Professional Development and Mentoring

²ÝÁñÊÓƵ’s Office of Research sponsors and hosts an annual intensive professional development and mentoring program designed to help faculty members successfully apply for research grants from state and federal agencies, foundations and non-profits.

The goal of the Summer Research Fellows is to enhance the research capacity of ²ÝÁñÊÓƵ and institutionalize systemic support for the advancement and success, especially of early- and mid-career faculty by:

(1) providing comprehensive training in the preparation of competitive grant proposals,

(2) establishing a research mentoring program, and

(3) creating a community of practice aimed at facilitating and promoting the engagement of diverse groups of faculty in disciplinary and interdisciplinary research.

Questions? Email: researchdev@kennesaw.edu.

 

Past Fellows

2023 Fellows

2023 Mentors

2022 Fellows

2022 Mentors

2021 Fellows

  • Jinhee Kim, associate professor of elementary and early childhood education,

  • Ahyoung Lee, assistant professor of computer science,

    Kun Suo, assistant professor of computer science,

    Gita Taasoobshirazi, assistant professor of statistics,

  • Chitan Dhitel, assistant professor of physics,

  • Tyler Collette, postdoctoral researcher & postdoctoral associate of psychology,

    Sara Doan, assistant professor of technical communication,

    Erica Holliday, lead principal investigator, Center for Young Adult Addiction and Recovery (CYAAR) & assistant professor of psychology,

    Brian Moore, assistant professor of psychology,

    Israel Sanchez-Cardona, assistant professor of psychology,

  • Dal Hyung Kim, assistant professor of mechanical engineering,

    Laura Ruhala, associate professor of mechanical engineering,

    Richard Ruhala, professor of mechanical engineering,

    Muhammad Hassan Tanveer, assistant professor of mechatronics engineering,

  • Garrett Hester, associate professor of exercise science,

    Afekwo Mary Ukuku, assistant professor of public health,

2021 Mentors

2021 Fellows

  • Kate Zimmer, associate professor of special education, 

  • Page Burch, lecturer of sculpture, 

  • Arash Soleimani, assistant professor of architecture, 

  • Sara Evans, assistant professor of criminal justice,

    Paul McDaniel, associate professor of geography,

  • Anton Bryantsev, assistant professor of development biology,

    Kisa Ranasinghe, associate professor of physics,

    Eric Stachura, assistant professor of mathematics,

    Jared Taglialatela, associate professor of biology,

  • David Guerra-Zubiaga, assistant professor of mechatronics engineering,

    M.A. Karim, associate professor of civil engineering,

  • Ping Johnson, professor of health promotion and physical education,

    Mary Dioise Ramos, assistant professor nursing,

    Darlene Rodriguez-Schaefer, associate professor of social work and human services,

    Lynn Varagona, assistant professor of nursing,

2020 Mentors