Undergraduate Research Advisory Board
The Undergraduate Research Advisory Board was created to support, assess, and improve the undergraduate research program at USU. From the beginning, in the fall of 2007, discussions focused on removing impediments to student access and launching new efforts to enhance the program.
The Board is made up of faculty by self-nomination with college dean approval, as well as representatives of student-serving units throughout campus. This allows the Board to effectively share information to and from the Board with our campus partners.
The faculty representatives of the Board evaluate and select Research on Capitol Hill presenters, assign Research, Scholarship, and Creative Inquiry designations to courses, and awards Utah Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters internships. They are also responsible for selecting the USU Undergraduate Researcher of the Year and USU Undergraduate Research Mentor of the Year. Each college winner of these awards is considered for the university-wide prize.
Anyone is free to contact members of the board and ask that items be brought to a board meeting. Alternately, agenda items can be submitted to the Office of Research via email to UR@usu.edu.
Peter Crooks, College of Arts & Sciences Marissa Vigneault, College of Arts & Sciences Rebecca Bayeck, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education, Health, & Human Services Tim Walsworth, S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
peter.crooks@usu.edu
Sara Freeman, College of Arts & Sciences
sara.freeman@usu.edu
Hannah Lewis, College of Arts & Sciences
hannah.lewis@usu.edu
Mehmet Soyer, College of Arts & Sciences
mehmet.soyer@usu.edu
marissa.vigneault@usu.edu
Ryan Berke, College of Engineering
ryan.berke@usu.edu
Wade Goodridge, College of Engineering
wade.goodridge@usu.edu
Brittan Barker, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education, Health, & Human Services
brittan.barker@usu.edu
rebecca.bayeck@usu.edu
Crissa Draper, Emma Eccles Jones College of Education, Health, & Human Services
crissa.draper@usu.edu
Katarzyna Bilicka, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
kat.bilicka@usu.edu
Jared Hansen, Jon M. Huntsman School of Business
jared@usu.edu
Kelsey Hall, S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
kelsey.hall@usu.edu
Amita Kaundal, S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
amita.kaundal@usu.edu
timothy.walsworth@usu.edu
Becky Thoms, Libraries Nelda Ault-Dyslin, Center for Community Engagement Kristine Miller, Honors Program Monika Galvydis, Office of Global Engagement Chloe Ridenour, Academic Belonging and Learning Excellence
becky.thoms@usu.edu
nelda.ault@usu.edu
kristine.miller@usu.edu
monika.galvydis@usu.edu
chloe.ridenour@usu.edu
Thank You
We appreciate the dedication of the Undergraduate Research Advisory Board in helping to strengthen our student programs, develop new initiatives, and further our goals of access and inclusion for undergraduates at USU.
Benefits for representatives on the advisory board may include membership due coverage for the Council of Undergraduate Research (CUR), matching funding for travel to CUR’s events (e.g., conferences, institutes) or the National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), and recognition of service for tenure and promotion.