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Chicano Studies

EWU McNair Scholar Alexis Guizar-Diaz Completes Summer Research Internship

11/17/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

Alexis Guizar-Diaz Research 2020

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Alexis Guizar-Diaz for completing his 2020 EWU McNair Summer Research Internship! With the mentorship of Dr. Edwin Elias, Alexis researched the exponential increase of requested H-2A guestworkers in Washington State and how capital has structured labor conditions. He is currently researching why the rate of positive COVID-19 cases per capita was highest in Washington’s major agricultural counties, what is the relationship to the high number of cases and lack of protections for seasonal agricultural workers, and what is the viewpoint of seasonal workers on the situation. Many thanks to Dr. Elias for his ongoing mentorship for Alexis. Read more about Alexis's research on his EWU McNair webpage!

 

Alexis is not only conducting ongoing research, he is now hard at work applying to graduate schools and fellowships across the country. Keep up the amazing work Alexis! EWU McNair is confident that you will succeed in graduate school and have a great impact on our communities.

Filed Under: 2019-2020 Cohort, Acceptances/Awards, Alexis Guizar-Diaz, Chicano Studies, McNair Mentors, Mentor, Research, Scholars, Sociology Tagged With: Dr. Edwin Elias, EWU College of Social Sciences, EWU McNair Program, EWU McNair Scholar, EWU Summer Research Internship, Sociology

EWU McNair Scholar Gloria Bravo Awarded Jeffers Chertok Memorial Scholarship

06/11/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

Gloria Bravo Scholarship Announcements 2020

Congratulations EWU McNair Scholar Gloria Bravo! Gloria was nominated by her departments and has been selected by the College of Social Sciences to receive the Jeffers Chertok Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship is in honor the life of Dr. Jeffers W. Chertok, who worked at EWU for more than 34 years and left a legacy of scholarship, generosity, and genuine care at the university and beyond. Gloria is majoring in International Affairs with a socio-economic concentration, while also minoring in Chicano Studies and Spanish. Gloria’s research is centered on the United States' hegemonic role within the Western Hemisphere, particularly how US foreign policy impacts Latin American and Caribbean nations as well as the region. Gloria has received the honor of presenting her work at the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association Conference, The Student Research and Creative Works Symposium at Eastern Washington University (2019), and the Venezuelan Crisis Panel: Coup d'état or Libertad, as a Student Panelist at EWU. She also presented "Economic Sanctions Reproduce State Sponsored Repression, Human Rights Violations and Violence: A Case Study of Venezuela" at this year's EWU Virtual Symposium (2020) and was the Director of Elections for EWU’s student government in 2019-20.

 

We're so proud of Gloria and excited to see her hard work recognized!

Filed Under: 2019-2020 Cohort, Acceptances/Awards, Chicano Studies, Gloria Bravo, International Affairs, Research, Scholars Tagged With: Dr. Majid Sharifi, EWU McNair Program, EWU McNair Scholar, Gloria Bravo, Jeffers Chertok Memorial Scholarship, Mentor, Scholarship, Summer Research

Lizeth Bañuelos selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

05/29/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

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Congratulations Eastern Washington University student Lizeth Bañuelos! Lizeth has been selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and awarded a summer research internship. McNair Scholars must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and are first generation college students and low-income and/or underrepresented students. They are selected for their promise as scholars and commitment towards attaining a PhD.

 

Lizeth Bañuelos is a senior studying Applied Developmental Psychology and minoring in Race and Culture Studies as well as Chicana/o/x Studies. Her main research interest is in the psychology of the Latinx community, focusing on Latinx college students and their mental health in higher education institutions. Lizeth will complete an EWU McNair Summer Research Institute in the summer of 2020 under the mentorship of Dr. Aryn Ziehnert, Lecturer in the EWU Psychology Department.

 

We're so excited to have Lizeth join us at EWU McNair!

Filed Under: 2019-2020 Cohort, Acceptances/Awards, Chicano Studies, Lizeth Banuelos, McNair Mentors, Mentor, Psychology, Research, Scholars Tagged With: Dr. Aryn Zeihnert, EWU College of Social Sciences, EWU McNair Program, EWU McNair Scholar, Mentor, Psychology, Summer Research

Alexis Guizar-Diaz Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

05/20/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

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Congratulations Eastern Washington University student Alexis Guizar-Diaz! Alexis has been selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and awarded a summer research internship. McNair Scholars must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher, are first generation college students and low-income and/or underrepresented students, and are selected for their promise as scholars and commitment to attaining a PhD. Alexis holds an Associate of Arts degree from Spokane Community College and is now pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Sociology with a minor in Philosophy. His key research interests are political economy, rural & agrarian communities, and Latina/o/x populations. He is a member of the American Sociological Association. Alexis plans to conduct research this summer in Washington’s Columbia Basin under the mentorship of Dr. Edwin Elias from the Department of Race and Culture Studies.

 

We're so excited to have Alexis join us as a McNair Scholar!

Filed Under: 2019-2020 Cohort, Acceptances/Awards, Alexis Guizar-Diaz, Chicano Studies, McNair Mentors, Mentor, Research, Scholars Tagged With: Alexis Guizar-Diaz, Chicano Studies, Dr. Edwin Elias, EWU College of Social Sciences, EWU McNair Program, EWU McNair Scholar, Mentor, Sociology, Summer Research

EWU College of Social Sciences Honors Six EWU McNair Scholars

05/20/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

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Six fantastic EWU McNair Scholars receive highest awards from the College of Social Sciences at EWU.

This spring, the Eastern Washington University College of Social Sciences has selected six EWU McNair Scholars for some of their highest awards. The Frances B. Huston Medallion Award is presented to only 20 graduating students each year who have a strong academic record and have demonstrated outstanding leadership qualities at Eastern and in the community. EWU McNair Scholars Angélica García-Macías (Political Science), Miriam Carlson (Psychology), and Marixza Torres (Psychology) all received this award. The Dean Jeffers W. Chertok Honored Student Award for the College of Social Sciences is presented to exceptional students who have shown a commitment to their education by demonstrating outstanding academic achievement with a minimum of a 3.75 GPA in their previous four quarters and through leadership and service to the community. The College of Social Sciences selected EWU McNair Scholars Madelyn Brown (History), Lily Ann Long (Psychology) and Abdulrazik Mohamed (International Affairs) for this award.

Not only do these awards acknowledge the hard work of each of these students, they also exemplify the power of collaboration, mentorship, and student support by EWU faculty and staff. Each year the EWU McNair Program recruits promising scholars and engages them in year round learning on research, writing, and preparation for graduate school. Each EWU McNair Scholar is paired with a faculty mentor who guides them through the research process. EWU McNair Faculty Mentors meet as often as weekly with their mentees throughout spring and summer quarters culminating in a research paper. EWU McNair Scholars then present this research at the EWU Symposium as well as at academic conferences around the nation. For example, Miriam Carlson will present her research, completed under the mentorship of  Dr. Aryn Zeihnert, at the upcoming Western Psychological Association conference in October 2020. Marixza Torres has presented her EWU research, under the mentorship of McNair Director Dr. Christina Torres García, at the Western Psychological Association conference and the National Latinx Psychological Association conference. Marixza has also been mentored year round by Dr. Theresa Martin. Other mentors for this group of scholars include: Dr. Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted (Abdu), Dr. Aryn Zeihnert (Lily Ann), Dr. Martín Meráz García (Angélica), and Lecturer SimHayKin S. Jack along with Dr. Christina Torres García (Madelyn), and there are countless other College of Social Sciences faculty and staff that support McNair students at present and in past years. In addition to these formal faculty mentorships, many professors do additional year round support for students, by having them join their research labs, TA, and just everyday care, engagement, and guidance.

 

McNair also provides year round support for students including tutoring, linking students to services and resources, and regular one-on-one meetings for connection, encouragement, and advice. EWU McNair makes sure students have the tool they need to navigate higher education, successfully apply to graduate school and research internships, and negotiate funding and final decisions for which graduate schools they will attend.

 

McNair is a federally funded program that helps low-income first generation colleges students and those else wise underrepresented in higher education to earn PhD's and increase diversity in academia. EWU's McNair program started in 1995 and, to-date, 40 EWU McNair Scholars have gone on to earn their PhD and over 100 more have attained their Masters degree. This year, twelve graduating EWU McNair Scholars have been accepted to Masters and/or PhD programs, many with full funding. Miriam has been accepted Gonzaga University's Education Specialist in School Psychology program. Lily Ann has been accepted into Point Park University's PsyD Program. Angélica has been accepted at 3 PhD programs with full funding and one Masters program. Marixza has been accepted to 2 PhD programs with full funding and one Masters program. Abdu has been accepted by 3 Masters programs and 1 PhD program with full funding. And Madelyn has been accepted by 7 Masters programs, many of which offered full funding. All are planning to attend graduate school in the fall of 2020. This would not be possible without the incredible support of faculty mentors and partnership with the other colleges at EWU. Thank you to all of our incredible faculty and staff and congratulations to our phenomenal scholars!

Filed Under: 2017-2018 Cohort, 2018-2019 Cohort, AbdulrazikMohamed, Acceptances/Awards, American Indian Studies, AngelicaGarciaMacias, Chicano Studies, History, Lily Ann Long, Madelyn Brown, MarixzaTorres, Mentor, Miriam Carlson, Political Science, Psychology, Research, Scholars, Uncategorized Tagged With: Abdulrazik Mohamed, Angelica Garcia-Macias, Dr. Aryn Zeihnert, Dr. Charalambos C. Cleanthous, Dr. Christina Torres García, Dr. Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted, Dr. Martín Meráz García, Dr. Theresa Martin, EWU College of Social Sciences, Lily Ann Long, Madelyn Brown, Marixza Torres, Miriam Carlson, SimHayKin S. Jack

EWU McNair Scholar Marixza Torres Accepted into Additional PhD Program

05/01/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

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Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Marixza Torres! Marixza has been accepted into the PhD program in Psychology at the University of California, Irvine. This is in addition to prior acceptances to the PhD in Human Development and Family Services at the University of Missouri as well as to the Masters of Social Work program at the University of Texas, Austin. Marixza is a senior at Eastern Washington University majoring in Applied Psychology with a minor in Chicano Studies. To prepare for graduate school Marixza has completed two summers of research internships, one here with the EWU McNair Scholars Program, and the other this last summer at the University of Notre Dame. To read more about Marixza and her research, check out her page on the EWU McNair website.

 

We are so proud of Marixza and excited for her next steps towards attaining her PhD!

Filed Under: 2017-2018 Cohort, Chicano Studies, MarixzaTorres, McNair Mentors, Psychology, Research, Scholars, Uncategorized Tagged With: Accepted, EWU McNair Program, EWU McNair Scholar, PhD, Summer Research Internships

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