We are proud to honor our two McNair Scholarship winners: Nyalaan Jok and Leslie Luces Saavedra. In addition to their achievements, we would like to showcase both of them here.
Assistant Professor Hannah MacDougall was accepted into the 2025 cohort for Mothers Leading Science, a leadership program for research intensive faculty in the health sciences who are also mothers to young children.
Assistant Professor Ceema Samimi has earned a Spencer Vision Grant to investigate community-specific alternatives to punitive public school discipline in the Twin Cities.
Amy Dorman, Ph.D. Candidate in the School of Social Work, has accepted the position of Research and Training Director, Office of Justice Programs at the Minnesota Department of Public Safety (DPS).
Will Carlson and Patricia Shannon presented the process and outcomes of integrated mental health screening, during the resettlement of Afghans in Minnesota, following Operation Allies Welcome
