TUSCALOOSA, Ala. -- Nicole Warren of Haleyville has been selected as a 2005 McNair Scholar at The University of Alabama.

During the summer of 2005, under the guidance of faculty mentor Dr. Jim Bindon, UA professor of anthropology, Warren is completing a cross-cultural comparison of the body image perceptions of students at UAH and the University of Wales at Aberystwyth.

The McNair Scholars Program is a prestigious scholarship and research program that helps prepare accomplished undergraduates for graduate study. A U.S. Department of Education TRIO program, McNair Scholars serves first-generation college students and students from other groups underrepresented in doctoral study.