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EWU McNair Scholar Theresa Lee Completes Summer Research Internship

10/30/2020 by Tennyson, Bryn Leave a Comment

Theresa Lee Rese 2020

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Theresa Lee for completing her second EWU McNair Summer Research Internship! Theresa continued her research on college student perceptions of the barriers of prison reentry under the mentorship of Dr. Lindsey Upton in the Department of Sociology and Justice Studies. Last year she led focus groups with college students and this summer she transcribed and analyzed the data from those focus groups. Theresa recently presented her research from Prisoner Reentry: College Perceptions of Reentry Barriers in a Northwest Community at the virtual Baylor McNair Research Conference. Last year she also presented this research at the American Society of Criminology (ASC). Many thanks to Dr. Upton for her outstanding mentorship. Read more about Theresa's research on her EWU McNair webpage!

 

Theresa recently completed her application for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and is now hard at work applying to graduate schools and additional fellowships. Keep up the amazing work Theresa! EWU McNair is confident that you will succeed in graduate school and have a great impact on our communities.

Filed Under: 2018-2019 Cohort, Acceptances/Awards, McNair Mentors, Mentor, Research, Scholars, Sociology, Sociology, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Theresa Lee Tagged With: Dr. Lindsey Upton, EWU College of Social Sciences, EWU McNair Program, EWU McNair Scholar, EWU Summer Research Internship, Sociology, Theresa Lee

EWU McNair Scholar Alexandria Coronado Completes Summer Research Internship

10/22/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

Alexandria Coronado Res 2020

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 a survey. Alexandria presented her research proposal, Housing and Food Insecurity Among College Students, at the 2020 EWU Virtual Symposium. Check out Alexandria's poster presentation and her McNair webpage to learn more about her research.

 

Alexandria is currently hard at work completing her senior year at Eastern while also applying to graduate schools around the country. Keep up the amazing work Alexandria! EWU McNair is confident that you will succeed in graduate school and beyond.

Filed Under: 2019-2020 Cohort, Alexandria Coronado, Political Science, Research, Scholars, Sociology and Criminal Justice Tagged With: Alexandria Coronado, Dr. Lindsey Upton, EWU McNair Program, EWU McNair Scholar, EWU Summer Research Internship, Food Insecurity, Housing Insecurity, Political Science, Sociology, Undergraduate Research

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

06/08/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

Theresa Lee McNair Continuing Scholar Announcements 2020

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 American Society of Criminology (ASC) conference with the support of her mentor Dr. Lindsey Upton in the fall of 2019 as well as at the EWU Virtual Symposium in 2020. This summer Theresa will continue her research with Dr. Upton. To learn more about Theresa and her research, visit her webpage on the EWU McNair website.

 

We're so excited to have Theresa join us for a second summer!

Filed Under: 2018-2019 Cohort, Psychology, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Theresa Lee Tagged With: Dr. Lindsey Upton, EWU McNair Program, Summer Research Intership, Theresa Lee

EWU McNair Scholar Rachel Silverthorn Accepted by Multiple Graduate Programs!

02/25/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

Photo of Rachel Silverthorn beside text congratulating her for acceptance into graduate school
Photo of Rachel Silverthorn beside text congratulating her for acceptance into graduate school

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Rachel Silverthorn! Rachel has been accepted into the PhD program in Criminal Justice at Florida International University, the Masters program at the University of Cambridge, and the Masters in Criminal Justice at Washington State University. This is in addition to acceptances into two other Masters programs in Criminology! Rachel is a senior at Eastern Washington University majoring in Psychology with research interests in equity and discrimination in the criminal justice system. To prepare for graduate school Rachel has spent two summers, with mentor Dr. Kayleen Islam-Zwart, researching perceptions of potential jurors with regards to pregnant defendants. To read more about Rachel and her research, check out her page on the EWU McNair website.

 

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

Filed Under: 2017-2018 Cohort, McNair Mentors, Psychology, RachelSilverthorn, Research, Scholars, Sociology and Criminal Justice Tagged With: Acceptances, Accepted, Criminology, Dr. Kayleen Islam-Zwart, EWU McNair Program, EWU McNair Scholar, Graduate School, Mentor, Psychology

EWU McNair Scholar Rachel Silverthorn Accepted by Two Masters Programs!

02/04/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

Rachel Silverthorn Grad School Acceptances Announcement 2019
Rachel Silverthorn Grad School Acceptances Announcement 2019

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Rachel Silverthorn! Rachel has been accepted into the Masters program in Criminology and Criminal Justice at Arizona State University as well as to the Masters in Forensic Psychology at The Chicago School of Professional Psychology. Rachel is a senior at Eastern Washington University majoring in Psychology. To prepare for graduate school Rachel has spent two summers, with mentor Dr. Kayleen Islam-Zwart, working on research regarding perceptions of pregnant defendants. To read more about Rachel and her research, check out her page on the EWU McNair website.

 

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

Filed Under: 2017-2018 Cohort, McNair Mentors, Psychology, RachelSilverthorn, Research, Scholars, Sociology and Criminal Justice Tagged With: Acceptances, Accepted, Dr. Kayleen Islam-Zwart, EWU McNair Program, EWU McNair Scholar, Graduate School, Psychology

EWU McNair Scholar Theresa Lee Presents Poster at the American Society of Criminology Conference

12/03/2019 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

EWU McNair Scholar Theresa Lee presents her research poster with Mentor Dr. Lindsey Upton.
EWU McNair Scholar Theresa Lee presents her research poster with Mentor Dr. Lindsey Upton.

EWU McNair Scholar Theresa Lee presented her research poster, “Prisoner Reentry: College Perceptions of Reentry Barriers in a Northwest Community” this November at the American Society of Criminology (ASC) conference. With the support of her mentor, Dr. Lindsey Upton, Theresa studied the college community’s perception of barriers to reentry that might interrupt, or help, successful reentry for inmates and developed an informational poster to present her research.

 

Theresa talked with us about how valuable she found the experience.

 

“The time I spent at the American Society of Criminology (ASC) conference, located this year in San Francisco, California, was incredible! I presented my research in poster format, and was able to meet some interesting contacts from universities across the country. Among those contacts was current McMair scholar Cheyenne McQuain from (St. Lawrence University, New York) along with a variety of professors from: Old Dominion University, Sam Houston University, Florida State University, Kansas State University and American University—to name a few. I attended multiple university socials and was able to converse with professors and graduate students about life at their university and upcoming or current research opportunities. However, this opportunity was not all work; I was able to taking a walking tour of San Francisco with a handful of professors to learn about past criminal history and activity within the area. It was a chilling and unforgettable experience that I now share with the attending professors—professors who work with and for potential graduate programs I’ll be applying to. Therefore, this experience was immensely valuable in regards to networking!

 

Networking wasn’t the only benefit I experienced, however. An invaluable and profitable bit of knowledge that I gained was obtained through observation. It was interesting and helpful for me to see how professionals in the field (a field I hope to join) conduct, investigate, and present their research. This information will help me prepare for future presentations and conferences.

 

Personally, I believe that I made a memorable impression and a handful of useful contacts to assist me in obtaining my future goals. All in all, this experience was life changing and unbelievably enjoyable.”

 

The EWU McNair Scholars Program works with each student to get them connected to research opportunities, supports them in completing their research papers and preparing for conferences and presentations, and we require scholars to attend at least one conference for exactly the reasons Theresa illustrates so well above.

 

We are so excited that Theresa had such a great experience and proud of her work as a McNair Scholar!

EWU McNair Scholar Theresa Lee and her mentor Dr. Lindsey Upton take a walking tour of San Francisco.
EWU McNair Scholar Theresa Lee and her mentor Dr. Lindsey Upton take a walking tour of San Francisco.

Filed Under: 2018-2019 Cohort, McNair Mentors, News, Psychology, Research, Scholars, Sociology and Criminal Justice, Theresa Lee Tagged With: Achievement, Conference Presentation, Conferences, EWU McNair Scholar, McNair Scholar, McNair Scholars Program, Mentors

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