Current Students
Jose Aguirre
Class Standing: Sophomore
Major: Biological Sciences
Minor: Business
Hometown: Atwater, CA
Graduation Term: Spring 2024
Mentor: TBD
Mentor Department: TBD
Research Interests: Microbiology, bacteriophage
Cecilia Alvarez
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Biological Sciences
Minor: Chemistry
Hometown: Modesto, CA
Graduation Term: Spring 2024
Mentor: N/A
Mentor Department: N/A
Research Interests: Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, Neuroscience, Cancer Research
Ashley Borjon
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Sociology
Hometown: Menlo Park, CA
Graduation Term: Spring 2023
Mentor: Dr. Meggan Jordan
Mentor Department: Sociology
Research Interests: The phenomenon surrounding Black cosplay, Racial battle fatigue
Heather Collins
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Anthropology
Hometown: Escalon, CA
Graduation Term: Spring 2023
Mentor: Dr. Ryan Logan
Mentor Department: Anthropology
Research Interests: Cultural and Environmental studies, Applied anthropology, Ethnogeology
James Green
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Biological Sciences
Hometown: Hickman, CA
Graduation Term: Spring 2023
Mentor: Dr. James Youngblom
Mentor Department: Biological Sciences
Research Interests: Cellular regeneration, prosthesis advancement, biomedical engineering, CRISPR, ecology, wildlife biology, entomology, physiology, anatomy, physics, nuclear chemistry
Edith Herrera
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Sociology
Hometown: Modesto, CA
Graduation Term: Spring 2023
Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Whitmer
Mentor Department: Sociology
Research Interests: Gendered attitudes, Latinx youth, gender roles, distinct roles for women and men, family, stereotypes, gender norms, and young youths
Daniel Pasillas-Pablo
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Public Health Promotion
Hometown: Chino Hills, CA
Graduation Term: Spring 2023
Mentor: Dr. Wura Jacobs
Mentor Department: Kinesiology
Research Interests: Racial/Ethnic disparities in public health, Social determinants of health, Health behavior.
Lauren Previtali
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Stockton, CA
Graduation Term: Fall 2021
Mentor: Dr. Victor Luevano
Mentor Department: Psychology
Research Interests: Using the biopsychosocial perspective to explore LGBTQ+ community-related topics
Bethany Saint-Smith
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Social Sciences
Minor: Psychology, Communications, Gender Studies
Hometown: Modesto, CA
Graduation Term: Fall 2022
Mentor: Dr. Staci Gem Scheiwiller
Mentor Department: Art
Research Interests: Intercultural communication, race and representation, public policy, infrastructure for public health, forensic psychology
Cristian Silva-Toro
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Psychology & Criminal Justice
Minor: Sociology
Hometown: Modesto, CA
Graduation Term: Spring 2023
Mentor: Dr. Sebastian Sclofsky
Mentor Department: Criminal Justice
Research Interests: Mass incarceration, policing, and substance abuse/use.
Sasha Thompson
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Art History and Communications
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Graduation Term: Spring 2023
Mentor: Dr. Staci Gem Scheiwiller
Mentor Department: Art
Research Interests: Colonialism, Primitivism, Orientalism, POC Diaspora, Feminine Theory, Curation
Danny Tovar Franco
Class Standing: Junior
Major: Psychology
Hometown: Inglewood, CA
Graduation Term: Spring 2023
Mentor: Ms. Deborah Forester
Mentor Department: Psychology
Research Interests: Child development, technology and its effects on a developing mind, use of technology with children suffering from mental disorders, new methods of increasing mental development at a young age
Updated: February 07, 2023