Emodish Abebe
Mentor: Jean Twenge, Ph.D.
The Rise of Uniqueness: Trends in American Parents' Choices
for Baby Names, 1880-2007……………………………………………………………….................. 1

Nancy E. Calderon
Mentor: Terry A. Cronan, Ph.D.
Differences in Knowledge of Colorectal Cancer Screening among Latino and Caucasian Elders……………………………………………………………......................................................7

Tara Davis
Mentors: Vanessa Malcarne, Ph.D. and Georgia Sadler, Ph.D.
Barriers to Clinical Trails Participation in African American and Hispanic American Women…………………………………………………………………….…....................................... 12

Ernesto L. Enrique
Mentor: Greg Harris, Ph.D.
Genome-Wide Screen for Fat Regulatory Genes in Drosophilia melanogaster…......... 16


Thanhvan Huynh
Mentor: Thierry Devos, Ph.D.
Implicit Multiculturalism: Towards a More Inclusive American Identity………………………………………………………...................................................... 22


Adela Lúa
Mentor: Isidro Ortiz, Ph.D.
Chicano Park: An Exploratory Investigation of the Social Life, Role, and Benefits of
Chicano Park, A Site World Renowned for its Cultural Murals……………………………………………………………….……......................................... 29

Jamie L. Lynch
Mentor: Ramona Pérez, Ph.D.
Identity and Ethnicity among San Diego Salsa Dancers…………………………………....... 36


Neri Martinez
Mentors: Emilio Ulloa, Ph.D. and Audrey Hokoda, Ph.D.
The Relationship between Teen Relationship Violence and Attachment………………………………………………........................................................ 46

Johanna A. Meillon
Mentor: Denise Chavira, Ph.D.
Patterns of School-based Mental Health Service Utilization Among Familiesof Anxious Youth and Parental Endorsed Barriers to Care…………………………………………............................. 50

Delnita J. Moore
Mentor: Estralita Martin, Ph.D.
Factors that Prevent Biology Students at San Diego State from Entering the Majors within Two Years…………………………………………....................................................................... 60

Kim Nhat Nguyen
Mentor: Vanessa Malcarne, Ph.D. and Gerogia Sandler, Ph.D.
Disparities in Health Outcome as a Function of SES and Insurance……………………………………………………….…….............................................. 69

Miriam V. Pacheco
Mentor: Narbara McDonald, Ph.D.
Being Parented in Hispanic America: A Study on Hispanic College Students………………………………………………...............................................................75

Marcos E. Ramos-Ponciano
Mentor: Ramona Pérez, Ph.D.
An Invetigation into how Archeologists Integrate with Local Communities, Customs and Practices in Oaxaca…………………………………………..................................................................83

Lindsey M. Roberge
Mentor: Mark Myers, Ph.D.
Does Drug of Choice Predict Treatment Outcomes for Adolescent Substance Abuse?…95

Andrea C. Rodriguez
Mentor: Douglass Grotjahn, Ph.D.
Synthesis Studies for Chelators of Gadolinium………………………………………………………103

Marcus A. Schaffer
Mentor: Eugene Olevsky, Ph.D.
Spark Plasma Sintering: An Emerging Powder Consolidation Technique………………………………………….............................................................. 110

Tia Simpson
Mentor: Guadalupe Ayala, Ph.D., M.P.H.
Process Evaluation of a Food Marketing and Environmental Change Intervention to Promote
Fruit and Vegetable Consumption Among Latinos through Grocery Stores...............................................................................................................118