Outstanding Mentor Awards

Expanding on URH's tradition of celebrating excellence in faculty mentorship, the 2024 Online Undergraduate Research Symposium planning committee has selected four mentors (two in the Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences and two in STEM) to receive the Outstanding Mentor Award.

Honorees are selected from the nominations based on a combination of factors, including student testimonials, innovative or unusual mentoring practices, and other considerations, such as mentees served and years of service as a mentor to undergraduates. Students from the TRELS, McNair, and Faculty Mentor Programs are invited to nominate their mentors for the award. This year's awards will be presented at the Online Undergraduate Research Symposium.

María José Aragón

Dr. María José Aragón has recently won the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award at the 2024 Online Undergraduate Research Symposium (OURS)!

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Isabella Maita

Dr. Isabella Maita has recently won the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award at the 2024 Online Undergraduate Research Symposium (OURS)!

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Chadwick Campbell

Dr. Chadwick Campbell has recently won the Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award at the 2024 Online Undergraduate Research Symposium (OURS)!

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Past Winners

2023

David O. Brink, Philosophy and Political Science
Richard Childers, Pre-Medicine
Celeste Pilegard, Psychology
Jose Pruneda-Paz, Biology and Biochemistry

2022

Alexis Komor, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Michel Estefan, Sociology
Boatema Boateng, Communication

2021

Javier Duarte, Physics
Rebecca Fielding-Miller, Infectiour Disease and Global Public Health
Paul Siegel, Electrical and Computer Engineering

2020

Abigail Andrews, Sociology
Karin Sandstrom, Physics
Pamela Mellon, Reproductive Medicine
Adena Schachner, Pyschology

2019

Dr. Colleen McHugh, Chemistry & Biochemistry
Dr. Gregory Aarons, Psychiatry

2018

Dr. Ru Bryan, School of Medicine, nominated by her students Roseanna Fitzpatrick and Nhi Nguyen.
Dr. Pie-an Betty Shih, Department of Psychiatry, nominated by her student nhien Nguyen.

2017

Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities: Dr. Katerina Semendeferi, Department of Anthropology, nominated by her student Deion Cuevas.
Biological and Physical Sciences: Dr. Jair Siqueira-Neto, Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, nominated by his student Sungjun Beck.

2016

Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities: Dr. Luz Chung, Department of Education Studies, nominated by her students Jairette Epperson, Jose Burciaga, Molly Poole, Regene Hathcock, Jonathan Tin, & Dennise Gomez-Singh.
Biological and Physical Sciences: Dr. Becky Marquez, Family Medicine & Public Health, nominated by her students Alisa Ochoa & Martha Moreno.

2015

Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities: Dr. Dana Velasco Murillo, Department of History, nominated by her student Emmanuel Herrera.
Biological and Physical Sciences: Dr. Sutanu Sarkar, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, nominated by his student Anthony Millican.

2014

Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities: Dr. Alan Daly, Department of Education Studies, nominated by his student Prem Borle.
Biological and Physical Sciences: Dr. Adam Burgasser, Center for Astrophysics and Space Sciences, nominated by his students Aishwarya Iyer and Melisa Tallis.

2013

Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities: Dr. Dayo Gore, Department of Ethnic Studies, nominated by her student Jasmine Williams.
Biological and Physical Sciences: Dr. Michael Wilson, Department of Emergency Medicine, School of Medicine, nominated by his student Parthu Kalva.

2012

Social Sciences, Arts, and Humanities: Dr. Mirle Bussell, Urban Students and Planning, nominated by her student Monica Soto.
Biological and Physical Sciences: Dr. Colleen Doherty, Biological Sciences, nominated by her student Ying Sun.

FMP Coordinator Contact Information

Contact: David Artis

Email: dartis@ucsd.edu