UROP Mentor Award 2021, recipients
Mentor Award 2021
Kristie soares
Assistant Professor, Women and Gender Studies
“Dr Soares always goes above and beyond to create inclusive spaces and makes us feel that we belong and deserve to be here.
She has shown us that we have a place not only in academia, but also in any position of power.
We co-create knowledge together, and she tells me I’m already a scholar. For this reason, I am convinced that I am capable of a higher education and that I will excel. “
Nominated by Mariana Galvez Seminario

Mentor Award 2021
Tara Knight
Associate Professor, Critical Media Practices / Co-director, NEST Studio for the Arts
“Dr Knight made me enthusiastic about postgraduate work. Before, I was nervous and scared because I didn’t know what I wanted to pursue.
I learned things that I didn’t know about myself. I learned to find my voice as an artist through a style that was unique to me.
There is too much to be grateful for in this past year, and having Tara Knight as a mentor is one of the greatest blessings. “
Nominated by Diantha McAllister

Mentor Award 2021
Keith musselman
Associate researcher, Arctic and Alpine Research Institute (INSTAAR)
“Dr. Musselman’s support for my research encouraged me to see myself as a competent scientist, which is invaluable to a young woman in science.
I doubt that I would have developed the passion for hydrology that led me to apply for graduate school and pursue a career throughout my life.
He showed me that the way we do our research can actively dismantle systems of oppression, even as we study geosciences. “
Nominated by Siobhan Ciafone

Mentor Award 2021
Roselinde Kaiser
Assistant Professor, Psychology and Neurosciences
“Dr. Kaiser consistently meets me with compassion and flexibility when I need it and checks my well-being before anything else.
She was able to adapt and help me teach me new knowledge through a learning style that suits me best.
I can confidently say that I am a kinder, more engaged, and more critical thinker. “
Nominated by Aryanna Ryan, Sophie Sileo and Kaley Keefe

Mentor Award 2021
Akira Miyake
Professor, Psychology and Neurosciences
“Dr. Miyake’s lab has been a school in itself for me. It’s a place where no questions are stupid and there is always more to learn. He showed me how capable I am.
The best part of my time at CU Boulder was working with this inspiring, brilliant, kind and generous educator, and learning what it means to be a psychologist. “
Nominated by Rebekah Benjamin-Pollak
UROP mentor award 2021, honorable mentions

Honorable mention 2021
Lon Abbott
Teaching Professor, Geological Sciences
Nominated by Sabrina Kainz

Honorable mention 2021
Dennis Akos
Professor, Ann and HJ Smead Aerospace Engineering Sciences
Nominated by Fernando Palafox

Honorable mention 2021
Tanya Alderete
Associate Professor, Integrative Physiology
Nominated by Didi Trifonova and Zachariah Morgan

Honorable mention 2021
Amanda Carrico
Associate Professor, Environmental Studies
Nominated by Mikaila Wahl

Honorable mention 2021
Jason dexter
Assistant Professor, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
Nominated by Zhiyu Yao

Honorable mention 2021
Michael hannigan
Professor, Mechanical Engineering
Nominated by Annamarie Guth

Honorable mention 2021
Pieter Johnson
Professor of distinction, ecology and evolutionary biology
Nominated by Benjamin Johnson

Honorable mention 2021
Meredith Mac Gregor
Assistant Professor, Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
Nominated by Anna Estes

Honorable mention 2021
Christina meyers denman
Assistant Professor, Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences
Nominated by Riley McKibbon and Ava Begun

Honorable mention 2021
David Racine
Assistant Professor, Psychology and Neurosciences
Nominated by Hadley Mills

Honorable mention 2021
Mandy Slate
NSF Postdoctoral Fellow, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Nominated by Natalie Pelton

Honorable mention 2021
Ivan Smalyukh
Professor, Physics
Nominated by Darian Hall

Honorable mention 2021
Tin Tin Su
Professor, Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology
Nominated by Shaynie Segal

Honorable mention 2021
Sabrina volpone
Assistant Professor, Organizational Leadership and Information Analysis
Nominated by Sarah Lurie

Honorable mention 2021
Robert wyrod
Associate Professor, International Affairs, Women and Gender Studies
Nominated by Keira Hook