Siobhan Barros

Major: Psychology

Mentor: Dr. Angela Bryan, Psychology

During Siobhan's orientation she was assigned to the same room that her aunt lived in as an undergraduate. Seeing that as a sign, she chose CU over Harvard. She is researching emotional intelligence.

Abbas Barzegar

Major(s): Political Science and Ethnic Studies

Mentor: Dr. Jualynne Dodson, Ethnic Studies

Abbas is a passionate Muslim interested in researching the dynamics of social movements through the relationship between spirituality and resistance.

Catherine Bond

Major(s): Geographic Information Systems and Anthropology

Mentors: Dr. Elizabeth Dunn

Catherine is a native of France and came to America to learn more about the culture. She is researching the patterns of Mexican migrants to Boulder County.

Xochitl Chavez

Major(s): Latin American Studies and Spanish Literature

Mentor: Dr. Elisa Facio, Ethnic Studies

Xochitl is researching La Feria de Enero which originated from the legend of Dona Maria de Angulo and takes place in Chiapas, Mexico. She is examining the roles and the importance of female participants in this mestizo festival.

Nicole Gervace

Major: English Literature

Mentor: Dr. Martin Bickman, English

Nicole live in the mountains west of Boulder and is researching the poet H.D. (Hilda Doolittle).

Simret Gebremariam

Major(s): International Affairs and Mathematics

Mentor: Dr. James Jankowski

Simret is a native of Eritrea and moved to the U.S. with her family after the civil war that secured Eritrea from Ethiopia. She is researching the effects of technology on third world countries.

Jenn Roark

Major(s): American Studies and Women Studies

Mentor: Dr. Joanne Belknap, Women Studies

Jenn is researching the governmental and non-governmental perceptions of the delinquency and victimization of juvenile girls. She worls for the Boulder County Domestic Abuse Prevention Project.

Jenn Shoffeitt

Major: English Literature

Mentor: Dr. Bruce Holsinger, English

Jenn is researching the implications of race constructions in Jacobean drama. In her spare time she volunteers for female inmates at the Boulder County jail.