McNair Scholars Research Journal
Volume 2 (2009)
Publication in the EMU McNair Chronicles marks an important milestone for the McNair Scholars whose work is presented here, as well as the McNair Program, now in its third year of operation. Over the course of the first two years of EMU’s McNair Program, I have had the pleasure of seeing the program develop. More importantly, I have witnessed a group of talented scholars come into their own as researchers. The work collected here represents a selection of the research presented at this year’s McNair Summer Research Institute Symposium. The scholars that presented their work in that forum, including those whose work is included in this issue, demonstrate the immense talent of EMU’s undergraduate students and that of the McNair Scholars in particular. I wish to congratulate all of the scholars on their hard work and commitment to undergraduate research. I am confident that we will be hearing about their work for years to come.Articles
A Note on the Format
David Erik Nelson
Notes from the Directors
James A. Knapp and Betty Brown-Chappell
The College Role in Diminishing the Digital Divide Gender Gap: Assessment of Male vs. Female Computer Access and Use
Folayan D. Zheng
Individuals with Hearing Impairment in Positions of Leadership
Josiah L. Osburn
African-American Women's Journey to Academia and their Experiences as Occupational Therapy Professors
Janan Daniel
Stereotypes: Racism and its Effects on the 2008 Presidential Election and our Citizens
Mark Anthony Wheeler
The Synergistic Effects of Probiotic Microorganisms on the Microbial Production of Butyrate In Vitro
Khadija A. Abbas
The Sensitivity in Methods of Measuring Conditioned Flavor Aversions and Conditioned Flavor Preferences
Jacinda T. Bunting-Dady