Current Fellows

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Gessie Belizaire
University of Rhode Island
Major: African American Studies
Mentor: Dr. Funso Afolayan, UNH Department of History
Research Title: Historical Impact – Inequality in Haiti, and the Perceptions it has Left on the People

Uyen-Mai Doan
University of New Hampshire
Major: Biochemistry
Mentor: . Thomas M. Laue, UNH Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences
Research Title: Charge on Beta-Lactoglobulin A and B under Self-associating Conditions

Nicholas Guidice
University of New Hampshire
Major: Animal and Nutritional Sciences
Mentor: Dr. Timothy Quinn, UNH Department of Kinesiology
Research Title: An Assessment of Dietary Habits of Female Runners

Joseph Hayes
Jackson State University
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Carolyn Mebert, UNH Department of Psychology
Research Title: Autobiographical Memories

Hayley Haywood
Clark University
Major: Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Sharyn Zunz, UNH Department of Social Work
Research Title: The Effects of Music on the Stress and Mood of At-Risk Youth – A Qualitative and Quantitative Study

Imani Lugalla
University of New Hampshire
Major: Mechanical Engineering
Mentor: Dr. John McHugh, UNH Department of Mechanical Engineering
Research Title: Reflecting Internal Waves at the Stratopause

Stephen Morgan
University of New Hampshire
Major: Civil Engineering
Mentor: Dr. Jean Benoît, UNH Department of Civil Engineering
Research Title: A New Method of Determining Soil Consistency Limits – The Portable Limit Device

Jessica Myers
Bradley University
Major: Philosophy and History
Mentor: Dr. Stephen Trzaskoma, UNH Department of Language, Literature and Culture
Research Title: Women's Participation in Philosophy during the Hellenistic Period

Grace Rivera
Westfield State College
Major: Criminal Justice
Mentor: Dr. Ellen Cohn, UNH Department of Psychology & Justice Studies Program
Research Title: Juvenile Delinquency – The Effect of Peer and Parental Factors on Middle and High School Adolescents

Samantha Zoller
University of New Hampshire
Major: Anthropology
Mentor: Dr. Jean Elson, UNH Department of Sociology
Research Title: Health Care Practitioners and their Perceptions of Women of Lower Incomes and their Accessibility to Sexually Transmitted Disease Treatments