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EWU McNair Scholar Miriam Carlson Receives Leadership in Education Award, Contributes to Textbook

11/27/202405/05/2022 by Liina Koivula

EWU McNair Alumna Miriam Carlson (class of 2020) currently attends Gonzaga University’s Education Specialist in School Psychology program, and she is doing great things there! Miriam recently received the Jeanne Foster-Wardian Leadership in Education Award at Gonzaga University. This award was established in honor of Jeanne Foster-Wardian, who served as Dean of the School of … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Rachel Silverthorn Published in American Journal of Criminal Justice

11/27/202404/07/2022 by Liina Koivula

EWU McNair Scholar Rachel Silverthorn graduated from Eastern Washington University in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology. She went on to attend Florida International University’s PhD program in Criminal Justice, with full funding. This spring, she will complete her Masters degree in Criminal Justice, and continue through the program for her PhD. She … Read more

19 EWU Students Recruited for McNair’s 2021-2022 Cohort

11/27/202403/03/2022 by Liina Koivula

19 Students Recruited for 2021-2022 Cohort

On February 18, EWU’s McNair Scholar Program selection committee met to review student application packets. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors who are first-generation and low-income college students, and/or from groups underrepresented at the doctoral level to introduce them to academic research and … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Darlynne Khayesi Completes Summer Research Internship

02/17/202211/23/2021 by Liina Koivula

EWU McNair Scholar Darlynne Khayesi worked with Dr. Jillene Seiver in her Summer Research Internship on Mental Health Challenges in College Students which focused on the experiences of immigrant students. Darlynne’s study aimed to test the hypothesis that there is a higher prevalence of mental health issues among immigrant college-attending students compared to their native counterparts. In a multicultural … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Ian Campuzano Completes Summer Research Internship

02/17/202211/22/2021 by Liina Koivula

Ian Campuzano EWU McNair 2020/2021 Summer Research Internship

EWU McNair Scholar Ian Campuzano worked with Dr. Jillene Seiver in his Summer Research Internship on Returning Back to Campus After COVID-19: Neuroticism and it’s Correlated Attitudes. Ian first reviewed literature with an annotated bibliography of academic articles related to his research study. He created a survey and gathered data via SurveyMonkey. The online survey … Read more

Dr. Jillene Seiver: A Positive Mentor Dedicated to Preparing the Next Generation of Psychology Researchers

12/03/202411/03/2021 by Jaeger, Corinne

EWU McNair Faculty Mentor Spotlight: Dr. Jillene Seiver by Cori Jaeger, EWU McNair Program Academic Advisor Senior Lecturer Dr. Jillene Seiver first became involved with McNair in 2020. After teaching Psychology 100 to College Assistance Migrant Program (CAMP) students, one of those students EWU McNair alumna Samantha Sanchez-Garcia – approached Dr. Seiver to be her … Read more