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NSF Students: Summer 2002
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(From left to right) Maria Ramirez, Rob Haggard, Clark Perez, Sean Belton, Benjamin Ybarra, Greylin Jones, Busisiwe Mthimunye (not pictured) |
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| MARIA RAMIREZ
Senior, Anthropology Mentor: Dr. Roberto Calderon & Dr. Tyson Gibbs Research: Los Jornaleros: A Study of the Day Laborers in Denton, Texas When Efrain Ramirez and Celia Mares migrated to the United States from Zacatecas, Mexico more than twenty years ago, they did not even imagine that their daughter would be sitting in a university classroom. Maria was born in east Dallas where college is a luxury even today. After graduating from Skyline High School in 1999, she became a student at UNT that fall. As a first generation college student and the eldest female of her grandparents’ grandchildren, Maria faced challenges that she had to overcome in order to succeed emotionally, personally, and academically. Maria’s research interest emerge from her parents’ experiences as immigrants in the U.S. She plans to pursue her research interests of U.S. Mexico relations in graduate school where she plans to eventually obtain a doctorate in Anthropology. Update: Maria is currently working on her doctorate in anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara
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ROB HAGGARD
Senior, Psychology Mentor: Dr. Kimberly Kelly Research: Comparison of the Nocebo Effect and Placebo Effect Rob Haggard was born in McKinney, Texas. A graduate of McKinney High School, Rob is an Ambassador for the College of Arts and Sciences, representing Psychology as well as the President of Psi Chi, the Psychology National Honor Society at the University of North Texas. Rob has been on the Dean’s List for two years and the President’s List in 2001. During the Spring of 2002, Rob was selected as the Outstanding Undergraduate in Psychology for University Honors Day. His interests include psychology and neuroscience. The focus of his current research is examining differences in healthcare and any outcomes personal medical experiences may have in eliciting placebo and nocebo responses. Rob’s long-term plan is to earn a Ph. D. in Clinical Neuropsychology |
| BUSISIWE MTHIMUNYE
Senior, Psychology & English Spellman College Mentor: Dr. Gibbs & Abigail Tilton Research: A Cross-Cultural Survey of Commercial Child and Adult Sexual Behavior, and Sustainability in Thailand, Australia, Kenya, Italy, and Columbia Busisiwe was born in Johannesburg, South Africa. Some of her academic accomplishments include being a McNair scholar, a member of the National Collegiate Honor Society, and being on the Deans List, and Honor Roll of several consecutive semesters. The focus of her research is to examine within several settings, the presence phenomenon of commercial child and adult sexual behavior through its manifestations, which are child prostitution, child sex tourism, child pornography, and child sexual trafficking. Busisiwe plans to pursue a doctoral degree in Cognitive Neuroscience with an additional focus in Eco-psychology. She would like to specifically focus on the effects of environmental toxins (both low-exposure and high exposure chronic levels) on the cognition of human beings. Update: Busisiwe is currently attending law school in Los Angeles. |
SEAN BELTON
Senior, Rehabilitation Services Mentor: Dr. Lisa Henry & Amy Ayres, M.Ed. Research: Tradition: A Study of School Spirit at the University of North Texas Sean Belton was born in Nyack, New York. He spent his early child hood in Raleigh, North Carolina. With aspirations to achieve a closer relationship with his father, Sean returned to New York, where he continued school through high school graduation in 1999. Now as a student at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Sean is approaching his Bachelor’s degree in Rehabilitation Services. As an Honors Student at the University of Maryland Eastern, Sean is geared toward creating a social organization to help improve the student life on his campus. Sean is focused on finishing school while gathering knowledge to reach his enterprising endeavors. Keeping sights on such endeavors, he vows to always think in terms of a greater goal for community restitution and advancement. |
| CLARK PEREZ
Junior, Anthropology/English Mentor: Dr. Tyson Gibbs and Abigail Tilton Research: The Conundrum at Kennewick Clark is transferring from San Jacinto College as a Junior to South West Texas State University . Clark has lived in the Houston area of Texas all his mortal life. He hopes anthropology and Archaeology specifically will enable him to branch out and travel geographically. This past summer has been the most significant academically in Clark’s life. He intends to continue research in the Holocene era of Pre?History. After a degree and some academic credibility is established, Clark intends to join the Peace Corps in South East Asia .Clark eventually hopes to study the Yonaguni Monument in Japan. Update: Clark is currently a student at the University of North Texas where is he completing his bachelor's. |
GREYLIN JONES
Senior, Anthropology Mentor: Dr. Larry L. Naylor Research: The Hamilton Club: A Diminishing Creole Tradition Greylin Jones, a Louisiana native, completes his senior year studies in anthropology at the University of North Texas. He currently holds the position of executive vice president for the Anthropology Student Association. As a National Science Foundation Intern, Jones reveals the significance of the Hamilton Club, a zydeco dancehall, for urban and rural Creoles in Lafayette, Louisiana. Being a descendant of the Adam Hamilton, founder of the Hamilton Club, Jones returns to his hometown of Lafayette and provides an insider’s perspective into the social organizations and functions of the dancehall. He plans to continue studying the Creoles of Louisiana, diasporic Creoles of Louisiana, and Creole philosophies and worldviews.
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| BENJAMIN YBARRA
Junior, Psychology with Anthropology Minor Mentor: Dr. Christina Wasson Research: Hacker Culture and Stereotype Benjamin Ybarra spent his entire growing life in Houston Texas where he attended community college in the beginning of 1999. Throughout his three years he has participated in Psychology research programs. He is currently pursuing his bachelors in Psychology with a minor in Anthropology. After which he plans to reach his PhD in Criminal Investigative Psychology. His research interest is the culture of a computer finding the causes, ethics and the definition separating a hacker from a criminal with a computer. |
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