Meet the Mayer Fellows

Tryg Aanenson

Mentors: Dr. Tim Salmon and Dr. Charles South

Project Title: "Predicting Baseball Pitcher Decisions Using Behavioral Economics"

Joshua Ange

Mentors: Dr. Rajani Sudan and Dr. Eric Godat

Project Title: "Investigating Style Trends Across "Impactful" and "Popular" Scientific Literature with Machine Learning"

Andrew Farhat

Mentors: Dr. Andrea Laurent-Simpson and Dr. Travis Whitacre

Project Title: "Mental Health and Stigma in Students of Immigrant Families at SMU"

Princess Igwe-Icho

Mentors: Dr. Jill Kelly and Dr. Herve Tchumkam

Project Title: "Voices of Backlog: An Oral History Project on the Lives of Immigrants in America"

Isis Kazadi

Mentors: Dr. Mark Hand and Dr. Kara Sutton

Project Title: "Am I My Brother's Keeper: A Rational Dissection of the Family Unit's Political Response to Incarceration"

Larsen Nichols

Mentors: Dr. Olga Colbert and Dr. Stanley Wojewodski

Project Title: "Sexuality and Gender Across Languages: A Theatrical Interrogation"

Zoe Roberts

Mentors: Dr. Rick Halperin and Dr. Andrew Davies

Project Title: "Capital Punishment is Not Just a Sentence: The Socio Political Causes and Ramifications of the Death Penalty in Texas Communities"

Emory Woodruff

Mentors: Dr. Cal Jillson and Dr. Allen Gwinn

Project Title: "The Effects of Tort Reform on Health Insurance Company Profits, Health Insurance Costs, Physician Supply, Physician Compensation, and the Quality of Healthcare in the United States"