The Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentors are selected each spring based on nominations from undergraduate students. Students nominate faculty mentors by completing a survey detailing how the mentor has positively impacted their research experience. A committee reviews the nominations and selects the recipients; in most instances, the award recipients receive multiple nominations in a single year. 2026 Name Department John Abbott UA Museums Research & Collections Jared Allred Chemistry and Biochemistry Summer Braun Psychology Ryan Earley Biological Sciences Darren George Psychology Kyungyong Lee Mathematics Nathan Loewen Religious Studies Evie Malaia Communicative Disorders Lisa Pawloski Anthropology Meenakshi Arora Translational Science and Medicine John Kim Chemical and Biological Engineering Mahshid Mardani Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering Mizan Rahman Civil, Construction,



and Environmental Engineering Tiffany Marcantonio Health Science Jessica Wallace Health Science 2025 Name Department Anneliese Bolland Communication Studies David Dixon Chemistry & Biochemistry Luca Campanelli Communicative Disorders Tiffany Marcantonio Health Science Darren Surman Honors College 2024 Name Department Dr.

R.

Nathan Correll Biological Sciences

Dr.

Darren George Psychology

Dr. Yongyhun (John) Kim Chemical & Biochemical Engineering Dr.

Avani Shah Social Work

Dr.

Krishna Shan Mechanical

Engineering 2023 Name Department Luca Campanelli Department of Communicative Disorders Nathan Culmer College of Community Health Sciences Jack A.

Dunkle

Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry Ryan Earley Department of Biological Sciences Laura Hopson School of Social Work Brandon Kim Department of Biological Sciences Hyun Jin Kim Department of Mechanical Engineering Lingyan Kong Department of Human Nutrition & Hospitality Management Christopher Lynn Department of Anthropology Rahma Mkuu Department of Health Science Hyunjin Noh School of Social Work Todd Smith Capstone College of Nursing Stephen Weinman Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering Kelsey L. West Department of Psychology

📌 Outstanding Faculty Mentors (Spring Bay)
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