The Ronald McNair Post-Baccalaureate Program
Research Activities
Students have the opportunity to conduct research under the guidance of a University Faculty member or Program staff. These opportunities are designed to provide a theoretical base and practical understanding to the process of research and methodology. Undergraduate students may participate in guided research in the McNair Program, while high school students may conduct research in the Math/ Science Upward Bound Program.
If you are selected to be a participant in the McNair Program, you will write various research papers throughout your junior and senior years. Some papers are presented locally, but a great many of them are presented at regional and national conferences. Students in the McNair Program have presented papers as follows (a representative sample)
7thAnnual SAEOPP/UTK McNair Scholars Research Conference (Knoxville, TN)
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Marco Colbert |
George Washington in the Philadelphia 8th Grade History Textbook |
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Traci Benn |
A Comparative Analysis of the Quality of Special Need Classrooms |
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Quaiser Abdullah |
A Moral Argument for a Global Welfare System |
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Brandi Ellis |
Perceptions of Physical Punishment as a Result of Parenting Styles: A Cultural Comparison |
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Kimberly Fields |
Humanitarian Intervention: A Case Study on the Crisis in Somalia |
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Ellesia Blaque |
Articulating Sexual Abuse and Coercion in the Slave Narrative: Providing Acceptability to the Northern White Audience through Rhetorical Strategy |
Western New York Intercollegiate Ronald McNair Student Research Conference (Buffalo, NY)
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Lynnette Bright |
Blight: More than the Eye Can See |
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Celeste Cobham-Portorreal |
Complication Associated with Evaluating the Effectiveness of E-marketing for African American Small Business |
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Assunta Curto |
Cultural Differences: Italians in America |
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Robert Moore |
The Effects of Flexibility on Reducing Pain Cause by Sciatica and Lower Back Pain in an Educational Environment |
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Nya Lewis |
Undergraduate Perceptions of Their College Level Writing Skills |
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Roosevelt Abney |
Tsunami Dreams and Magnetic Waters: A Comparison of African American and Japanese American Civil and Social Movements between 1800-1952 based on the Conditions of Their Initial Settlement |
Penn State Ronald McNair Research Conference
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Robert Moore |
The Effects of Flexibility on Reducing Pain Cause by Sciatica and Lower Back Pain in an Educational Environment |
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Daninia Jordan |
Does Black Pride Encourage Racial Tension? |
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Roosevelt Abney |
Tsunami Dreams and Magnetic Waters: A Comparison of African American and Japanese American Civil and Social Movements between 1800-1952 based on the Conditions of Their Initial Settlement |
Math / Science Upward Bound Research
If you are selected to be a participant in the Math/Science Upward Bound Program (MSUB), you will conduct an original research project during the academic year and summer program, culminating in the presentation of your research at the MSUB Summer Conference and various regional and national science fair competitions.
Students in MSUB have presented their papers as follows (a representative sample):
