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   College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources	Photo coming soon	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		David Cihak 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

Non-College Representatives (Faculty & Staff)

	Kristina Cantin Honors Advisor		Andrew Seidler        National Scholarships & Fellowships
	Holly Mercer Libraries	Photo coming soon	Doug Renalds              Student Success Center
	Virginia Murphy     Honors Advisor	Photo Coming Soon	Sylvia Turner

Student Representatives

Photo Coming Soon	Alina Clay
	Grant Currin		Avanti Rangnekar
	Patrick McKenzie		Louis Varriano (SGA Undergraduate Research Representative)

 

Office of Undergraduate Research Staff

 

 

Marisa Moazen, Ph.D.

Director, Undergraduate Research

 

 

Susan Troop, Program Coordinator

Emily Mitchell, Administrative Specialist II

Codi Drake, Undergraduate Discovery LLC, Peer Mentor

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