Research Advisory Council (RAC)

The Research Advisory Council (RAC) supports the growth and success of research, scholarship, and creative activity across UConn and UConn Health by providing representative faculty input to the Office of the Vice President for Research. The Council promotes the quality and integrity of the University’s research enterprise while serving as a two-way channel of communication between faculty and the Vice President for Research. Through the RAC, faculty share perspectives on emerging needs, priorities, and research-related issues, while Council members represent the interests and concerns of their schools, colleges, departments, and other academic units.

Department Name Email
Allied Health Roman Shrestha roman.shrestha@uconn.edu
Behavioral Sciences and Community Health Mark Litt litt@uchc.edu
Biomedical Engineering Ki Chon ki.chon@uconn.edu
Business Law Robert Bird robert.bird@uconn.edu
Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering Burcu Beykal beykal@uconn.edu
Curriculum & Instructure Hannah Dostal hannah.dostal@uconn.edu
Digital Media & Design Tom Scheinfeldt tom.scheinfeldt@uconn.edu
Dramatic Arts Matthew Cohen matthew.i.cohen@uconn.edu
Educational Leadership Casey Cobb casey.cobb@uconn.edu
Educational Psychology Brandi Simonsen brandi.simonsen@uconn.edu
Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing Eileen Condon eileen.condon@uconn.edu
Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing Ruth Lucas ruth.lucas@uconn.edu
Elisabeth DeLuca School of Nursing Natalie Shook natalie.shook@uconn.edu
Finance Jeffrey Cohen jeffrey.cohen@uconn.edu
History Dexter Gabriel dexter.gabriel@uconn.edu
Mechanical Science Engineering Xueju (Sophie) Wang xueju.wang@uconn.edu
Nutritional Science Mingyu Qiao mingyu.qiao@uconn.edu
Office of the Vice President for Research Lindsay DiStefano lindsay.distefano@uconn.edu
Office of the Vice President for Research Maryann Markowski maryann.markowski@uconn.edu
Office of the Vice President for Research Matt Mroz matt.mroz@uconn.edu
Office of the Vice President for Research Michelle Williams michelle.williams@uconn.edu
OPIM Xinxin Li xinxin.li@uconn.edu
Pathobiology Steve Szczepanek steven.szczepanek@uconn.edu
Pharmaceutical Sciences Na Li lina@uconn.edu
Pharmaceutical Sciences Jose Manautou jose.manautou@uconn.edu
Pharmacy Practice Craig Coleman craig.coleman@uconn.edu
Physics Kyungseon Joo kyungseon.joo@uconn.edu
Political Science Shareen Hertel shareen.hertel@uconn.edu
Psychiatry Sheila Alessi salessi@uchc.edu
Psychiatry Sarah Feldstein Ewing feldsteinewing@uchc.edu
Psychiatry Neena Qasba nqasba@uchc.edu
Psychological Sciences Crystal Park crystal.park@uconn.edu
Regenerative Medicine and Skeletal Development Peter Maye pmaye@uchc.edu
School of Law Miguel de Figueiredo miguel.defigueiredo@uconn.edu
School of Law Jessica de Perio Wittman jessica.deperio@uconn.edu
School of Social Work Marlene Matarese marlene.matarese@uconn.edu
School of Social Work Rupal Parekh rupal.parekh@uconn.edu
School of Social Work Sukhmani Singh sukhmani.singh@uconn.edu
UCH Biomedical Engineering Tannin Schmidt tschmidt@uchc.edu