Thomas Cyphers

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tommyboiZ (they/them/their) is a transfer student at Eastern Washington University, double majoring in Philosophy and Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies. They transferred from Spokane Community College after completing their AA-DTA for business. tommy has a plethora of scholarly interests which culminate into a unique holistic approach that emphasizes unity through understanding difference. With a focus towards community knowledge production at the local level tommy’s primary research goal is to rearticulate the stories of these communities in a way that recognizes difference while simultaneously allowing for incorporation of these differences into the heterogeneous whole. For their 2022 Summer Research Internship they worked with EWU Faculty Mentor Dr. Christopher Kirby. In 2023, they will be working with Dr. A. Suzie Henning.



2023 EWU Faculty Research Mentor:
 Dr. A. Suzie Henning

2022 EWU Faculty Research Mentor: Dr. Christopher Kirby

Research Title: Epistemic injustice and Elimination of Bias


2023 Symposium

17 McNair Scholars Present at EWU’s 2023 Student Research & Creative Works Symposium

On May 10, EWU held the 2023 Student Research and Creative Works Symposium. The Symposium is back in person since 2022, allowing excellent shared engagement as scholars discussed their research (both proposed and completed) with fellow students, faculty, and the EWU community. Many scholars shared their work in poster format in the PUB, while others … Read more
tommyboiZ Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar

tommyboiZ (Thomas Cyphers) Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

Congratulations to new McNair Scholar tommyboiZ! tommyboiZ was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of their passion for research, commitment to attaining a PhD, and overall potential for success in graduate school. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors who … Read more