Devin Mumey

Devin Mumey is an undergraduate at Eastern Washington University working towards a major in Biology with a focus on Plant Sciences and a minor in Chemistry. He is interested in studying hybrid fruits and crossbreeding, as well as disease resistance. For his 2022 McNair Summer Research Internship, he worked with Dr. Jessica Allen collecting and identifying lichen species. Future research interests include blueberry scorch disease and blackberry orange rust, as well as creating cold-hardy cultivars of tropical fruits, and the tissue culture and propagation of rare or endangered plants.

Devin was selected as one of the recipients of a Clawson-Youngs Environmental-Studies Award for 2022-23. He attended the Tuckerman Lichen Workshop, and was highlighted on the front page of InsideEWU: EWU Students Travel for Lichen Workshop in West Virginia.

2023 EWU Faculty Research Mentor: Dr. Jessica Allen

Research Title: Lichens of Iller Creek: A Checklist for the Iller Creek Unit, a Division of Dishman Hills Conservation Area, Spokane Valley, WA

2022 EWU Faculty Research Mentor: Dr. Jessica Allen

Research Title: Lichen of the Willamette Valley, Linn County, Oregon

Research Presentation

McNair Scholar Devin Mumey Attends One World Botany Conference

12/07/2023

McNair Scholar Devin Mumey and Faculty Mentor Dr. Jessica Allen attended the 2023 One World Botany Conference in Boise, ID this July. They presented their research, “Do bryophyte and lichen conservation rankings and efforts mirror each other in North America?” as part of the symposium One World Many Kingdoms: Conservation of Bryophyte and Lichen Biodiversity. … Read more

McNair Scholar Devin Mumey Honored with CSTEM Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fund Award

12/01/2023

McNair Scholar Devin Mumey has been selected to receive a CSTEM Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Fund award. This award is provided through the Eastern Washington University Department of Biology with donor funding, supplying resources that expand the scope of research study available to undergraduates. Devin submitted a proposal for a new research project, continuing … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mummy Completes Summer Research Internship

11/07/2023

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 Devin Mumey Honored with Soaring Eagles Scholarship

07/18/2023

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey! Devin has been selected for the Soaring Eagles Scholarship. The award is for juniors and seniors who have demonstrated grit towards attaining their degree. Devin is currently in the midst of his second EWU McNair Summer Research Internship, while working part time, and preparing for an upcoming conference. He … Read more

17 McNair Scholars Present at EWU’s 2023 Student Research & Creative Works Symposium

06/10/2023

On May 10, EWU held the 2023 Student Research and Creative Works Symposium. The Symposium is back in person since 2022, allowing excellent shared engagement as scholars discussed their research (both proposed and completed) with fellow students, faculty, and the EWU community. Many scholars shared their work in poster format in the PUB, while others … Read more

Devin Mumey Receives a Clawson-Youngs Environmental Studies Award

EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey Awarded Clawson-Youngs Environmental-Studies Award

01/24/2023

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey! Devin has been selected as one of the recipients of a Clawson-Youngs Environmental-Studies Award for 2022-23. The award consists of an initial $500, plus an additional $500 and an award certificate upon completion of Devin’s project report. EWU will be publishing a pamphlet with all of the award recipients’ … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey Attends Lichen Workshop in West Virginia

11/03/2022

EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey collected and identified lichen species with mentor Dr. Jessica Allen for his summer research internship. He recently had the opportunity to travel with Dr. Allen and a group of students to the Tuckerman Lichen Workshop, an annual field course for scholars and enthusiasts, held this year in a remote redoubt of Appalachia, … Read more

Devin Mumey Selected for the Standard Scholarship

EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey Selected for Scholarship

08/04/2022

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Devin Mumey! Devin has been selected to receive the Susan and Richard Stannard Scholarship. Devin Mumey is working towards a major in Biology with a focus on Plant Sciences and a minor in Chemistry. He is interested in studying hybrid fruits and crossbreeding, as well as disease resistance. For his … Read more

Devin Mumey Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

06/28/2022

Congratulations to new McNair Scholar Devin Mumey! Devin was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of his passion for research, commitment to attaining a PhD, and overall potential for success in graduate school. The federally-funded TRIO Ronald E. McNair Post-baccalaureate Achievement Program at EWU selects motivated and talented juniors and seniors … Read more