Elsira Gramajo Mentor: Dr. Kimberly McAdams Elsira (“Elsie”) graduates with a B.S. in Psychology. Elsie’s research, “Minor Stress with Self-Reported Confidence and Stress Levels,” conducted during the McNair Summer Research Institute 2012, examined how self-confidence and self-esteem might affect handling of stressful situations, with analysis of potential gender differences. During the summer of 2012, Elsie was also a research assistant for Dr. Leslie Ross, Child Trauma Treatment Senior Director of the Children’s Institute in Los Angeles. Elsie’s McNair research findings were presented at the 10th Annual Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Conference at Boise State, the 21st Annual National McNair Research Conference at Lake Geneva, WI, the 20th Annual McNair Symposium at UC Berkeley, the 2nd Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Conference at Boise State and the 20th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at University of Washington. Elsie is awaiting admissions decisions from three Californian schools: Mount St. Mary’s College, Azusa Pacific University, and CSU Northridge. Elsie plans to enter their Master’s of Counseling programs in the fall.
Justin Grover Mentor: Dr. Clyde Moneyhun Justin graduates with a B.A. in English, Writing emphasis. As a McNair Summer Research Fellow, Justin conducted surveys of faculty and graduate students at Boise State University. The purpose of the study was to examine student levels of preparedness for graduate-level research writing. All students in the sample had completed an undergraduate degree at Boise State. The survey results were compared with stated outcomes of the new Communication in the Discipline (CID) courses at Boise State to analyze whether these courses might provide for a more prepared transition into graduatelevel research writing. Justin’s research article, “Writing for the Future,” appears in Volume 9 of the Boise State McNair Scholars Research Journal. Justin presented his work at the 10th Annual Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Conference at Boise State, the 21st Annual National McNair Research Conference at Lake Geneva, WI, the 20th Annual McNair Symposium at UC Berkeley, the 2nd Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Conference at Boise State, and the 20th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at University of Washington. Justin will attend Boise State University in fall 2013, entering the Master’s of English program, with an emphasis in Rhetoric and Composition.
Beda graduates cum laude with a B.S. in Civil Engineering, Hydrology emphasis. He is a NSF and SMART Scholar and the recipient of the Civil Engineering departmental scholarship. His McNair research attempted to quantify the partition of energy balance components in order to support efficient use of water resources in southern Idaho. Data from both the Land Surface Hydrology Model and field observations were used to present the trends in surface energy balance components. Beda’s research article, “Assessment of Surface Energy Balance in Southern Idaho,” appears in Volume 9 of the Boise State McNair Scholars Research Journal. Beda presented the findings of his research at the 10th Annual Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Conference at Boise State, the 20th Annual McNair Symposium at UC Berkeley, the 2nd Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Conference at Boise State and the 20th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at University of Washington. Beda will enter the Civil and Environmental Engineering Ph.D program at the University of Iowa, in the Hydraulics, Hydrology, and Water Resources track. His studies will be supported by a GSA of $25,631 a year, plus health insurance and a full waiver of tuition.
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Stevy graduates with a B.A. in Psychology. She is currently the president of Psi Chi at Boise State. As a McNair Summer Research Fellow, Stevy conducted research examining the relationship between risky health behaviors of freshman college students and the five “C”s of positive youth development: competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring. Her research article, “Positive Youth Development and Substance Use in Emerging Adults” appears in Volume 9 of the Boise State McNair Scholars Research Journal. Stevy presented the findings of her research at the 84th and 85th annual meeting of the Midwestern Psychological Association in Chicago, the 52nd annual meeting of the New England Psychological Association in Boston, the 10th Annual Undergraduate Research and Scholarship Conference at Boise State, the 20th Annual McNair Symposium at UC Berkeley, the 2nd Annual Summer Undergraduate Research Conference at Boise State, and the 15th Annual Undergraduate Research Symposium at University of Washington. She will attend University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, where she will pursue a Ph.D in Community and Cultural Psychology. Stevy has been awarded a $17,500 annual stipend with full tuition remission and health insurance.
Charlotte Tomevi Mentor: Dr. Eric Landrum and Dr. M. Rose Barlow Charlotte graduates with a B.S. in Psychology. She is the recipient of the Osher Reentry Scholarship, the Soroptomist Women’s Opportunity Scholarship, the KiDO Scholarship, and the Lightfoot Foundation Scholarship. Charlotte is President of the Association of Psychology Students at Boise State, Psi Chi Vice President of Chapter Activities, and a member of Gamma Beta Phi Honor Society. While a McNair Scholar, Charlotte participated in the McNair Summer Research Institute during the summers of 2011 and 2012. Her research, “Career-Decision Self-Efficacy among College Students with Symptoms of Attention Deficit Disorder,” examines how the symptoms of ADD influence college students’ future career plans. Charlotte presented the findings of this research at numerous conferences at Boise State and nationwide, including the 20th & 21st Annual National McNair Research Conference at Lake Geneva, WI., the 25th National Conference on Undergraduate Research in Ogden, UT, and the 19th Annual McNair/EIP Spring Research Conference at the University of Washington. Charlotte’s research is published in Volume 8 and Volume 9 of the Boise State McNair Scholars Research Journal. Charlotte will enter the Master’s in Psychology program, Clinical Emphasis, at Eastern Washington University in fall 2013, supported by a nonresident tuition scholarship (NRTS).
Mario Venegas Mentor: Dr. Arthur Scarritt
Beda Luitel Mentor: Dr. Venkat Sridhar
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Mario graduates cum laude with a B.S. in Sociology and a minor in Mathematics. As a McNair Summer Research Fellow, Mario participated in the Summer Research Institute during the summers of 2011 and 2012. Mario conducted research which explored the lenses through which people experience the racial content of video games. He presented the results of this research at multiple Boise State undergraduate conferences and at the 19th Annual McNair/EIP Conference and Undergraduate Research Symposium at the University of Washington, the 2nd Annual McNair Conference, University of Delaware, (received second place in Best Social Science Research category), the 20th Annual National McNair Research Conference, Lake Geneva, WI., the 83rd Annual Pacific Sociological Association Meeting, San Diego, and the 20th Annual McNair Scholars Symposium, UC Berkeley. His articles, “Interpretations on the Racialized Experiences of Video Games” and “The Racialized Experiences of Video Games,” appear in Volumes 8 and 9 of the Boise State McNair Scholars Research Journal. This fall, Mario will enter the Ph.D Sociology program at University of Texas at Austin with five years of funding, full tuition remission and health insurance. Mario was awarded The Graduate School Fellowship, valued at $24,000, for the first year and departmental funding consisting of an annual stipend of $13,152 for the final four years.
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