EWU College of Social Sciences

EWU McNair Scholar Alexis Guizar-Diaz Completes Summer Research Internship

11/17/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Alexis Guizar-Diaz for completing his 2020 EWU McNair Summer Research Internship! With the mentorship of Dr. Edwin Elias, Alexis researched the exponential increase of requested H-2A guestworkers in Washington State and how capital has structured labor conditions. He is currently researching why the rate of positive COVID-19 cases per capita was highest in Washington’s major agricultural counties, what is the relationship to the high number of cases and lack of protections for seasonal agricultural workers, and what is the viewpoint of seasonal workers on the situation. Many thanks to Dr. Elias for his ongoing mentorship for Alexis. Read more about Alexis's research on his EWU McNair webpage!

Alexis is not only conducting ongoing research, he is now hard at work applying to graduate schools and fellowships across the country. Keep up the amazing work Alexis! EWU McNair is confident that you will succeed in graduate school and have a great impact on our communities.

EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos Completes Summer Research Internship

11/04/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Lizeth Bañuelos for completing her 2020 EWU McNair Summer Research Internship! Lizeth is researching roles of institutional and familial supports for first-generation Latinx college students during the COVID-19 pandemic under the mentorship of Dr. Aryn Ziehnert in the Department of Psychology. She is now conducting a survey as a continuation of that research during the school year. Many thanks to Dr. Ziehnert for her ongoing mentorship for Lizeth. Read more about Lizeth’s research on her EWU McNair webpage!

Lizeth is now hard at work applying to graduate schools and fellowships across the country. Keep up the amazing work Lizeth! EWU McNair is confident that you will succeed in graduate school and have a great impact on our communities.

EWU McNair Scholar Theresa Lee Completes Summer Research Internship

10/30/2020 by Tennyson, Bryn Leave a Comment

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Theresa Lee for completing her second EWU McNair Summer Research Internship! Theresa continued her research on college student perceptions of the barriers of prison reentry under the mentorship of Dr. Lindsey Upton in the Department of Sociology and Justice Studies. Last year she led focus groups with college students and this summer she transcribed and analyzed the data from those focus groups. Theresa recently presented her research from Prisoner Reentry: College Perceptions of Reentry Barriers in a Northwest Community at the virtual Baylor McNair Research Conference. Last year she also presented this research at the American Society of Criminology (ASC). Many thanks to Dr. Upton for her outstanding mentorship. Read more about Theresa's research on her EWU McNair webpage!

Theresa recently completed her application for the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship and is now hard at work applying to graduate schools and additional fellowships. Keep up the amazing work Theresa! EWU McNair is confident that you will succeed in graduate school and have a great impact on our communities.

Lizeth Bañuelos selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

05/29/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

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Congratulations Eastern Washington University student Lizeth Bañuelos! Lizeth has been selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and awarded a summer research internship. McNair Scholars must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and are first generation college students and low-income and/or underrepresented students. They are selected for their promise as scholars and commitment towards attaining a PhD.

Lizeth Bañuelos is a senior studying Applied Developmental Psychology and minoring in Race and Culture Studies as well as Chicana/o/x Studies. Her main research interest is in the psychology of the Latinx community, focusing on Latinx college students and their mental health in higher education institutions. Lizeth will complete an EWU McNair Summer Research Institute in the summer of 2020 under the mentorship of Dr. Aryn Ziehnert, Lecturer in the EWU Psychology Department.

We're so excited to have Lizeth join us at EWU McNair!

Luis Martinez Antillo selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

05/26/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

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Congratulations Eastern Washington University student Luis Martinez Antillo! Luis has been selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and awarded a summer research internship. McNair Scholars must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and are first generation college students and low-income and/or underrepresented students. They are selected for their promise as scholars and commitment towards attaining a PhD.

Luis is a senior majoring in Psychology and Social Work, with a certification in suicide assessment, treatment, and management. He is interested in studying the ways traumatic experiences interfere with everyday life. In the 2019-2020 academic year, Luis interned at an organization that works with those who are low-income and have faced homelessness. He wants to research how their experiences have impacted their current situations. He is also part of the Suicide Prevention Coalition for Spokane, WA. The coalition looks over policies that may impact individuals who are at risk of suicide and advocates for people in order to get them the best guidance and aid. For his 2020 EWU McNair Summer Research Internship, Luis will work under the mentorship of Dr. Susan Ruby, Professor of Psychology and Director of the School Psychology Hybrid Program at EWU.

We're so excited to have Luis join us at EWU McNair!

Gloria D. Bravo selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

05/26/2020 by Jaeger, Corinne Leave a Comment

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Congratulations Eastern Washington University student Gloria D. Bravo! Gloria has been selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and awarded a summer research internship. McNair Scholars must have a GPA of 3.0 or higher and are first generation college students and low-income and/or underrepresented students. They are selected for their promise as scholars and commitment towards attaining a PhD.

Originally from Brewster, WA, Gloria obtained her Associates of Arts and Sciences from Wenatchee Valley Community College before transferring to EWU. She is majoring in International Affairs with a socio-economic concentration, while also minoring in Chicano Studies and Spanish. Gloria’s research is centered on the United States' hegemonic role within the Western Hemisphere, particularly how US foreign policy impacts Latin American and Caribbean nations as well as the region. Primarily utilizing a constructivist approach, she analyzes US diplomatic, economic and military tactics used to advance the region’s peace and security, or lack thereof. By her junior year, Gloria completed two research projects: Understanding the Venezuelan Crisis within the Broader Context of US Intervention in Latin America and Reframing the Immigration Debate in the Era of Trump: Migrant Caravans from Central American Nations. As of Spring 2020, she is working on an ongoing third project: United States Economic Sanctions Reproduce State Sponsored Repression, Human Rights Violations and Violence: A Case Study of Venezuela.

Other research interests include: Pan-American migration crises, the deterioration of US asylum\refugee laws, the implications experienced in Latin\ Caribbean nations due to US neoliberal trade and economic policies, the US regime of sanctions directed toward non-compliant nation-states and other forms of coercive statecraft, the capturing of human rights movements by the neoliberal humanitarian industry, the threat of US militarism and its historical interventionist tendencies towards its southern neighbors, traditionally regarded as the US’s “backyard,” the increasingly military-grade securitization of the Southern US border and other forms of state inflicted violence on vulnerable populations, as well as transnational environmental policies that promote national self-determination centered on sustainable research and development. As an EWU McNair Scholar, in the summer of 2020 Gloria will work under the mentorship of Dr. Majid Sharifi to continue her research.

Gloria has received the honor of presenting her work at the Pacific Northwest Political Science Association Conference (November 2019), The Student Research and Creative Works Symposium at Eastern Washington University (May 2019), and the Venezuelan Crisis Panel: Coup d'état or Libertad, as a Student Panelist at EWU (May 2019). Her work has earned her a Certificate of Excellence in Research, Leadership & Creativity from the Political Science Department and International Affairs Program at EWU. She also was the Director of Elections for EWU’s student government in 2019-20.

We're so excited to have Gloria join us as a McNair Scholar!