Workshops

McNair Scholars, Alexander Morgan and Lizbet Gonzalez

McNair Scholars, Alexis Walker and Bianca Valencia Barraza

McNair Scholar, Angelica Aguilar

McNair Scholar, Atziry Rodriguez

McNair Scholars, Lizeth Cortez Ibanez and Bianca Valencia Barrazas

McNair Scholars, David House, David Story, and Fabian Ramirez

Dr. Daniel Malpica delivering content at a McNair workshop

Dr. Daniel Malpica, Program Director

McNair Scholars, Fabian Ramirez and Branndon Mariscal

McNair Scholar, Joi Fisher

Stacey Pelton, McNair Research Coordinator, delivering content at a workshop

Stacey Pelton, Advisor

McNair Scholar, Wyatt Huber

Each semester, the McNair Scholars program holds weekly workshops on a range of topics that aim to prepare students for the graduate school application process. These workshops are open to the campus community. If you are interested in attending a workshop, please join us one of the dates listed below. For more information about becoming a McNair Scholar, please review the eligibility requirements and application procedures and contact our Program Director, Dr. Daniel Malpica at daniel.malpica@sonoma.edu.

Fall 2024 Workshop Schedule Coming Soon!

**Spring 2024 McNair Workshop Schedule-***All Workshops held in Salazar Hall, Room 1049, unless otherwise noted below*
Title	Date &Time
Welcome to the Spring 2024 Semester! Presenters: Stacey Pelton and Dr. Daniel Malpica	Friday, January 26, 2024 12 - 1 p.m.
How to Narrow Your Research Question Presenter: Dr. Soo-Yeon Yoon, Department of Sociology	Friday, February 2, 2024 12 - 1 p.m.
Formulating the Research Question Presenter: Dr. Steve Farmer, Department of Chemistry	Friday, February 9, 2024 12 - 1 p.m.
Formulating A Research Question in Qualitative Research: Examples from Current Projects Presenter: Dr. Matthew Paolucci Callahan, Department of Psychology	Friday, February 16, 2024 12 - 1 p.m.
Conducting the Literature Review Presenter: Dr. Emily Clark, Department of Modern Languages & Literatures	Friday, February 23, 2024 12 - 1 p.m.
Finding Scholarly Sources Presenter: Rita Premo, Scholarly Communications Librarian	Friday, March 1, 2024 12 - 1 p.m.
Collecting Data Presenter: Dr. Daniel Soto, Department of Geography, Environment, and Planning	Friday, March 8, 2024 12 - 1 p.m.
Analyzing Data Presenter: Dr. Lisa Hua, Department of Biology	Friday, March 15, 2024 12 - 1 p.m.
Developing and Presenting a Research Poster Presenters: Stacey Pelton and Dr. Daniel Malpica	Friday, April 5, 2024 12 - 1 p.m.
Preparing for the Graduate Record Examinations (GRE) Presenter: Fabian Ramirez, Ph.D. Candidate, UCI Department of Mathematics NOTE: This presentation will be held on Zoom. Please email Stacey Pelton (pelton@sonoma.edu) for the link.	Friday, April 26, 2024 12 - 1 p.m.
Summer 2024 Goals: How Junior-level Students Can Prepare for the Graduate Application Process Presenters: Stacey Pelton, Dr. Daniel Malpica, and McNair Scholars, Alexa Rayas and Ismael Lopez NOTE: This workshop will be held on Zoom. Please email Stacey Pelton (pelton@sonoma.edu) for the link	Friday, May 3, 2024 12 - 1 p.m.