Class of 2015

Alia, JoAnn (Psychology)
Give Life Back to Music: Frequency domain estimates of heart rate variability during the presentation of music of varying rhythms Mentor: Dr. Jules Harrell

Bailey, Kristen (Chemistry)
Drug Delivery: Encapsulated Zeolite H-Y under Simulated Body Conditions
Mentor: Tiffany Lathan Smith

Bingham, Brianna (Biology)
Reducing Racial Disparities in Lung Cancer Screening and Surgery
Mentor: Several

Boyd, Chanell (Chemistry)
Screening for Adult Lung Stem Cells within the Alveolar Type 2 Population,
Mentor: Jason Matthews

Butler, Kelley(Biology)
Examining Immunological Markers as Therapeutic Targets for Alzheimer's Disease, Mentor: Dr. Mark Burke

Cleaves, Ashley (Political Science)
 Ain't I a Woman? The Impact of Race on Women Involved in Political Sex Scandals, Mentor: Dr. Keneshia Grant

Cochran, Bria (Political Science)
A Qualitative Analysis of the link between Politics, Education Disparity, and Gang Violence in Chicago evaluated by the Political Class and Organizational Theories
Mentor: Dr. Daryl Harris

Cox, Lakeisha, (Theatre Arts)
Rituals, Rules, and Regulations: A Theatre of the Absurd Faux Pas
Mentor: Prof. Otis Cortez Ramsey-Zoe

Daniels, Kayla, (Political Science)
Voter Identification Laws: A Poll Tax in the 21st Century? Mentor: Dr. Kayla Daniels

Davis, Miah (Chemistry)
A Biochronicity of Regulatory Networks during Cellulose Fermentation in Neurospora crassa
Mentor: Dr. Charles Hosten

Dillard, Victoria (Chemistry)
Optimization of Biogas Production Conditions using Pilot Scale Mesophilic and Thermophilic Anaerobic Digesters, Mentor: Prof. Galina Talanova

Ekey, Andrea (Mathematics)
Classification of Prostate Cancer in African American and European American Males,
Mentor: Prof. Louise Raphael

Ernst, Micah (Biology)
A Study of Green Coffee Bean Extract on Resting and Exercise Energy Metabolism in Obese African American Women
Mentor: Dr. Bond

Ezeibe, Onyekachi (Chemistry)
Intracellular Trafficking of KATP Ion Channels: The Role of EHD2
Mentor: Dr. Lystranne Maynard

Felix, Carina, (Biology)
The Role of ABCG2 In Prostate Cancer,
Mentor: Dr. Anna Allen

Gleaves, Apre (Chemistry)
Isolation and Characterization of the Fatty Acid Composition of Egusi Melon (Citrullus colocynthis) Seed Oil by GCMS,Jonathan Onuegbu;
Mentor: Prof. Oladapo Bakare

Grady, Danesha (Sociology)
How Stress in Affected by Classification: A Study of Howard University Students,
Mentor: Prof. Ralph Gomes

Grubbs, Ciara (English)
The Birth of Identity: An Analysis of Sapphire's Push as a Modern Slave Narrative,
Mentor: Dr. Elisa J. Oh

Harp, Olivia (Political Science)
The Truth behind the Statistics: Analysis of the Common Trends of Black Impoverished Neighborhoods and Their Effect on the Educational Performance of Black Youth in the United States
Mentor: Dr. Ben K. Fred-Mensah

Hill, Ricco (Psychology)
Reassembling Emotional Intelligence (EI): How Can Current EI Models Inform Future Theoretical Frameworks?
Mentor: Dr. Cynthia Winston

Holmes, Amanda (Psychology)
The Reduction of Immature Neurons in the Amygdala of Pediatric SIV Infection,
Mentor: Dr. Mark Burke

Hopkins, Christina, (Biology)
Assessing Parasitic Infections in Pregnant Women in the Kwale District,
Mentor: Prof. Courtney Robinson

Johnson, Demarquin, (Political Science)
From Edmund Pettus Bridge to Capitol Hill: A Qualitative Analysis of the Student Nonviolence Coordinating Committee's Influence on the Voting Rights Act of 1965 Utilizing Peace through Nonviolence Paradigm and Rational Choice Theory,
Mentor: Prof. Lorenzo Morris

Johnson, Nia, (Biology)
Herbivory and Oviposition Response of Specialist Herbivores on Alyssum murale (L.) Waldst and Kit. And Alyssum corscicum Duby ,
Mentor: Prof. Mary McKenna

Malone, Nelson, (Chemistry)
The Characterization of Beta-Actin TALENs as a Genome Editing Tool,
Mentor: Dr. Lystranne Maynard

Mama, Rabiath, (Theatre Arts)
An Exploration of Theatre and Social Justice,
Mentor: Prof. Otis Cortez Ramsey-Zoe

McFarland, Ayanna, (English)
Black Crime fiction and the Rhetoric of Agency: Chester Himes and Walter Mosley,
Mentor: Dr. Dennis Winston

McGowan, Alexia, (Theatre Arts)
A Primetime Perspective: An Exploration of Tolerance in American Television
Mentor: Prof. Otis Cortez Ramsey-Zoe

Morgan, Ja'Mesha, (Psychology)
Effects of Procedural Fairness on African Americans' Voting Intentions
Mentor: Prof. Angela Cole Dixon

Naqvi, Kulsoom (Biology)
Do R-Loops Cause Replication Independent DNA Damage and Directly Trigger a DNA Damage Response?
Mentor: Dr. Anna Allen

Olurotimi, Abimbola (Economics)
Baker Huges Inc Analysis
Mentor: Prof. Emily Blank

Osundeko, Ademola (Psychology)
Online Networking: The Effect of Social Media On Psychological Well-Being,
Mentor: Prof. Alfonso L. Campbell, Jr.

Purity, Chandler (Biology)
Exploring Plant Defenses against Herbivory in the Brassicaceae: Trade-Off or Joint Defense?
Mentor: Prof. Mary McKenna

Robinson, Cortney (Political Science)
Economic Empowerment: A Triangulative Analysis of Techniques to Increase African American Wealth and Financial Stability Using the Capitalist and Elite Theories
Mentor: Dr. Darryl Harris

Rogers, Angel (Biology)
Receptor for Activated C Kinase 1 Genes in Arabidopsis thaliana Regulates Salt Stress Resistance Pathway,
Mentor: Hemayet Ullah

Scott, Danielle (Political Science)
Neo-Colonialism at the Heart of the Pan-African Movement: Analyzing the Effects of China's Economic Practices in the Republic of Ghana Utilizing the Triangulative Approach and the Dependency Theory,
Mentor: Prof. Abdul Karim Bangura

Smalls, DeAna (Biology)
>Homodimerization of Arabidopsis RACK1A protein confers salt stress resistance in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Mentor: Dr. Hemayet Ullah

Summers, Lauren (Biology)
Growth Responses of the Nitrogen fixing bacterium, Rhizobium leguminosarum to Plant-derived Terpenes, Thymol and Carvacrol
Mentor: Prof. Mary McKenna

Taylor, Kayla (Political Science)
Race Public Policy: A Meta Analysis of Public School Funding
Mentor: Dr. Ben K. Fred-Mensah

Thomas, Roshni (Biology)
Predictors of Attrition in W.E.I.G.H.T. Study Participants
Mentor: Prof. Cheryl Rust

Turner, Sabrina (Political Science)
International Criminal Law: Genocide, War Crimes & Crimes Against Humanity
Mentor: Prof. Michael Nwanze

Washington, Devon (History)
Conservatism's Child: Examining the Reagan Presidency in Post-Civil Rights America
Mentor: Prof. Edna Medford

Williams-Brown, D'Sean (Political Science)
Cultural Learning in Post-racial America: A Triangulative Analysis of the Political Behavior of Blacks in the 21st Century Using the Social Closure Theory
Mentor: Dr. Darryl Harris