MSU Texas Faculty Finder for Mentorship in Undergraduate Research

Are you looking for a Faculty Mentor who shares your research and/or creative interests? Divided by colleges, the Faculty Finder will connect you directly to their MSU Directory page, where you can see their recent Research and Publications, and Courses. 
Faculty listed in the Faculty Finder have served as mentors for undergraduate research, including EURECA, Honors Projects, independent study/coursework, and/or UGROW. It is at their discretion to participate as a mentor. 

Start a conversation with your faculty advisor, current professors, or the Office of Undergraduate Research about research opportunities.

Dillard College of Business

Alli Forrester: Energy Management, Organizational Behavior in Business

Dr. Robert Forrester: Dean, Financial Management, Energy Industry Finance, 

Dr. Pablo Garcia-Fuentes | Economics

Dr. Niyati Kataria |Business Management, HR Management

Dr. Qian Li | Finance, Risk Management, Investment Finance

Dr. Jesse Luo | Management Information Systems, Business Systems, Electronic Commerce

 Dr. Lin Wang | Accounting 

Dr. Grace Zhang | Management Information Systems, IT Management, Database Design, Web Application Development

Lamar D. Fain College of Fine Arts

 

Dr. Mitzi Lewis | Mass Communication

Morgan Page | Visual Arts, Graphic Design, 2D Design, Computer-Aided Art

Catherine Prose | Art, Printmaking, Drawing, 2D Design

Jonathan Quam | Mass Communication, Broadcast and Television Production, Media Management

 

 

 

Robert D. & Carol Gunn College of Health Science and Human Services

Dr. Jennifer Anderson | Respiratory Care Program Chair, Research Interests: Respiratory Therapy, Educational Outcomes, Education, Faculty Development, First Year College Experiences, Student Stress Management, and Coping with Death and Dying. 

Stephanie Baker | Wilson School of Nursing

Dr. Randy Case | Respiratory Care, Community Health & Rehab

Robert Comello | Shimadzu School of Radiologic Science, Radiologic Sciences, Anatomy, Medical Imaging, Clinical Practice

Terri Farabee | Assistant Professor of Nursing, Wilson School of Nursing.  Basic Nursing Clinical and Nursing Childbearing Family Clinical

Dr. Rodney Fisher | Shimadzu School of Radiologic Science, Radiologic Sciences

 Dr. Tammy Kurszewski | Respiratory Care, Adult Critical Care, Global Health

Dr. Robin Lockhart | Wilson School of Nursing, Undergraduate Programs Coordinator, Mental Health Nursing

Dr. Stacey Machado | Wilson School of Nursing, Courses: Service Learning I & II, Concept in Care: Acutely Ill, Concepts in Clinical Decision-Making, Research (NURS3503/RAD3503/RESP4423), 

Dr. Kimberly Onstott | Shimadzu School of Radiologic Science,  Radiologic Sciences, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Computed Tomography, Educational Technology, Virtual Simulations

 Dr. Catherine Pankonien | Wilson School of Nursing, nursing, neonatal nursing, labor and delivery, and Evidence-based practice. 

Mandy Sedden | Shimadzu School of Radiologic Science, Radiologic Sciences, Health Law, Applied Research, Adv Clinical Practice, Radiobiology

Carol A. Stiltner  | Wilson School of Nursing, acute patient care, nursing education

Dr. Jessyca Wagner | Shimadzu School of Radiologic Science, radiologic science imaging techniques, learning technologies, AI

McCoy College of Science, Mathematics & Engineering

Dr. Salim Azzouz | Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Guy Bernard | Mathematics

Dr. Jan Brink | Engineering, 

Dr. Eduardo Colmenares | Computer Science

Dr. William Cook | Biology, Plant Biology, Molecular Biology

Dr. Mahmoud Eldefrawy | Computer Science; Computer Graphics, Machine Learning

Dr. Mahmoud Elsharafi | Engineering, Petroleum Production

Dr. Yu Guo  | Engineering, Associate Professor,  robotics, circuits and electronics, measurements and instrumentation 

Dr. Randall L. Hallford | Chemistry

Dr. Chris Hansen | Chemistry

Dr. Zeki Ilhan | Engineering, Control Systems, Engineering Economics

Dr. Tina Johnson | Computer Science

Dr. Fu-Cheng (George) Liang | Chemistry, Biochemistry/Biophysics

Dr. Kashif Mahmud | Geoscience, Environmental Science, Remote sensing and modeling, Climate change. 

Dr. James Masuoka | Biology, Microbiology

Dr. Scott Meddaugh | Geosciences

Mika Morgan | Computer Science

Dr. Nelson Passos | Computer Science

Dr. Jonathan Price | Geoscience, Geochemistry, Volcanoes, Igneous Systems

Dr. Steven Rosscoe | Geosciences 

Dr. Jon Scales | Biology, Genetics, Cell Biology

Dr. Jianguo Shao | Chemistry

Dr. Preet Sharma | Physics

Dr. Mike Shipley | Biology, Physiology

Dr. Catherine Stringfellow | Computer Science, programming languages, software engineering

Dr. Sheldon Wang | Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Systems Engineering

 

Prothro-Yeager College of Humanities and Social Sciences

Dr. Isaac Christiansen | Sociology

Dr. Hillary Coenen: English 

Dr. Geoffrey Clegg | English, Professional Business Writing; Academic Writing and Research

Dr. Todd Giles | 19th-21st century American literature, ecocriticism, poetry, the novel, the visual arts, the Beat Generation, and Buddhism.

Dr. Juheon Lee | environmental politics, disaster resilience, social capital, non-traditional security, Asian politics, data analysis. Courses: Environmental Politics, Asian Politics, Research Methods, Foundation of Gov. & Politics, Intro to Global Studies, American & Texas Gov. I & II. 

Dr. Kirsten Lodge | Literature, World Lit, Literary Theory

Dr. Eric Lynch: French

Dr. Melissa Nivens | English, Academic Research & Writing, Composition Studies, Rhetorical Theory

Dr. Jeffrey Oxford | World Languages and Cultures, Spanish 

Dr. Mike Rattanasengchanh | US History, Eastern Asian studies

Dr. Whitney Snow | History, Environmental, Agricultural, Pop Culture, and U.S. South

Dr. Beverly Stiles | Sociology, Behavior Sociology

Dr. Linda Veazey | Political Science, Civil Rights & Liberties, American and Texas Government, Model UN sponsor

Dr. Tiffany Ziegler | Dean, Billie Doris McAda Graduate School, World History

 

West College of Education

Elizabeth Barnard: Graduate and Adult Education 

Angela Bullard: Elementary Education-Math Methods

April Crutcher: Teaching Special Needs; Vocation/Motor/Tech Assessment

Dr. Janise McIntyre Wickard: Educational Psychology, Methods of Teaching, Human Behavior, Development, and Learning, Instructional Strategies for Adult Learners 

Dr. Leann Curry | Dean, Associate Professor, Chair of Undergraduate Education, Director of Educator Preparation

Dr. Dittika Gupta | Curriculum & Learning Teaching Math Methods, School & Society

Dr. Wendy Helmcamp | Ph.D., LPC Supervisor Topics: Clinical Mental Health, Mental Health, Counseling, School Counseling 

Dr. SuHua Huang | Education and Reading, ESL Methods

Dr. Suzanne Lindt | Curriculum and Learning, Educational Psychology, Human Development, Classroom Assessment

Dr. Stacia Miller | Education, Kinesiology, Elementary PE;  Director of Undergraduate Research 

Dr. Kelly Medellin | Curriculum & Learning, Dual Language Curriculum

Dr. Emily Reeves Fyfe | Clinical Teaching, Educational Assessment, Human Development, Human Diversity,  

Dr. Stephanie Zamora-Robles |  Graduate and Adult Education, Classroom Management, Educational Leadership, Human Diversity, School Law