Staff and Advisory Council

The Undergraduate Research Advisory Council (URAC) provides guidance and support to the Office of Undergraduate Research. The URAC is comprised of of faculty, staff, and students representing areas across the university. These individuals serve a one-year term, renewable upon invitation or appointment.

Faculty and College Representatives

	Kimberly Gwinn   Herbert College of Agriculture		George Drinnon    Haslam College of Business
	Thomas K Davis College of Architecture & Design		Beth Meko     College of Communication & Information
	Carolyn Staples College of Arts & Sciences – Art		Hollie Raynor  College of Education, Health, & Human Sciences
	Stephen Blackwell   College of Arts & Sciences – Humanities		Claudia Rawn College of Engineering
	Michael McKinney   College of Arts & Sciences – Natural Sciences		Kathleen Thompson    College of Nursing
	Lois Presser College of Arts & Sciences – Social Sciences		Robert Mindrup College of Social Work
	Chris Boak College of Arts & Sciences		Virginia Stormer, Honors Advisor

Non-College Representatives (Faculty & Staff)

	Kristina Cantin Honors Advisor		Andrew Seidler        National Scholarships & Fellowships
	Rachel Caldwell Libraries		Sylvia Turner  Honors Advisor
	Jessica Osborne, Student Success Center		Daniel Magilow, Humanities Center

Student Representatives

Thomas Clarity
Andrea Ramirez

 

Office of Undergraduate Research Staff

 

 

Marisa Moazen, Ph.D.

Executive Director, Undergraduate Research

 

 

Emily Mitchell, Program Coordinator

Susan Troop,  Program Coordinator

 

Student Staff

Katy Powell, Graduate Teaching Assistant

Codi Drake, Peer Mentor

Jessica Ossyra, Peer Mentor

 Marlinda Chism, Peer Mentor – Communications

Sarah Blalock, Discovery LLC Peer Mentor

Dylan Johnson, Discovery LLC Peer Mentor

 

 

For emails not listed, use ugresearch@utk.edu.