EWU McNair Faculty Mentor – TRIO Ronald E. McNair

EWU McNair Scholar Eleanor Strathmore Completes McNair Summer Research Internship

10/17/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Eleanor Strathmore for completing her McNair Summer Research Internship! She worked with mentor Dr. Shanna Davis on her summer 2024 research, “Do PTSD Symptoms Move Intergenerationally Through Families?“. Eleanor’s research was presented August 15, 2024 at the McNair Summer Research Symposium. Of her research, Eleanor explains: This study hopes to create … Read more

Eleanor Strathmore Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar and Awarded Summer Research Internship

06/13/2024 by Ssebanakitta, Bakima

Congratulations to new McNair Scholar Eleanor Strathmore! Eleanor 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 … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Alexander Dodson Awarded the Frances B. Huston Medallion Award

06/11/2024 by Jaeger, Corinne

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Alexander Dodson. Alexander has been selected to receive a 2024 Frances B. Huston Medallion Award. Recipients of the Frances B. Huston medallion award must have established themselves as exceptionally capable individuals in both academic and extracurricular activities. The faculty and the administration of Eastern Washington University acknowledge their great pride in … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Alexander Dodson Publishes with Dr. Watkins!

07/16/202406/07/2024 by Jaeger, Corinne

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Alexander Dodson! Alexander is a contributing author for “Gratitude and Happiness: The Causes and Consequences of Gratitude,” with Dr. Philip Watkins and former EWU graduate student Michael Frederick. This is a chapter in the book Happiness and Wellness – Biopsychosocial and Anthropological Perspectives edited by Floriana Irtellli and Fabio Gabrielli. … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Brendan Roof Presents Research at the National Association of African American Studies & Affiliates Conference

05/15/2024 by Jaeger, Corinne

In February, EWU McNair Scholar Brendan Roof presented his McNair Summer Research, The Other: Truth, Morality, and Bulosan’s Heart at the National Association of African American Studies & Affiliates Conference in Austin, Texas. Under the mentorship of Dr. Paul Lindholdt, Brendan explored how Carlos Bulosan, and his seminal work, America Is In The Heart, are an … Read more

McNair Scholars Present at EWU’s 2024 Student Research & Creative Works Symposium

05/30/202405/10/2024 by Jaeger, Corinne

EWU McNair is proud of our 6 scholars who presented at this year’s symposium. Since the beginning of the symposium at EWU in 1997, McNair has encouraged scholars to participate, either to present a prospectus of the their upcoming summer research, or to present research done in the last year. Presenting research is an excellent … Read more