Henderson State McNair Scholars present research at national conference

Six McNair Scholars from Henderson State University recently presented their research at the annual McNair Conference at the University of Maryland.

The conference is the largest research conference for McNair programs in the United States, said Jarrod Bray, TRiO campus coordinator at Henderson.

The Ronald E. McNair Post Baccalaureate Achievement Program at Henderson assists low-income, first-generation college students and those from underrepresented groups in preparing for graduate school. It is a federally-funded TRiO program.

“More than 100 graduate schools attended to recruit and highlight their university, giving the scholars an opportunity to network and make connections,” Bray said. “Our McNair Scholars are required to present their research at the conference to not only give them the experience to present, but also the opportunity to highlight their research to those graduate schools.”

• Rocky Hughes made a poster presentation entitled Exploring Equity: Challenges and Solutions in African American Healthcare.
• Katelyn Scott’s poster was entitled Parental Attachment and Romantic Relationships.
• D’Andriel Smith presented A Dead Romance: Has the Media’s Glamorization of Mental Illness Led to an Attention-Seeking Epidemic? with his poster.
• Sidney Hansberry gave an oral presentation on Call It How You See It: How Alzheimer’s is a Side Effect of Sleep Disorders.
• Michael Kempson’s oral presentation was entitled An Investigation of Railgun Technology and Limitations.
• Jamesia Sapp featured Cardiovascular Diseases in African Women for her oral presentation.

“Our scholars did an outstanding job in presenting their research,” Bray said. “They represented Henderson State University well.”

The students were accompanied by Bray, Dr. Eric Flowers and Dr. Don Kelly. After the conference, the group toured Washington, D.C.