University of Washington Ronald E. McNair Program
2009-2010 McNair Staff

2009-2010 McNair Team
From Left to Right: Ms. Rosa Ramirez (Student Services Coordinator);Dr. Gabriel Gallardo (Associate Vice President of OMAD/Director of McNair/EIP) ; Ashley McClure (Graduate Student Advisor); Jorge Martinez (Graduate Student Advisor);Dr. Gene Kim (Associate Director of McNair/EIP).
The staff is composed of a program director, associate director, counseling services coordinator, and two graduate advisors who are in the process of obtaining doctoral degrees.
The EIP/McNair staff welcomes you to drop in or schedule an appointment to meet with us. Please see the Advisor Schedule if you would like to make an appointment with a specific Graduate Advisor. Each advisor's e-mail username is listed below.
All e-mails should be addressed to user at u.washington.edu
Directors and Coordinator
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Gabriel Gallardo, Ph.D.
email: gabegms
Dr. Gallardo's research interests and professional experience |
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Gene Kim, Ph.D. email: genekim Postdoctoral Research Fellow 1999-2001,
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of
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University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
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Rosa E. Ramirez Counseling Services Coordinator email: rosaelia
Rosa is a UW graduate with a BA in Art History. She has been working for the Office of Minority Affairs and Diversity full time now for the last 3 years. She is very interested in learning about other cultures and languages. She plans on returning to the UW to pursue her Masters in Public Administration & International Studies. |
Graduate Student Advisors
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Jorge Martinez email:mcnair1 Jorge Martinez is a third year graduate student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington. Though originally from Houston, TX, he earned his B.A. in Sociology at Texas A&M University in College Station, TX. He is currently working on his thesis titled "Uncovering the Prison Gang Problem in Washington State" as part of a Washington State Department of Corrections Mental Health Consultation conducted by UW. His research interests include crime and deviance, juvenile delinquency, youth gangs, immigration/assimilation, and demography. When diverting himself from work, Jorge enjoys running around the park with his dog and exploring the frontier that is Washington State.
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Ashley McClure Graduate Student Advisor email:mcnair2
Ashley McClure is in her second year of study in the Department of Sociology at the University of Washington. She earned a B.A. and an M.A. in Sociology from Texas Tech University in Lubbock, TX before coming to the University of Washington to work on a Ph.D. Her interests in sociology are family, gender, and demography. Ashley's current research projects include constrained choices between men and women in career and family life and the resulting health disparities between the genders. Ashley enjoys living in Seattle after spending the majority of her life in West Texas but is always on the lookout for good Mexican food.
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The University of Washington McNair Scholars Program is a TRIO Program funded by the United States Department of Education, and the University of Washington, and the UW Office of Minority Affairs (OMA).




