Undergraduate Research Center
Committee
The URECA committee is composed of accomplished and passionate faculty representatives from a variety of academic colleges at MTSU. The committee meets three times each academic year to evaluate proposals and award funding based on merit. Other responsibilities include fine-tuning the application process and refining procedures for proposal evaluation and grant awards.
2023-2024 Committee Members
| Name | Department | College | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tricia Farwell, Chair | Journalism | College of Media and Communications | Tricia.Farwell@mtsu.edu |
| Tiffany Rogers | Psychology | Behavioral and Health Sciences | Tiffany.Rogers@mtsu.edu |
| Sean Foley | History | Liberal Arts | Sean.Foley@mtsu.edu |
| Keely O’Brien | Agriculture | Basic and Applied Sciences | Keely.Obrien@mtsu.edu |
| Kim Evert | Educational Leadership | Education | Kimberly.Evert@mtsu.edu |
| Yi (Vanessa) Liu | Health and Human Performance | Behavioral and Health Sciences | Yi.Liu@mtsu.edu |
| Bridget Donnelly | English | College of Liberal Arts | Bridget.Donnelly@mtsu.edu |
| Justin Miller | Chemistry | College of Basic and Applied Sciences | Justin.Miller@mtsu.edu |
Fall URECA Deadline
Thursday, September 5th, 4:30pm
Contact us
Jamie Burriss, Ph.D., Director
(615) 494-7669
Jamie.Burriss@mtsu.edu
Casey Penston, Coordinator
(615) 809-4588
Casey.Penston@mtsu.edu