Introduction…………………………………………………………………………….. 1
Ellesse L. Akre
Mentors: Audrey Hokoda, Ph.D. and Emilio Ulloa, Ph.D.
Examining Authoritarian Parenting, Depression, and Teen Relationship Violence in
Mexican Adolescents…………………………………………………………………. 2
Ernesto Enrique
Mentor: Jaime A. Pineda, Ph.D.
The Relationship between EEG Mu Rhythms, Empathy, and Mirror Neurons in Autism
Spectrum Disorder……………………………………………………………………… 7
Phyllis Ferguson
Mentor: Barbara Shaver, Ph.D.
The Underachievement of Female Professionals in the Construction Industry and
Engineering Profession…………………………………………………………………14
Marlyn Garcia
Mentor: Donna Castañeda, Ph.D.
Acculturation, Acculturative Stress, and Academic Self-esteem among Latina/o College
Students……………………………………………………………………………….…. 20
Nelly Gonzalez
Mentor: Scott C. Roesch, Ph.D.
Personality and Coping in Latino Adoclents : Predicting Mental Health Outcomes
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Melissa L. Lanning
Mentor: Greg Kalyuzhny, Ph.D.
Metal Ion Binding as a Possible Factor in Bacterial cell Signaling: Electrochemical and
Spectroscopic Studies………………………………………………………………… 39
Christina Lares
Mentors: Gregory Talavera, M.D. M.P.H. and Katherine Keir, M.P.H.
The Role of Acculturation in the Prevalence of Diabetes Risk Factors among Latinos.. .....................................................................................................................46
Nadia Merino Chávez
Mentor: Isidro D. Ortiz, Ph.D.
The Migration of Mexican Indigenous Women from Oaxaca………………….. 51
Nidia Merino Chávez
Mentor: Ramona L. Pérez, Ph.D.
Political Autonomy or Marriage?: Young Oaxaqueñas’ Perceptions of Education,
Employment and Motherhood………………………………………………………... 65
Dalia Pimentel
Mentor: Esther Rothblum, Ph.D.
Exploring the Latina Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Community Experience
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Octavio Romo Fewell
Mentor: Mikael Bergdahl, Ph.D.
Chemical Synthesis towards Micromide…………………………………………... 81
Juana Vaquero
Mentor: Radmila Prislin, Ph.D.
New Majority’s Abuse of Power: The Moderating Effects of Perceived Control and
Decision Context……………………………………………………………….……... 87
Esteban Walstrum
Mentor: Roberto J. Velasquez, Ph.D.
Application of the Wechsler Nonverbal Scale of Ability (WNV) with Latino Children in
Psychiatric Treatment: Case Studies……………………………………………… 92
Santos Zúñiga
Mentor: Rodolfo Jacobo, M.A.
In Search of Identity: What’s in a label? …………………………………………. 98
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