Taetum Baxa

Taetum Baxa is a biological systems engineering major from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Taetum will be working with Dr. Ryan Pedrigi from Mechanical & Materials Engineering.Summer 2024 Research Poster: Quantifying microfluidics flow separation and comparative analysis of eNOS phosphorylation

 

Helen Martinez

MATHEMATICS

Helen Martinez

Helen Martinez is a mathematics major from Lincoln, Nebraska. Helen will be conducting research with Dr. Mohammad Hasan from Electrical & Computer Engineering.

 

 

Monique Miller

CHILD, YOUTH, & FAMILY STUDIES AND COMMUNICATION STUDIES

Monique Miller

Monique Miller is a child, youth, and family studies and communication studies double major from Omaha, Nebraska. Monique is conducting research with Dr. Patty Kuo from Child, Youth, and Family Studies.

Symone Parent

PSYCHOLOGY

Symone Parent

Symone Parent is a psychology major from Gretna, Nebraska. Symone will be conducting research with Dr. Cynthia Willis-Esqueda from the Department of Psychology.Summer 2024 Research Poster: Influence of Personal Attitudes on Support of Mental Health Services for Legal System and Prison Populations

Nayla Torres Ruiz

ANTHROPOLOGY, HISTORY, AND SPANISH

Nayla Torres Ruiz

Nayla Torres Ruiz is an anthropology, history, and Spanish major from Grand Island, Nebraska. Nayla will be conducting research with Dr. Isabel Velazquez from Modern Languages & Literatures.Summer 2024 Research Poster: Bicultural Identities and Sense of Belonging Among Spanish-English Bilingual Immigrants in Nebraska