Faculty Mentor of the Month

Mentors make a difference.

The Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) officially launched the Research Faculty Mentor of the Month recognition program in August 2017 and have since recognized 82 faculty mentors.

Each month the OUR office will highlight one of UK's outstanding and very much appreciated research faculty mentors who offer leadership and support to undergraduate student researchers.

Renee Fatemi

Week 7 Oct 12, 2020

Faculty Mentor of the Week Fall 2020 | Week 7 --- Dr. Renee Fatemi is a Professor of Physics and Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences. Thank you Dr. Fatemi for your unwavering support of undergraduate research at the University of Kentucky. We are pleased to recognize your dedication this week as our Research Faculty Mentor of the Week.

Aiyub Palmer

Week 6 Oct 5, 2020

Faculty Mentor of the Week Fall 2020 | Week 6 --- Dr. Aiyub Palmer is an Assistant Professor of Arabic and Islam in the College of Arts and Sciences. Thank you Dr. Palmer for your unwavering support of undergraduate research at the University of Kentucky. We are pleased to recognize your dedication this week as our Research Faculty Mentor of the Week.

Kenton Sena

Week 5 Sep 28, 2020

Faculty Mentor of the Week Fall 2020 | Week 5 --- Dr. Kenton Sena is a Lecturer in the Lewis Honors College. Thank you Dr. Sena for your unwavering support of undergraduate research at the University of Kentucky. We are pleased to recognize your dedication this week as our Research Faculty Mentor of the Week.

Analia Loria

Week 4 Sep 21, 2020

Faculty Mentor of the Week Fall 2020 | Week 4 --- Dr. Analia Loria is an Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Nutritional Sciences in the College of Medicine. Thank you Dr. Loria for your unwavering support of undergraduate research at the University of Kentucky. We are pleased to recognize your dedication this week as our Research Faculty Mentor of the Week.

Jake Higgins

Week 3 Sep 14, 2020

Faculty Mentor of the Week Fall 2020 | Week 3 --- Dr. Jacob Higgins is an Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing and a Nurse Scientist in UK HealthCare. Thank you Dr. Higgins for your unwavering support of undergraduate research at the University of Kentucky. We are pleased to recognize your dedication this week as our Research Faculty Mentor of the Week.

Sihui (Echo) Ke

Week 2 Sep 7, 2020

Faculty Mentor of the Week Fall 2020 | Week 2 --- Dr. Sihui (Echo) Ke is an Assistant Professor of Second Language Acquisition in the College of Arts and Sciences. She is also the Principal Investigator of the Bilingual and Biliteracy Research Lab. Thank you Dr. Ke for your unwavering support of undergraduate research at the University of Kentucky. We are pleased to recognize your dedication this week as our Research Faculty Mentor of the Week.

Brent Harrison

Week 1 Aug 31, 2020

Faculty Mentor of the Week Fall 2020 | Week 1 --- Dr. Brent Harrison is an Assistant Professor of Computer Science in the College of Engineering and Director of the CORGI (Computational Research in Games and Intelligence) Lab. Thank you Dr. Harrison for your unwavering support of undergraduate research at the University of Kentucky. We are pleased to recognize your dedication this week as our Research Faculty Mentor of the Week.

2020 Undergraduate Research Mentor Award Winners Announced

By Ryan Girves Jul 27, 2020

Four university faculty members received the University of Kentucky 2020 Excellent Undergraduate Research Mentor Award during the 14th annual Virtual Showcase of Undergraduate Scholars.

Rachel Farr

Week 14 Apr 13, 2020

Dr. Rachel Farr is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Farr's research interests include child development, family functioning, LGBTQ+ parent families, adoption and birth family experiences, mixed methods, and intersectionality of identities.

Dhananjay Ravat

Week 13 Mar 22, 2020

Dr. Dhananjay Ravat is a Professor of Geophysics in the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences and Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Ravat's research interests include geophysics and planetary sciences. He has conducted research on topics pertaining to exploration of the earth and planets with gravity and magnetic fields, solid-earth geophysics, tectonics, and environmental geophysics. Dr. Ravat has also participated in the development of World Digital Magnetic Anomaly Maps and the standards for the North American Gravity anomaly database.

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