Our Staff
Kimberly S. Petersen, Ph.D.
Director of the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Creativity Office
135 Shaw Residence Hall
kspeters@uncg.edu
336.334.4271
Dr. Kimberly Petersen is Director of the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Office (URSO) and Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and American University, she received her Ph.D. in Organic Chemistry from Johns Hopkins University. Before joining the faculty at UNC Greensboro she served as a Postdoctoral Fellow at the California Institute of Technology. Her Petersen research group, funded by the National Institutes of Health, is focused on solving important synthetic problems using basic principles of organic chemistry. In particular, her lab is interested in the development of new methods for the asymmetric synthesis of biologically important molecules and in the design and synthesis of new drug targets. Dr. Petersen serves as Principal Investigator on the U-RISE Program at UNC Greensboro and is a recent recipient of the BRIDGES Academic Leadership Program. She is passionate about connecting students with transformative research, scholarship, and creative activity opportunities.
In her free time, Dr. Petersen enjoys spending time with her family and working on puzzles of all kinds.
Traci Miller
Acting Assistant Director of the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship & Creativity Office
130 Shaw Residence Hall
trmille2@uncg.edu
336.334.4114
Traci Miller, with over two decades of experience as an educational leader, has been a part of UNCG since 2019. In her role as Acting Assistant Director of the Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creativity Office (URSCO), she has assisted the URSCO in supporting undergraduate student opportunities, and she has served as the Academic Enhancement Coordinator for the prestigious NIH-supported MARC U-STAR and U-RISE programs. She started as a high school Biology teacher and later became a Professional Development Coach in Guilford County Schools. After earning her K-12 school administrator license, she spent four enriching years as a middle school administrator. In the past four and a half years, Traci has been a vital part of the UNCG URSCO team. Her responsibilities have included organizing professional development opportunities, coordinating conference participation, facilitating external and internal student research opportunities, and playing a key role in coordinating the annual Thomas Undergraduate Research and Creativity Expo. In her new role as Assistant Director of URSCO, Traci looks forward to continuing to support the UNCG community.
