The McNair Scholars Program has been creating a bridge to graduate education for students with underrepresented backgrounds at UW–Madison since 1995. Here’s a look at where some of those scholars are now.
2024 Graduates
Madeleine Allen
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Major(s): Psychology
Certificate(s): Asian American Studies, Honors in Liberal Arts
Laura Arroyo
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Major(s): Microbiology
Certificate(s): Gender & Women Studies, Global Health, & Science Communication
Leah Bulbula
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Major(s): Cartography & Geographic Information Systems, Landscape & Urban Studies, Geography
Certificate(s): Global Health & Environmental Studies
Liliana Chavez
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Major(s): Education Studies & Political Science
Certificate(s): Public Policy
Hermary Gonzales
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Major(s): Wildlife Ecology
Certificate(s): Environmental Studies
Eimy Gonzalez
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Major(s): Anthropology
Certificate(s): Archaeology
Manal Hasan
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Major(s): Psychology
Certificate(s): Global Health
Naoshi Johnson
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Major(s): Health Promotion & Health Equity
Certificate(s): Global Health
Stephanie Zumba
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Major(s): Interior Architecture
Certificate(s): Entrepreneurship
2023 Graduates
Ashwakh Abdalla
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Major(s): Neurobiology & Psychology
Certificate(s): Global Health
Emmanuel Figueroa
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Major(s): Political Science, International Studies, & Economics
Certificate(s): Chican@ and Latin@ Studies
Robert Hall
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Major(s): Genetics & Genomics & History with Honors
Certificate(s): Excellence in Stem Cell Sciences & Environmental Studies
Shaden Ibrahim
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Major(s): Communication Sciences and Disorders
Certificate(s): Global Health
Augusta Ike
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Major(s): Human Development & Family Studies and Psychology
Robin Robinson
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Major(s): Journalism & Anthropology
Certificate(s): African American Studies
2022 Graduates
Luis Abreu-Socorro
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Major(s): Wildlife Ecology
Certificate(s): Environmental Studies
Current Position: UW-Madison; MS Environmental Conservation Program
Tristin Bautista
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Major(s): Sociology & Spanish
Certificate(s): Gender and Women's Studies, Chican@ and Latin@ Studies
Sofia Garcia Garbuno
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Major(s): Educational Studies
Certificate(s): Chican@ and Latin@ Studies
Current Position: UW-Madison; MS in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis
Bertha Gonzalez
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Major(s): Human Development and Family Studies, Psychology
Certificate(s): Chican@ and Latin@ Studies, Criminal Justice
Current Position: UW-Madison; MS in Counseling
Lina Liu
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Major(s): Mathematics with Honors
Certificate(s): Leadership
Current Position: University of Minnesota-Twin Cities; Ph.D. Mathematics
Katelyn McVay
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Major(s): Global Health, Botany, & Environmental Studies
Certificate(s): Leadership
Current Position: Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MS Environmental Planning and Policy
Godwill Oke
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Major(s): Psychology
Certificate(s): Education and Educational Services
Kellen Sharp
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Major(s): Communication Arts
Certificate(s): Digital Studies
Current Position: University of Texas at Austin; Masters in Media Studies
Jasmyne Short
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Major(s): Social Welfare
Certificate(s): African Studies
Current Position: University of Michigan; Masters of Social Work
2021 Graduates
Mukadas Abdullah
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Major(s): Psychology
Current Position: UW-Milwaukee; Ph.D. Program in Counseling Psychology
Ronni Brent
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Major(s): Microbiology
Certificate(s): Global Health and Environmental Studies
Emanuel Burgos-Robles
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Major(s): Molecular Biology
Certificate(s): Computer Science
Current Position: Ph.D. student at Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Computational and Systems Biology Ph.D. Program
Shelia Doung
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Major(s): Biology-Evolutionary Biology & Chemistry
Certificate(s): Art Studio
Current Position: Graduate Student at Florida State University's Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry
Jesus Garza-Noriega
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Major(s): Rehabilitation Psychology & Special Education
Certificate(s): Chican@ and Latin@ Studies
Current Position: UW-Madison; Ph.D. Counseling Psychology
Kassandra "Kas" Gossens
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Major(s): Psychology
Current Position: UW-Madison; Masters of Social Work
Nicole Ibrahim
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Major(s): Wildlife Ecology
Certificate(s): Global Health & Environmental Studies
Current Position: University of Maryland; Ph.D. program in Marine-Estuarine, & Environmental Sciences
Aaron Kinard
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Major(s): Education Studies & History
Current Position: Ph.D. student at University of Virginia's Sociology Ph.D. Program
Bailey Nandory
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Major(s): Philosophy & Classical Humanities
Certificate(s): European Studies
Current Position: Working for Americorps
Elizandra Sandoval
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Major(s): Psychology, Human Development, & Family Studies
Certificate(s): Chican@ and Latin@ Studies
Current Position: Graduate student at UW-Madison's Department of Counseling Psychology to obtain a Masters of Sciences in Counseling
Stephanie Woodson
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Major(s): Health Promotion Health Equity
Current Position: Graduate student at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health to obtain a Masters of Public Health