EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos Completes Summer Research Internship

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos for completing her 2020 EWU McNair Summer Research Internship! Lizeth is researching roles of institutional and familial supports for first-generation Latinx college students during the COVID-19 pandemic under the mentorship of Dr. Aryn Ziehnert in the Department of Psychology. She is now conducting a survey as a continuation … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Samantha Sanchez Garcia Completes Summer Research Internship

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Samantha Sanchez-Garcia for completing her EWU McNair Summer Research Internship! Samantha researched the impact of traumatic experiences on college students under the mentorship of Dr. Jillene Seiver a Senior Lecturer in the Psychology Department at Eastern Washington University. Sami recently presented her research from Traumatic Experiences and Mental Health Among … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Rachael Pentico Completes Summer Research Internship

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Rachael Pentico for completing her EWU McNair Summer Research Internship! Rachael did field research this summer on the Palouse Prairie under the mentorship of Dr. Rebecca Brown in the Department of Biology. Rachael presented her preliminary research from Spring 2020, A Review of Plant-Soil Feedbacks and Their Importance For Palouse … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Alexandria Coronado Completes Summer Research Internship

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Alexandria Coronado for completing her EWU McNair Summer Research Internship! Alexandria worked hard all summer under the mentorship of Dr. Lindsey Upton in the Department of Sociology and Justice Studies. With Dr. Upton’s ongoing support, Alexandria will continue her research throughout the school year by developing and collecting responses to … Read more

Representation Matters: McNair Chemistry Research Intern Aulane Mpouli

Aulane Mpouli understands from experience why representation matters in STEM fields. As an EWU McNair Scholar and Chemistry and Biochemistry major, Aulane is currently applying to chemistry PhD programs with the goal of conducting bench to bedside translational cancer research. Interested in mechanisms to evaluate protein-ligand interactions, as well as chemical biology, and enzyme dynamics … Read more

Nine EWU McNair Scholars Present at Baylor McNair Research Conference

From looking at community perceptions of reentry barriers to formerly incarcerated people to the impact of chemical weathering from Mount St. Helen’s on streams, EWU McNair Scholars have been hard at work researching all summer under the guidance of their mentors. On October 1st and 2nd. Nine of these scholars presented at the 2020 Virtual … Read more