Class of 2013
Eboni R. Bell (English)
Seeking Truth: Discovering Life through Critically-Acclaimed Author Jacqueline Woodson
Mentor: Dr. Dana Williams
Josephine Biemkpa (Political Science)
Fallout of the Racial Contract: Educational Inequality in the United States
Mentor: Dr. Donn Davis
Ebony Jervonne' Brown (Psychology)
You Love Me, You Love Me Not: Concepts of Trust and Fears of Abandonment for the African American Male
Mentor: Dr. Linda Berg-Cross
Edwin L. Brown III (Theatre)
The DC Dialect: Phonetically Transcribed Archival Research of Native Washingtonian Speakers
Mentor: Prof. Otis Ramsey-Zoe
Rodneysha Brown (Biology)
Impact of Prenatal Nicotine on Synaptic Plasticity in the Developing Rat Prefrontal Cortex
Mentor: Dr. Broderick Eribo
Kerisha Burke (Mathematics)
Graphs of Triangulated N-Gons: Connectivity and Diameter Bounds
Mentor: Dr. David James
Shanise Butler (Political Science)
How Did We Get Here: An Analysis of Initial Entrapment of the Recidivistic African-American under the Age of Twenty-five
Mentor: Dr. Donn Davis
Leovina Charles (Theatre)
The Performing Arts: Not Just for Show! An Analysis in the Social and Political Contexts of the Evolution of the Role of the Arts Throughout American History. An Argument for the Revitalization of Arts Programs within Our Communities
Mentor: Prof. Otis Ramsey-Zoe
Yasmin Chan-Loy Chin (Biology)
Investigation of Possible Neuroprotective Effects of Low Alcohol and Nicotine Concentrations against Inflammatory-Mediated Toxicity in Neuroblastoma-Derived Cells
Mentor: Dr. Winston A. Anderson
Shaleeka Cornelius (Biology)
Deletion of PGC-1 homolog (Spargel) in Mentor: Drosophila Melanogaster
Mentor: Dr. Atanu Duttaroy
Kimberly Curtis (Biology)
The Integrity of the Hippocampus in SIV-infected Infant Primates
Mentor: Dr. Courtney J. Robinson
Joseph Dillard (Political Science)
Black Politics: President Barack H. Obama and the Black Community
Mentor: Dr. Daryl Harris
Marquis Gibson (English)
Black Image: Exposing Post-Traumatic Slave SynMentor: Drome and Double Consciousness in Contemporary African America through a Full Length One-Act Play
Mentor: Dr. Sandra Shannon
Uchechukwu D. Ginigeme (Biology)
Phenotypic Characterization of Non-starter Lactic Acid Bacteria Isolated from Retail Cheddar Cheese
Mentor: Dr. Broderick Eribo
Deanna Hairston (Psychology)
You Look as Good as You Feel: The Impact of Self-Concept on One's concern for their Appearance
Mentor: Dr. Debra Roberts
Sasha-kay Harriott (Psychology)
Exploring Hostility and its relationship with BMI and Blood Pressure
Mentor: Dr. Jules Harrell
Esosa Igiehon (Economics)
Human Trafficking: Economic Causes, Effects, and Trends
Mentor: Dr. Satish Wadhawan
Alexandria Igwe (Biology)
Elemental Defense in Alyssum murale: Effects on Plant-Herbivore Interactions
Mentor: Dr. Mary McKenna
David Johnson Jr. (Psychology)
The Mediating Factors of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and success in the First Year of College for African Americans
Mentor: Dr. Hope M. Hill
Nicole McLean (Biology)
Effect of Nitrate-Rich Beetroot Juice on Cerebral Blood Flow During Exercise
Mentor: Dr. Vernon Bond
Leila M. Meliani (English)
Postcards and Mentor: Dreams: A Creative Non-Fiction Narrative Exploring the Journey of a Student Traveler and Travel Writer
Mentor: Dr. Dana Williams
Donique Parris (Languages)
Spain as a Model for a Single-Payer Health System in the United States
Mentor: Dr. Mercedes Tibbits
Rosa Ponton (Languages)
Spanish Words, Black Voices: An Investigation of the manifestation of Black Identity in Select Afro-Latino Poetry
Mentor: Dr. Maria Roof
Courtney B. Porter (Political Science)
Gender Inequalities in Ghana: A Study on the Educational Disparities in Ghana
Mentor: Dr. Daryl Harris
Jevon Potts (English)
Mediating Tensions: Reconstructing Male/Female Relationships in August Wilson's Pittsburg Play Cycle
Mentor: Dr. Sandra Shannon
Robert Ransom (Political Science)
The Prevailing racial Gap in Standardized Test Scores: An In-depth Analysis Utillizing the Colonial Mentality and Thomas Theorems
Mentor: Dr. Daryl Harris
Shaciara Smith (Psychology)
Subjective Tirednesss, Immediate Memory, and BM1 in Middle Aged African Americans
Mentor: Dr. Denee T. Mwendwa
Brittany Stallworth (Biology)
Elemental Defense in Alyssum murale: Effects on Plant-Pathogen Interactions
Mentor: Dr. Mary McKenna
Tynisha Sudberry (Political Science)
A Detailed Analysis of the Political and Economical Implications Behind the Incarceration of Black Males in America
Mentor: Dr. Daryl Harris
Kayla R. Webb (Political Science)
Profiling the Black Race: Using Critical Race Theory to Understand the Correlation between Mentor: Drug Policy and Mass Imprisonment
Mentor: Dr. Daryl Harris
Antoinette West (Sociology/Anthropology)
Black Identity and its Claim upon the Naming of the African American During the Civil Rights Era
Mentor: Dr. Ralph C. Gomes
Charles Williams (Psychology)
Nonverbal Reasoning Moderating the Relationship between Violence Exposure of Academic Performance among African-American Adolescents
Mentor: Dr. Debra Roberts
Henry A. Willis (Psychology)
In 140 Characters or Less: An Investigation into the Relationship between Social Networking Sites, Self-Esteem, and African American College Students
Mentor: Dr. Jules Harrell
Brianca C. Wilson (Biology)
A New Role for Hectd1 in Cell Migration and Proliferation of Mouse Embryonic Firoblast Cells
Mentor: Dr. Anna K. Allen
Khalea Wrensford (Biology)
Cannabinoid 1 Receptor Antagonists Increase Insulin Content in Diabetic Mice
Mentor: Dr. Courtney J. Robinson