Idaho State TRIO McNair Scholars Present Research at National Conference
April 14, 2022

This past March, the TRIO McNair Scholars program had a national conference located at the University of Maryland. This conference consisted of first-generation, limited-income, and underrepresented students from across the country that gathered to present their undergraduate research and learn about graduate research opportunities.
During the conference, students are able to network with graduate schools, faculty, and students while hearing from distinguished guests and panelists from a wide range of fields.
Eleven staff and students from the Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ TRIO McNair Scholars program were in attendance, with four Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ McNair Scholars presenting their research at the conference.
In attendance: Rebecca Valles, TRIO Americorp Member and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ TRIO Alumni Samantha Jimenez Castro, TRIO McNair Scholars Graduate Assistant, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ MBA student, and Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ TRIO Alumni Amber Leyba, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Social Work major Kathleen van Wesenbeeck, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Geology and Physics major Mason Wissert, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ English major Esmer Garcia, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Psychology major Savannah Crow, Ä¢¹½ÊÓÆµ Health Science major
The Idaho State students who presented:
Dalene Hunter
- McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Thomas Klein
- Research Topic: Revisions, Additions, and volumes; A comparative analysis of the two volumes of Nathan Bailey’s Universal Etymological English dictionary
Jo Do
- McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Mona Xu
- Research Topic: Physical Activity in Rural Area and Association with Self-Expansion
Maya Peters-Greño
- McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Braulio Gomez Fortes
- Research Topic: Phase 1 of Improving and promoting Urban Cycling in Bilbao Spain
Leslie Maldonado
- McNair Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Cartwright
- Research Topic: Hispanic Single Parents’ Accessibility to Medical Resources during COVID 19
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