Drollette’s Exercise and Neurocognitive Health Laboratory uses neuroimaging to explore the relationship between physical activity behaviors and cognition and brain function in children and young adults.
Caporaso, who is an academic professional assistant professor, serves as co-primary investigator of the DUCK Lab in collaboration with Dr. Stuart Marcovitch and Dr. Janet Boseovski.
An epidemiologist whose work centers on HIV prevention, sexual and reproductive health, and health disparities among marginalized populations, Erausquin is known for the rigor of her research and the depth of her mentoring relationships.
The kinesiologist, who examines factors motivating physical activity engagement, has mentored 54 undergraduates in independent studies at UNCG.
Dr. Brittany Cassidy is the recipient of the 2023 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for pre-tenured faculty. Since joining UNCG five years ago, Cassidy has mentored 30 undergraduates in her Social Cognition Lab, which focuses on how people think, interpret, and evaluate each other. “Participating in research as an undergraduate has enormous benefits,”… Continue reading…
Dr. Kimberly Petersen is the recipient of the 2023 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for tenured faculty. Since joining UNCG 12 years ago, she has mentored 35 undergraduates in her research group, which focuses on developing new ways to synthesize molecules. Eight of her students have been published as undergraduates, two received travel… Continue reading…
Dr. Jaclyn Maher is the recipient of the 2022 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for pre-tenured Faculty. Assistant Professor Jaclyn Maher is a kinesiologist with a research focus on motivational processes, the impact of physical activity and sedentary behavior on psychological well-being, and the use of technology to capture the dynamics of motivation, behavior,… Continue reading…
Dr. Asa Eger is the recipient of the 2022 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for tenured faculty. Associate Professor Asa Eger is a historian whose research interests include Islamic and Byzantine history and archaeology, the eastern Mediterranean, frontiers and borderlands, and environmental history. Since joining UNCG in 2009, Dr. Eger has mentored 12… Continue reading…
Dr. Aileen Reid is the recipient of the 2021 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for Non-tenured faculty. Dr. Aileen Reid approaches research, teaching, and mentoring through the lens of her lived experiences, her commitment to social justice, and her desire to transform the educational research and policy landscape. Her current research centers on… Continue reading…
Dr. Chris Wahlheim is the recipient of the 2021 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for pre-tenured faculty. Dr. Chris Wahlheim is a cognitive psychologist with expertise in memory, metacognition, and cognitive aging. He teaches undergraduate courses in cognitive psychology and human memory, and graduate seminars in everyday cognition, and memory and aging. He… Continue reading…
