Dr. Sudha Shreeniwas is the recipient of the 2021 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for career (post-tenure). For 10 years, Dr. Morrison and Dr. Shreeniwas have worked together to apply a transformational approach to their classroom teaching and mentoring economically and ethnically diverse UNCG undergraduates in research. Their practices align with the School… Continue reading…
Dr. Sharon Morrison is the recipient of the 2021 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for career (post-tenure). For 10 years, Dr. Morrison and Dr. Shreeniwas have worked together to apply a transformational approach to their classroom teaching and mentoring economically and ethnically diverse UNCG undergraduates in research. Their practices align with the School… Continue reading…
Dr. Blair Wisco is the recipient of the 2020 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for Early Career Faculty. Dr. Wisco joined the faculty at UNCG in 2013 as an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the Clinical Psychology Program. Since then, she has mentored many undergraduates—nearly 25 in her PSY 433: Research Experience… Continue reading…
Dr. Tyreasa Washington is the recipient of the 2020 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for tenured faculty. Dr. Washington joined the Department of Social Work at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro as an Assistant Professor in 2011. She was promoted to Associate Professor and appointed Faculty Affiliate to the UNCG Gerontology… Continue reading…
The 2019 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award for Early Career Faculty goes to Dr. Ramji Bhandari. Dr. Ramji Bhandari’s research is focused on understanding the relationships between environmental chemicals and the inheritance of adverse health conditions. He joined the faculty at UNCG as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biology in 2016 and… Continue reading…
2018 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Recipient: Joanne Murphy The URSCO is pleased to recognize Dr. Joanne Murphy as the 2018 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award recipient. Dr. Murphy joined the faculty at UNCG as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Classical Studies in 2008. Since then, she has overseen 11… Continue reading…
2017 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Recipient: Nadja Cech The URSCO is pleased to recognize Dr. Nadja Cech as the 2017 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award recipient. Dr. Cech joined faculty at UNCG as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in 2001. Since then, she has… Continue reading…
2016 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Recipient: Olav Rueppell Dr. Olav Rueppell has earned numerous degrees, scholarships, fellowships and professorships during a career that has taken him across the globe, from Germany to Greensboro. Since coming to UNCG in 2003, Dr. Rueppell has been a force of nature in the… Continue reading…
2015 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Recipient: Jan Rychtář In 2014, the UNCG Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creativity Office (URSCO) established the Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award to recognize faculty members who have been engaging and exceptional mentors to undergraduate research participants. Dr. Terry “Dr. Awesomeness” Nile was the recipient… Continue reading…
2014 Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Recipient: Terry Nile In 2014, the UNCG Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creativity Office (URSCO) established the Thomas Undergraduate Research Mentor Award to recognize faculty members who engage students in projects that contribute to expansion of knowledge and understanding in their discipline. Dr. Terry Nile,… Continue reading…
