Graduate Diversity Advancement Pathways Program (GDAPP)
The Graduate Diversity Advancement Pathways Program (GDAPP) intends to increase access and opportunities to graduate education for domestic students from underrepresented groups and increase diversity in our graduate programs. GDAPP assistantships are funded through a partnership between the WSU Graduate School and the student’s program. In addition to funding, recipients become part of the GDAPP Scholar community. GDAPP retention and professional development programming and services are available through the Graduate School.
![Picture of Brady Bowers](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3121/2023/04/Brady-Bowers-1-792x443.png)
Brady Bowers
Program Coordinator
brady.bowers@wsu.edu
509-335-4527
![Picture of Associate VIce Provost Raymond Herrera](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3121/2023/06/Herrera-2023-792x906.jpg)
Dr. Raymond Herrera
Associate Vice Provost, Graduate School
Director, McNair Scholars Program
raymond@wsu.edu
509-335-7702
GDAPP Cohorts
2023-24 Cohort
![Karina Pastrana smiling for a photo in front of plants.](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3121/2023/07/Karina.jpg)
Karina Isabel Pastrana
Immunology and Infections Diseases, Ph.D.
![Marco Ramirez Gonzales in a picture next to a camel](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3121/2023/08/IMG_1628-1-scaled.jpg)
Marco Ramirez Gonzalez
Clinical Psychology, Ph.D.
Read about Marco.
Read about Marco.
![Picture of Nicholas Robert Jones](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3121/2023/06/PXL_20230619_181056645.MP_-1-scaled.jpg)
Nicholas Robert Jones
Mathematics, Ph.D.
![Picture of Safiya Hafiz posing in front of flowers](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3121/2023/08/saf-flower-scaled.jpg)
Safiya Hafiz
Sociology, Ph.D.
Read about Safiya.
Read about Safiya.
![Picture of Sydney Cinda Silva](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3121/2023/07/Silva-2.jpg)
Sydney Cinda Silva
Sociology, Ph.D.
![Picture of Taydin Robert Macon](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3121/2023/06/Macon1-1-scaled.jpg)
Taydin Robert Macon
Entomology, Ph.D.
![Picture of Tiara Rose Freeman](https://s3.wp.wsu.edu/uploads/sites/3121/2023/06/SmartSelect_20230625_155135_Instagram-1.jpg)
Tiarå Rose Freeman
Experimental Psychology, Ph.D.
Read about Tiarå.
Read about Tiarå.