STR Program

The STR Program is a valuable resource for translating undergraduate research into comprehensible language while also communicating the impact, potential impact, and opportunities this research can have outside the classroom walls. Participants will serve as CUR Advocacy Ambassadors and learn how to advocate for the impact of research with media contacts, community members, funding agencies, and governmental representatives. 

The STR Program serves as a advocacy professional development opportunity for undergraduate students and faculty/mentors interested in garnering communication and advocacy skills to leverage the impact of their undergraduate research experience by conveying their story to stakeholder groups such as funding agencies, association partners, elected officials, future employers, community, and beyond. 

The cost of the program includes the online training sessions and the required in-person training and Capitol Hill, however, travel and lodging to Washington, DC are an additional expense. 

This program will provide an opportunity for institutional teams to apply. Teams must consist of a campus representative team lead – faculty or mentor – and up to three undergraduate research students who are currently enrolled in or have previously completed an undergraduate research experience. Each team member will be involved in all aspects of the training provided. There is no need for each member of the team to share disciplines, however, each team member must choose a discipline they are individually representing when applying. 

The STR program begins with an online orientation and training session in the fall (typically November). Once-a-month online training sessions will continue with the final mandatory in-person training session will take place in the spring (typically March). This in-person meeting takes places in the Washington, DC area and includes meetings with stakeholders and congressional representatives. 

The first four training sessions happen online. The final and mandatory session will take place in the Washington, DC area. Details will be provided when registration opens. 

Alabama

• Emily Hyman | Troy University
• Jacqueline Jones | Troy University
• Mario Robledo | Troy University
• Kate Grissom | University of North Alabama
• Cynthia Stenger | University of North Alabama
• Lydia Uptain | University of North Alabama

Arizona

• Peniella Irakoze | University of Arizona
• Kelley Merriam-Castro | University of Arizona
• Desiree Nguyen | University of Arizona
• Alexia Vance | University of Arizona

California

• Subodh Bhandari | Cal Poly Pomona
• Levite Huang | Cal Poly Pomona
• Valerie Chavez Rosa | California State University, Fullerton
• Guadalupe Rodriguez | California State University, Fullerton
• Riley Scanlon | California State University, Fullerton
• Nanette Villegas | California State University, Fullerton
• Bianca Garcia | California State University, San Bernardino
• Ryan Keating | California State University, San Bernardino
• Vicky Lopez | California State University, San Bernardino
• Michael Rubalcava | California State University, San Bernardino
• Antoinette Jane Dizon | California State University, San Marcos
• Jane Kim | California State University, San Marcos
• Neila Serumaga | California State University, San Marcos
• Carla Garcia | Mission College
• Urania Morales | Mission College
• Jared Ashcroft | Pasadena City College
• Ani Hakobyan | Pasadena City College
• Gracious Mhlanga | Pasadena City College
• Stephanie Dingwall | University of California, Riverside
• Vanessa Kwong | University of California, Riverside
• Anthony Stevens | University of California, Riverside
• Qingwen Dong | University of the Pacific
• Jessica Lacap | University of the Pacific
• Elizabeth Monterroso | University of the Pacific
• Karen Nateras Perez | University of the Pacific

Colorado

• Roya Akrami | Colorado School of Mines
• Lakshmi Krishna | Colorado School of Mines
• Jude Lowe | Colorado School of Mines
• Marco Salgado | Colorado School of Mines
• Allison Hilger | University of Colorado Boulder
• Karis Lowe | University of Colorado Boulder

Florida

• Carol Mills | Florida Atlantic University
• Jaimie Yap | Florida Atlantic University
• Daniela Marquez Paulin | Miami Dade College
• Thalia Sautie | Miami Dade College
• Dinesh Vidhani | Miami Dade College
• Lidhu Arakkal | Nova Southeastern University
• Ali Bahsas | Nova Southeastern University
• Casey Homorody | Nova Southeastern University
• Marcus Marek Tortorella | Nova Southeastern University
• Ashley Thompson | Nova Southeastern University
• Julie Torruellas Garcia | Nova Southeastern University
• Sophia Wehle | Nova Southeastern University
• Eric Haseman | University of Central Florida
• Martha Hubertz | University of Central Florida
• Alfredo Hurtado | University of Central Florida
• Miranda Kraenzlin | University of Central Florida
• Fapianey Alexandre | University of Florida
• Sara Burke | University of Florida

Georgia

• Antinett Ampiah | Augusta University
• Charlotte Downs | Augusta University
• Deborah Jehu | Augusta University
• Elizabeth Nelson-Twakor | Augusta University
• Kaiya Edwards | Clark Atlanta University
• Chasity Evans | Clark Atlanta University
• Medha Talpade | Clark Atlanta University
• ShaDe Townsend | Clark Atlanta University

Hawaii

• Chloé Houy | University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Kayla Lum | University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Kristyn Miyamoto | University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Noah Perales-Estoesta | University of Hawaii at Manoa
• Sladjana Prisic | University of Hawaii at Manoa

Idaho

• Nicolas Diaz | Boise State University
• Joselyn Gutierrez | Boise State University
• Jacob Scott | Boise State University
• Amethyst Tagney | Boise State University

Illinois

• Sophia Borjon | Bradley University
• Anant Deshwal | Bradley University
• Tara Geyer | Illinois State University
• Gina Hunter | Illinois State University
• Brenna Long | Illinois State University

Indiana

• Thomas Chandler | Butler University
• Lillian Miller | Butler University
• Anne Wilson | Butler University
• Clara Zuniga | Butler University
• Mason Martin | Purdue University
• Jason Ware | Purdue University
• John Campbell | University of Notre Dame
• Quinn Deitch | University of Notre Dame
• Amy Stark | University of Notre Dame

Maryland

• Yury Alvarez | Montgomery College
• Zhou Dong | Montgomery College
• Nurahmed Multezem | Montgomery College
• Madeleiene Soenens | Montgomery College
• Gabriel Fricks Starratt | Towson University
• Aspen Huls | Towson University
• Katherine Sterner | Towson University
• Keely Vie Brock | Towson University

Massachusetts

• Paula Chaves da Silva | Bentley University
• Franchesca Vilmenay | Bentley University

Nebraska

• Ashley Fricks-Gleason | Creighton University
• Alessandra Kakish | Creighton University
• Alexandra Woog | Creighton University
• Cleo Zagurski | Creighton University
• Jade Escarsega | University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Erik Garcia | University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Jenna Kramer | University of Nebraska at Omaha
• Caiden Williams | University of Nebraska at Omaha

New Jersey

• Emma Smith | College of New Jersey
• Cadence Willse | College of New Jersey

New York

• Vincent Calvagno | Adelphi University
• Ennie Conner | Adelphi University
• Ashley Kreth | Adelphi University
• Justyna Widera-Kalinowska | Adelphi University
• William Koumbaros | Pace University
• Christelle Scharff | Pace University
• Julia Tretyakov | Pace University
• Michael Dunn | Skidmore College
• Robyn Karchere-Sun | Skidmore College
• Clea Oneil | Skidmore College
• Heba Salman | Skidmore College
• Kodjo Adabra | State University of New York at Geneseo
• Addie Balogun | State University of New York at Geneseo
• Sam Scamardo | State University of New York at Geneseo

North Carolina

• Eric Hall | Elon University
• Lucy McAfee | Elon University
• Makeda Sanders | Elon University
• Chase Siewert | Elon University
• Alaina Doss | University of North Carolina Wilmington
• Niki Dwight | University of North Carolina Wilmington
• Katherine Liu | University of North Carolina Wilmington
• Nicky Mendoza-Quinonez | University of North Carolina Wilmington
• Laurie Minns | University of North Carolina Wilmington
• Anna Vreeling | University of North Carolina Wilmington

Pennsylvania

• Annabelle Johnson | Penn State
• Tim Kane | Penn State
• Jasmine Khalil | Penn State
• Evan Marcinkevage | Penn State
• Stephen Robertson | Susquehanna University
• Catherine Shipsky | Susquehanna University
• Ash Stryker | Susquehanna University
• Timothy Wood | Susquehanna University
• Alan Barrera | Villanova University
• Anthony Lagalante | Villanova University

Tennessee

• Suzy Aguirre | Milligan University
• Joy Drinnon | Milligan University
• Samantha “Sami” Maldonado | Milligan University
• Mark Matthews | Milligan University
• Wendy Rice-Hensley | Milligan University
• Jennifer Bui | Rhodes College
• Hugh Ferguson | Rhodes College
• Brent Hoffmeister | Rhodes College
• Layla Lammers | Rhodes College
• Trinity Liaw | Rhodes College
• Larryn Peterson | Rhodes College
• Catherine Prabish | Rhodes College
• Alice Grace Beavers | University of Tennessee
• Jocelyn Hess | University of Tennessee
• Adrianna Johnson | University of Tennessee
• Meredith Malburne-Wade | University of Tennessee
• Elise Kikis | University of the South
• Laine Prince | University of the South
• Hannah Talbott | University of the South
• Ellen Woodward | University of the South

Texas

• Tamarah Adair | Baylor University
• Chloe Kautt | Baylor University
• Berkley Ponce | Baylor University
• Elise Zeigler | Baylor University
• Michael Bellot | Lamar University
• Shannon Jordan | Lamar University
• Kayla McKinley | Lamar University
• Elizabeth Eich | Rice University
• Zoe Griffin | Rice University
• Kevin Hernandez Guadarrama | Rice University
• Bennett Husick | Rice University
• Danika Li | Rice University
• Caleb McKinney | Rice University
• Abigail Schuh | Rice University
• Ken Fiffick | Stephen F. Austin State University
• Blake Maillet | Stephen F. Austin State University
• Rashid Mia | Stephen F. Austin State University
• Cari Mitchell | Stephen F. Austin State University
• Jessica Lan-Anh | Texas A&M College of Medicine
• Tia Pandey | Texas A&M College of Medicine
• Katherine Ray | Texas A&M College of Medicine
• Siara Rouzer | Texas A&M College of Medicine
• Zoe Bustillos | University of Texas at El Paso
• Karina Canaba | University of Texas at El Paso
• Thelma Garcia | University of Texas at El Paso
• Rafael Salinas | University of Texas at El Paso
• Darrell C. Balderrama | University of Texas at San Antonio
• Allen Brown-Zubillaga | University of Texas at San Antonio
• Jennifer Mendoza | University of Texas at San Antonio
• Miguel Rivera | University of Texas at San Antonio

Utah

• Vinodh Kumar Chellamuthu | Utah Tech University
• Michael Orr | Utah Tech University
• Claire Parker | Utah Valley University
• Elyse Vaccaro | Utah Valley University

Virginia

• Mark Daniel | Radford University
• Jason Davis | Radford University
• Sandra Liss | Radford University
• Jovanny Machuca Tiznado | Radford University
• Grace Parton | Radford University
• Annie Riffee | Radford University
• Quentin Shivnen | Radford University
• Eniko Szabad | Radford University

Wisconsin

• Damanpreet Khaira | Carthage College
• John Kirk | Carthage College
• Xingchen Liu | Carthage College
• Abigail Swihart | Carthage College

Alabama | University of North Alabama

• Helena Heiberger
• Hanna Jefcoat
• Cynthia Stenger
• Scarlett Swinea

Arizona | Northern Arizona University

• Jose G. Moreno
• Sophia Zuniga

Arkansas | Arkansas State University

• Maureen Dolan
• Paige Fithen
• Drew Fleming
• Mishka Jeevan
• Landon Rogers
• Hannah Seats
• Emilio Soriano Chavez
• Carli Tackett

California | California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo

• Yumi Aguilar
• Jay Bettergarcia
• Chenin Gelera
• Amrit Pradhan

California | California State Polytechnic University

• Subodh Bhandari
• Hetkumar Ghadia

California | California State University – Fullerton

• Bazil Alvarez
• Megan Liang
• Jatin Mahey
• Ankita Mohapatra

California | University of California – Los Angeles

• Taylor Gomez-Douglas
• Kelly Kistner
• Madison Lee
• Citlali Tejada

Florida | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• Skylar Butler
• Benjamin Chaback

Georgia | Kennesaw State University

• Daniel Farr
• Hannah Walden

Georgia | Mercer University

• Sarah Bauer
• Xzavier Longacre
• Anna Ruth Madera

Georgia | Piedmont University

• Shay Bataille
• Addie Bowen
• Julia Schmitz
• Imani Vincent

Louisiana | Southeastern Louisiana University

• Justin Anderson
• Victoria Debarbieris
• Kolby Sheets
• Breanna Statum

Maine | Jackson Laboratory

• Cayson Hamilton
• Laura Muller
• Elisa Saint-Denis
• Michelle Seeler

Maryland | Towson University

• Sumra Chaudhry
• Eber Guzman-Cruz
• Dajaha Kenney
• John Weldon

Nebraska | University of Nebraska at Omaha

• Alice McQueney
• Suzanne Sollars
• Gavin Toews
• Brandon Villanueva Sanchez

New Hampshire | Southern New Hampshire University

• Crystal Bickford
• Ester Mills

New York | Marist College

• Megan Dennis
• Maggie Gravano
• Chelsea Venters
• Ryan Wise

New York | St. John Fisher University

• Charly Campanella
• Zachary Murphy
• Kristina Wilson

New York | SUNY Geneso

• Kodjo Adabra
• Genesis Flores
• Jessica Gilbert-Overland
• Seynha Jean Coute
• Olaocha Nwabara
• Arianna Whittaker
• Nora Whorton

New York | University of Rochester

• Emily Rendek
• Lilli Tamm
• Stephanie Wang

Ohio | Baldwin Wallace University

• Jeff Dusek
• Nicole Schwartz
• Julia Stein

Ohio | Ohio State University

• Zach Hooten
• Ray Mathew-Santhosham
• Erin Murray
• Kamorah Ryhlick

Pennsylvania | Millersville University

• Kylie Calogero
• Ty Geiger
• Tatiana Pashkova-Balkenhol
• Sarah Qundes
• Sydney Rauchut
• Julissa Rodriguez
• Carrie Smith

Tennessee | Lipscomb University

• Maryam Gerges
• Leah Jacobs
• Joshua Owens
• Chad Phan
• Abby Powell
• Amanda Williams
• Edmund Zhu

Tennessee | Middle Tennessee State University

• Mina Abdulkareem
• Jamie Burriss
• Brooke Busbee

Tennessee | Milligan University

• Maxwell Brown
• Hailey Hetzler
• Thomas Johnson
• Kristen Mudrack

Tennessee | University of Tennessee

• Peyton Caroline Crates
• Vermont Dia
• Naylen Bryce McKenzie

Tennessee | Vanderbilt University

• Alex Becker
• Madison Roy

Texas | Lamar University

• Nathan Abalos
• Ian Lian
• Morgan Luke
• Zaid Mohammed

Texas | McLennan Community College

• April Andreas
• Gisela Delfin
• Lum Kari
• Paloma Pena

Texas | University of Texas – Permian Basin

• Alexandria Bell
• Sarah Cho

Utah | Utah Sate University

• Cristina Chirvasa
• Matteo Petit Bon

Virginia | Hampden-Sydney College

• Connor Eickelman
• Luis Meza
• Andrew Winans
• Michael Wolyniak

Virginia | Radford University

• Ashley Glover
• Sekyung Jang
• Stockton Maxwell
• Mira Smith

Wisconsin | Madison Area Technical College

• Stephanie Beckman
• Robyn Deters
• Nikki Luck
• Danica Washington

Alabama | Auburn University

• Emma Fisher
• Kelli Thompson
• Cameron Tice

Alabama | University of Alabama at Birmingham

• Rachael George
• Ali McDearmond
• Despina Stavrinos

Alabama | University of North Alabama

• Olivia Morris
• Cynthia Stenger
• Luke Terwilliger

Arizona | Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University

• Clarissa Pavao
• Noel Richardson
• Amanda Zhu

Arizona | Northern Arizona University

• Yesenia Cruz Carrillo
• James Ingram
• Jose Moreno
• Laila Puga
• Ashley Root
• Julie Seeker

California | California State Polytechnic University

• Subodh Bhandari
• Eve Javier
• Stanley Ossyra

California | California State University at Fullerton

• Abigail Anastasi
• Gerardo Avila
• Nandini Bhakta
• Heather Franson
• William Hoese
• Azeem Horani
• Alice Lee
• Pauline Lim
• Montana Mellody
• Ankita Mohapatra
• Gerardo Robledo
• Anthony Ruiz
• Ying-Chiao Tsao
• Joshua Yang

California | Chapman University

• Veronica Ayvazian
• Madison Beltran
• Lorena Munoz
• Dakota Piorkowski
• Karen Rojas Valencia
• Adam Sanders
• Ramesh Singh
• Richelle Tanner
• Damien Weigner

California | Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

• Amal Hassan
• Katreena Marie Rago

California | Pasadena City College

• Taneeka Anand
• Jared Ashcroft
• Wing Yu

California | Pepperdine University

• Khanh Bui
• Jackson Gieger
• Eunji Shin

Delaware | University of Delaware

• Lauren Barsky
• Stacy Mahiga
• Rebecca Metellus

Florida | Stetson University

• Danielle Lindner
• Andrea Mingo

Florida | University of Florida

• Alexandra Kearns
• Marina Klimenko 
• Amy Pezoldt

Georgia | Augusta University

• Daria Ilatovskaya
• Adam Jones

Georgia | Georgia College and State University

• Anne Elise Beals
• Stefanie Sevcik

Georgia | Mercer University

• Anthony Choi
• Ethan Choi
• Caden Hamrick 

Idaho | Boise State University

• Nicolas Diaz
• Melissa Ogle
• Stacey Pedraza

Illinois | University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

• Achal Anand
• Connor Barnes
• Stefan Djordjevic
• Holly Golecki
• Jaylynn Kim
• Abigail McDonnell n
• Katelynn Ohk
• Sara Pedron-Haba
• Jaydeep Pillai
• Christian Proistosescu

Indiana | Purdue University

• Megha Anwer
• Emily Cahue
• Harris Collins
• Mariah Mendoza
• Victor Mosqueda
• Olanrewaju Sodunke
• Jason Ware
• Mia Yates

Kentucky | Morehead State University

• Charlotte Gabbard
• Emmalou Schmittzehe

Massachusetts | Simmons University

• Debora Edouard
• Jennifer Roecklein-Canfield
• Grace Solomon

Massachusetts | Smith College

• Amalia Allen
• Shannon Audley
• Kelly Tran

Michigan | Michigan State University

• Andrew Kearney
• Alexandra Lee
• Vanessa McCaffrey
• Lexi Nadolsky
• Dorothy Zhao

Minnesota | St. Olaf College

• Mikayla Carlson
• Mackenzie Farrell
• Norman Lee

Minnesota | University of Minnesota at Duluth

• Johannah Belk
• Rebecca Gilbertson
• Sierra Swenson

New Jersey | New Jersey City University

• Moitrayee Chatterjee
• Shuhaybou Mbow
• Abderrahman Wahni

New Mexico | University of New Mexico

• Crystal Cevering
• Allison Kilpatrick
• Sara Pichette

New York | Marist College

• Emma Butzler
• Zion Klos
• Carli Piertra

New York | Pace University

• Maria Iacullo-Bird
• James Kennedy

New York | SUNY Geneseo

• Kodjo Adabra
• Yarold Bautista Martinez
• Gaetan Jean Louis
• Olaocha Nwabara

New York | University of Rochester

• Zhen Bai
• Merritt Cahoon

North Carolina | Wake Tech Community College

• Quin Anderson
• Carrie Hoffman
• Kevin Reza Villa

North Dakota | Minot State University

• Courtney Chatburn
• Hannah Murray
• John Webster

Ohio | Miami University

• Joyce Fernandes
• Cece Meinking
• Maddie Webber

Oklahoma | Northeastern State University

• Jonathon Stallings
• Viktoria Stallings
• Elizabeth Waring

Oklahoma | Oklahoma State University

• Ali Atis
• Christopher Crick
• Luis Vazquez

Oklahoma | Southern Nazarene University

• Caio Franca
• Jhonathan Guerrero
• Tiya Mitchell

Oregon | Portland State University

• Nihar Koppolu
• Amy Lin
• Nancy MacKenzie
• Carolyn Quam
• Natalie Robison
• Christof Teuscher

Pennsylvania | Moravian University

• Sarah Johnson
• Gwen Kester

South Carolina | Furman University

• Alex Bussom
• Neci Harris
• Brandon Inabinet

Tennessee | Middle Tennessee State University

• Jamie Burriss
• Luke Gormsen
• Saman Kittani

Tennessee | Vanderbilt University

• Kim Unertl
• Kassandra Jutis

Texas | Austin College

• Lance Barton
• Hannah Herron
• Cassandra Silva Salas

Texas | Sam Houston State University

• Brooke Brown
• Kate Chandler
• Kelbi Delaune
• Diana Olivares
• Nate Rodriguez
• Amanda Scarbrough
• Mariah Jade Zimpfer

Texas | Texas A&M University at Kingsville

• Joaquin Haces-Garcia
• Hua Li
• Juan Zambrano

Texas | Texas Woman’s University

• Catherine Campen
• DiAnna Hynds

Texas | University of North Texas

• Rose Baker
• Tingkai Guan

Texas | University of Texas at Rio Grande Valley

• Mario Gil
• Truc Le
• Kristi Lopez 

Utah | Utah State University

• Jaxon Didericksen
• Kylee Tidwell
• Jayme Walters

Utah | Utah Valley University

• Yang Huo
• Harsh Soni

Virginia | James Madison University

• Alysia Davis
• Reggie Wilcox

Virginia | Longwood University

• Antonio Harvey
• Jammie McMurtry
• Sarah Porter

Virginia | Radford University Carilion

• Chet Bhatta
• Christopher Blankenship