UA Researchers

Note: This database is a list of faculty who welcome undergraduate students into their research projects. It is up to faculty to keep this list updated.
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Students may also search for research positions, events, and opportunities in Handshake.

Faculty Members: For more information on updating your information in the faculty database please visit ur.arizona.edu/update. For help listing active undergraduate research opportunities in Handshake, contact Kelley Merriam-Castro at kmerriam@arizona.edu.
Name Department Offering Research Opportunities? Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
Jennifer Teske
Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
communication skills, accountability to deadlines, and time management.
Tucson main campus
Christina Laukaitis
Medicine
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Genetics
Felicia Goodrum Sterling
Immunobiology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
basic biology, molecular biology and biochemistry
Tucson main campus
Malak Tfaily
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson off-campus
Kirsten Limesand
Graduate College Administration
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Mohammad Pessarakli
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
For Credit
N/A
Tucson off-campus
Ningning Zhao
Nutritional Sciences and Wellness
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Sabrina Helm
School of Human Ecology-RES
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Ian Pepper
Environmental Science
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson off-campus
Jiang Wu
East Asian Studies
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
Geography, East Asia, GIS, graphic design, spanish, statistics, computer, website management, social media specialists, Chinese, Japanese, Korean
Tucson main campus
Jia Hu
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Haiquan Li
Biosystems Engineering
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Robert Groves
Religious Studies and Classics
Yes
For Credit
Greek 202 or higher.
Tucson main campus
Tanya Quist
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Anne Arnold
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Katharine Zeiders
The Norton School of Human Ecology
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Bryan Carter
Africana Studies
Yes
Paid
For Credit
A willingness to learn new and exciting technologies and platforms and work with diverse clients and co-workers
Tucson main campus
Michael Riehle
Entomology
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Melissa Delgado
School of Human Ecology-RES
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Donald Falk
The School of Natural Resources and the Environment
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Melissa Barnett
The Norton School of Human Ecology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Jesse Woodson
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
MCB181 or equivalent course is strongly recommended.
Tucson main campus
Mark Beilstein
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
MCB181, CHEM151, CHEM152
Tucson main campus
Judith Brown
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
biology, biochemistry, plant pathology, microbiology
Tucson main campus
Zhongguo Xiong
The School of Plant Sciences
Yes
Paid
For Credit
Molecular biology techniques including DNA, RNA, and protein analyses, bacterial culturing and transformation.
Tucson main campus