Guillermo Flores
Guillermo transferred to Berkeley from Cerritos College, where he designed and carried out a psychological research study, which led to the opportunity to present at the 2012 Western Psychological Association Convention Poster Session. Guillermo majored in Psychology and plans to attend graduate school to become a psychologist and researcher.
Thoa Hoang
Thoa transferred from De Anza College and majored in Political Economy and Social Welfare. Thoa worked at an organization in Mexico that gave interest-free loans to women to help them finance their business, and she plans to continue working with microfinancing organizations in the future. For her Miller project, Thoa volunteered with the Southeast Asian Student Coalition's Summer Institute and evaluated the program to determine how well they were meeting its objectives. Thoa was selected for the PPIA (Public Policy and International Affairs) program at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.
Haebitchan Jung
Haebitchan transferred to UC Berkeley from Pasadena City College and majored in English. For his Miller project, Haebitchan researched the influence of Western capitalism on transnational youth rave culture. In addition, he presented the results of his research project at a conference sponsored by the English department at UNLV, the Far West Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association's 26th Annual Conference. His work was selected for publication in the Audeamus Journal. His long-term goals are to obtain a Ph.D. in literary criticism and become a professor.
Minjeong (MJ) Koh
MJ attended Irvine Valley College, where she carried out several research projects and presented the results of her work in various venues, including the 2011 California Cognitive Science Conference at UC Berkeley (the only community college to do so) and the 2011 American Psychological Association Conference. She majored in Interdisciplinary Studies. For her Miller project, MJ studied tail-assisted maneuvers in lizards to develop a model to explain their movement for use in bio-inspired robotics.
Ashley Miller
Ashley came to Berkeley from Los Angeles Valley College and majored in Interdisciplinary Studies with a minor in Global Poverty and Practice. For her Miller research, Ashley travelled to Kenya to evaluate the effectiveness of the 2003 Free Primary Education Policy. From her experience there, Ashley began working on a water and sanitation project in primary schools in the coastal province in partnership with colleagues in Kenya, and was awarded a $10,000 Strauss Foundation grant to support the implementation of the project. She was also a finalist for the Big Ideas Program and the Truman Scholarship.
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Jena Mixon
Jena transferred from City College of San Francisco. Before coming to Berkeley, Jena was involved in research relating to her major, Environmental Economics and Policy. Through her internship with The Vote Scholar Initiative, Jena researched the economic impact of proposed solar photovoltaic projects in the state of New York. For her Miller Project, Jena researched the economic impact of net metering in California. In addition, Jena was the captain of the UC Berkeley Snowboarding Team and placed 5th at the 2013 USCSA national snowboarding championship. During nationals, Jena placed 13th in boarder cross and 13th in giant slalom.
Danny Murillo
Danny came to Berkeley from Cerritos College. As an Ethnic Studies major, Danny eventually wants to obtain his Ph.D. to become a professor whose research will help the next generation of at-risk Chicana/os navigate growing up in socially toxic communities. For the Miller Scholars Program, Danny studied the data from the Oakland Unified School District to determine if the high schools that were implementing alternative plans to deal with behavior were decreasing their rates of suspension of African American students. Danny was accepted into the McNairs Scholars Program, where he continued his Miller research.
Melissa Padilla
Melissa transferred to Berkeley from Orange Coast College and majored in Political Science with a minor in Global Poverty. Melissa conducted her Miller research on the changes in the CalWorks program, evaluated how well the program fulfills its purpose, and made policy recommendations. She was recently selected as a recipient for the Chancellor's Award for Public Service and Civic Engagement Award for her extensive ongoing service to her community. Melissa's long-term goals include completing a J.D. or Master's degree to "serve the people and be their voice".
Robin Rivera
Robin transferred to Berkeley from Las Positias College and majored in Social Welfare. For her Miller project, Robin wanted to continue to assist the nonprofit organization, Missey, a nonprofit organization which advocates for commercially sexually exploited children, to help them establish a home for these children who are victims of sexual exploitation. Her task was to determine the best practices for running a successful program for commercially sexually exploited children so she could advise Missey in the process of opening a home. Robin received the Clorox Suenos Sin Limites for Hispanic mothers and the PGE Bright Minds Scholarships.
Corey Short
Corey transferred from Monterey Peninsula College and majored in Computer Science. In the summer before coming to Berkeley, Corey interned through the ACCESS program at UC Santa Cruz under UC Berkeley's Michael Stone, who researched telomerase through software developments. Eventually, his goal is to complete a Ph.D., work as a software engineer, and teach at the college level.