Undergraduate Research & Creative Inquiry Committee

The URCI Committee works collaboratively to identify resources, programs and strategies to support and strengthen a culture that advances scholarly inquiry at Towson University. The 2023-2024 committee members who may serve as points of contact for students and faculty in their respective colleges, are listed below. URCI Committee Bylaws

Tosin Adebayo, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies 

Robert Blake, Ph.D. – Professor, Department of Elementary Education

Mary Sajini Devadas, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry and Director of Competitive Fellowships and Awards

Seth Gitter, Ph.D. – Professor, Department of Economics and Assistant Director of Undergraduate Research  

Melissa Groves, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Department of Economics 

Bharat Jain, Ph.D. – Professor, Department of Finance

Nicolas Knuth, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology 

Alexei Kolesnikov, Ph.D. – Professor, Department of Mathematics and Director of Undergraduate Research

Erin Lehman – Gallery Director for Holtzman & Center for the Arts, Art + Design, Art History, Art Education 

Ming Li, Ph.D. – Assistant Professor, Health Sciences 

Alison McCartney, Ph.D. – Faculty Director of Honors College and Professor Department of Political Science 

Makmiller Pedroso, Ph.D. – Associate Professor, Department of  Philosophy & Religious Studies

Miranda Phair  – Publishing & Open Scholarship Librarian ,Library

Lisa Plowfield, Ph.D. – Dean, College of Health Professions 

Allison Jennings-Roche – Lead Teaching & Learning Librarian, Library

Erik Ropers, Ph.D. – Professor, Department of History

Jeffrey Simpson, Ph.D. – Professor, Department of Physics, Astronomy, & Geosciences

Stephen Schroth, Ph.D. – Professor, Department of Early Childhood Education