EWU McNair Summer Research Presentations 2021

Summer Research Presentation Announcement Banner 2021

Thursday, August 12th – 10 am -12 pm

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Come listen to our amazing McNair Scholars present their summer research. Topics range from analyzing the portrayal of African religions in contemporary research articles to the health of soil in relation to Palouse Prairie restoration. This is a great chance for anyone thinking about graduate school to ask McNair Scholars what it’s like to be a McNair Scholar and how it’s helping them prepare and apply to graduate programs.

The following schedule is an estimate and may change.
Christina Hudson

10:05 am

Christina Hudson, Africana Studies; English Studies

McNair Research Mentor: Dr. Okera Nsombi

The Characterization of African Religions

Dr. Okera Nsombi
Seth McCullough

0:20

Seth McCullough, Environmental Science & Biology

McNair Research Mentor: Dr. Justin Bastow

Effects of Biochar Soil Amendments on the Soil Food Web in Prairie Restoration

Dr. Justin Bastow
Ashley Destin

10:35

Ashley Destin, Biology

McNair Research Mentor: Dr. Judd Case

Feline Red Blood Cell Shape and the Impacts of Cytauxzoonosis

Dr. Judd Case
Darlynne Khayesi

10: 55

Darlynne Khayesi, Psychology

McNair Research Mentor: Dr. Jillene Seiver

Mental Health in College Students

Dr. Jillene Seiver
Lucia Roussa

11:10

Lucia Roussa, Biology

UW Mentor: Dr. Julie Keister

Measuring From the Sky: Methods to Quantify Moon Jellyfish (Aurelia labiata) Aggregations Using Arial Photographs

Julie Keister UW
Nyibol Thareek

11:25

Nyibol Thareek, Mathematics

McNair Research Mentor: Dr. Andrew Oster

Simulating the opening of the mitochondrial permeability transport pore to display organelle excitability

Andrew Oster
Ian Campuzano

11:40

Ian Campuzano, Psychology

McNair Research Mentor: Dr. Jillene Seiver

Returning back to campus after COVID-19: the relationship of personality traits to reactions of mask mandates

Dr. Jillene Seiver
Each student presentation will have time for a few questions. Then, we will end with questions from the audience for our McNair Scholars.