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    About GURC

    The Georgia Undergraduate Research Conference (GURC) itself strives to serve students and faculty in the Southeastern United States as the region’s premiere undergraduate research and creative endeavors conference. The once-yearly conference promotes the dissemination of original student scholarship conducted in partnership with a faculty/staff mentor. Further, GURC serves as a networking conference providing undergraduates with connections to career and graduate school opportunities.

    GURC is hosted each year by a member of the Georgia Undergraduate Research Collective, an organization dedicated to promoting high-quality undergraduate student-faculty collaborative research and scholarship across the state of Georgia and the surrounding region. The Collective is pleased to be in its 7th year.

    Previous Conferences

    • 2013, 2014 – Columbus State University
    • 2014, 2015 – Georgia Southern University
    • 2016, 2017 – Georgia College & State University
    • 2018, 2019 – University of North Georgia
    • 2020, 2021 – University of West Georgia

    Next Conference

    • 2022, 2023 – Valdosta State University

    Executive Board, Georgia Undergraduate Research Collective

    • President, Kate Theobold, University of West Georgia
    • Immediate Past-President, Anastasia Lin, University of North Georgia
    • President-Elect, Kate Theobold, University of West Georgia
    • Secretary, Kymberly Harris, Georgia Southern University
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    General Council, Georgia Undergraduate Research Collective

    Name Department/Program Institution

    Samuel Abegaz

    Associate Professor;
    Chemistry

    Columbus State
    University

    Amy Buddie

    Director of Undergraduate Research
    and Professor of Psychology;
    Psychology

    Kennesaw State
    University

    Kevin Bucholtz

    Undergraduate Research Director,
    Associate Professor, &
    Chemical Commerce Director;
    Chemistry

    Mercer University

    Diane Byrd

    Assistant Professor;
    Psychology

    Fort Valley State
    University

    Lavonna Lovern

    Co-coordinator Undergraduate Research;
    Philosophy and Religious Studies

    Valdosta State
    University

    Steven Engel

    Associate Professor and Director of
    the University Honors Program;
    Political Science

    Georgia Southern
    University

    Monica Frazier

    Associate Professor of Biology

    Columbus State
    University

    Kymberly Harris

    Associate Professor;
    Elementary & Special Education

    Georgia Southern
    University

    Shamin Khan

    Professor of Computer Science

    Columbus State
    University

    Anastasia Lin

    Assistant Vice President,
    Research & Engagement;
    English

    University of
    North Georgia

    Christopher McCollough

    Associate Professor of Communication

    Columbus State
    University

    Hussein Mohamed

    Associate Professor for the School of
    Science, Technology, and Mathematics;
    Biology

    Dalton State
    University

    Maria Navarro

    Associate Director of the Honors Program and
    Center for Undegraduate Research Opportunities &
    Professor of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and
    Communication

    University of
    Georgia

    Quentin Davis

    Director,
    Center for Undergraduate Research and Scholarship

    Augusta University

    Doreen Sams

    Faculty Coordinator MURACE,
    Professor of Marketing,
    Course Lead,
    Georgia WebMBA
    International Business

    Georgia College &
    State University

    Marina G. Smitherman

    Director of the Center for Academic Excellence
    & Professor;
    Biology

    Dalton State
    College

    Sairam Tangirala

     Associate Professor of Physics

    Georgia Gwinnett
    College

    Kate Theobald 

    Manager of the Office of Undergraduate Research
    and National Scholarships
    and Fellowships Advisor;
    Honors College

    University of
    West Georgia

    Cindy Ticknor

     Dean of the Honors College & Professor;
    Mathematics Education

    Columbus State
    University

    Daniel Walter

    Visiting Assistant Professor of
    German and Linguistics

    Emory University

    Dinah McClintock

    Associate Professor of Visual Arts

    Kennesaw State
    University

    Darby Sewell

    Assistant Vice President for Academic Affairs,
    Engaged Learning & SACSCOC Liaison

    Abraham Baldwin
    Agriculture College

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