McNair Scholars Program
2021 Scholar Profiles
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Alyson Gonzalez
Major: Political Science and Sociology
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Karen Kozlowski
McNair Research: "An Analytical Study on Racial Achievement Gaps in the Southeast United States"
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Ais'jah Hicks
Major: Psychology
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kelsey Bonfils
McNair Research: "The Angry Black Woman Stereotype: Investigating the Experiences Associated with Perceptions of Black Women's Anger"
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Amaris Hodge
Major: Video Arts
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Paul Linden
McNair Research: "Why and How Artists in Rap/HipHop Must Extend Their Platform"
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Tylan Hunt
Major: Biological Sciences (Biomedical)
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tanya Funchess
McNair Research: "Examining the Relationship Between Parental, Social, and Emotional Support and Childhood Obesity within Mississippi"
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Mackenzie Pierce
Major: Chemistry (Biochemistry)
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Julie Pigza
McNair Research: "Addition of Masked Acyl Cyanide Groups Using Squaramide Catalyst and Acetimidate Leaving Groups"
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Dwayne Prosperie
Major: Physics
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Quingguang Guan
McNair Research: "Predicting Forest Fire Propagation with Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence"
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Levi Rawls
Major: Computer Science
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Partha Sengupta
McNair Research: "What are the Most Effective Learning Methods for Quick and Retained Study of the C++ Coding Language?"
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Rebecca Scariano
Major: Mathematics
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Lambers
McNair Research: "Convergence Analysis and Optimization of Two-Point Boundary Value Problems"
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Carlton Thomas
Major: Health Sciences
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Sharon Young
McNair Research: "The Body of the Black Woman: Disenfranchised"
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Michelle Weathersby
Major: Mathematics and Physics
McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. James Lambers
McNair Research: