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Drs. Butler and Krueger Serve as McNair Research Mentors

For the second year in a row, Dr. Noah Butler served as a Research Supervisor and Mentor with the McNair Scholars Program at Loyola. Last summer, he supervised undergraduate research on "New African Social Media." This year, he supervised undergraduate research on "Public Health and the African Diaspora." Dr. Butler has worked with the McNair program since its start at Loyola.

Dr. Kristin Krueger also served as a McNair Scholars mentor this year. The student's project examined linear enamel hypoplasias, or enamel defects on the teeth, on a sample of modern humans from Amarna, Egypt. This project helped to better recognize the physiological stress, including sickness and/or malnutrition, that the individuals may have endured during childhood.

The mission of the McNair Scholars Program is to motivate and support students from disadvantaged backgrounds empowering them with the information, knowledge, and resources necessary to successfully apply to and enter graduate school and pursue their PhD degree.