The CSU TRIO McNair Scholars Program prepares talented and eligible undergraduates for doctoral studies through involvement in research, seminars, advising, preparation for the Graduate Record Examination, and other intensive scholarly activities. Students who participate in the program come from disadvantaged backgrounds, show strong academic potential in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics) disciplines, and are committed to pursuing the Ph.D. degree. The program is named after the late Dr. Ronald E. McNair an African American physicist and NASA astronaut who died in the Challenger explosion in 1986. This program is sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education.
Research from 2021
Physics of Martial Arts: Incorporation of Angular Momentum to Model Body Motion and Strikes, Alexis Merk and Andrew Resnick
Metabolic Outcomes of Anaplerotic Dodecanedioic Acid Supplementation in Very Long Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase (VLCAD) Deficient Fibroblasts, Igor Radzikh, Erica Fatica, Jillian Kodger, Rohan Shah, Ryan Pearce, and Yana Sandlers
Research from 2018
Roles of H3v in Trypanosoma brucei, Sandra Haswani
Indication of Abdominal Wound Complication within Breast Cancer Reconstruction, Taylor Lawson
Perception of Time and Post-Surgery Physical Rehabilitation, Karmen Love
The Use of Retinoic Acid to Promote Atrial and Ventricular “like” cells to Aid in Atrial Fibrillation Research, Nautica McCully
Treatment of non-epithelial vaginal cells from Lysyl Oxidase like one knockout mice (LOXL 1) with nanoparticles (NPs), Priya Patel
Dodecanedioic Acid Treatment in VLCAD Fibroblasts, Igor Radzikh
Simulation of abiotic hurricane effects on lotic meiofauna abundance and composition, Jamil Wilson
A Study Inquiry of the Impact of the Mother-Daughter Relationship with Teen Pregnancy, Klarissa Zeno
Research from 2017
The Effects of Cell Cycle Position on Skeletal Myoblast Differentiation or Apoptosis, Asma Saleh and Briana Boslett
Research from 2016
The Effects of Superior Laryngeal Nerve lesion on Swallowing Kinematics and Airway Protection, Saja Abid and Rebecca Z. German
Effect of parental communication on adjustment of typically developing children with an atypically developing sibling, Christina Adkins and Meghan Murray
Effect of hypoxic conditions on skeletal myoblasts, Abdo Boumitri and Shuai Zhao
Biostatistical Analysis on the Effects of the Circadian Clock & Glucose Genes on Different Feeding Regimens, Rana Faraj and Nikkhil Velingkaar
Computing Human Arm Stiffness for the Purpose of Robotic Simulation, Nicholas Gehler and Philip Sesco
The Use of iPad Pros as an Assistive Device in Occupational Therapy, Osorio Lana
Dialects Accents and Intelligence: A Study on Dialectal Perceptions, Taylor Moore
Effect of Calorie Restriction on Circadian Rhythms of Glycolytic Enzymes in Mice, Enas A. Muhammad, Artem Astafev, and Kuldeep Makwana
The identification of anti-cancer molecular targets of COX-2 inhibitor Nimesulide, Yuridia Olivera Ortiz and Nethrie D. Idippily
How does educational opportunities influence decisions for Nigerian girls and the society?, Shalonda Swanson
Bioinformatic Analysis of the Sodium Hydrogen Exchanger Protein in Plasmodium yoelii, Jamira Virk and Raghavendra Yadavalli
Research from 2015
Effect of Accelerometer Based Feedback on Paretic Upper Extremity Amount of Use and Quality of Movement: A Case Study, Mishgan Abdullah, Nathan Pohl, and Amber Kuehn
Balance training application of a systematic framework for clinical decision making in therapeutic gaming for older adults, Brian Boccieri
Investigating Rhoptry Gene Conservation between Plasmodium yoelii and Plasmodium falciparum using the Polymerase Chain Reaction for DNA Amplification, Brooke Burkhalter
Distribution of Sphaeriid Clams in Lake Erie Twenty-five Years After Invasion of Dreissena, Michael Keller
Mitochondrial DNA Structure of Pyganodon grandis (Bivalvia: Unionidae) from the Lake Erie Watershed and Selected Locations in its Northern Distribution, Robert A. Krebs, Brian D. Allen, Na'Tasha M. Evans, and David T. Zanatta
Characterization of the detailed interaction interface between T. brucei telomere proteins TRF and TIF2, Jennifer Kungle, John Sabljic, and Tia Nikova
Cultural Differences in Coping and Depression between Individuals of Middle-Eastern and Non-Arab Backgrounds, Khadeja Najjar
Statistical Analysis of DASI Questionnaire and Modeling the Prediction of Heart Failure Risk in Patients, Christian Negron
Enhancement of Solar Energy Conversion in Bio-derived Cells via Side Selective Modification of Photosystem I, Uchechukwu Obiako and Evan Gizzie
Selective Plane Illumination Microscopy, David Ian Pendleton
Dual Stimuli Response Frequency and Stimulus Choice of the African Clawed Frog, Xenopus laevis, when presented with two stimuli, Mingo Rolince, Heidi Pignolet, and Alexa Hoy
Designing Tuftsin Conjugate for Directing Antimicrobial Ionophores to Macrophages, Sokhna Seck and Zeenat Razvi
Nitrosylation of S100A8/ A9 protein complex by inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase, Kia Smith
Research from 2014
Homing by Path Integration When a Locomotion Trajectory Crosses Itself, Naohide Yamamoto, Jayleen A. Meléndez, and Derek T. Menzies
Research from 2013
Differences in Population Structure Estimated Within Maternally- and Paternally-inherited Forms of Mitochondria in Lampsilis Siliquoidea (Bivalvia: Unionidae), Robert A. Krebs, W. Calvin Borden, Na'tasha M. Evans, and F. Paul Doerder
Occupational Therapy Students' Development of Therapeutic Communication Skills During a Service-Learning Experience, S. Margaret Maloney and Kristen Griffith
Research from 2012
Normalizing for Noise Removal from Electrocardiogram Signals, Dominique Diamond Brooks and Daniel J. Simon
Characteristics Indicative of the Likelihood of Leaving Open-Ended Comments on an Organizational Survey, Astrid Jennifer Hernandez and Michael Horvath
Mite DNA in Mantle Clips, Robert A. Krebs, Brian D. Allen, and Na'Tasha M. Evans
BON-BONs: Cyclic Molecules with a Boron-Oxygen-Nitrogen Backbone. Computational Studies of Their Thermodynamic Properties, Aloysus K. Lawong and David W. Ball
Introducing NOB-NOBs: nitrogen-oxygen-boron cycles with potential high-energy properties, Aloysus K. Lawong and David W. Ball
The Effects of Path Crossover on Spatial Orientation, Jayleen A. Meléndez and Naohide Yamamoto
Rural Women’s Pathways to Crime: A Grounded Theory Study of Rural Women and their Experiences in Jails and Prisons, Angela Mesenburg
Defining and Analyzing a Food Desert, Monique N. Russell and Brian Mikelbank
Spillover Effects of Metro Academic R&D on Non-metro Labor Market Conditions, Pedro J. Sarsama and Subhra Baran Saha
Sex Selection and Technology In the United States: Is It Playing GOD?, Roberta M. Steinbacher and Audrianna V. Rodriguez
Research from 2011
Transition to College for Students With Disabilities: Lessons from a Pilot Program, Glenn Goodman, Robert Radford, Lorenzo Smith, Lindsay Marie, Kerrie Shisila, Jason Valley, Ian Grissett, and Dustin Davison
Research from 2009
Highly Nitrated Cyclopropanes as New High Energy Materials: DFT Calculations on the Properties of C3H6−n(NO2)n (n=3–6), Aloysus K. Lawong and David W. Ball