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Undergraduate
Adam Ramirez
Adam is a senior majoring in Philosophy, with a minor in History. His research project examines the composition of societal class structures, and the various ways in which government influences class formation.
Ariana Padilla
Ariana is a sophomore majoring in Law & Society and minoring in Latin American Studies. Her research will focus on COVID-19 and its impact on Latinx college students' mental health.
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Undergraduate
03
Arjanita Elezaj
Dr. Daryl Wout, mentor dwout@jjay.cuny.edu
Dr. Anila Duro, mentor aduro@jjay.cuny.edu
Arjanita is a graduate student in the Master of Public Administration in the Inspection and Oversight Program with a specialization in Health Care Delivery and Inspection. Her research seeks to identify how prevalent domestic violence is within the Albanian American community and determine how it impacts women.
Graduate
Britania Walters
Britania is pursing a BS degree in Forensic Science. Her research will focus on the different components of the less-lethal shotshell (baton rounds) as she aims to observe the possible damage that less-lethal ammunition can do to simulated body tissue.
04
Undergraduate
05
Brocha Frankel
Dr. Saul Kassin, mentor
Brocha is a postgraduate student in the Forensic Psychology Certificate Program. Brocha's research will explore compliance during criminal investigations and analyze differences in behavior among innocent and guilty suspects.
Graduate
Dawoon Lee
Dawoon is a graduate student in the Forensic Psychology master's program. Her master's thesis will examine academic dishonesty, school system, and academic outcome.
06
Graduate
07
Hadja Bah
Hadja is pursuing a BA degree in Storytelling and Community Justice, a combination of the English and Community Justice majors. Hadja's research will focus on discovering how Black and Asian novelists communicate their visions to their readers.
Undergraduate
Joie Ning
Dr. Anru Lee, mentor
Joie is a sophomore student pursuing a BA degree in Migration Studies in East Asia. Her research will investigate how different foreign languages in COVID-19 news coverage impact anti-Asian sentiment in different ethnic communities.
08
Undergraduate
09
Julia Bolotovsky
Julia is a senior majoring in International Criminal Justice. Her research seeks to explore which factors make some countries throughout Latin America, specifically Guatemala, more vulnerable to the occurrence of sextortion.
Undergraduate
Kimberlee Lalane
Kimberlee is a Forensic Psychology BA/MA student. Kimberlee's master thesis will examine five paraphilias and their potential associations with three behavioral themes of crime-scene behaviors among single-victim rapists and serial rapists.
10
Graduate
11
Kimberly Jaramillo
Kimberly is a senior student majoring in International Criminal Justice, with a double minor in Psychology and Environmental Justice. Her research will continue to explore the migration of Venezuelans to Colombia by reviewing laws and policies from the current year.
Undergraduate
Laura Alarcon
Laura is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Forensic Psychology and English. Laura's research will examine the impact that COVID-19 had on anxiety levels of Latinx and Non-Hispanic White undergraduates at John Jay.
12
Undergraduate
13
Lillian Steedman
Lillian is pursuing a master's degree in Forensic Mental Health Counseling. Her master's thesis will examine the relationship between parental status and abilities to recognize behaviors associated with grooming children for sexual abuse.
Graduate
Louis Bosco
Louis is a senior majoring in Criminal Justice. Louis's research will include a content analysis of legislation and codes regarding the use of recidivism risk assessments in the U.S. between 1996 and 2020.
14
Undergraduate
15
Matthew Calma
Matthew is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science, with a minor in Philosophy. His research will focus on the study of urban policy, specifically that of New York City, as it pertains to racial inequality and homelessness.
Undergraduate