Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Program

URCA Board


Left, Board Members Bradley Noble and Laura Strand converse at the 2005 Symposium Middle, Board member Julia Hansen (left) talks with Sarah Borgstede about her project at the 2004 Symposium Right, URCA Coordinator Laura Pawlow (right) chats with Associate Whitney Stephenson at the 2009 Symposium

The Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Board is responsible for establishing policies governing the operation of the URCA at SIUE. In addition, the URCA Board reviews and ranks proposals during the selection process each spring for the next URCA Associates.

The URCA Board is comprised of faculty from across the University. Current members of the board include:

Laura Pawlow, URCA Coordinator
Assistant Professor
Psychology

Lynn Bartels
Chair and Associate Professor
Psychology

Laura Bernaix
Professor
Family Health and Community Health Nursing

Isaac Blankson
Chair and Associate Professor
Speech Communication

Anthony Cheeseboro
Chair and Associate Professor
Historical Studies

Robert Dixon
Chair and Associate Professor
Chemistry

David Duvernell
Assistant Professor
Biological Sciences

Carly Hayden Foster
Assistant Professor
Political Science

Hiroshi Fujinoki
Associate Professor
Computer Science

Julia Hansen
Associate Professor
Lovejoy Library

Sharon James McGee
Associate Professor
English Language and Literature

Randall Smith
Professor
Curriculum and Instruction

Laura Strand
Professor
Art and Design

James Wulfsong
Associate Professor
Theater and Dance

Ron Worthington
Assistant Professor
School of Pharmacy

Retired Board members include the late Annette Baich (Biological Sciences) and Sang-Kim Kim (Philosophy.)

Additionally, there are times when "adjunct" members are temporarily added to the Board to assist with proposal evaluations. Faculty who have served in this capacity include Paulette Myers (Art and Design), Cindy Schmidt (Nursing), Mike Shaw (Chemistry), Wendy Shaw (College of Arts and Sciences), Scott Smith (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Allison Thomason (Historical Studies), and Susan Wiediger (Chemistry).

For more information on the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Program, contact Dr. Laura Pawlow at (618) 650-2608 or lpawlow@siue.edu.