Dr. Ariel Belasen
abelase@siue.edu
Room 3144, Alumni Hall
Campus Box 1102
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1121
(618) 650-2940
Provost Office
Rendleman Hall 3115
Campus Box 1300
Students apply for URCA Assistant positions through the website. Below is a complete listing of all Assistant positions that are available for the Spring 2024 semester.
Students are able to apply for multiple positions, but a new application must be completed for each position. Also, students are only allowed to accept one Assistant position per semester! Once you’ve committed to one faculty’s position, you are not allowed to accept another faculty offer.
Note for prospective funded students: Any funded URCA student who does not have a social security number, including Foreign National students, needs to have one in order to receive the award. To do this, please email ISSS@siue.edu for assistance with this process.
Requirements:
Note: Only students who applied through the website by the deadline are eligible for the URCA program!
APPLICATIONS ARE CLOSED
Assistant Application DEADLINE: Thursday, November 30th, 2023 @ 5pm.
Faculty must select students to fill their positions by Monday, January 8th, 2024. However, faculty may choose to fill their positions earlier. As such, be sure to frequently check your email over the break.
- This position is only open to students who have declared a major in this discipline.
- This project deals with social justice issues.
- This project deals with sustainability (green) issues.
- This project deals with human health and wellness issues.
- This project deals with community outreach.
- This project is interdiciplinary in nature. Please scroll to the very bottom to determine the types of students who may apply.
CMIS | ||||||||
Markus Nauroth | S24-066 | ![]() |
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Economics & Finance | ||||||||
Ariel Belasen | S24-006 | ![]() |
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Ayse Evrensel | S24-027 | ![]() |
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Shrikant Jategaonkar | S24-042 | ![]() |
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Marketing & Management | ||||||||
Ripinka Patil | S24-068 | ![]() |
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Yuping Zeng | S24-099 | ![]() |
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Gloria Sweida | S24-086 | ![]() |
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Civil Engineering | ||||||||
Rohan Benjankar | S24-007 | ![]() |
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Alaa Elsisi | S24-023 | ![]() |
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Electrical and Computer Engineering | ||||||||
Amardeep Kaur | S24-047 | ![]() |
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Jon Klingensmith | S24-048 | ![]() |
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Timothy York | S24-098 | ![]() |
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Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering | ||||||||
Arman Dabiri | S24-017 | ![]() |
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Jagath Gunasekera | S24-036 | Apply Now! | ||||||
Nima Lotfi | S24-056 | ![]() |
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National Corn-to-Ethanol Research Center | ||||||||
Yan Zhang | S24-100 | ![]() |
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Computer Science | ||||||||
Gunes Ercal | S24-024 | Apply Now! | ||||||
John Matta | S24-061 | ![]() |
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Robert Ware | S24-092 | ![]() |
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Construction | ||||||||
Chris Gordon | S24-034 | ![]() |
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Applied Health | ||||||||
Chaya Gopalan | S24-033 | Apply Now! | ||||||
Brianne Guilford | S24-035 | Position Filled. | ||||||
Cedric Harville II | S24-039 | ![]() |
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Marie Klopfenstein | S24-049 | ![]() |
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Allison Sauerwein | S24-078 | ![]() |
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Bryan Smith | S24-081 | ![]() |
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Joshua Wooten | S24-096 | ![]() |
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Psychology | ||||||||
Ashley Abraham | S24-001 | Apply Now! | ||||||
Rachel Bradley | S24-011 | Apply Now! | ||||||
Marie Childers | S24-014 | ![]() |
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Sarah Conoyer | S24-016 | ![]() |
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Jason Finley | S24-028 | ![]() |
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David Fisher | S24-029 | ![]() |
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Carlee Beth Hawkins | S24-040 | ![]() |
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Jeremy Jewell | S24-043 | ![]() |
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Elizabeth McKenney | S24-065 | ![]() |
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Laura Pawlow | S24-069 | ![]() |
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Jonathan Pettibone | S24-073 | ![]() |
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Eunyoe Ro | S24-076 | ![]() |
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Mitsuru Shimizu | S24-079 | ![]() |
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Educational Leadership | ||||||||
Candace Hall | S24-037 | ![]() |
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Graham Slater | S24-080 | ![]() |
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Teaching and Learning | ||||||||
Barbara Martin | S24-060 | Apply Now! | ||||||
Research, Teaching, and Learning | ||||||||
Elizabeth Kamper | S24-046 | ![]() |
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Family Health and Community Health Nursing | ||||||||
Annie Imboden | S24-041 | ![]() |
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Amelia Perez | S24-070 | ![]() |
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Primary Care and Health Systems | ||||||||
Sheri Compton-McBride | S24-015 | ![]() |
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Kelley McGuire | S24-064 | ![]() |
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Amy Reed | S24-075 | ![]() |
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Angela Andrews | S24-003 | ![]() |
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Nurse Anesthesiology | ||||||||
Leah Baecht | S24-005 | ![]() |
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Jenna Tebbenkamp | S24-087 | ![]() |
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Development, Growth and Structure | ||||||||
Alicia De Maria | S24-018 | ![]() |
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Barbara McCracken | S24-063 | ![]() |
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Cinnamon VanPutte | S24-089 | ![]() |
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University Museum | ||||||||
Erin Vigneau-Dimick | S24-090 | ![]() |
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Shelly Goebl-Parker: Any area can be relevant |
Maurina Aranda: Biology, Education, Psychology, Sociology, and Black Studies. |
Carolyn Butts-Wilmsmeyer: BIOL, CHEM, ENSC, CS, CMIS, MATH & STAT |
Danielle N Lee: Education |
Jie Dong: Engineering Disciplines |
Andres Durantini: Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy, Biological Sciences, and Environmental Sciences |
Mina Sumita: Biology |
Howard Rambsy: English and similar fields. |
Zhi-Qing Lin: ENSC, BIOL, and CHEM |
Thomas Foster: Psychology, Anthropology, and Economics |
Tianyu Li: Environmental Science, Crime, Health |
Jason Stacy: English, Communications, Political Science, and Sociology |
Kathleen Vongsathorn: Any field |
Kathryn Bentley: Black Studies, Art & Design, and Mass Communications |
Yan Zhang: Engineering, Environmental Science, Biologycne |
Olga Bezhanova: Political Sciences, Philosophy, and History |
Carolina Rocha: Film Studies and Honors |
Erin Vigneau-Dimick: Art, Anthropology, and History |
Markus Nauroth: Mathematics, Engineering, and Physics |
Ariel Belasen: Applied Health, Nursing, Analytics, and Statistics |
Shrikant Jategaonkar: Any discipline |
Ripinka Patil: Management, Marketing, and similar fields |
Rohan Benjankar: Geography, Environmental Science, Chemistry and other Engineering disciplines |
Alaa Elsisi: Civil or Mechanical Engineering |
Robert Ware: Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Chemistry |
Chris Gordon: Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Mechatronics & Robotics Engineering, and Cybersecurity Engineering |
Amardeep Kaur: ECE, Physics, Chemistry |
Cedric Harville II: Applied Health and similar fields |
Marie Klopfenstein: English (Linguistics Minor) |
Candace Hall: Communications, Media Studies, and Black Studies |
Graham Slater: Anthropology, Art, English, Liberal Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Sociology |
Elizabeth Kamper: Psychology, Sociology, Women & Gender studies, Education, History, Anthropology, English, and LQBTQIA+ research. |
Sarah Conoyer: Education and Special Education |
For more information on the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Program,
contact Dr. Ariel Belasen at (618) 650-2940 or abelase@siue.edu