McNair Mentors – Page 15 – TRIO Ronald E. McNair

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

01/17/202305/05/2022 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

01/17/202304/07/2022 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

06/14/202203/03/2022 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 Christina Hudson Completes Summer Research Internship

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

EWU McNair Scholar Christina Hudson worked with Dr. Okera Nsombi on her Summer Research Internship project The Characterization of African Religions. Christina’s aim was to investigate how Western academia’s proximity to Eurocentric hegemonies influences religious studies. Her literature review went on to survey the work of scholars who have engaged in the examination of Eurocentrism as it pertains to the … 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