UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH 

Mission Statement

The Center for Undergraduate Research at ATU serves the student population by providing information about research opportunities, funding of student research, and developing research skills for the future. In line with the ATU Strategic Plan, the Center for Undergraduate Research strives to achieve the goals outlined under Goal 1 (1.9 and 1.10). Ultimately, our goal is to empower and enable students to gain valuable research experience and skills that can be equipped for a meaningful and satisfying future upon graduation. This is achieved in three ways:

1.       Provide support, through internal research grants, for faculty and students to conduct research of the highest quality. This includes internal funding through grants, developmental workshops, special skills training, and other opportunities and services.

2.       Encourage and promote the use of co-curricular and high-impact educational practices such as student research, service learning, interdisciplinary project-based courses, and other learning opportunities.

3.       Elevate the level of undergraduate scholarship and research by increasing the visibility of research across campus through various outlets such as annual symposia, student-led conferences and thematic panel presentations, and applied research opportunities in the greater Russellville and Arkansas communities.

 UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH SCHOLARS AWARDS INFORMATION

 

 

EVENTS

 

FirsT AnnUal ATU Research SymPosium

1st Annual ATU Research Symposium, April 25th, 2023, at Brown Hall.

Arkansas Tech University's 1st Annual Research Symposium will be held on Tuesday, April 25th, 2023 (location TBD). We invite all undergraduate students to participate and share their research and scholarship with the university. To be included in the program, please submit an abstract or brief description of the project presentation by April 7th, 2023. Abstracts should be submitted via email to Dr. Jeanine Myers (jmyers32@atu.edu) and should be submitted as a word document. Each proposal should include the following:

1. The title of the research project should be typed in capitals at the top of the page. Skip one line and type;2. Name(s) of the student author(s) and email address(es). Underline the name of the presenter(s);3. Name(s) of the faculty mentor(s) and email address(es); (if applicable)4. Name of the Department;5. Skip one line and type the abstract without indentation.Abstracts should not be more than 300 words and should provide a brief overview of the research (research question, methodology, findings/analysis). During the Symposium, presentations will be judged by faculty members from Arkansas Tech University, and awards will be presented to the top presentations.

Faculty are also encouraged to attend the symposium and to ask questions or give constructive feedback to the student presenters. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Jeanine Myers (jmyers32@atu.edu).

Learn more about the 1st Annual ATU Research Symposium.

 

 

 

WorkShops and TraininG

 

"Successfully Navigating the Graduate School Application Process," Dr. Justin Moss, Assistant Professor of Psychology 

WebEx Webinar Recording: https://atu.webex.com/webappng/sites/atu/recording/play/1830d0c4a08541e3aaf024fb9339a75d

This workshop offers insight into whether you should apply to graduate school, which programs to which you should apply, how you can find information about those programs, and which application materials you will need. Dr. Moss shares his experiences as a former graduate school applicant and current graduate program director to help you successfully navigate the graduate school application process.

Online Research Commons @ ATU: Promoting Student and Faculty Research

A digital repository created to preserve and promote the scholarship, creative works, publications, and historical records of the university's students and faculty.

ATU CAREER SERVICES

 

CONFerences AnD JouRnAls

 

 

 

Undergraduate Research Committee

 

 

 

Dr. Jeanine Myers

Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs

Director, Center for Undergraduate Research

Professor of Mathematics

jmyers32@atu.edu

Dr. Jessica Young

Assistant Director, Center for Undergraduate Research

Associate Professor of Physics

 

Dr. Heather Stefanski. Ed.D. 

Director of Middle Level Education

Assistant Professor, Teaching and Educational Leadership

 

Justin Moss, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Psychology


Dr. Kuldeep Singh

Assistant Professor, Management  and  Marketing

Julie Mikles-Schluterman, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology

Dr. Laura Jobe, Ph.D., R.N.

Associate Professor of Nursing

Dr. Phoebe Robertson

Assistant Professor, Music

Surya Jyoti Banerjee, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Biological Sciences

Dr. Chris Kellner

Professor of Biological Sciences

Dr. William Hoefler

Professor of Agricultural Sciences

Dr. Afsana Ahamed

Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering

Charity Park, MLIS, CA

Digital and Special Collections Librarian