The UTSA Lancy Scholars Program
offers the opportunity for exceptional
students to participate in original research focused around the
interdisciplinary theme of understanding health disparities in the
Texas-Mexico border region. Faculty mentors from a variety of
departments will work together with students during summer 2007 on
projects related to factors that impact the health of Mexican Americans
in the Texas-Mexico border region. Students’ research projects will be
designed to enhance our understanding of the social, biological, and
behavioral factors underlying health disparities that have a negative
impact on Mexican Americans.
Eight undergraduate students
will be selected as Lancy Scholars to
participate in the program. The program begins during the May
mini-mester when students enroll in an Honors Seminar (HON 3223.01M)
entitled “Understanding Health Disparities.” The Seminar will be taught
by Dr. Tina Zawacki of the Department of Psychology. Students will
continue their research projects for a period of 8 weeks, following the
Seminar course. The program will culminate with the Honors College
Undergraduate Research Sympoisum, where participants will present the
results of their summer research projects. This Symposium will serve as
practice for the participants, as they will be expected to present
their work at the 2008 National Conference on Undergraduate Research
(NCUR) in San Rafael, California (in the San Francisco Bay Area).
Each student will receive a
stipend of $3,000 as well as funding for
travel to the 2008 NCUR Conference. Students and their mentors will
have access to $300 for research expenses. All the project participants
will form an active learning community, working together on campus,
conducting the research related to their project, meeting in weekly
lunch sessions, and going on outings together. Lancy Scholars will also
frequently share their work to draw upon the variety and diversity of
each student's academic background.
Applications must be submitted by March 20, 2007. Interested
students should submit a completed application form with the attached
essay detailing how their participation in the program will advance
their academic objectives. Applicants should also ask one faculty
member to send a letter of recommendation separately to Dr. Ann
Eisenberg via campus mail (to the Honors College) or
e-mail Dr. Ann Eisenberg at:
ann.eisenberg@utsa.edu. Students selected will be notified no later than March 25, 2007
