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May 12, 2005 -- Students in the University of Wyoming McNair Scholars program presented their research at an annual regional symposium and also at UW's recent Undergraduate Research Day.
The students were accepted into the McNair Scholars Program last fall. The program prepares promising undergraduate students from groups traditionally underrepresented in graduate education for entry into and successful completion of a doctoral degree program. The U.S. Department of Education funds UW's McNair Scholars Program at $291,600 annually.
Students eligible for the scholarship are those who are first generation college students who meet limited income guidelines or students who are members of ethnic groups that include Hispanic, African American or American Indian individuals.
McNair is a graduate school preparation program for students interested in earning a Ph.D. Services include a paid research internship of $3,600, mentoring from UW faculty, GRE (Graduate Record Exam) preparation classes, academic support and tutoring, and assistance with the graduate school application process. A minimum 3.0 grade point average is required and students must have completed 48 hours by the end of the 2004 fall semester.
Seven students presented research last month at the 10th annual Rocky Mountain McNair Research Symposium and Graduate Education Conference in Denver. Presenting their projects and their UW mentor were:
Grayson Baird, psychology junior, Powell -- "Implicit Theories of Intelligence and Goal Preference Among Children with Learning Disabilities," with Walter Scott, psychology associate professor.
Patrick Harris, psychology, Torrington -- "Rumination as a Mediator Between Passive Perfectionism and Depressive Symptoms," with Carolyn Pepper, psychology assistant professor.
Robyn Lopez, anthropology junior, Rawlins -- "Comparing Wyoming State Standards for Foreign Language Proficiency with Instructors' Assessment of Proficiency in Arapaho Language Classes," with Pamela Innes, anthropology assistant professor.
Sascha Rogers, zoology and physiology senior, Gretna, Neb. -- "Investigation of Genetic Variability in the Prion Protein Gene of Rocky Mountain Bighorn Sheep Compared to Domestic Sheep," with Jean Jewell, veterinary sciences laboratory technician.
Bryon Schroeder, anthropology junior, Casper -- "Temporal Analysis of 'Defensive' Sites in the Wyoming Region," with Robert Kelly, anthropology professor.
Jessica Stevens, molecular biology junior, Green River and Lander -- "Re evaluating Sialyation of Human Plasminogen in the Baculovirus Insect Cell System," with Donald Jarvis, molecular biology professor.
Chadwick Vaupel, history senior, Thermopolis -- "Fly Boys of Wyoming: A Brief History of the Civilian Pilot Training Program at the University of Wyoming," with Michael Brose, history assistant professor.
Those seven UW students also presented their research at the recent Undergraduate Research Day on campus. Also presenting were McNair Scholars:
Kathy Conser, fine arts senior, Laramie -- "Comparative Analysis of Popular Feminist Posters as a Form of Social Ideological Representation," with Chuck Egnaczak, art assistant professor.
Gary King, psychology senior, Lander and Rock Springs -- "Relapse and Abstinence: Internal vs. External Attribution among Recovering Alcoholics," with Scott Freng, psychology assistant lecturer.
Jeremy King, physics junior, Wiggins, Colo. -- "Molecular Dynamics Approach to Tunneling Dynamics in an Anharmonic Bath," with Yuri Dahnovsky, physics and astronomy associate professor.
Tasha Moreno, psychology junior Casper and Lusk -- "Rape Myth Acceptance Among College Males," Matt Gray, psychology assistant professor.
Danielle Olden, history junior, Laramie -- "Social and Economic Assimilation of Chicanos into Albany County, Wyoming, 1945 1985," with William Moore, history professor.
Eligio Ramirez, anthropology junior from Cheyenne -- "Cranial Variation in the United States Between the Midfacial Interorbital Regions of Southwestern Hispanic Sample Compared to American Blacks, Whites and Native Americans," with Jim Ahern, anthropology assistant professor.
William Welch, chemistry/mathematics junior, Riverton -- "Computational Analysis of a Newly Synthesized Iridathiabenzene and Some Related Compounds," with Suzanne Harris, chemistry professor.
Bonnie Youmans, molecular biology junior, Laramie -- "Comparison of Purified BMEI 1214 and Hot Saline Extract in an ELISA Test for Diagnosis of Brucella ovis Infection in Sheep," with Gerard Andrews, veterinary sciences assistant professor.
For more information, call Susan Stoddard, UW McNair Scholars Program assistant director at (307) 766 6525.
Posted on Thursday, May 12, 2005
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