Lizeth Banuelos

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Lizeth Bañuelos graduated from Eastern Washington University in 2021 with a majori in Applied Developmental Psychology and two minors, one in Race and Culture Studies, the other in Chicana/o/x Studies. Her research interests surround the psychology of the Latinx community and discovering best practices for serving underserved populations. Lizeth completed an EWU McNair Summer Research Institute in the summer of 2020 under the mentorship of Dr. Aryn Ziehnert, Lecturer in the EWU Psychology Department. For this she focused on Latinx college students and their mental health in higher education institutions. She then went on to collaborate with former McNair Director Dra. Christina Torres García and fellow McNair Scholar Alexandria Coronado in the summer of 2021 on The Implication of COVID-19 for First-Generation, Low-Income Students in WA State, which they presented at Council for Opportunity in Education’s 40th Annual Conference.

Lizeth was accepted into the Master’s Program in Counseling at California State University Bakersfield, the Master’s Program in Counseling at City University, and the Master’s Program in Counseling at Arizona State University, where she began attending in Fall 2021. Lizeth plans to go on to get her PhD in Counseling Psychology. In 2022, Lizeth was nominated by her advisor to receive the Graduate College University Grant (GCUC). Lizeth was selected as a recipient for the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters.


2020 McNair Faculty Research Mentor: Dr. Aryn Ziehnert

Research Title: First-Generation Students’ Academic Experience: The Role of Institutional Supports during a Pandemic

Abstract: The Latinx population has now become the largest minority group in the United States (Martínez & Rhodes, 2020). However, Latinx first-generation students still fall behind non-Latinx students in educational achievement. This study seeks to examine the Latinx first-generation academic experience amidst a pandemic, with an emphasis on looking at their perceived stress related to academics, their academic self-efficacy, and their knowledge/feelings toward the institutional supports. The roles of institutional and familial supports are examined as well as the factors contributing to the educational achievement gap including language, cultural barriers, socioeconomic status, lack of funding, lack of diverse faculty, lack of access to educational resources, and a lack of educational knowledge. The psychological effects that the educational gap has on Latinx first-generation students are also examined in terms of social emotions, stress and coping, and academic self-efficacy.


McNair Alum Illuminate the Graduate School Experience

What a joy to see the faces of 6 former EWU McNair Scholars all on the same screen this summer! As a part of the culminating weeks of our intensive McNair Summer Research Internship that includes daily graduate school application and preparation seminars, these brilliant alumni joined us to share their insights and experiences as … Read more
Lizeth Bañuelos Awarded Graduate College University Grant

EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos Awarded Graduate College University Grant at Arizona State University

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos! Lizeth, currently attending Arizona State University’s Master of Counseling Program, was nominated by her advisor to receive the Graduate College University Grant (GCUC). Lizeth was selected as a recipient for the Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 semesters. Lizeth said, When I heard this news, it truly felt like … Read more
12 McNair Scholars Present at EWU’s 2021 CSTEM and McNair Spring Research Symposium

12 EWU McNair Scholars Present at EWU Virtual Symposium

In June 2021, EWU held the CSTEM and McNair Spring Research Symposium. This online event offered a chance for McNair scholars to present their research, as well as attend the Social Justice in Research Panel of EWU McNair alumni now working in academics and education.  The mission of the federally-funded TRiO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement … Read more
Alumna Lizeth Bañuelos Visits our Grad AppLication Process Course

EWU McNair Alumna Lizeth Bañuelos Presents to Scholars

We recently had EWU McNair Alumna Lizeth Bañuelos visit our Graduate Application Process Course via Zoom. Lizeth is currently attending Arizona State University’s Master of Counseling (MC) program. Lizeth generously shared her experiences in the McNair program and applying for graduate school in a slideshow and offered advice to our scholars.    Lizeth was able … Read more
EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos Awarded Dean Jeffers W. Chertok Honored Student Award

EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos Awarded Dean Jeffers W. Chertok Honored Student Award

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos! In Spring 2021, Lizeth was selected to receive the Dean Jeffers W. Chertok Honored Student Award. This award is presented to exceptional students who have shown a commitment to their education by demonstrating outstanding academic achievement with a minimum of a 3.75 GPA in their previous four quarters … Read more
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EWU McNair Alumna Dra. Christina Torres García Invited to Write for Oxford Research Encyclopedias

Congratulations to EWU McNair Alumna and EWU McNair Director Dra. Christina Torres García who was invited to write an article about Chicana feminist epistemology in higher education for Oxford Research Encyclopedias to be included in their Race and Education issue. In addition, Dra. Torres García has been hard at work at research and writing in multiple other areas, including: … Read more

7 EWU McNair Scholars Participate in Gabriel E. Gallardo Research, Student Leadership, and Advocacy Symposium

EWU McNair Scholars Rachael Pentico, Lizeth Bañuelos, and Malachi Chukwu presented last week at the virtual Gabriel E. Gallardo Research, Student Leadership & Advocacy Symposium hosted by the University of Washington. Four other EWU McNair Scholars attended: Alexandria Coronado, Wendolyn Martinez, Christina Hudson, and Aulane Mpouli. This was the first annual Gabriel E. Gallardo Research, … Read more
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EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos Accepted to Third Masters Program

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos! Lizeth has been accepted by the Masters in Counseling Program at City University of Seattle. Lizeth has also been accepted by the Masters in Counseling Psychology at California State University in Bakersfield and the Masters in Counseling Program at Arizona State University. Lizeth is majoring in Applied Developmental … Read more
Congrats to Lizeth Banuelos

EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos Accepted to Masters Program at California State University

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos! Lizeth has been accepted by the Masters in Counseling Psychology at California State University in Bakersfield. Lizeth has also been accepted by the Masters in Counseling Program at Arizona State University. Lizeth is majoring in Applied Developmental Psychology and minoring in Race and Culture Studies as well as … Read more
Congrats to Lizeth

EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos Accepted to Masters Program at Arizona State University

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos! Lizeth has been accepted by the Masters in Counseling Program at Arizona State University. Lizeth is majoring in Applied Developmental Psychology and minoring in Race and Culture Studies as well as Chicana/o/x Studies. Her research interests include psychology of the Latinx community and focusing on Latinx college students … Read more