EWU McNair 30th Year Anniversaty and Annual Spring Celebration 2025
On May 22, 2025, we gathered to celebrate our McNair Scholars and 30 years of McNair at Eastern Washington University! It was a joy to spend the evening with the McNair Scholars, Faculty Mentors, alumni, family and friends at the Spokane Club. Please enjoy these photo highlights, then keep scrolling to view the event program, and continue below to learn more about all that our scholars have accomplished in the 2024-2025 school year.
Dr. Isaura J. Gallegos, Ph.D.., Ed. M., EWU McNair Alumna 2009Dr. Lateasha Meyers, Ph.D., EWU McNair Alumna 2013Dr. Laura Zamudio Orozco, Ph. D., EWU McNair Alumna 2015Director Dr. Clark with new scholar Chris AbruscatoNew McNair Scholar Jasmine Joy Paloma and partnerDirector Dr. Clark with new scholar Violet BerryDirector Dr. Clark with new scholar Alice ChamberlinMcNair GSA Reyna Rivera and McNair Academic Advisor Cori JaegerDirector Dr. Clark with new scholar Jennifer DawsonNew McNair Scholars Noemi and Ryan Finner, and supporter Donna FinnerDirector Dr. Clark with new scholar Bryce DragerDirector Dr. Clark with new scholar Ryan FinnerDirector Dr. Clark with new scholar Jocie TorresNew Scholar Violet Berry with supporter, Dad Berry!Director Dr. Clark with new scholar Maria SarmientoDirector Dr. Clark with new scholar Addiswa TadesseDirector Dr. Clark with new scholar Jasmine Joy PalomaMcNair Staff Cori Jaeger & GSA Bakima Ssebanakitta, EWU McNair Alumna!
2024 & 2025 Summer Research EWU McNair Faculty Mentors
EWU McNair and our scholars rely on the exceptional support from EWU McNair faculty mentors. Mentors start meeting regularly with students in the spring to get to know them and provide them guidance on beginning the research process, including recommending articles and planning surveys and IRBs. Next, they work with students directly on their research projects for the summer quarter. This may be field or lab work, surveys, interviews, and/or additional reading. Mentors then continue their guidance into the fall, sometimes in additional ongoing research or on completion of the research projects that take longer than just the summer, as well as through the application process. Finally, mentors write the most important letters of recommendation in the student’s graduate school applications.
A huge thank you to all of our mentors!
Dr. Donna BachandDr. Rebecca BrownDr. Kelly CullenDr. Shanna DavisDr. Kristin EdquistDr. Edwin EliasDr. Melissa GrahamDr. Thomas HawleyDr. Timothy HiltonDr. Keely J. HopeDr. Kayleen Islam-ZwartDr. Kassahun KebedeDr. Nick C. JacksonDr. Sarah JohanssonDr. Joseph LentiDr. Mimi MarinucciDr. Tracey McHenryDr. Fahed MehyarDr. Charlotte MillingDr. Yves NievergeltDr. Robin O’QuinnDr. Alexandros PaparasDr. Jason ScullyDr. Jillene SeiverDr. David SyphersDr. Julia SmithDr. Jacki Hedlund Tyler
2024 -2025 EWU McNair Advisory Committee
Thank you so much to our McNair advisory committee! These faculty provide support and guidance to EWU McNair throughout year. One of their significant roles in this regard is the selection of new McNair Scholars. Each fall EWU McNair recruits students who are interested in becoming a McNair Scholar. Then applications are reviewed by the committee, which consists of EWU professors who volunteer their time. This year’s committee members included Dr. Judd Case, Biology, Dr. Ryan Parrey, Social Work & Disability Studies, Dr. Martín Meráz García, Chicana/o/x Studies, Dr. Miguel Novella, Spanish, and Dr. Kayleen Islam-Zwart Psychology Department Chair, along with Dr. Rebecca Clark and Cori Jaeger, staff of the EWU McNair Scholars Program. EWU McNair extends a huge thank you to this committee. Our work would not be possible without you.
Dr. Judd CaseDr. Kayleen Islam-ZwartDr. Miguel NovellasDr. Martín Meráz García
