UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls

McNair Program

Cohort 11


Felicha Colbeth


Graduation Date: Spring 2012

Mentor: Dr. Brad Caskey

McNair Research Title: Gender Differences in the Frequency and Effects on Non-College Life Events

Graduate School: University of Central Florida

Degree Program: Educational Leadership - Higher Education

Graduate Degree: M.A.

 


Jelisia Dixon


Graduation Date: Spring 2012

Mentor: Dr. Debra Allyn

McNair Research Title: Perceptions of Older Adults Regarding Physical Therapist Based on Attire

Graduate School: Capella University

Degree Program: Applied Behavior Analysis

Graduate Degree: M.S.

 


Nene Eze


Graduation Date: Spring 2012

Mentor: Dr. Dawn Hukai

McNair Research Title: The Impact of International Financial Reporting Standards on Domestic Companies

Graduate School: Southern New Hampshire University

Degree Program: Business Administration

Graduate Degree: M.B.A.


 


Kaitlin Holmes


Graduation Date: Spring 2012

Mentor: Dr. Todd Wilkinson

McNair Research Title: A Descriptive Study of Atypical Anorexia Nervosa

Graduate School: University of Wisconsin-Stout

Degree Program: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Graduate Degree: M.S.

 


Marissa Holst


Graduation Date: Spring 2012

Mentor: Dr. Melanie Ayres

McNair Research Title: Children's Perceptions of Race and Social Class

Graduate School: Iowa State University

Degree Program: Human Development and Family Studies

Graduate Degree: M.S., Ph.D. (Iowa State University)

 


Charles Hunter IV


Graduation Date: Fall 2011

Mentor: Dr. Cheng-Chen Huang

McNair Research Title: Drug Treatment of Spinal Motor Atrophy: A chemical analysis of the effects of valproic Acid and Calcium Inhibitors on developing derived motor neurons

Graduate School: Minnesota State University - Moorhead

Degree Program: Educational Master's Program

Graduate Degree: M.Ed.

 


April Huseby (Kelcher)


Graduation Date: Spring 2012

Mentor: Dr. Karen Klyczek

McNair Research Title: Signaling Significance of PD1/PD-L1 Interactions in Tolerizing T Cells against Autoimmune Diabetes

Graduate School: Mayo Clinic College of Medicine

Degree Program: Neuroimmunology

Graduate Degree: Ph.D.

 


Cassandra Saunders


Graduation Date: Fall 2011

Mentor: Dr. Gary Onan and Dr. John Wheeler

McNair Research Title: Effects of Velocity on Force Plate and Gait Analysis on Dogs with Cranial Cruciate Ligament Rupture  

Graduate School: University of Minnesota

Degree Program: Pharmacy Doctoral Program

Graduate Degree: D. Pharm.

 


Samantha Wagner


Graduation Date: Spring 2012

Mentor: Dr. Timothy Lyden

McNair Research Title: Development and Characterization of "Artificial" Brain Tumor Tissues using 3D Tissue Engineering Approaches with Glioblastoma Cell Lines

Graduate School: Northern Michigan University

Degree Program: General Psychology

Graduate Degree: M.S.

 


Cory Windorff


Graduation Date: Spring 2012

Mentor: Dr. Magdalena Pala/Dr. Kevin McLaughlin

McNair Research Title: Proton Coupled Electron Transfer Reactions of Iron-Sulfur Clusters: determining the driving force and mechanism

Graduate School: University of California-Irvine

Degree Program: Chemistry

Graduate Degree: Ph.D.

 


Michael Woodward


Graduation Date: Spring 2012

Mentor: Dr. Todd Wilkinson

McNair Research Title: Investigating Sixth Graders' Expectations of Bystander Responses to Peer Victimization

Graduate School: Northern Arizona University

Degree Program: School Psychology

Graduate Degree: Ed.S./Ph.D.

 


Phoua Yang


Graduation Date: Spring 2012

Mentor: Dr. Melanie Ayres

McNair Research Title: Children's Perception of Race and Social Class

Graduate School: University of Florida

Degree Program: Psychology

Graduate Degree: M.S.

 


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