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Beza Ayalew Mentor: Dr. Mark Tausig
Latrine Sanitation effect On Maternal Health and Infant Mortality in Ethiopia
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Jason Brown
Mentor: Dr. Phillip Allen

The Effects of Impulsivity on the Psychological Refractory Period Effect
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Jo'Nee Collins
Mentor: Olga Stenina, PhD.
Lerner Research Institute of the Cleveland Clinic

Regulation of Translation of Thrombospondin-1 by Glucose
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William J Davis
Mentor: Dr. Jean Pan

Using Lichens to Look into Akron’s Polluted Past
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Jakimah R. Dye
Mentor: Dr. Dennis Doverspike

Minority Responses to a Middle School Level STEM Program
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Ashley Jeanntta Farrish
Mentor: Zachery Williams Ph.D.

Contemporary Black Feminist Issues
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Shalese Ford
Mentor: Dr. Raymond Cox III

A Study of the function of Green Spaces in Japan Pre and Post World War II
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Chiquita McDaniel


Wai Moe
Mentor: Dr. Yueh-Jaw Lin

Development of Self-Actuating In-Flight Deicing Structures
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Tyra Owens
Mentor: Dr. Sheldon Wrice

African American Women’s Presence in U.S. Politics
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Phillip Parcheminer
Mentor: Dr. Charles Waehler

The Effects of Music on Social Anxiety
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Cynthia Porter
Mentor: Dr. Mark Tausig

Social Support and Its Effects on Patient Compliance
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Shayna Robinson
Mentor: Dr. Weiping Zheng

Sir2 Enzyme Inhibition
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Jared Ruiz
Mentor: Dr. Jacek Fabrykowski

Senior, Youngstown State University
Title: Covering Systems of Congruences
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Keyra Sheares
Mentor: Dr. Linda Subich

Effects of Childhood Sexual Abuse on Adult Women: A Review of the Literature
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Crystal Sterling
Mentor: Dr. Dr. Banu Gopalan
Lerner Research Institute of the Cleveland Clinic

Use of Bioinformatics tools, molecular biology databases, and computing resources to extract, analyze, and interpret biological data for genomics research
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Julie Tornichio


Wesley Ellis Wilkins
Mentor: Dr. Baffour Takyi

HIV/AIDS: A Comparative study of African American males and females

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Amber Williams
Mentor: Dr. Wolfgang Pelz

Educational Tools to Assist Students in Understanding Concepts in Computer Science, Especially Recursion
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Stacy Williams
Mentors: Dr. Jazmine Sutton, Dr. Mohammed Orloff, and Dr. Charis Eng
Lerner Research Institute and Cleveland Clinic Foundation

Analysis of PTEN Haplotypes That Show Disparity in Endometrial Cancer Predisposition
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Vanessa M. Winborn
Mentor: Dr. Timothy McCarragher

Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Culturally Appropriate Treatment for Minorities, Particularly African American Youth

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