The 2026 University of New Mexico McNair Scholars Research Conference

Oral Presentation Session #11, 3:05 to 3:25 p.m.
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Presentations:
Coffelt , Parker  - Major: Biology (Pre-Health track) & Chemistry (Pre-Health track) , University of Northern Colorado
Oral Presentation Session #11, Room: Isleta
Title: CBD's effect on gastrulation and vascular formation 

Delgado, Fernanda - Major: Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, University of Arizona
Oral Presentation Session #11, Room: Santa Ana B
Title: Creating Emotionally Protective Experiences for First-Generation Hispanic High School Students Entering Higher Education Environments

Diaz, Haley - Major: Chemistry, University of New Mexico
Oral Presentation Session #11, Room: Lobo A
Title: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Optimizing GLUT3 Inhibitor Binding Through Analog Design and Validation

Fofana, Magou - Major: Forensic Psychology, John Jay College of Criminal Justice
Oral Presentation Session #11, Room: Luminaria
Title: Unmet Psychological Needs: Impacts of Acculturation on Immigrant-Origin CUNY students help seeking

Gramajo, Bryan - Major: Physiology , University of Arizona
Oral Presentation Session #11, Room: Acoma A
Title: Reimagining Joint Analysis: Evaluating a Markerless Motion Capture System

Jackson, Brandon - Major: Psychology, University of New Mexico
Oral Presentation Session #11, Room: Lobo B
Title: Cell Assembly Membership in the Hippocampus

Juarez, Jonathan - Major: Data Science and Economics, California Polytechnic University, Humboldt
Oral Presentation Session #11, Room: Trailblazer/Spirit
Title: Methane on the Map: A Multi-Source Approach to Monitoring Anthropogenic Emissions Using Satellite, Surface, and Machine Learning Data

Price, Desirae - Major: A double major in BA Anthropology and BA in Linguistics; Minor in International Relations , New Mexico State University
Oral Presentation Session #11, Room: Fiesta B
Title: Relational resonance and language
visibility across Aotearoa: A mixed methodology of linguistic landscaping shaped by cultural experience through etic engagement

Rubio-Lobaton, Kevin - Major: Finance, Our lady of the lake university
Oral Presentation Session #11, Room: Acoma B
Title: The Perceived Impact Of AI On Business Decision-Making an Operation Efficiency 

Simmons, Kathryn - Major: Triple: Pre-Med, Sociology, Psychology, University of Colorado Boulder
Oral Presentation Session #11, Room: Fiesta A
Title: Stigma and Placement Instability in the U.S. Child Welfare System

Vargas, Jennifer  - Major: Psychology , Northeastern Illinois University
Oral Presentation Session #11, Room: Santa Ana A
Title: COGNITIVE REFLECTION PREDICTS GENDER ESSENTIALISM IN GIRLS, BUT NOT BOYS

Oral Presentation Information for presenters:

• Format: 12-minute presentation, and 3 minutes for Q&A (15 min. total).  Please do not go over your allotted time so that everyone can have a full 15 minutes.
• Organization of presentations:  To enhance your presentation experience at our conference, there will be evaluators and moderators (faculty, staff and grad students) in attendance that will fill out evaluation forms to provide feedback to presenters. Therefore, your presentation will be at the exact time and location as it appears in the schedule. We will not deviate even if there is a no-show.
• Please bring your presentation saved onto a thumb drive/USB drive.  Please arrive at your presentation room early, locate the moderator and ask them to assist you in copying your presentation to the laptop desktop before the session begins.  Then eject your USB drive.  Open up your presentation and make sure it works properly.
• For more information about presentation format, equipment, etc click this link