Undergraduate Research: Resources, Tools, and Perspectives for Developing Mindset and Improving Outcomes

Saturday, October 11, 2025

12:30 PM - 2:00 PM PDT

Location: Room 28A

Organizer/Submitter(s)

Cassandra Jamison

Assistant Professor
Rowan University
Gloucester Township, New Jersey, United States

Session Chair(s)

Cassandra Jamison

Assistant Professor
Rowan University
Gloucester Township, New Jersey, United States
Mary Staehle

Department Head and Professor
Rowan University, United States

Speakers(s)

Mary Staehle

Department Head and Professor
Rowan University, United States
JP

John Peponis

Assistant Professor of Practice
Lawrence Technological University
Livonia, Michigan, United States
Reva Johnson

Associate Professor
Valparaiso University
Valparaiso, Indiana, United States
James Ankrum, PhD

Professor
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa, United States

Session Title for Website and App: Undergraduate Research: Resources, Tools, and Perspectives for Developing Mindset and Improving Outcomes

Special Session Program

Description: Undergraduate research can provide a transformative, experiential learning opportunity. However, faculty, students, and institutions often encounter obstacles that reduce either access or efficacy. In this session, we will discuss resources that have been developed as part of a multi-institution initiative aimed at lowering barriers and enhancing undergraduate research in multiple institutional contexts by cultivating mindset. We will cover resources that course based undergraduate research experiences (CUREs) to summer research experiences for undergraduates (REUs). Resources broadly fall into three categories: resources to introduce students to research early in their academic journey, resources to help students get better prepared to do research, and resources to support faculty in mentoring and engaging undergraduate students in research. In the session, we will discuss aspects particularly relevant for biomedical engineering and provide insight into how to incorporate the resources in various institutional environments.