CUGR names 2022–2024 Research Faculty Fellows

 The University of Maine’s Center for Undergraduate Research (CUGR) has named the 2022–2024 Research Faculty Fellows.

CUGR Research Faculty Fellows are a cohort of faculty members who were nominated by their respective deans and selected by the center. The program is designed to support faculty efforts toward improving undergraduate research mentoring skills, expanding curricula to include research and scholarship experiences, and developing proposals for additional funding, specifically for undergraduate students.

Each CUGR Research Fellow is provided $1,200 to support an undergraduate research

assistant of their choosing during their second year in the program.

The 2022–2024 CUGR Research Faculty Fellows are:

• Rebecca Buchanan, assistant professor of curriculum, assessment and instruction with the College of Education and Human Development.
• Matthew Chatfield, assistant professor of evolution and eco-health with the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture.
• Chaofen Chen, assistant professor of computer science with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
• Amelia Couture Bue, assistant professor of communication and journalism with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
• Justin Dimmel, assistant professor of mathematics education and instructional technology with the College of Education and Human Development.
• Alice Doughty, lecturer, instructor and Golden Undergraduate Coordinator with the School of Earth and Climate Sciences at the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture.
• Robby Finley, assistant professor of philosophy with the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
• Kelsi Hobbs, assistant professor of economics with the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture.
• Kara Peruccio, assistant professor of history and women’s, gender and sexuality studies with College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.
• Lauren Ross, assistant professor of civil and environmental engineering with the College of Engineering.
• Jared Talbot, assistant professor of biology and ecology with the College of Natural Sciences, Forestry, and Agriculture.