EWU McNair Scholar Samantha Sanchez-Garcia Accepted to PhD Program at DePaul University

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Samantha Sanchez-Garcia. Samantha has been accepted by the Industrial-Organizational Psychology PhD Program at DePaul University with full funding. Samantha is majoring in Psychology at Eastern, with an emphasis in communication, sociology, and industrial/organizational psychology. She is also working on her Inclusion and Diversity certificate. Samantha is a research assistant in … Read more

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 and Research Transform Students Lives!

Dear EWU & TRIO Community and Students,   I am sure you remember our EWU McNair scholar Marixza Torres, a Frances B Huston Medallion recipient, who was accepted into the University of California, Irvin’s Ph.D. program in Human Development in Context (HDiC), fully funded! She also was accorded an Honorable Mention in the 2020 NSF … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Theresa Lee Selected for Second EWU McNair Summer Research Internship

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Theresa Lee! Theresa has been selected a second time for an EWU McNair Summer Research Internship. Theresa Lee is majoring in Criminal Justice and Psychology with a minor in Sociology. She is interested in studying reentry challenges faced by convicted offenders. She presented a poster of her research at the … Read more

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

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 … Read more