EWU McNair Scholar Rachel Silverthorn Accepted by Two Masters Programs!

Rachel Silverthorn Grad School Acceptances Announcements 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 … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Marixza Torres Accepted into PhD and Masters Programs

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Marixza Torres! Marixza has been accepted into the PhD program 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 … Read more

McNair Scholars Publish Article with Mentor in the Journal of Applied Microbiology

Congratulations to current EWU McNair Scholar Marcos Monteiro, former EWU McNair Scholar Laurisa Ankley and McNair Faculty Mentor Dr. Andrea Castillo, along with fellow student Katherine Camp and Dr. Robin O’Quinn, for the publication of their article “Manuka honey chelates iron and impacts iron regulation in key bacterial pathogens” in the Journal of Applied Microbiology! … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar, Abdulrazik Mohamed, presents research on Sudanese Diaspora in Newark, NJ and Washington, D.C.

Story by Cynthia Dukich EWU McNair Scholar Abdulrazik “Abdu” Mohamed (2018 cohort) recently returned from a TRIO McNair-sponsored research trip where he presented his research “Sudanese in Diaspora: Perceptions on the conflict in Darfur” at the 2019 Black Doctoral Network Conference in Newark, New Jersey, then traveled to Georgetown Law School and Capitol Hill to … Read more

Michelle Abunaja, EWU McNair Scholar (class of 2018), awarded American Public Transportation Foundation Richard J Bouchard AECOM Scholarship

Congratulations to Michelle Abunaja, EWU McNair Scholars’ Program alum, for receiving the prestigious American Public Transportation Foundation Richard J Bouchard AECOM Scholarship at the APTA conference in NYC! Michelle is pursuing her master’s degree University of Washington in the department of Urban Design and Planning. She was nominated for the award by Susan Meyer, the … Read more

McNair Scholar, Rosa Espinosa Zuniga, presents at Baylor University in Texas

Rosa Espinosa Zuniga presented her McNair research at the Baylor McNair Conference and Graduate School Fair on September 26 and 27 in Waco, TX. In addition to facilitating an engaging academic dialogue following her oral presentation, she met with potential graduate faculty in psychology as well as had the opportunity to network with McNair alumni … Read more