The Undergraduate Research Advisory Council (URAC) provides guidance and support to the Office of Undergraduate Research. The URAC is comprised of faculty, staff, and students representing areas across the university.

Faculty and College Representatives

College	Representative	Appointment	Term
Herbert College of Agriculture	Adam Wilcox	College Appointed	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028
College of Architecture & Design	Avigail Sachs	College Appointed	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028
College of Arts & Sciences	Lauren Roark Jessica Hay Michael Guidry Denise Phillips	College Appointed	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028
Haslam College of Business	Mary Cooper Wei Zheng Lance Saunders	College Appointed	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028
College of Communication & Information	Guy Harrison	College Appointed	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028
College of Education, Health, & Human Sciences	Elizabeth Johnson Jiangang Chen	College Appointed	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028
College of Emerging & Collaborative Studies	Aysegul Cuhadar	College Appointed	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028
Tickle College of Engineering	David Keffer Kevin Kit Seungha Shin	College Appointed	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028
College of Music	Katie Johnson-Webb	College Appointed	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028
College of Nursing	Tami Wyatt	College Appointed	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028
Baker School of Public Policy and Public Affairs	Charles Sims	College Appointed	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028
College of Social Work	Bridget Freisthler	College Appointed	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028
College of Arts & Sciences	Joshua Baccile	Alternate	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028
Haslam College of Business	Jules Morris	Alternate	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028

Non-College Representatives (Faculty & Staff)

 

UT Libraries	Anna Savelli	OURF Appointed	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028
Volunteer Experience	Doug Porter	OURF Appointed	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028
Division of Student Success	Patrick Akos	Co-Chair
Office of Undergraduate Research & Fellowships	Meredith Malburne-Wade	Co-Chair
Office of Undergraduate Research & Fellowships	Janna Harvey	OURF Appointed	Fall 2025 – Spring 2028