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 ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø TRIO McNair Scholars program were in attendance, with four ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø McNair Scholars presenting their research at the conference.
In attendance: Rebecca Valles, TRIO Americorp Member and ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø TRIO Alumni Samantha Jimenez Castro, TRIO McNair Scholars Graduate Assistant, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø MBA student, and ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø TRIO Alumni Amber Leyba, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Social Work major Kathleen van Wesenbeeck, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Geology and Physics major Mason Wissert, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø English major Esmer Garcia, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø Psychology major Savannah Crow, ºÚ°µ±¬ÁÏÍø 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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