2023 McNair Scholars Program

2023 McNair Scholars Program

 

Matthew Bibiano UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

 

Matthew Bibiano
Hometown: Baldwin Park, CA
Major: Animal Science
Mentor: Dr. Carly Moody
Research Interests: 

Mauricio Calder Madera UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

 

Mauricio Caldera-Madera
Hometown: Huron, CA
Major: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 
Mentor: Dr. Lucas Smith
Research Interests:

 
Cindy Camacho UC Davis McNair Scholars Program
 

Cindy Camacho
Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA
Major: Chicano/a and Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Monica Torreiro-Casal & Dr. Susy Zepeda
Research Interests: Uncovering the Health Stressors Latinx & Indigenous students encounter

  
Aaron John Dukes UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

 

Aaron John Dukes
Hometown: Bakersfield, CA
Major: Molecular and Medical Microbiology 
Mentor: Dr. Katy Ralston
Research Interests:  

Rubyana Garcia UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

 

Rubyana Garcia
Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Sherman
Research Interests: 

Aaron John Dukes UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

 

Daniela Gomez
Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA
Major: Political Science 
Mentor: 
Research Interests:  

Giselle Aragon Garcia UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

 

Giselle Aragon Garcia
Hometown: Petaluma, CA
Major: Community and Regional Development
Mentor: Dr. Clare Cannon
Research Interests:  

Karla Gonzalez UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

 

Karla Gonzalez
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: Genetics and Genomics; Chicana/o Studies
Mentor: Dr. Luis Carajal Carmona & Dr. Laura Fejerman
Research Interests: Hereditary Breast Cancer Risk Assessment: The 'Tu Historia Cuenta' Program

Brittnay Barrett UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

 

Brittnay Barrett
Hometown: Suisun, CA
Major: African American Studies & Psychology
Mentor: 
Research Interests: 

Nancy Hernandez Legaspi UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

 

Nancy Hernandez Legaspi
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Major: Animal Science
Mentor: 
Research Interests: Assessing the Learning Abilities of Steelhead Trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) in an Isolated & Social Environment

Isabella Montes UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

 

Isabella Montes
Hometown: San Jose, CA
Major: Global Disease Biology
Mentor: 
Research Interests: 

 

Amna Ali UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

 

Angie Velarde
Hometown: Sacramento, California
Major: English
Mentor: 
Research Interests: 

Brianna Ochoa Zavalza UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

Brianna Ochoa Zavalza
Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Leah C. Hibel
Research Interests: