Spotlight on Faculty
Meet the faculty members and supervisors across disciplines who make research possible for undergraduate students. Read about these innovators, get their perspective on why undergraduate research matters to them, and what they are doing to promote it.
PICTuring Learning Through International Collaboration
Dr. David Parkinson, of the Department of English, is a veteran professor who has embarked on a steep learning curve the past few years. Since offering a First-Year Research Experience (FYRE) in a class he taught in September 2016, Parkinson has gone on to combine FYRE with an international teaching and learning experience, the Project in International Collaborative Teaching (PICT). Parkinson works in partnership with his co-instructor, Dr. Payel Chattopadhyay Mukherjee to create a set of interconnected courses, with content provided at each location by both professors. As a result of the enriched instruction, students in Parkinson’s and Mukherjee’s classes gained a fully-integrated, international research experience without crossing borders.
Above All, Be Curious
The John Howland lab (JHL) focuses on behavioral neuroscience research and is located in the Department of Anatomy, Physiology, and Pharmacology in the Health Science’s building. H...
Better Teaching better Research: FYRE by the book!
Mirela David has offered First-Year Research Experiences (FYRE) since her first year of teaching at the UofS. She teaches FYRE classes in both Women’s and Gender Studies and Histor...
All Undergrads all the Time
Since 2014, Dr. Tracie Risling’s lab has become a permanent home for undergraduate students. Every summer, Risling, faculty member in the Department of Nursing, has watched as the ...
Undergrad Researchers: Investments worth Making
Dr. Hill, a faculty member in the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, makes a point to welcome two undergraduate students every summer, often through the Undergraduate Student ...
Unbounded Research
Dr. Laroque, a faculty member in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources, was a leader of undergraduate research before it was even a thing. Now offering First-Year Research Ex...
Collaboration in the Community
How many of us have heard that research in the humanities has no "real-world" value? An emerging initiative on campus has proven that narrative wrong.
An Early Taste is All You Need
Dr. Chris Todd is a faculty member in the Department of Biology. He was awarded the Provost’s Award for Outstanding Innovation in Learning in 2013.
Undergrads in the Lab
Dr. Alison Oates and Joel Lanovaz, the co- directors of the Biomechanics of Balance and Movement Lab, offer U of S undergraduate students the chance to get first-hand research exp...