CORE GROUP LEADERS

Dr. Jeff Morris - email
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dr. Jeff Morris, PI, Co-Founder, is an Assistant Professor in the Biology department at UAB. He received his PhD in microbiology at the University of Tennessee and is a former NASA Astrobiology Institute Fellow.
Research interests: Marine Microbiology, Experimental Evolution, Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences,  STEAM Education

Dr. Samiksha Raut  - email
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Dr. Samiksha Raut, Co-PI, Co-Founder, is an Assistant Professor in of Biology. She also teaches workshops through the NSF funded Center for the Integration of Research, Teaching, and Learning. She received her PhD in environmental toxicology from UAB.
Research interests: Active-learning, Undergraduate study habits, Gamification, Service-Learning

Dr. Jeff Olimpo
University of Texas El Paso

Dr. Jeff Olimpo, Co-PI, is an Assistant Professor in the Biological Sciences Department and a leader of the UTEP Biology Education Research Group. From University of Maryland College Park, he holds an M.A. in Science Education, an M.S. in Cell Biology and Molecular Genetics, and a PhD in Curriculum and Instruction.

Research interests: Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences, Student Motivation and Attitudes, Undergraduate Teaching Assistants

Dr. Trent Sutton
University of Alaska Fair Banks

Dr. Trent Sutton, Co-PI, is a Associate Dean of Academics  and Professor in the College of Fisheries and Ocean Sciences.
He holds a PhD in Fisheries Science from the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Research interests:  Trophic Ecology, Population Biology, Fish Habitats

STEERING COMMITTEE

Dr. Erin Arnold, Chair of Biology, Jefferson State Community College

Dr. Tracey Wilson, Department Chairperson, Natural Sciences Department, Lawson State Community College

Dr. Virginia Balke, Co-PI of Community College Undergraduate Research Initiative (CCURI)

ROSE MEMBERS

The University of Alabama at Birmingham
Dr. Dr. Denise Monti  (Biology)
Dr. Stacy Krueger-Hadfield (Biology)
Dr. Heather Patterson (Biology)
Dr. Peggy Biga (Biology)
Dr. Diane Tucker (Neuroscience)
Dr. Melissa Harris (Biology)
Dr. Karolina Muhktar (Biology)
Dr. Shahid Muhktar (Biology)
Dr. Karen Gamble (Nutrition)
Dr. Lyse Norian (Nutrition)
Dr. Lyne Racette (Opthamology)
Dr. Anil Challa (Genetics/BMS)
Dr. Ashley Turner (Biology/GBS)
Dr. Jackie Nickles (Chemistry)
Dr. Joe March (Chemistry)
Dr. Margaret Johnson (Chemistry)
Dr. Yogesh Vohra (Physics)
Dr. Mickie Powell (Biology)
Dr. John Mayer (Math, STEM Institute)
Dr. Lee Meadows (Education, STEM Institute)
Dr. Cristin Gaven (Neuroscience)
Dr. Dale Dicksinson (Center for Teaching and Learning)
Nancy Abney (Graduate School)

Jefferson State Community College
Dr. Nic Kin (Biology)
Dr. Brenda Hammer (Biology)

Birmingham Southern College
Dr. Pam Hanson (Biology)
Dr. Katie Gibbs (Nutrition)

Calhoun Community College
Effie Nicke (Biology)

Student Members

University of Alabama at Birmingham
Graduate Students

Sarah Adkins, Co-Founder, is a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellow in STEM Education working in the lab of Dr. Jeff Morris.

Research interests:  Course-based Undergraduate Research Experiences, STEAM Education

Melissa Walker (Biology)
James Kizzial (Microbiology)
Melike Onat (UAB CORD)
Rob Akscyn (UAB CORD)
Reim Almotiri (Physics)
Julian Jackson (Biology)

Undergraduates
Rachel Rock (Biology)
Daniel Mendoza (Biology and STEM Education)
Anna Jones (Neuroscience and STEM Education)
James Boyett (BMS)
Sebastian Schormann (BMS)

Alumni
Tam Tran (Biology)