Our McNair Research Faculty Mentors
Use this database to learn about our EWU Faculty Mentors and students! You may search by Department, Key word, Mentor Name, or Mentee (student). Current mentors’ email addresses are linked to their names above the photo.
Dr. Edmundo Aguilar | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Edmundo Aguilar is the Coordinator for College in the High School, and part of the Chicana/o/x Studies department. He received his PhD from Washington State University in Cultural Studies and Social Thought in Education. | Ereisa Morales (2018) | Chicana/o/x Studies | College in the High School |
Dr. Jessica Allen | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Jessica Allen is an Assistant Professor in Biology. She is a lichenologist who pursues two major areas of research. First, she is interested in understanding how rates of recombination in primarily asexual fungi shape genome evolution, population structure, and adaptation. Her second line of research is on biodiversity and conservation. In 2021, Dr. Allen was awarded $625,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund her part in the Central Appalachian Lichen Project. | Devin Mumey (2022) | Biology | College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |
Dr. Jonathan Anderson | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Jonathan Anderson is Provost, VP - Academic Affairs and Professor in the Psychology department at Eastern Washington University. His research interests include congnitive psychology, traumatic brain injury and time estimation. | Michelle Livengood (2008); Laura Preciado (2008); Cassandra Aguilar (2010); Theresa Harkness (2011); Esmeralda Adolf (2011); Leah Ruiz (2013); Alla Goleta (2015) | Psychology | College of Professional Programs |
Dr. Matthew Anderson | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Matthew Anderson is a Professor and the Director of Urban and Regional Planning. He holds an MA in Geography & Environmental Studies from Northeastern Illinois University and a PhD in Geography from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests, broadly speaking, are focused on the political economy of the contemporary American city, the politics of water provision and governance in the American northwest, and critical social and spatial theory. | Katie Gower (2022) | Urban and Regional Planning | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Philip Appel | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Philip Appel is an Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering and Mechanical Engineering Technology. He is also the Director of EWU's Entrepreneurship (E-Ship) Center which runs programs such as the Technology Commercialization Academy (TCA). He holds an MS and a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Idaho. | Marianna Fischer (2022) | Mechanical Engineering and Technology | College of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics |
Dr. Jason Ashley | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Jason Ashley is an Associate Professor in Biology. He holds a PhD in Molecular and Cellular Pathology from the University of Alabama at Birmingham. A cell and molecular biologist with a research interest in bone physiology and pathology, he studies molecular mechanisms of osteoclast differentiation and function. | Malek Chreiki (2022) | Biology | College of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics |
Dr. Justin Bastow | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Justin Bastow is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department. Dr. Bastow is an ecosystem ecologist interested in how food webs mediate ecosystem processes in terrestrial ecosystems. His current research focuses on the relationship between soil food webs and carbon cycling. He received his PhD from University of California, Davis. | Monica Villegas (2017); Seth McCullough (2021) | Biology | College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) |
Dr. Kerryn Bell | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Kerryn Bell is Department Chair and Professor in the Department of Sociology and Justice Studies. She teaches courses in criminology, penologfy, and women in prison. Her research interest include prison violence and recidivism as well as the intersectionality of gender and race/ethnicity with criminal offending. | Jose Mendez (2012, 2013) | Sociology and Justice Studies | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Ross Black | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. A. Ross Black is a Professor of Biology, with a PhD from University of Wisconsin-Madison. His research interests include limnology, population biology, life histories, evolution, and aquatic ecology. | Louise Wold (1996); Taylor Aalvik (1996); Jennifer Justice (2005) | Biology | College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) |
| Dr. Kerry Brooks (professor emeritus)  | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Kerry Brooks is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Urban and Regional Planning. He received his PhD from the University of Washington. | Michelle Abunaja (2017) | Urban and Regional Planning | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Rebecca Brown | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Rebecca Brown is a biology professor at Eastern Washington University and current chair of the Biology Department. She conducts research on riparian and plant ecology and teaches Ecology, Botany, Research Methods, and Riparian Ecology. Recently she has been active in ecological restoration, working to restore prairie plant communities in Eastern Washington, and studying the effects of dam removal on riparian plant communities. | Jessica Bryant (2009); Kimberly Cook (2013); Jaimie Kenney (2016); Rachael Pentico (2020) | Biology | College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) |
Dr. Brian Buchanan  | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Brian Buchanan is an Assistant Professor in Geography and Anthropology at EWU's Department of Geosciences. He holds a PhD from Durham University. His areas of expertise are Historic Archaeology, Landscape Archaeology, Cultural Resource Management, GIS, Computational Archaeology, and British Archaeology. | Hope Sands (2020) | Geosciences | College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) |
Dr. Judd Case  | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Judd Case received his PhD in evolutionary biology from the University of California, Riverside. His research has centered on vertebrate paleontology to answer questions in the areas of evolution and biogeography. His emphasis has been on marsupials (the pouched mammals) in particular, but includes the evolution and biogeography Gondwanan plants and animals. Another area of his expertise is Blood & Disease. | Ricardo Ely (2016); Ashley Destin (2020, 2021) | Biology | College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) |
Dr. Andrea Castillo  | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Andrea Castillo is an associate professor of Biology. She earned her B.S. in Biology from the College of Idaho and her Ph.D. in Molecular Cellular and Developmental Biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Her first postdoctoral research project was conducted at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center studying chromosome segregation and her second postdoctoral research project was conducted at the University of California, Santa Cruz studying the human gastric pathogen Helicobacter pylori. As a faculty member in the Biology Department at Eastern Washington University, she continues to study factors in Helicobacter pylori that contribute to human gastric disease. | Olga Shiva (2009); Alyssa Barton (2015); Veronica Albrecht (2016); Marcos Monteiro (2018); Laurisa Ankley (2017) | Biology | College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) |
Dr. Carlos William Castillo-Garsow | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Carlos William Castillo-Garsow is an Associate Professor of Mathematics. His areas of interest are in the cognitive development of students into mathematical modelers, and strategies for effective mentoring of student research projects in applied mathematics. | Arie Gurin (2016) | Mathematics | College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) |
Dr. Sean Chabot  | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Sean Chabot is a professor in the sociology department. As a graduate student, he became interested in the transnational dimension of the U.S. civil rights movement, choosing to focus on how African American activists learned to understand and apply the Gandhian repertoire of nonviolent direct action in their own struggles against racial segregation. Besides these two social movements, he has also written on the gay and lesbian movement, landless workers' movement in Brazil (MST), Zapatistas in Chiapas, and Iran's Green movement. Transnational Roots of the Civil Rights Movement: African American Explorations of the Gandhian Repertoire, was published in 2012 by Lexington Books, an imprint of the Rowan and Littlefield Publishing Group. | Rebecca Sutton (2003, 2004); Nicholas Russ (2003, 2004); Charise DeBerry (2006); Gabriel Chavez Garcia (2009, 2010); Maria Morales Sanchez (2009, 2010); Moses Ssemakula (2015) | Sociology | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Matthew Chase | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Matthew Chase earned his PhD from Gonzaga University. He is a professor and Program Director of Recreation & Leisure Services; Recreation and Tourism Management. | William Ballard (2002) | Wellness and Movement Sciences | College of Health Science & Public Health (CHSPH) |
Dr. Charalambos Cleanthous | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Charalambos Cleanthous is a Professor of Psychology at EWU. He specializes in Risky behavior across the lifespan, and risk and human factors with particular interest in aviation. | Lisa Coyle (2015) | Psychology | College of Professional Programs |
Dr. Michael Conlin  | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Michael Conlin's research focuses on public memory, sectional identity, and political conflict during the Antebellum Era of U.S. History (1846-1861) as well as the difficulties in repeating experiments, the idea of an experimentum crucis, and the influence of nationalism on scientific practice. He teaches classes on early U.S. history, slavery, and the history and philosophy of science. | Lillian Hungerford (2006) | History | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Jacqueline Coomes  | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Jacqueline Coomes is a Professor of Mathematics Education and Special Assistant to the Provost for Honors. She holds a PhD in Mathematics Education from Washington State University. Her areas of expertise are Mathematics Education, Professional Development, and Problem Solving. | Zoe Romero Becker (2020) | Mathematics | College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) |
Dr. Kelley Cullen | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Kelley Cullen received her PhD in economics from Washington State University. Her specialty areas are labor and sports economics. | Benita Walker (2011/12); Donya Quarnstrom (2015-16) | Business & Professional Accounting | College of Professional Programs |
Dr. David Daberkow  | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. David Daberkow is an assistant professor at Chemistry since 2010. He attained his graduate program from University of Utah, Ph.D. Neuroscience. His Post-Doctoral work was at Illinois State University, Program of Excellence in Neuroscience and Behavior (POENB). His research areas of focus are in the neurochemical messenger dopamine and its role in brain function. Specifically, his research has explored how drugs (e.g., amphetamine and methamphetamine) impact dopamine mediated behaviors and cellular signaling molecules implicated in memory formation. | Yuri Reyes (2014); Christina Ramelow (2019); Claudio Escalante (2022) | Biology | College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) |
Dr. Shanna Davis | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Shanna Davis, PhD is an Associate Professor of Psychology. Her areas of specialization are Early Childhood Assessment and Intervention, Assessment of Functional Academic and Behavioral Skills, and Instructional Coaching and Consultation. Her research interests include Vocabulary development, Preschool expulsion, and Supervision. | Edith Melendez (2016); Monica Miranda (2022) | Psychology | College of Professional Programs |
Dr. Kevin Decker | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Kevin Decker is a Professor of Philosophy specializing in American Pragmatism, German Idealism, Social and Political Theory, Ethics and Philosophy and Popular Culture. | Analisea Araya (2020); Marisa Janke (2022) | Philosophy | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Kristin Edquist | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Kristin Edquist is an Associate Professor in the Political Science Department. | Ami Manning (2004); Alberto “Felix” Beltran (2017); Badradin Mohammed (2022) | Political Science and International Affairs | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Edwin Elias  | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Edwin Elias is an Assistant Professor in EWU's Chicana/o/x Studies Department and holds a PhD in Sociology from the University of California, Riverside. His areas of specialization are Immigration, Race/class inequality, U.S. – Mexico border issues, Latina/os, Undocumented immigrants, citizenship, Higher education, Qualitative methods, Political economy, and Transnationalism | Alexis Guitar Diaz (2020); Gloria Bravo (2020) | Chicana/o/x Studies | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Amani El-Alayli | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Amani El-Alayli earned her PhD from Michigan State University in 2002. Her research interests are self-perception biases, stereotyping, and discrimination. | Nancy Guillen (2006); Manee Moua (2008); Maira Sanchez (2010/11); Elizabeth Schriner (2011); Acea Sands (2018); Alexander Dodson (2022) | Psychology | College of Professional Programs |
Dr. Scott Finnie | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Scott Finnie has a doctorate degree in leadership studies with a special emphasis on U.S. race relations from Gonzaga University. He has taught a wide variety of African American courses at EWU since 1993. As a consultant in cultural competency and ethnic history over the past several years, Dr. Finnie is excited about the opportunity that these courses provide for students to enhance their appreciation and understanding of the dynamics that shape our multicultural society. | Frank King (2005); Edward King (2006); Damony Anderson (2013) | Africana Studies | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Anthony Flinn (Professor Emeritus) | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Anthony Flinn earned his PhD in English from University of Washington, and has been at Eastern Washington University since 1991. His courses include British and American literature surveys, Introduction to Poetry, 20th Century Major Authors, and Masterpieces of the Western World. | Erin Dietel-McLaughlin (2002); Alicia Peaker (2003, 2004); Renee Turgeon (2006) | English Studies | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Camille Frank | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Camille Frank PhD, LPC, NCC is an Assistant Professor of Psychology. Her areas of specialization are Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling, and Trauma-Informed Care. Her research interests include Sexual Assault Survivorship, Relational-Cultural Theory, and Trauma in Counselor Education Contexts. | Serena Camacho (2022) | Psychology | College of Professional Programs |
Dr. Martín Meráz García | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Martín Meráz García a Professor of Chicana/o/x Studies at Eastern Washington University. His research interests include the United States and Mexico relations with respect to the war on drugs, drug cartels, as well as revolutionary movements in Mexico and other Latin American countries. Publications include "The Psychology and Recruitment Process of the Narco" in the Global Crime Journal and "Cooperation among the Nicaraguan Sandinista Factions" in the Latin American Policy Journal. As an Eastern TRiO McNair alumnus, he provides valuable insight as a McNair Faculty Research Mentor. | Angelica Hill (2010); SimHayKin Jack (2012); Amy Nuñez (2012); Jereny Mendoza (2013); Mariana Garcia (2014); Jose Razo (2015); Josiah Van Egdom (2016); Angelica Garcia Macias (2017); Maria Rivera Diaz (2018) | Chicana/o/x Studies | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. José García-Sánchez | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. José García-Sánchez, Professor of Spanish and Chair of Modern Languages and Literatures, obtained a Licenciatura in Spanish Philology from the University of Salamanca, Spain (1989), and a Master of Arts (1993) and a Ph.D. from Arizona State University (1996). His research focuses on the 18th and 19th century Transatlantic travel narrative, with special interest on logs written by Spanish explorers in the Pacific Northwest. His line of research in this corpus of study is founded on Discourse Analysis and Postcolonial Theory. Dr. García Sánchez has taught all levels of Spanish at EWU. He is the Director of the Summer Program in Salamanca, Spain. | Bertha Villa (1999); Sheila Patterson (Finney) (2000) | Spanish | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Ron Gentle | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Ron Gentle is a Professor of Mathematics. He earned his PhD at University of British Columbia, and his research interests are Abelian Category Theory, Ring Theory, and Representation Theory of Artin Algebras. | Andrew Ruud (2010); Jasmine Burns (2015) | Mathematics | College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) |
Dr. Thomas Hawley | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Thomas Hawley is a professor of Political Science. His research interests include Ancient & Medieval Political Theory, Modern Political Theory, Marxism, and Neoliberalism. | Kyle Faltin (2011); Richard Murphy (2022) | Political Science | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Todd Hechtman | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Todd Hechtman is an Associate Professor of Sociology. He holds a PhD from University of California, Santa Barbara. | Suzanne Lent (2004); Yvonne Sherwood (2009); Ella McCalidaine (2016) | Sociology | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Charles Herr | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Charles Herr is a Professor of Biology, with a PhD from Washington State University. His research interests lie in developing universally applicable reproductive technologies primarily for the benefit of endangered species. | Rita Davis (Miranda) (1997); Michael Novo (1998, 1999); Sheikh Preciado (2007, 2008) | Biology | College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) |
Dr. Yao Houndonougbo | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Yao Houndonougbo is a Professor of Chemistry. His research interests involve the use of statistical mechanics, numerical analysis, molecular dynamics amd Monte Carlo simulations, quantum mechanics, protein-protein docking, bioinformatics methods, gas adsorption and storage and protein-protein interactions. Dr. Houndonougbo's current research projects include the characterization of Zeolitic Imidazolate Frameworks (ZIFs) for gas uptake and storage; thermodynamic and transport of carbon dioxide, hydrocarbon and carbon dioxide and hydrocarbon mixtures with zeolit materials; and structures, dynamics and interactions of the proteins involved in the regulation of calcium in heart muscles. | Melissa Rhodehouse (2012); Aulane Mpouli (2020) | Chemistry | College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) |
Dr. Brian Houser  | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Brian Houser is former Chair and current Professor of the Physics department. Dr. Houser's interests include the use of x-ray spectroscopy in the determination of the atomic structures of materials, specifically crystalline solids under extreme pressures, all aspects of modern medical imaging such as MRI and CAT scanning, and an interest in the scientific literacy of students in general. | Dani Gooler (1998) | Physics | College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) |
Dr. Kayleen Islam-Zwart  | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Kayleen Islam-Zwart is the College of Professional Programs Associate Dean, School of Psychology Chair/Director, EWU Psychology at BC Program Director, and Professor of Psychology. Islam-Zwart has worked with numerous McNair fellows and the Practicum In Community Involvement (PICI) program with Lewis and Clark High School Students, and is an affiliated faculty member with the Women's and Gender Studies program. She is a state-licensed clinical psychologist with research interests that include the psychological states of incarcerated women and victims of sexual assault. | Guadalupe Orozco (2002); Holly Shockley (2002); Yurema Cortez (2003); Alma Vega (2006); Ghynecee Temple (2010); Yevgeniy Golubenko (2015); Acea Sands (2017); Rachel Silverthorn (2019) | Psychology | College of Professional Programs |
Dr. Nick Jackson | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Nick Jackson has a PhD in Developmental Psychology, with a concentration in Gerontology, from University of Kansas. His research interests include applied behavior analysis of development, life-span development, adult development, theories of development, educational psychology, and adult learning. | Filmon Habtaselassie (2010); Ayanna Kalyan Jacobs (2014) | Psychology | College of Professional Programs |
Dr. Kassahun Kebede | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Kassahun Kebede is an Associate Professor of Sociology at EWU whose work focuses broadly on international migration, health disparities, development-induced population relocation, and rural livelihoods. He teaches courses in international migration, global social problems, culture and conflict, and medical sociology. | Rachel Silverthorn (2017); Kimberly Jones (2018) | Sociology | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Garrett Kenney  | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Garrett Kenney holds a BA in religious studies from Whitworth College, an MA in religious studies from Gonzaga University and a PhD in leadership studies from Gonzaga University. He has published several books in the field of the New Testament and/or leadership studies. Dr. Kenney has taught several honors, humanities and English courses for EWU since 1986. He is currently the Program Director of Humanities and Religious Studies. | Matt Jason (1999) | Religious Studies | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Christopher Kirby | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Christopher Kirby is a Professor in the Philosophy Department. He is the editor of Dewey and the Ancients: Essays on Hellenic and Hellenistic Themes in the Philosophy of John Dewey (Bloomsbury, 2014). His research focuses broadly on the history of philosophy and comparative thought, particularly ancient philosophers who drew insights from exploring nature – like Aristotle and the Daoist sage, Zhuangzi – as well as more recent thinkers who have combined such insights with scientific or aesthetic modes of thought; e.g. Ralph Waldo Emerson, Henry David Thoreau, Aldo Leopold, E.O. Wilson and John Dewey. His current projects center around contrasting notions of moral skill in ancient Greek and Chinese philosophy and exploring the insights such analyses may yield in areas like meta-ethics, philosophy of action, and artificial intelligence. | Loni Taber (2017); Irie Browning (2022); tommyboiZ (2022) | Philosophy | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Russell Kolts  | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Russell Kolts is a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and a Professor of Psychology at Eastern Washington University, where he has taught since 1999. Dr. Kolts' current work centers around the application of Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) to assist people working with mood and attachment-related difficulties. He has pioneered the application of CFT to working with problematic anger, and has developed a 12-week anger group that has been used at Airway Heights Corrections Center since 2010. Dr. Kolts has authored or co-authored 27 refereed publications, 84 professional conference presentations, and in addition to The Compassionate Mind Gude to Managing Your Anger, published in 2012, he is the author of two forthcoming books: Buddhist Psychology and CBT: A Practitioner's Guide (with Dennis Tirch and Laura Silberstein; Guliford), and Cultivating Compassion in Everyday Life (with Dennis Tirch and Laura Chodron; Constable & Robinson). Founder of the Inland Northwest Compassionate Mind Center, Dr. Kolts regularly speaks and conducts workshops on topics such as Compassion-Focused Therapy and Mindfulness. | Omar Montejano (2001); Lucinda Mack (2004); Erika Alvarez (2005); Lily Ann Long (2018) | Psychology | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Pui-Yan Lam | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Pui-Yan Lam is a Professor of Sociology and former department chair. She has proven leadership abilities and is an entrepreneur in the area of higher education, leadership and diversity. Her dedication and work in this area includes being a founder of the group Mosaic (a social support group for faculty from diverse racial and cultural backgrounds) and also Weaving the Threads: A Night of Women's Empowerment. She has served on the President's Advisory Committee for Diversity and has worked closely with international students and international initiatives at EWU. Lam has worked with numerous McNair fellows and the PICI program with Lewis and Clark High School students and works closely with the Women's and Gender Studies program and the Diversity programs at EWU. | Deseure DeBarry (2008, 2009); Brandon Denton (2009); Yvonne Sherwood (2010); Meghan Elder (2011); Audel Rosas (2016) | Sociology | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Ann Le Bar | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Ann Le Bar is a History Professor and Director of EWU's History Program. Her research interests include Early Modern European History, Cultural/Intellectual History, German History, and Teaching tough subjects through archival sources. | Tamra Brosseau (2000, 2001); Diana Potapenko (2005); Diana Johnson (2009) | History | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Joseph Lenti  | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Joseph Lenti is a History professor specializing in Latin American history. He holds an MA and a PhD in History from the University of New Mexico. His current research assesses the phenomena of land dispossession, land invasion, and squatting in Mexico and Costa Rica comparatively, and from both an historical and contemporary perspective. | Saul Bautista (2022) | History | College of History, Anthropology, Modern Languages & Literatures |
Dr. Dale Lindekugel | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Dale Lindekugel is a Professor of Criminal Justice, with a PhD from University of Montana. | Laura Groves (1999) | Criminal Justice | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Paul Lindholdt | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Paul Lindholdt worked through college as a homebuilder, industrial waste recycler, Teamster, longshoreman, and forklift operator. Dr. Lindholdt earned his BA in 1978 and MA in 1980 from Western Washington University, and his PhD from Pennsylvania State University in 1985. He has won awards from the Academy of American Poets and Society of Professional Journalists; published some 170 books, book chapters, articles, essays, columns, reviews, and poems; given more than 100 public presentations, including a 2010 Hilliard Endowment in the Humanities address; and serve on editorial advisory boards for the Journal of Ecocriticism (University of British Columbia) and European Journal of American Culture (University of Kent, UK). Dr. Lindholdt specializes in American literature, creative writing, and environmental studies. His most recent book, In Earshot of Water: Notes from the Columbia Plateau, was published in 2011. | Michael Callaway; Winona Wynn (1998-1999); Keziah Tinkle Wiliams (2001) | English Studies | College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences |
Dr. Frank Lynch | TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor Dr. Frank Lynch is an Associate Professor of Applied Mathematics at EWU. He received his PhD from the University of Utah. Trained in biomathematics, his research interests lie at the intersection of mathematical modeling and analysis. His research agenda consistently includes mentorship of students. Dr. Lynch serves as the Director for the Department of Mathematics MS in Applied Mathematics. | Anna Kravtsova (2015); Nathan Blair (2017/18); Shawn Stratte (2016/17) | Mathematics | College of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) |
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