EWU McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta Accepted to Eastern Washington University MS in Counseling Program

Bakima Ssebanakitta accepted to EWU

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta! Bakima has been accepted to Eastern Washington University’s Master of Science in Counseling: Clinical Mental Health Specialization program. From the EWU Clinical Mental Health Counseling website: The program is both extensive and comprehensive. It is nationally accredited by CACREP and fulfills education requirements for licensure for mental health counselors. Continuous … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta Accepted to Seattle Pacific University PhD Program

Bakima Ssebanakitta accepted to SPU

Congratulations to EWU McNair Scholar Bakima Ssebanakitta! Bakima has been accepted to Seattle Pacific University’s Clinical Psychology PhD program, with funding. From the Clinical Psychology PhD at Seattle Pacific University website: Coursework is grounded in empirical literature that examines the interplay among biological, psychological, and social factors related to human adjustment. This bio-psychosocial perspective infuses … Read more

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

Bakima Ssebanakitta Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar

Congratulations 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 … Read more

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

Haili Poss Selected as an EWU McNair Scholar

Congratulations 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 … Read more

19 EWU Students Recruited for McNair’s 2021-2022 Cohort

19 Students Recruited for 2021-2022 Cohort

On February 18, EWU’s McNair Scholar Program selection committee met to review student application packets. 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 … Read more

EWU McNair Scholar Darlynne Khayesi Completes Summer Research Internship

EWU McNair Scholar Darlynne Khayesi worked with Dr. Jillene Seiver in her Summer Research Internship on Mental Health Challenges in College Students which focused on the experiences of immigrant students. 

EWU McNair Scholar Darlynne Khayesi worked with Dr. Jillene Seiver in her Summer Research Internship on Mental Health Challenges in College Students which focused on the experiences of immigrant students.  Darlynne’s study aimed to test the hypothesis that there is a higher prevalence of mental health issues among immigrant college-attending students compared to their native counterparts. In a multicultural … Read more