{"id":52745,"date":"2019-05-09T16:20:43","date_gmt":"2019-05-09T16:20:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/?page_id=52745"},"modified":"2025-06-03T20:45:18","modified_gmt":"2025-06-03T20:45:18","slug":"summer-research-experience","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/summer-research-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Current McNair Summer Researchers"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"padding-left: 120px;\"><strong>2025 <\/strong><strong>McNair Summer Researchers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<hr \/>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-52745 gallery-columns-4 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/summer-research-experience\/25_agudo_headshot-2\/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_AGUDO_Headshot-1-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Headshot of Jessica Agudo\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-53080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_AGUDO_Headshot-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_AGUDO_Headshot-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_AGUDO_Headshot-1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-53080'>\n\t\t\t\tJessica Agudo<br \/>Faculty Mentor: Ben Denkinger, Ph.D.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/summer-research-experience\/augsburg_a_1-color_maroon\/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/Augsburg_A_1-color_Maroon-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Headshot of Armand Bashige\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-53081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/Augsburg_A_1-color_Maroon-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/Augsburg_A_1-color_Maroon-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/Augsburg_A_1-color_Maroon-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/Augsburg_A_1-color_Maroon-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/Augsburg_A_1-color_Maroon-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/Augsburg_A_1-color_Maroon.jpg 1876w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-53081'>\n\t\t\t\tArmand Bashige<br \/>Faculty Mentor: Sayantica Pattanayak, Ph.D.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/summer-research-experience\/25_chavez_headshot\/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_CHAVEZ_Headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Headshot of Laura Chavez\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-53070\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_CHAVEZ_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_CHAVEZ_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_CHAVEZ_Headshot-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_CHAVEZ_Headshot-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_CHAVEZ_Headshot-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_CHAVEZ_Headshot-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-53070'>\n\t\t\t\tLaura Chavez<br \/>Faculty Mentor: Ibrahim Keita, Ph.D.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/summer-research-experience\/25_garcia_headshot\/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_GARCIA_Headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Headshot of Beth Garcia\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-53071\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_GARCIA_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_GARCIA_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_GARCIA_Headshot.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-53071'>\n\t\t\t\tBeth Garcia<br \/>Faculty Mentor: Henry Yoon, Ph.D.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/summer-research-experience\/25_kebede_headshot\/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_KEBEDE_Headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Headshot of Ethiopia Kebede\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-53072\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_KEBEDE_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_KEBEDE_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_KEBEDE_Headshot.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-53072'>\n\t\t\t\tEthiopia Kebede<br \/>Faculty Mentor: Mark Engebretson, Ph.D.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/summer-research-experience\/25_millan_headshot\/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_MILLAN_Headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Headshot of Luis Millan\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-53073\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_MILLAN_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_MILLAN_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_MILLAN_Headshot.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-53073'>\n\t\t\t\tLuis Millan<br \/>Faculty Mentor: Matthew Beckman, Ph.D.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/summer-research-experience\/25_moktar_headshot\/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_MOKTAR_Headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Headshot of Hamze Moktar\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-53074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_MOKTAR_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_MOKTAR_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_MOKTAR_Headshot.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-53074'>\n\t\t\t\tHamze Moktar<br \/>Faculty Mentor: Nimanthi Atukorala, Ph.D.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/summer-research-experience\/25_mosby_headshot\/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_MOSBY_Headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Headshot of Jo Mosby\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-53075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_MOSBY_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_MOSBY_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_MOSBY_Headshot.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-53075'>\n\t\t\t\tJo Mosby<br \/>Faculty Mentor: Henry Yoon, Ph.D.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/summer-research-experience\/25_roufs_headshot\/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_ROUFS_Headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Headshot of Isaiah Roufs\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-53076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_ROUFS_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_ROUFS_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_ROUFS_Headshot.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-53076'>\n\t\t\t\tIsaiah Roufs<br \/>Faculty Mentors: Ben Denkinger, Ph.D., Henry Yoon, Ph.D.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/summer-research-experience\/25_sinche_headshot\/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_SINCHE_Headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Headshot of Jaimie Sinche\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-53077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_SINCHE_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_SINCHE_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_SINCHE_Headshot.jpg 577w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-53077'>\n\t\t\t\tJaimie Sinche<br \/>Faculty Mentor: James Vela-McConnell, Ph.D.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/summer-research-experience\/25_vassallo_headshot\/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_VASSALLO_Headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Headshot of Tony Vassallo\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-53078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_VASSALLO_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_VASSALLO_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_VASSALLO_Headshot.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-53078'>\n\t\t\t\tTony Vassallo<br \/>Faculty Mentor: David Hanson, Ph.D.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href="https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/summer-research-experience\/25_yusuf_headshot\/"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_YUSUF_Headshot-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Headshot of Mahamed Yusuf\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-53079\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_YUSUF_Headshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_YUSUF_Headshot-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.augsburg.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/06\/25_YUSUF_Headshot.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-53079'>\n\t\t\t\tMahamed Yusuf<br \/>Faculty Mentor: David Hanson, Ph.D.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 McNair Summer Researchers 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