Mentorship
I have had the pleasure of mentoring many exceptional undergraduate students.
Below is a snapshot of students who I have mentored through undergraduate honors theses, summer internships, or who have conducted independent research with me for course-credit
Undergraduate Honors Theses Students
Rose Naderi
Duke University Class of 2024
Thesis title: The Effect of Language of Children’s Generalizations of Group Characteristics
Conference presentations:
Naderi, R., Muñoz, M.A., Kumar, S., Corriveau, K.H., Kushnir, T., Gaither, S.E (2024 June). Half, a Few, Many: Language’s Impact on Social Group Generalizations. Poster presented at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SAnnual Convention 2024, Philadelphia, PA.
Naderi, R., Muñoz, M.A., Kumar, S., Corriveau, K.H., Kushnir, T., Gaither, S.E (2024 February). The Effect of Language on Children’s Generalizations of Group Characteristics Poster presented at the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Convention 2024, San Diego, CA.
Where are they now?: Fullbright Research Fellowship 2024, Masters of Medicine at the University of Alabama, Birmingham
Nicole Izquierdo
Duke University Class of 2023
Thesis title: Exploring Racial Ethnic Identity in Latino Families
Conference presentations:
Izquierdo, N., Muñoz, M.A., Gaither, S.E., (2023 November). Exploring Racial & Ethnic Identity in Hispanic/Latino Families. Poster presented at the Society for Southeast Social Psychologists Annual Conference, Charlotte, NC.
Where are they now?: Student Services Coordinator at Doral Academy
Noelia Piedra
2023 Duke University Huang Fellow
Project title: Factors Influencing Latinx College Students’ Demographic Form Choices
Conference presentations:
Piedra, N., Muñoz, M.A., Gaither, S.E., (2025 February) Race or ethnicity? Latinx Identity Complexity Through Focus Groups. Poster presented for the Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Convention 2025, Denver, CO.
Piedra, N., Muñoz, M.A., Gaither, S.E., (2024 June). Factors Influencing Latinx College Students’ Demographic Form Choices. Poster presented at the Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (SPSSI) Annual Convention 2024, Philadelphia, PA.
Piedra, N., Muñoz, M.A., Gaither, S.E., (2023 July). Factors Influencing Latinx College Students’ Demographic Form Choices. Poster presented at Duke University Summer Research Symposium, Durham, NC.
Where are they now?: Duke University Class of 2026
Summer Interns
Camila Jimenez
2024 Duke University Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
Project title: Shades of Latino Identity: Ethnicity, Race, Skin Color, and Discrimination
Conference presentations:
Jimenez, C., Muñoz, M. A. & Gaither, S. E., (2025 March). Shades of Latino Identity: Ethnicity, Race, Skin Color, and Discrimination. Talk presented at the ACC Meeting of the Minds Conference, Pittsburg, PA.
Jimenez, C., Muñoz, M.A., Gaither, S.E., (2024 July). Shades of Latino Identity: Ethnicity, Race, Skin Color, and Discrimination. Poster presented at the Duke Summer Research Showcase, Durham, NC.
Where are they now?: Duke University Class of 2027
Diana Tobon
2022 NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU)
Project title: What Characteristics Make you Hispanic/Latino: Examining Latino Identity Development
Conference presentations:
Tobon, D., Muñoz, M.A., Gaither, S.E., (2023 February) What Characteristics Make You Hispanic/Latino?: Examining Latino Identity Development. Poster presented for Society of Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) Annual Convention 2023.
Where are they now?: Earlham College Alumni
Independent Research Student
Alyssa Jurewicz
Spring 2023 Independent Researcher
Project title: Subtle Inclusion Cues: Exploring Ideal Demographic Form Inclusion of Latinx College Students
Where are they now?: NBC Universal Page