Alumni Spotlight – Kerensa Allison

Kerensa Allison, PhD (EWU TRiO McNair 1996) Current Position: Associate Professor, Anthropology Lewis-Clark State College, Lewiston, Idaho Dr. Kerensa Allison earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology from Eastern Washington University (EWU) in 1997; a Master of Science Degree in Biology from EWU in 2000, and a PhD in Anthropology from Washington State University in 2010. … Read more

Alumni Spotlight- Atara MacNamara

Atara MacNamara, PhD (EWU TRiO McNair 1998) AtaraMacNamara became a McNair Scholar in 1998 and graduated from Eastern Washington University in 2001 with a degree in Psychology. She attended graduate school at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City and received her Ph.D. in Psychology in 2008. She is currently an Associate Professor of … Read more

Winter Update

The lounge area and the lab were quiet early Friday morning, but there is evidence of the Scholars everywhere. Scholars (and our staff) have been working hard and staying in the offices late because graduate school application season is among us. Our office gong, which we use to celebrate scholar accomplishments has been ringing all … Read more

24th Annual National Ronald E. McNair Research Conference and Graduate Fair

Each year the  Educational Opportunity Association hosts its National McNair Student Conference and Graduate Fair at the Lake Lawn Resort in Delavan, WI. This year McNair Scholars Raquel Ramos and Virginia Morales attended and presented their research. The National McNair Research Conference has been designed to provide undergraduate students the opportunity to present their research in … Read more