About
The Texas A&M International University Summer Research Bootcamp was created to help undergraduate students develop foundational knowledge and skills for research, to encourage them to consider graduate school. Graduate students were also allowed to attend the bootcamp if desired. All students were assigned a mentor to work with them on their research projects which ranged from subjects such as biology, to environmental science, to business, and to public health, among others. As well as working with mentors, all students completed exercises teaching them the R data management and statistical package. The bootcamp concluded with a session where all students presented their projects to the entire team.
Welcome Video
Completing the Application
Applications for the 2025 ARC Summer Bootcamp have closed.
If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to reach out to Dr. Marvin Bennett (mbennett@tamiu.edu) or Dr. John Kilburn (jckilburn@tamiu.edu).
The Topics Covered Include:
- Overview of the Scientific Method & Research
- Introduction to the scientific method
- Understanding the research process
- Formulating research hypotheses
- Review of Data Types & Basic Statistics
- Types of data (qualitative vs. quantitative)
- Data collection methods
- Basic statistical concepts and analysis techniques
- CV/Resume Writing
- Crafting an effective academic CV or resume
- Highlighting research experience and skills
- Tailoring CVs/resumes for specific applications
- Critical Assessment of Journal Articles
- Evaluating the quality and credibility of research articles
- Identifying key elements of research papers
- Analyzing research methodologies and findings
- Assessing Quality of Evidence
- Differentiating between primary and secondary sources
- Understanding evidence hierarchy
- Evaluating the strength of research evidence
- Ethics in Publishing
- Ethical considerations in research and publication
- Plagiarism and proper citation practices
- Authorship and contributorship guidelines
- Writing a Biographical Statement
- Crafting a compelling personal biography
- Highlighting academic and research achievements
- Tailoring biographical statements for different purposes
- Drafting a Research Question
- Formulating clear and researchable questions
- Aligning research questions with objectives and hypotheses
- Refining research questions based on feedback
- Work on Research Project and Present
- Conducting literature reviews
- Data collection and analysis
- Preparing and delivering research presentations
- Peer feedback and revision
And More!
TAMIU ARC Summer Research Bootcamp
| Student | Mentor | Presentation Title |
|---|---|---|
| Richard Almedia | Dr. Audrey Choh | Too Little or Too Much Sleep Influences Mental Health: Depressive Symptoms |
| Jenna Arsuaga | Dr. Munoz | Empathy Focused Interventions |
| Prakash Aryal | Dr. Jorgensen | Thermochemical Properties of Cyclic and Caged Nitrogen Containing Explosives: HMX, RDX, and Their Derivaties |
| Maria Astrain | Dr. Audrey Choh | Hypertension and the New Guidelines |
| Katherine Carrera | Dr. Hongwei Wang | The Effect of Music on Exercise Performance |
| Richard Esqueda | Dr. Ynalvez | Suicide Acceptability Among the Hispanic Population |
| Saliha Garcia | Dr. Luo | How Does Social Media Time Consumption Impact Student's Mental Health |
| Norma Garcia | Dr. S.K. Cho | Analyzing the Relationship Between Menopause and Heart Disease |
| Sandra V. Garza | Dr. Dmello | Just One of the Guys'?: An Examination of Women's Portrayal in Scholarly Gang-Related Research |
| Aleah Gonzalez | Dr. Mendez | Heterotrophic Bacterial Growth in Soil Microcosms Irrigated with Varying Triclosan Concentrations |
| Jessica Hernandez | Dr. Soto-Vasquez | COVID-19 : Contextualizing Transitional Misinformation Flows in U.S. Latina/o/x Border Communities (Media and Communication during COVID-19 |
| Madeline Kilburn | Dr. Fenton | Sociodemographic Factors Related to Fetal Deaths in the United States |
| Marshal Moncivais | Dr. Al Lail | Resource Access Within A Generalized Spatio-Temporal Role-Based Access Control Mode |
| Mary Newton | Dr. S.K. Cho | Factors That Influence Depression in Hispanic Dementia Caregivers |
| Alejandra Pena | Dr. Jorgensen | Breaking Bonds: A Theoretical Study of Bromine Halocarbons |
| Sugam Pokharel | Dr. Tobin | Determining Relation Between Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever) and Soil Moisture Conditions of Arizona and California Using SMERGE |
| Daniella Ruiz | Dr. Miryoung Lee | The Predictability of Irregular Periods |
| Cynthia San Miguel | Dr. Hongwei Wang | Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors |
| Jesus A. Sanchez | Dr. Ganta | Analysis on COVID-19 Using Support Vector Machine |
| Alicia Segovia | Dr. Fenton | COVID-19 Deaths by Race, Ethnicity, and Age |
| Rachel Simon | Dr. Dmello | Predictors of Terrorism in the United States: An Exploratory Analysis |
| Paola Vidal | Dr. Miryoung Lee | Testing the Association Between Sarcopenia and Telomere Length |
| Joseph Villarreal | Drs. Mayfield | Examining Motivating Language (ML) Theory within Public and Private University's Mission Statements |
| Melissa Villarreal | Dr. Desi Vasquez | The Relationship Between Age and Friendship in Men |
| Luisa Villarreal | Dr. Monica Munoz | The Relationship Between the Dark Triad and Consideration of Future Consequence |
BOOTCAMP PRESENTATIONS & PUBLICATIONS
Soto-Vásquez, A.D., Gonzalez, A., *Garza Garza, E., Shi, W. & Garcia, N. The Cultural Influence of Familismo in Prompting Vaccination Against COVID-19 among U.S. Latina/o/x Border Residents. Health Communication. (2024) https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2024.2353418
Garza, R., Afhami, R., Mora, J. & Pazhoohi, F. Perceptions of Beardedness for Attractiveness, Masculinity, Fighting Ability, and Partner Quality: A cross-cultural Examination Among Hispanic and Iranian Women. Adaptive Human Behavior and Physiology (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40750-023-00225-y
Soto-Vásquez, A.D., Gonzalez, A., Shi, W., Garcia, N., Hernandez, J. In Review. COVID-19: Contextualizing Transnational Misinformation Flows in a U.S. Latinx Border Community. Paper in Howard Journal of Communications, Special Issue on Media and Communication during the COVID-19 Pandemic.
Garcia, S., Luo, F., Maddan, S., 2022, The Impact of Political Aïliation on Support for Gun Control among Police Officers at the Southwestern Association of Criminal Justice Annual Meeting, October 2022
Tobin, K.J., Pokharel, S., Bennett, M.E., 2020. Discerning Relationships between Coccidioidomycosis (Valley Fever), Root Zone Soil Moisture, and El Nino Southern Oscillation in California and Arizona, Presentation at Fall Meeting American Geophysical Union, Virtual Meeting, December 1-17.,p.
Blackburn, Angelique M. & Eva Sanchez, (2021) Adapting the Adaptive Control Hypothesis: Characterizing New Bilingual Contexts, Sept. 25, 2021. Oral Presentation at Southwestern Cognition and Cognitive Neuroscience Conference (ARMADILLO).
Blackburn, Angelique M. & Miles Perez, (2021) Anxiety in older and younger adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: Implications for Cognitive Research, November 4-7. Presentation at the Virtual 2021 Annual Meeting of the Psychonomic Society.
Blackburn, A. M., & Perez, M. (2021, June 28). Age-Specific Well-being Activities to Reduce Anxiety During a Health Crisis. Open Science Framework. Retrieved from osf.io/s8uer
Dmello, J. R., Garza, S., Simon, R. (2021). Guns N’ Roses: An Examination of Gang Violence Networks in New Jersey. American Society of Criminology - 76th Annual Meeting 2021
Wang, H., (2021). How did COVID-19 lockdown affect Hispanic University students' daily life?. Fall Southeastern Sectional Meeting
Soto-Vásquez, A.D. & *Sánchez-Santos, M., “El Cabal, Vacunas, y Donald Trump: An Analysis of Spanish-Language Misinformation Leading Up to the U.S. Capitol Insurrection.” Cultural Studies <-> Critical Methodologies. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F15327086221093949
