Jamie Gilbert

Jamie Gilbert holds two B.A.s in Psychology and IDS of Social Sciences (Communications/Public Relations, English, and Law & Justice) along with two Masters: M.Ed (Non-Profit Leadership) and ITAM-MS (Structures of Data Analytics) from Central Washington University, and she is completing her Doctorate in Education in Organizational Leadership with an emphasis on organizational development and communication. Jamie has taught Communications, Public Relations and Non-Profit Leadership for over 8 years and is the founder of SWAP, Students With A Purpose, an interdisciplinary college student organization. In graduate school, she was honored to travel to Dublin, Ireland to conduct research with the amazing Irish non-profit organization, Project Fun Direction: Evaluation of Data Driven Physical Literacy Programs in Dublin, Ireland: Need and Sustainable Funding Assessment. 

Jamie has served as a Division Rep for the Arts and Humanities for the Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR) since 2017 and was elected to serve as a CUR Councilor beginning in 2024. As a first-generation student, Jamie is passionate about creating positive change for underrepresented students. Her passion truly lies in mentoring college students in research that aligns with their interests and fervor. CWU awarded her the Center for Excellence in Leadership award, the Women’s Achievement Award for Student Empowerment, the Career Influencer award, and then in May of 2020, Jamie was awarded CWU Faculty Research Mentor of the Year for her work mentoring research students. This was her fourth nomination as Mentor of the Year.  Jamie truly is the happiest when she is mentoring research students as she loves being able to witness, first hand, those “aha” moments that truly are the first steps in further developing their critical thinking and emotional intelligence skills, pushing them further into graduate programs and sustainable, rewarding careers.