McKinstry Fellowship Recipients

Andrade Team

PI: Christy Andrade, College of Arts & Sciences, Biology

Project Title: Probing the Influence of Environmental Glyphosate Contamination on Human Pathogens in Spokane Waterways
GU undergraduates: Olivia DeFeo, Biology major; Bella Vaughn, Biology major, and Zach Kim, Biology major

Henning / Matousek Team

PI: Brian Henning, Director, Institute for Climate, Water, and the Environment; Departments of Philosophy and Environmental Studies & Sciences
co-PI: Sarah Bliss Matousek, School of Health Sciences, Public Health

Project Title: Advancing Resilience to Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke in the Coeur d'Alene Tribe
GU undergraduates: Nermin Omar, Public Health major, and Gabriel (Kai) Crouch, Environmental Studies & Sciences major

Matousek Team

PI: Sarah Bliss Matousek, School of Health Sciences, Public Health

Project Title: Immigration Policy Vulnerability and Maternal Health Outcomes in Rural Eastern Washington Communities
GU undergraduates: Greta Crumley, Human Physiology major, and Valeria Lopez, Public Health major
UWSOM students: Josh Reneau, Tara Saleh, Danielle Pettigrew, Eric Shaporda, Jazlyhn Rebuelta

Bertotti Metoyer Team

PI: Andrea Bertotti Metoyer, College of Arts & Sciences, Sociology & Criminology

Project Title: Reproductive Justice in Medical Education
GU undergraduates: Bridget Albers, Sociology major, and Leah Manzo-McCottry, Sociology & Criminology major
UWSOM students: Tara Saleh and Brenna Linton

Matousek Team

PI:Sarah Matousek, School of Health Sciences, Public Health
Project Title: Impact of Co-occurring Mental Health Issues on Inpatient Care & Outcomes in Rural Hospitals
GU undergraduates: Emma Swenson, Public Health major, Kendall Scipio-Shepard, Public Health major
UWSOM students: Lydia Larson (pictured), Josh Reneau, Brett Williams, Alex Wilmoth (pictured) and Ryan Mendel

Wutzke Team

PI: Clint Wutzke, School of Health Sciences, Human Physiology
Project Title: The Influence of Cognitive Impairment on a Dynamic Postural Task in Adults
GU undergraduates: Aidan O'Brien
UWSOM student: Tim Gee

• Kate Barnett (GU Class of 2026) & Mikala Haas (UWSOM Class of 2027), research mentors: Drs. Clint Wutzke (GU) & Daryl Potyk (UWSOM), “Influence of Lower Extremity Torque Production on Gait Adaptation in Unimpaired Older Adults and People with Parkinson's disease”
• Laura Espinoza Quevedo (GU Class of 2025) & Devin Riley (GU Class of 2026), research mentor: Dr. Laura Diaz-Martinez (GU), “Novel roles for C1ORF109 and its interacting proteins in the nucleolar DNA damage response”
  

• Christina Garbuz (GU Class of 2024) & Ethan Jones (UW-SOM Class of 2026), research mentors: Drs. Janet Zhang-Lea (GU), Jacqui Crissey (GU), & Megan Lewis (UW-SOM), “Understanding association between global warming and running injury risk through measuring acute response of runners after heat exposure”.
• Surya Sankar (GU Class of 2024) & Claire Schaef (UW SOM Class of 2026), research mentors: Drs. Wutzke (GU) & Daryl Potyk (UW-SOM), “The Influence of Lower Extremity Force Production on Balance and Fear of Falling in Older Adults and People with Parkinson's Disease”
  

• Makenna Edwards (GU Class of 2023), research mentor: Dr. Clint Wutzke, “Reliability of the Walking Trail Making Test Among Unimpaired Young Adults, Older Adults, and People with Parkinson's Disease”.
• Meagan Johnson (UW School of Medicine Class of 2025), research mentor: Dr. McCarthy & Prof. Toby Keys, “How Can We Better Support and Mentor Medical Students of Color?: Investigating the Preceptor Perspective”.
• Sarah Maeda (GU Class of 2023), research mentor: Dr. McCarthy & Prof. Toby Keys, “How Can Community Preceptors Best Support Medical Students of Color? An Exploration of the Experiences of Preceptors in Rural and Underserved Clinical Sites”.
• Logan Wehrman (GU Class of 2023), research mentor: Dr. Clint Wutzke, “Association Between Walking and Executive Function in People with Parkinson's Disease”.