ASTRA: The McNair Scholars' Journal, 2026

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ASTRA: The McNair Scholars' Journal 2026 Table of Contents

1. Diana Abarca Palma, Investigating impact of gene-environment interactions of methylmercury on developmental toxicology; characterizing a CRISPR-induced mutation of the gclm gene in zebrafish (Mentor: Brad Carter, PhD) 2. Michael Feldhacker, The Journey: From Passion to Practice in Developing an Interdisciplinary Training to Support Hospitalized Children with Complex Communication Needs (Mentor: Rebecca Jarzynski, PhD, CCC-SLP) 3. Sabrina Gruzlewski, Exploring Adult Children’s Experiences of Parental Justice-Involvement (Mentor: Amber Wilson, PhD) 4. Isabella Hardy, Reframing Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs): Psychosocial Outcomes of Non-Ill Siblings in Families Facing Childhood Chronic Illness (Mentor: Jamie Tester Morfoot, JD, MSW) 5. Noah Johnson, ‘Pregnancy Is Not Dysphoric, But Public Life Is’: Transmasculine Pregnancy in a Gender-Essentialist Society (Mentor: Pamela J. Forman, PhD) 6. Tiffany Miron, Atlantic Seafaring’s Gendered Horizons: The Complexity of Women’s Work in 18th- and 19th-Century Atlantic World Industries (Mentor: Joanne Jahnke-Wegner, PhD) 7. Emma G. Newton, Investigating Teacher Burnout and Psychological Flexibility in Preservice Teachers, Primary Teachers, and College Professors (Mentor: Alexandria A. Viegut, PhD) 8.) Erin Yager, Cow Burps and the Climate (Mentor: Bridget McGivern, PhD) Note: This abstract is published to recognize the student's scholarly work. The full paper is withheld from the electronic edition pending potential peer-reviewed publication.