The University of Alabama McNair Journal

Volume 6 ·  Spring 2006

Table of Contents

• Bittersweet: The Hormonal Implications and Effects of Aspartame, Saccharin, and Chromium Propionate upon Body Mass - Bobbi K. Adams (Faculty Mentor, John Vincent, Ph.D.)
• Appearance and the Body: A Study of Gender Identity Variances within the Lesbian Community - Ashley Al-Sayyad (Faculty Mentor, Natalie Adams, Ph.D.)
• Breaking the Cycle of Homelessness: A Look at Selected Program Components Provided in Transitional Housing Programs - Marsha Renée Driskel (Faculty Mentor, and Cassandra E. Simon, Ph.D.)
• Gaming and Native American Education: A Qualitative Exploration of USET Tribes - Karla Martin Faculty Mentor, and Natalie Adams, Ph.D.
• Juvenile Delinquency and Family Structure: Links to Severity and Frequency of Offending - By Crystal L. Murry (Faculty Mentor, Jimmy Williams, Ph.D. and Randall T. Salekin, Ph.D.)
• Rocking the Beat: B-boys’ and B-girls’ Reflections on Identity and the Cultural History of the Hip Hop Dance B-boying - By Wesley S.T. Nixon (Faculty Mentor, Marysia Galbraith, Ph.D. and Jim Bindon, Ph.D.)
• Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act: Comparing the Benefits in Metropolitan and Rural Communities - S. Maurice Parrom (Faculty Mentor, John C. Higginbotham, Ph.D.)
• Church Responses to the Faith-based Initiatives Program - Antwon D. Prince (Faculty Mentor; David Klemmack, PhD, and Theodore Trost, PhD)
• When East Meets West on the Skin: An Analysis of Tattoos, Meaning, and Imagery of the New Age Movement - Brian Robbins (Faculty Mentor, Stacy Morgan, Ph.D.)
• The Impact of “No Child Left Behind” on the Learning Culture of Predominantly African American Schools - Aria Robinson (Faculty Mentor, Elizabeth K. Wilson, Ph.D.)
• Hip-Hop as a Retention Factor among Black Students at a Traditionally White University - LaToya M. Scott (Faculty Mentor, Jerome Rosenberg, Ph.D.)
• The Relationship of Skin Tone and Hair to Perceived Beauty among African American University Students - Stefanie R. Snider (Faculty Mentor, Jerome Rosenberg, Ph.D.)

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