UA Researchers

Note: This database is a list of faculty who welcome undergraduate students into their research projects. It is up to faculty to keep this list updated.
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Students may also search for research positions, events, and opportunities in Handshake.

Faculty Members: For more information on updating your information in the faculty database please visit ur.arizona.edu/update. For help listing active undergraduate research opportunities in Handshake, contact Kelley Merriam-Castro at kmerriam@arizona.edu.
Name Departmentsort descending Offering Research Opportunities? Types of Opportunities Prereqs Research Location End Date
David Margolis
Orthopedic Surgery
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Jason Wertheim
Medicine Administration
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Laurent Martin
Anesthesiology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Andreia Chignalia
Anesthesiology
Yes
Not given
Good practices of laboratory
Tucson main campus
Kellen Chen
Surgery
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Craig Weinkauf
Surgery
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None mandatory; R studio and programming a plus.
Tucson main campus
Kenneth Liechty
Surgery
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Charles Putnam
Surgery
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
No requirements
Tucson main campus
01/2026
Surgery
Yes
Paid
Volunteer
For Credit
Basic lab experience including western blots, PCR, IHC, ISH
Tucson main campus
Carlos Zgheib
Surgery
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Other
Toshinobu Kazui
Surgery
Yes
Volunteer
Ideally experience in research, motivated to learn
Tucson main campus
Ravi Goyal
Obstetrics and Gynecology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Yin Chen
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Yes
Paid
Funded by E-H-TRUE research training grant from NIEHS
Other
Nathan Cherrington
Pharmacology and Toxicology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Julie Armin
Family and Community Medicine
Yes
For Credit
An understanding of health equity issues
Tucson main campus
Brian Mckay
Ophthalmology and Vision Science
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Christian Twiss
Urology
Yes
Volunteer
CITI Human Research Training
Tucson main campus
Charles Hsu
Radiation Oncology
Yes
Volunteer
Data Collection, proficiency in Excel / RedCap / STATA/ SAS/R or other statistical analysis packages
Tucson off-campus
Kirsten Limesand
Graduate College Administration
Yes
Volunteer
None
Tucson main campus
Sabrina Helm
The Norton School of Human Ecology
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Timothy Ottusch
The Norton School of Human Ecology
Yes
For Credit
Honors Thesis Students
Tucson main campus
Norma Perez-Brena
The Norton School of Human Ecology
Yes
Volunteer
Research Methods
Tucson main campus
Payal Khosla
The Norton School of Human Ecology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
N/A
Other
Katharine Zeiders
The Norton School of Human Ecology
Yes
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus
Melissa Barnett
The Norton School of Human Ecology
Yes
Volunteer
For Credit
None
Tucson main campus