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Edith Melendez

EWU McNair Scholar Edith Melendez Accepted to Northern Arizona University PhD Program

06/09/2022 by Liina Koivula Leave a Comment

Edith Melendez accepted by Northern Arizona University Doctoral Program in Combined Counseling, School PsychologyCongratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Edith Melendez! Edith has been accepted as a doctoral student at Northern Arizona University in the Combined School/Counseling Psychology program. Edith graduated from EWU in 2018 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Developmental Psychology with minors in Psychology and Spanish. As a McNair Scholar, Edith worked with Dr. Shanna Davis on a research project titled Developing a Support Center without Borders: Enhancing Services for Students Without Documentation.

She was then accepted to five graduate programs: San Jose State University, University of Arizona, New Mexico State University, Penn State, Harrisburg, and Oregon State University. She began attending New Mexico State University in the fall of 2018. Edith currently holds an Ed.S. and serves as a licensed school psychologist at the Gadsden Independent School District.

The EWU McNair staff are excited for Edith and we know she will contribute high quality, impactful research in her graduate program. Click here to read more about Edith and her achievements during her time as a McNair Scholar.

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Edith has been accepted into Penn State.

05/08/2018 by lmitchell Leave a Comment

Edith has been accepted into Penn State. Congratulations Edith!! #TrioWorks

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This summer, Edith was selected as an Academic Research Consortium Scholar

11/06/2017 by lmitchell Leave a Comment

This summer, Edith was selected as an Academic Research Consortium Scholar where she conducted research under the guidance of Dr. Maryam Kia-Keating, an Associate Professor in the Counseling, Clinical & School Psychology, at the University of California Santa Barbara. Her research project was titled “An exploration of ethnic and racial discrimination among Latinos across generational status.” Great job Edith! We are proud of you!

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Edith Melendez presending research at SACNAS

09/25/2017 by lmitchell Leave a Comment

Edith Melendez will be traveling to Salt Lake City, Utah to present their research at the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science (SACNAS), the largest diversity in STEM conference in the country. What an incredible opportunity! Congratulations!

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Edith has been accepted into the Academic Research Consortium (ARC) program

05/10/2017 by lmitchell Leave a Comment

Edith Melendez has been accepted into a 7-week summer research experience program at UC Santa Barbara as an Academic Research Consortium (ARC) Scholar! She will have the opportunity to do her own research and participate in workshops and professional and academic development seminars. How great Edith!

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Edith presented at the Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research at Monmouth University

05/03/2017 by lmitchell Leave a Comment

Edith Melendez presented her research on, “Best Practices for Institutional Transformation in Serving Undocumented Students” at the Midwest Journal of Undergraduate Research at Monmouth University. She also had the chance to meet Isabel Wilkerson, the author of the book “The Warmth of Other Suns: The Epic Story of America’s Great Migration”, and hear about her research she conducted for her book. What a great opportunity Edith!

Filed Under: 2015-2016 Cohort, 2016-2017 Cohort, Edith Melendez, News, Psychology, Scholars, Social Media

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