2025 McNair Scholars Program

2025 McNair Scholars Program

 

Kelsea Braga UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

Kelsea Braga Andrew Ramirez

Hometown: Sebastopol, CA
Major: Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Jesús M. Velázquez
Research Interests: Synthesis of Mo15S19 as a Potential Ca-ion Battery Anode Material

 

Jayden Galvan UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

Jayden Galvan  Andrew Ramirez

Hometown: Fontana, CA 
Major: Cognitive Science
Mentor: Dr. Brian Trainor & Zachary Oakland, Ph.D. student
Research Interests: Oxytocin-based therapeutics to enhance extinction training in a rodent model of stress-induced mental illness

 

UC Davis

Samantha Garcia  Andrew Ramirez

Hometown: Merced, CA 
Major: Chicana/Chicano Studies & Political Science
Mentor: Dr. Lilia Soto
Research Interests:  

UC Davis

Emily Gonzalez  Andrew Ramirez

Hometown: San Pablo, CA 
Major: Chemistry
Mentor: Dr. Louise Berben
Research Interests:  

Jemmie Herrmann UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

Jemmie Herrmann Andrew Ramirez

Hometown: Dana Point, CA 
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Karen Bales
Research Interests: Impacts of transportation stress on parental behavior in prairie voles

Preston Hick UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

Preston Hick Andrew Ramirez

Hometown: Yuba City, CA 
Major: Mathematics
Mentor: 
Research Interests: Environmental Degradation, Disturbance, and Tipping in Bistable Ecological Systems

 

Miles Johnson UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

Miles Johnson  Andrew Ramirez

Hometown: Napa, CA
Major: Evolution, Ecology, and Biodiversity
Mentor: Dr. Neal Williams
Research Interests: Pollination and Seedset of Sunflower Crops During Heatwaves

Isaiah Onsurez UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

Isaiah Onsurez

Hometown: Los Angeles, CA
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Sherman
Research Interests: Introspective Accuracy of Minority Groups With an Implicit Outgroup Preference

Sergio Reynoso UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

Sergio Reynoso  Andrew Ramirez

Hometown: Davis, CA
Major: Atmospheric Science 
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Igel
Research Interests: Analysis of environmental conditions of fire tornadoes

Kari Six UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

Kari Six  Andrew Ramirez

Hometown: Walnut Creek, CA 
Major: Biological Anthropology
Mentor: 
Research Interests:

 

Monica Valenzuela UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

Monica Valenzuela  Andrew Ramirez

Hometown: San Diego, CA
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Jeffrey Sherman
Research Interests: Ideological Differences in Racial Categorization

 

Emely Vargas UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

Emely Vargas  Andrew Ramirez

Hometown: Stockton, CA 
Major: Chicano/a/x Studies & History
Mentor: 
Research Interests: Experiences in Ethnic Studies: Evaluating Sense of Belonging and Academic Impact Following Authentic Implementation
 

Alan Vongsavanh UC Davis McNair Scholars Program

Alan Vongsavanh  Andrew Ramirez

Hometown: Burlingame, CA
Major: Biological Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Yuanpei Li
Research Interests: Surface-Modified Nanoparticles for Targeted Therapy and Organ-Specific Biodistribution