SSU McNair Scholars Research Journal, Volume 10: 2018-19

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“Pilot Study: Determining Health Status in Hispanic Families in Santa Rosa, CA: The Effect of External Variables on the Parent to Child Phenotype”
Manuel Alcazar, Kinesiology
Research Mentor: Bülent Sökmen, Ph.D.

“An Alpine way of Life Culture and Cabins”
Justin R. Brown, Geography, Environment, and Planning
Research Mentor: Laura Watt, Ph.D.

“Propaganda: A Look at its Application in the Support of Dominant Ideologies and Core Capitalist Institutions”
Apollo Cain, Political Science
Research Mentor: Cynthia Boaz, Ph.D.

“The Effects of Acute Intense and Explosive Resistance Protocols on Muscle Power and Rate of Force Development”
Kyle Coates, Kinesiology
Research Mentor: Bülent Sökmen, Ph.D.

“Fostering a College Student Identity: How Gender Dynamics Play a Role Among Foster Care Alumni Attending College”
Jonathan W. Coil, Sociology
Research Mentor: Suzel Bozada-Deas, M.A.

“A Comparison of Environmental DNA Sampling Methodology to Dip Net Sampling of the
California Tiger Salamander (Ambystoma californiense) in Vernal Pools of the Santa Rosa Plain”
Jennifer Juarez Yoc, Biology
Research Mentor: Derek Girman, Ph.D.

“Activism of Septima Clark: The Necessity of Education as the Cornerstone of Freedom”
Sabrina Rawson, History
Research Mentor: Michelle Jolly, Ph.D.

“Seasonal Variation in the Diet of the American Badger (Taxidea taxus) in Sonoma County, California
Jessica Saavedra, Biology
Research Mentor:  Derek Girman, Ph.D.

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