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Bakima Ssebanakitta Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

07/01/2022 by Liina Koivula Leave a Comment

Bakima Ssebanakitta Selected as an EWU McNair ScholarCongratulations to new McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta! Bakima was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of her 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 who are first-generation and low-income college students, and/or from groups underrepresented at the doctoral level to introduce them to academic research and provide them with effective strategies for getting into and graduating from PhD programs.

Bakima Ssebanakitta is an undergraduate at Eastern Washington University, majoring in Psychology through the Honors Program. Ssebanakitta has seven years of experience in professional life coaching, mediation, and end-of-life facilitation applications. Pursuing a path towards a PhD in Psychology, Ssebanakitta plans to expand into tenured professorship and private counseling practice. In counseling, her aim is to educate clients on self-advocacy and somatic approaches to healing. She hopes her research and creative writing background will merge valid academic knowledge into the public sphere, culminating in an actionable book for humanity. Currently, Ssebanakitta is focusing research pursuits in the quantitative relationships between stress and resiliency under the mentorship of Dr. Jillene Seiver. Future research interests include the cause of motivation, grief navigation, equitable societal applications, and grief scale creation.

We look forward to accompanying Bakima as her research unfolds!

Filed Under: 2021-2022 Cohort, 2022 McNair Summer Research Internship, Acceptances/Awards, Bakima Ssebanakitta, Honors, McNair Mentors, News, Psychology, Research, Scholars Tagged With: Dr. Jillene Seiver, EWU McNair Faculty Mentor, EWU McNair Program, EWU McNair Scholar, EWU Summer Research Internship, Psychology, Somatic Healing, Stress and Resiliency

Haili Poss Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

06/30/2022 by Liina Koivula Leave a Comment

Haili Poss Selected as an EWU McNair ScholarCongratulations to new McNair Scholar Haili Poss! Haili was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of her 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 who are first-generation and low-income college students, and/or from groups underrepresented at the doctoral level to introduce them to academic research and provide them with effective strategies for getting into and graduating from PhD programs.

Haili Poss is a first-generation student at Eastern Washington University majoring in Psychology and minoring in Sociology. She has a wide array of research interests including the impact of alternative/recreational drugs on mental health, and the impact of exercise on mental health, attitudes towards sex work, and the mental health of sex workers. For her 2022 McNair Summer Research Internship, with the mentorship of Dr. Jill Seiver, she will research attitudes towards sex work and sex workers. Haili plans on obtaining her PhD in Clinical Psychology, conducting research on adult mental health, and becoming a professor in the Pacific Northwest.

We look forward to accompanying Haili as her research unfolds!

Filed Under: 2021-2022 Cohort, 2022 McNair Summer Research Internship, Acceptances/Awards, Haili Poss, McNair Mentors, News, Psychology, Research, Scholars, Sociology Tagged With: Attitudes Towards Sex Work, Clinical Psychology, Dr. Jillene Seiver, EWU McNair Faculty Mentor, EWU McNair Program, EWU McNair Scholar, EWU Summer Research Internship, Mental Health, Psychology, Sociology

Richard Murphy Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

06/29/2022 by Liina Koivula Leave a Comment

Richard Murphy Selected as an EWU McNair ScholarCongratulations to new McNair Scholar Richard Murphy! Richard 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 who are first-generation and low-income college students, and/or from groups underrepresented at the doctoral level to introduce them to academic research and provide them with effective strategies for getting into and graduating from PhD programs.

 

Richard Murphy is an undergraduate student at Eastern Washington University. His three declared majors are Philosophy, Political Science, and International Affairs with an emphasis on Global Socio-Economic Development. Richard is also pursuing a minor in Spanish. As the Vice President of both the Philosophy Club and the International Affairs Community at EWU, Richard recognizes the utility of taking interdisciplinary approaches to our most sophisticated and pressing issues of the 21st Century. As a student ambassador with the People-to-People program, Richard experienced first-hand what traveling to other countries can provide to diversifying one’s exposure, and has translated that into his studies revolving around International Affairs. Under the mentorship of Professor Thomas Hawley, PhD, Richard plans to focus his research on the phenomena of societal internalization of Neoliberalism, and the societal consequences of establishing competitive markets in historically non-marketed realms of our lives.

 

We look forward to accompanying Richard as his research unfolds!

Filed Under: 2021-2022 Cohort, 2022 McNair Summer Research Internship, Acceptances/Awards, International Affairs, McNair Mentors, News, Philosophy, Political Science, Research, Richard Murphy, Scholars Tagged With: Dr. Thomas Hawley, EWU McNair Faculty Mentor, EWU McNair Program, EWU McNair Scholar, EWU Summer Research Internship, Global Socio-Economic Development, International Affairs, International Affairs Community, Neoliberalism, Philosophy, Philosophy Club, Political Science, Spanish

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

06/28/2022 by Liina Koivula Leave a Comment

Devin Mumey Selected as an EWU McNair ScholarCongratulations 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 who are first-generation and low-income college students, and/or from groups underrepresented at the doctoral level to introduce them to academic research and provide them with effective strategies for getting into and graduating from PhD programs.

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 McNair Summer Research Internship, he will be working 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.

We look forward to accompanying Devin as his research unfolds!

Filed Under: 2021-2022 Cohort, 2022 McNair Summer Research Internship, Acceptances/Awards, Biology, Chemistry, Devin Mumey, McNair Mentors, News, Research, Scholars Tagged With: Biology, Chemistry, Dr. Jessica Allen, EWU McNair Faculty Mentor, EWU McNair Program, EWU McNair Scholar, EWU Summer Research Internship, Plant Sciences

Marianna Fischer Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

06/27/2022 by Liina Koivula Leave a Comment

Marianna Fischer Selected as an EWU McNair ScholarCongratulations to new McNair Scholar Marianna Fischer! Marianna was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of her 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 who are first-generation and low-income college students, and/or from groups underrepresented at the doctoral level to introduce them to academic research and provide them with effective strategies for getting into and graduating from PhD programs.

Marianna Fischer is a first-generation undergraduate at Eastern Washington University pursuing a major in Mechanical Engineering Technology with a specialized interest in robotics. While obtaining an associate’s degree from Spokane Community College she had hands-on experience with AC/DC circuits in a lab setting which helped grow her passion for robotics. She is currently working with her mentor, Dr. Philip Appel on developing a research project on small scale incinerators for energy generation. Her goal is to become an expert in small scale energy generation that is better for the environment and can be used off the grid, in space, and for other novel uses. She would like to own her own business and be at the forefront of humanity’s future.

We look forward to accompanying Marianna as her research unfolds!

Filed Under: 2021-2022 Cohort, 2022 McNair Summer Research Internship, Acceptances/Awards, Marianna Fischer, McNair Mentors, Mechanical Engineering Technology, News, Research, Scholars Tagged With: Dr. Phillip Appel, EWU McNair Faculty Mentor, EWU McNair Program, EWU McNair Scholar, EWU Summer Research Internship, Mechanical Engineering Technology, Robotics, small scale energy generation

Quentin Young Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

06/23/2022 by Liina Koivula Leave a Comment

Quentin Young Selected as an EWU McNair ScholarCongratulations to new McNair Scholar Quentin Young! Quentin was selected by the McNair Scholars’ selection committee on the basis of her 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 who are first-generation and low-income college students, and/or from groups underrepresented at the doctoral level to introduce them to academic research and provide them with effective strategies for getting into and graduating from PhD programs.

Quentin N. Young is an undergraduate at Eastern Washington University majoring in Applied Developmental Psychology and Minoring in Africana studies and Coaching. He is interested in becoming a sports psychologist and opening up his own private practices and sport facilities. Dr. Okera Nsombi will be Quentin’s mentor for his 2022 Summer Research Internship. Quentin’s goal is to break down barriers as a Black man in a predominately white profession and help young Black children in the local communities. Quentin is a Dean’s list student with a GPA of 3.6. After he completes his undergrad, he will go into graduate school where he will complete his PhD in Psychology. Quentin’s goal is to have an impact on many lives by changing the landscape for his community and the world.

We look forward to accompanying Quentin as his research unfolds!

 

Filed Under: 2021-2022 Cohort, 2022 McNair Summer Research Internship, Acceptances/Awards, Africana Studies, Coaching, McNair Mentors, News, Psychology, Quentin Young, Research, Scholars Tagged With: Africana Studies, Applied Developmental Psychology, Coaching, Dean's List, Dr. Okera Nsombi, EWU McNair Faculty Mentor, EWU McNair Program, EWU McNair Scholar, EWU Summer Research Internship, Psychology, Sports Psychology

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