PSU McNair Scholars Program 

The PSU McNair Scholars Program has served over 400 students since 2014. At least 200 faculty mentors have supervised McNair Scholars' research projects. Scholars have been accepted to PhD and doctoral programs in the US and abroad. PSU McNair scholars have enrolled in doctoral programs at PSU, Harvard, Yale, UC Berkeley, UCLA, Oxford, London School of Economics, University of Washington, University of Oregon, Oregon State University, and other prestigious universities. McNair scholars have been awarded the Fullbright, National Science Foundation grants, and other prestigious fellowships and grants.

            McNair Scholar cohort 2025

           McNair Scholar cohort 2025

John Abed
Mechanical Engineering Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Elliott Gall
Research Project:  TBD

Karen Agustin Paz
Psychology Major
Neuroscience Minor
Faculty Mentor:  TBD
Research Project:  TBD

Morrison Atlas
Black Studies Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kiara Hill
Research Project:  TBD
 

Jasmin Alvarez
Anthropology Major
Faculty Mentor:  Dr. José Padín
Research Project:  TBD

Cece Austin
Psychology Major
Sociology Minor
Faculty Mentor:  Dr. Dara Shifrer
Research Project:   TBD
 

Davika Dige
Public Health:  Pre-Clinical Major
Faculty Mentor:  Dr. Leslie Fuller
Research Project:  TBD

Sandy Fernandez
Social Work Major
Faculty Mentor:  Dr. Jessica Rodriguez-Jenkins
Research Project:   TBD

Keanna Garcia Andrade
Chicanx/Latinx Studies Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Martin Alberto Gonzalez
Research Project:  TBD

Christina Jenkins
Social Work Major
Faculty Mentor:  Dr. Shawn Smallman
Research Project:  TBD

Annabel Jensen
Biology and Psychology Majors
Neuroscience Minor
Faculty Mentor:  Dr. Angela Ozburn
Research Project:  TBD
 

Tuesday Kahl
Applied Health and Fitness for Special Populations Major
Neuroscience Minor
Faculty Mentor:  Dr. Matt Lattal
Research Project:   TBD
 

Ryan Lincoln
Public Health Service Administration Major
Psychology Minor
Faculty Mentor:  Dr. Richard Dozal-Lockwood
Research Project:  TBD

 

Jennifer Logan
Psychology And Indigenous Nations Studies Majors
Neuroscience &  Indigenous Traditional Ecological and Cultural Knowledge (ITEK) Minor
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Tyler Cornelius
Research Project:  TBD
 

Malaya Lualhati
Mathematics Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Kyle Ormsbyk
Research Project:  TBD

Sharif Moonlight Maddox
Psychology Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Frodo Okulam
Research Project:  TBD

Nico Morrelli
Geology Major
Space and Planetary Sciences Minor
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Melinda Hutson
Research Project: TBD

Michelle Phan
Health Service Administration Major
Business Administration Minor
Faculty Mentor: Nhu To-Haynes, MPA H
Research Project: TBD
 

Xochitl Quetzal
Biology Major 
Chemistry Minor
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Daniel J. Ballhorn
Research Project:  The Effects of Cultural Fire on Soil Biodiversity
 

 Nori Redmond
Data Science and Public Health Majors
Computer Science and Mathematics Minors
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dorcas Ofori-Boateng
Research Project:  TBD
 

Nadeem Sadek
Mechanical Engineering Major
Electrical Engineering Minor
Faculty Mentor: Dr.  Raúl Bayoán Cal
Research Project:  TBD

Esteban Salgado
English and History Majors
Medieval and Early Modern Studies Minor
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Alexis Butzner
Research Project:  TBD

Nathan Sjullie
Electrical Engineering Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. David Burnett
Research Project:  TBD
 

Olivia Smith
Political Science Major
Psychology Minor
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Joshua Eastin
Research Project:  TBD
 

Irene Stafford
Conflict Resolution Major
Psychology Minor
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Molly Wallace
Research Project:  TBD

Phyo Theingi
Biology with Honor Major
Faculty Mentor: TBD
Research Project:  TBD
 

Jose Valencia
Social Work Major
Child Youth and Family Studies Minor
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jessica Rodriguez-Jenkins
Research Project:  TBD

Maria Vazquez Parra
Biology Major
Chicano/Latino Studies Minor
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Melissa Patiño-Vega
Research Project:  TBD

Jisselle Vazquez Parra
Biology Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Cristina Herrera
Research Project:  TBD

Kooper Wilson
Arts And Letters and German Majors
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Moshe Rachmuth
Research Project:  TBD
 

Jae Viles-Erdelt
Environmental Sciences Major
Faculty Mentor: Dr. Max Nelson-Pincus
Research Project:  TBD

MCNAIR ALUMNI