Koret Scholars Program
About the UROC Koret Scholars Program
The Koret Scholars program offers CSUMB undergraduates an opportunity to be engaged in robust interdisciplinary social science research facilitated by CSUMB faculty mentors, with a goal to disseminate research regionally and nationally at conferences. Find out more about the Bay Area Koret Foundation mission and the gift to CSUMB.
The UROC Koret Scholars Program provides:
- funded undergraduate research opportunities in the social sciences.
- support systems for individually mentored undergraduate research.
- support for the development of students' written communication skills and graduate school preparedness, including writing support for nationally competitive scholarship and fellowships.
- a cohort model with shared interests and professional goals who progress through the Koret Program together.
- the ability to be part of a Bay Area network and Koret Scholar community.
Becoming a Koret Scholar
To be part of the Koret Scholars Program and be considered for funding, students must:
- Be a matriculated student at CSUMB.
- A U.S. citizen.
- Have at least a minimum 2.75 GPA.
- Be a first generation student (preferred, not required).
- Must be committed to academic research for the academic year.
- Must conduct academic research in the social sciences.
Current Koret Scholars
- Paula Beltran, Collaborative Health and Human Services. Research Mentor: Stephanie McMurtrie, Lecturer, Health, Human Services and Public Policy
- Jennifer Berberian, Collaborative Health and Human Services. Research Mentor: Dr. Vanessa Lopez-Littleton, Associate Professor, Health, Human Services and Public Policy
- Megan Dearie, Psychology. Research Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Dyer-Seymour, Professor, Psychology
- Michael Haidar, Computer Science & Psychology. Researcher Mentor: Glenn Bruns, Associate Professor, School of Computing & Design
- Erika Hernandez-Gonzalez, Business Administration. Researcher Mentor: Dr. Jenny Lin, Associate Professor, School of Business
- Jennifer Lopez, Psychology. Researcher Mentor: Dr. Chrissy Hernandez, Assistant Professor, Service Learning Institute
- Korina McKinley, Psychology; minor Social Work. Research Mentor: Dr. Chrissy Hernandez, Assistant Professor, Service Learning Institute
- Monica Urias, Environmental Science, Technology and Policy. Research Mentor: Dr. Victoria Derr, Associate Professor, Applied Environmental Science
- Darchelle Burnett (Inaugural Cohort), Psychology; minor Statistics. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Lovell, Assistant Professor, Psychology
- Courtney Crouse (Inaugural Cohort), Psychology. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Lovell, Assistant Professor, Psychology
- Arlene Diazleal (Inaugural Cohort), Psychology. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Vivian Waldrup-Patterson, Director, Teaching Learning & Assessment (TLA)
- Paul Dommert (Inaugural Cohort), Psychology; minor Anthropology. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Christine Valdez, Assistant Professor, Psychology
- Hana Jacinto (Inaugural Cohort), Japanese Language & Culture. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Shigeko Sekine, Professor, School of World Languages & Cultures
- Melissa-Ann Lagunas (Inaugural Cohort), Psychology; minor Statistics. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Lovell, Assistant Professor, Psychology
- Claudia Rocha (Inaugural Cohort), Psychology. Faculty Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Lovell, Assistant Professor, Psychology
- Stephanie Stephens (Inaugural Cohort), Marine Science. Research Mentor: Dr. Vanessa Lopez-Litteton, Associate Professor, Health and Human Services & Public Policy