{"id":2076,"date":"2018-11-27T14:54:45","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T22:54:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/?p=2076"},"modified":"2024-09-10T09:37:19","modified_gmt":"2024-09-10T16:37:19","slug":"mcnair-faculty-mentors-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/mcnair-faculty-mentors-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"McNair Faculty Mentors 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"gb-container gb-container-a17a057e\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Muchas Gracias, Thank you for your mentoring<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">It has been a pleasure to work with dedicated faculty research mentors throughout the 2017-2018 academic year. McNair faculty and their mentoring are critical components to our McNair Program. McNair appreciates your dedication to our EWU students.<\/h4>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">College of STEM:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Andrea-Castillo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Andrea-Castillo.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Andrea Castillo\" class=\"wp-image-2040\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Marcos-e1543359036142.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"283\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Marcos-e1543359036142-283x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Marcos Monteiro\" class=\"wp-image-2048\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Marcos-e1543359036142-283x300.jpeg 283w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Marcos-e1543359036142-768x815.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Marcos-e1543359036142-965x1024.jpeg 965w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Marcos-e1543359036142.jpeg 1264w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 283px) 100vw, 283px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">TRIO McNair Faculty Research Mentor&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Andrea Castillo<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Biology at Eastern Washington University, is mentoring <strong>Marcos Monteiro<\/strong>. Her research interests focus on studying the molecules in Helicobacter pylori uses to infect and cause gastric disease in humans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"766\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/03\/LynchFrank.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Frank Lynch\" class=\"wp-image-9525\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/03\/LynchFrank.jpg 766w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/03\/LynchFrank-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2023\/03\/LynchFrank-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Nathan-Blair.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"233\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Nathan-Blair.jpg\" alt=\"Nathan Blair\" class=\"wp-image-2023\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:225px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TRIO McNair Faculty Research Mentor&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Frank Lynch,<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Applied Mathematics at Eastern Washington University, is mentoring <strong>Nathan Blair<\/strong>. His research interests lie in mathematical modeling of biological processes. He is particularly interested in biological gels, biochemical physiology, perturbation theory, and asymptotic analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Wes-Steiner.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"202\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Wes-Steiner.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Wes Steiner\" class=\"wp-image-2038\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Elvin-Cabrera.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"227\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Elvin-Cabrera-227x300.jpg\" alt=\"Elvin Cabrera\" class=\"wp-image-2025\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Elvin-Cabrera-227x300.jpg 227w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Elvin-Cabrera.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 227px) 100vw, 227px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TRIO McNair Faculty Research Mentor&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Wes Steiner<\/strong>, Professor of Chemistry at Eastern Washington University, is mentoring <strong>Elvin Cabrera<\/strong>. Presently his research group is interested in the use and development of analytical chemistry techniques to explore a wide variety of research topics involving the physical sciences and\/or their applications, for example, to the life sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Shamima-Yasmin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"166\" height=\"203\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Shamima-Yasmin.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Shamima Yasmin\" class=\"wp-image-2041\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Erik-Almaguer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Erik-Almaguer-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Erik Almaguer\" class=\"wp-image-2046\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Erik-Almaguer-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Erik-Almaguer.jpg 756w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TRIO McNair Faculty Mentor <strong>Dr. Shamima Yasmin,<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Eastern Washington University, is mentoring <strong>Erik Almaguer.<\/strong> Her research interests focus on computer graphics, geometric modeling, data visualization, and haptics-based multimodal environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-David-Daberkow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-David-Daberkow.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. David Daberkow\" class=\"wp-image-2039\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Christina-Ramelow.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"148\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Christina-Ramelow.jpg\" alt=\"Christina Ramelow\" class=\"wp-image-2028\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TRIO McNair Faculty Research Mentor <strong>Dr. David Daberkow<\/strong>, Associate Professor of Biology at Eastern Washington University, is mentoring <strong>Christina Ramelow.<\/strong> His research interests focus on studying neurochemical messenger dopamine and its role in brain function.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">College of&nbsp; Social Science:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Ereisa-Morales.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"216\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Ereisa-Morales.jpg\" alt=\"Ereisa Morales\" class=\"wp-image-2027\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:225px\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/AguilarEdmundo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"240\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/AguilarEdmundo-240x300.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Edmundo M. Aguilar\" class=\"wp-image-2088\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/AguilarEdmundo-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/AguilarEdmundo-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/AguilarEdmundo-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/AguilarEdmundo.jpg 1638w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TRIO McNair Faculty Research Mentor <strong>Dr. Edmundo M. Aguilar,<\/strong> Quarterly Professor of Race and Culture at Eastern Washington University, is mentoring <strong>Ereisa Morales<\/strong>. His research interest centers on catalyzing systemic social change through documentary film in which critically interrogates identity and oppressive experiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Amani-El-Alayli.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Amani-El-Alayli.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Amani El-Alayli\" class=\"wp-image-2036\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Acea-Sands-e1543358758440.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"292\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Acea-Sands-e1543358758440-292x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Acea Sands\" class=\"wp-image-2073\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Acea-Sands-e1543358758440-292x300.jpeg 292w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Acea-Sands-e1543358758440-768x789.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Acea-Sands-e1543358758440-997x1024.jpeg 997w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Acea-Sands-e1543358758440.jpeg 1320w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 292px) 100vw, 292px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TRIO McNair Faculty Research Mentor <strong>Dr. Amani El-Alayli,<\/strong> Professor of Psychology at Eastern Washington University, is mentoring <strong>Acea Sands.<\/strong> Her research interests include stereotyping and discrimination; impression formation biases, and self-perception biases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Kayleen-Islam-Zwart.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"201\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Kayleen-Islam-Zwart.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Kayleen Islam-Zwart\" class=\"wp-image-2035\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Rachel-Silverthorn-e1543424698652.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"208\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Rachel-Silverthorn-e1543424698652-208x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Rachel Silverthorn\" class=\"wp-image-2051\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Rachel-Silverthorn-e1543424698652-208x300.jpeg 208w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Rachel-Silverthorn-e1543424698652-768x1109.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Rachel-Silverthorn-e1543424698652-709x1024.jpeg 709w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Rachel-Silverthorn-e1543424698652.jpeg 936w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 208px) 100vw, 208px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TRIO McNair Faculty Research Mentor <strong>Dr. Kayleen Islam-Zwart<\/strong>, Professor and Department Chair of Psychology at Eastern Washington University, is mentoring <strong>Rachel Silverthorn.<\/strong> Her research interests include forensic&nbsp;populations,&nbsp;women in prison, adjustment to incarceration, sexual victimization, and cognitive and neuropsychological evaluation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Kassahun-Kebede.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"208\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Kassahun-Kebede.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Kassahun Kebede\" class=\"wp-image-2034\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Kim-Jones.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"279\" height=\"279\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Kim-Jones.jpg\" alt=\"Kimberly Jones\" class=\"wp-image-2026\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Kim-Jones.jpg 279w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Kim-Jones-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 279px) 100vw, 279px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TRIO McNair Faculty Research Mentor <strong>Dr. Kassahun Kebede,<\/strong> Assistant Professor of Cultural Anthropology at Eastern Washington University, is mentoring <strong>Jones, Kimberly.<\/strong> His research interests include international migration, transnationalism, forced migration, medical anthropology, identity, and social conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Okera-Nsombi.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"152\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Okera-Nsombi.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Okera Nsombi\" class=\"wp-image-2033\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Kianna-Baker-e1543358512569.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"251\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Kianna-Baker-e1543358512569-251x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Kianna Baker\" class=\"wp-image-2047\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Kianna-Baker-e1543358512569-251x300.jpeg 251w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Kianna-Baker-e1543358512569-768x917.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Kianna-Baker-e1543358512569-857x1024.jpeg 857w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Kianna-Baker-e1543358512569.jpeg 1131w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 251px) 100vw, 251px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TRIO McNair Faculty Research Mentor <strong>Dr. Okera Nsombi<\/strong>, Assistant Professor of Africana Studies at Eastern Washington University, is mentoring <strong>Kianna Baker.<\/strong> His research interests focus on history of Blacks in the United States and the African Diaspora, interdisciplinary analyses of African American Studies, the social foundations of education with a particular focus on race, and past and contemporary&nbsp;techniques for oppressing Blacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Martin-Meraz-Garcia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"131\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Martin-Meraz-Garcia.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Martin Meraz-Garcia\" class=\"wp-image-2032\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/05\/vanegdomjosiah_3628557_41062013_VanEgdomJ_03b.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/05\/vanegdomjosiah_3628557_41062013_VanEgdomJ_03b-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Josiah Van Egdom\" class=\"wp-image-1593\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:100px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/05\/vanegdomjosiah_3628557_41062013_VanEgdomJ_03b-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/05\/vanegdomjosiah_3628557_41062013_VanEgdomJ_03b.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Maria-e1543425109595.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Maria-e1543425109595-219x300.jpeg\" alt=\"Angelica Garcia-Macias\" class=\"wp-image-2049\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:100px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Maria-e1543425109595-219x300.jpeg 219w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Maria-e1543425109595.jpeg 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Angelica-Garcia-Macias1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"201\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Angelica-Garcia-Macias1-201x300.jpg\" alt=\"Maria Rivera\" class=\"wp-image-2044\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:100px;height:200px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Angelica-Garcia-Macias1-201x300.jpg 201w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Angelica-Garcia-Macias1.jpg 214w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 201px) 100vw, 201px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TRiO McNair Faculty Research Mentor&nbsp;<strong>Dr. Martin Meraz-Garcia,<\/strong> Associate Professor of the Chicana and Chicano Studies Program at Eastern Washington University, is mentoring <strong>Maria Rivera, Angelica Garcia-Macias<\/strong> and continuing scholar <strong>Josiah Van Egdom<\/strong>. His research interests include undocumented students in higher education, revolutionary movements in Mexico, Nicaragua and other Latin American countries; the U.S.-Mexico relations with respect to the war on drugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Christina-Torres-Garcia.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"127\" height=\"168\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Christina-Torres-Garcia.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Christina Torres Garcia\" class=\"wp-image-2030\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/05\/Marixza.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/05\/Marixza-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"Marixza Torres\" class=\"wp-image-1828\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/05\/Marixza-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/05\/Marixza.jpg 432w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TRIO McNair Faculty Research Mentor <strong>Dr. Christina Torres Garcia<\/strong>, Assistant Dean and Director of McNair Program at Eastern Washington University, is mentoring <strong>Marixza Torres<\/strong>. Her research interests focus on historical, social, and political issues affecting Chicanas\/Latinas in the Pacific Northwest. Her interest in illustrating the intersections of systematic layers of oppression has resulted in reclaiming the voices of Chicanas and Latinas whose life stories enrich academia today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Philip-Watkins.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"131\" height=\"176\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Dr.-Philip-Watkins.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Philip Watkins\" class=\"wp-image-2031\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/05\/Rosa-Espinoza-Zuniga1-e1543426536793.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/05\/Rosa-Espinoza-Zuniga1-e1543426536793-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"Rose Espinoza\" class=\"wp-image-1830\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:159px;height:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/05\/Rosa-Espinoza-Zuniga1-e1543426536793-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/05\/Rosa-Espinoza-Zuniga1-e1543426536793-768x1076.jpg 768w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/05\/Rosa-Espinoza-Zuniga1-e1543426536793-731x1024.jpg 731w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/05\/Rosa-Espinoza-Zuniga1-e1543426536793.jpg 1213w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 214px) 100vw, 214px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TRIO McNair Faculty Research Mentor <strong>Dr. Philip Watkins<\/strong>, Professor of Psychology at Eastern Washington University, is mentoring <strong>Rosa Espinoza<\/strong>. His research interests focus on gratitude, joy, and their contribution to well-being.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/1c2218f.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"153\" height=\"153\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/1c2218f.jpg\" alt=\"Dr. Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted\" class=\"wp-image-2129\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/1c2218f.jpg 153w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/1c2218f-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Abdul-e1543360335460.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"193\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Abdul-e1543360335460-193x300.jpg\" alt=\"Abdul Mohammed\" class=\"wp-image-2042\" style=\"object-fit:cover;width:150px;height:225px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Abdul-e1543360335460-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Abdul-e1543360335460-660x1024.jpg 660w, https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/131\/2018\/11\/Abdul-e1543360335460.jpg 715w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 193px) 100vw, 193px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>TRIO McNair Faculty Research Mentor <strong>Dr. Dorothy Zeisler-Vralsted<\/strong>, Professor of Political Science-International Affair at Eastern Washington University, is mentoring <strong>Abdul Mohammed.<\/strong> Her research interests include on water history with publications on the historical development of major river systems, water use in the American West, and the intersection of race, gender and the environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Muchas Gracias, Thank you for your mentoring It has been a pleasure to work with dedicated faculty research mentors throughout the 2017-2018 academic year. McNair faculty and their mentoring are critical components to our McNair Program. McNair appreciates your dedication to our EWU students. College of STEM: TRIO McNair Faculty Research Mentor&nbsp;Dr. Andrea Castillo, Associate &#8230; <a title=\"McNair Faculty Mentors 2018\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/mcnair-faculty-mentors-2018\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about McNair Faculty Mentors 2018\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29,"featured_media":2236,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wpo365_audiences":[],"wpo365_private":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,27,127,34],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mcnair-mentors","category-mentor","category-research","category-scholars"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2076"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":36585,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2076\/revisions\/36585"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2236"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2076"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2076"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inside.ewu.edu\/mcnair\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2076"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}