Mentor – TRIO Ronald E. McNair

Congratulations to Katie Gower for Getting Published in the Journal of Urban Geography!

11/18/2025 by Rivera, Reyna

McNair Scholar Katie Gower Publishes Groundbreaking Research on Homelessness in Urban Geography Journal! We are thrilled to announce that Katie Gower, a McNair Scholar, has published her article, “Compassionate revanchism, homelessness, and the divided local state: the case of Spokane, WA,” in the prestigious Journal of Urban Geography. Katie conducted her research under the mentorship … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Alexander Dodson Publishes with Dr. Watkins!

12/03/202406/07/2024 by Jaeger, Cori

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Alexander Dodson! Alexander is a contributing author for “Gratitude and Happiness: The Causes and Consequences of Gratitude,” with Dr. Philip Watkins and former EWU graduate student Michael Frederick. This is a chapter in the book Happiness and Wellness – Biopsychosocial and Anthropological Perspectives edited by Floriana Irtellli and Fabio Gabrielli. … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mummy Completes Summer Research Internship

11/27/202411/07/2023 by Bakima Ssebanakitta

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey for completing his McNair Summer Research Internship! He worked with mentor Dr. Jessica Allen on his summer 2023 research, “Lichens of Iller Creek: A preliminary checklist for the Iller Creek Unit, a division of Dishman Hills Conservation Area, Spokane Valley, WA“. Devin’s research was presented August 16, 2023 at the … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Makenna Tabino Completes Summer Research Internship

11/27/202411/07/2023 by Bakima Ssebanakitta

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Makenna Tabino for completing her McNair Summer Research Internship! She worked with mentor & department chair Dr. Rebecca Brown on Makenna’s summer 2023 research, “Determining the Long-Term Effectiveness of Seeding Post-Dam Removal in the Elwha River, WA, Through Soil Seed Bank Analysis“. Her research project is a collaboration with the nonprofit … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Sylvia Kennerly Completes McNair Summer Research Internship

11/27/202410/27/2023 by Bakima Ssebanakitta

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Sylvia Kennerly for completing her McNair Summer Research Internship! She worked with mentor Dr. Jason Ashley on her summer 2023 research, “Overexpression of Fringe syltransferase in osteoclastogenesis”. Sylvia’s research was presented August 16, 2023 at the McNair Summer Research Symposium. Sylvia’s research looked deeper into the overexpression of Fringe enzymes, which … Read more

13 McNair Scholars Present at EWU’s 2022 Student Research & Creative Works Symposium

11/27/202406/08/2022 by Uliina Koivula

On May 11, EWU held the 2022 Student Research and Creative Works Symposium. The Symposium has been held virtually for the last two years, and being back in person allowed for a different level of engagement as scholars discussed their research (both proposed and completed) with fellow students, faculty, and the EWU community. Many scholars … Read more