SROP Faculty Mentors
Faculty: If you are a Northwestern faculty member interested in serving as an SROP mentor, SROP Director Brittany Young will be hosting two faculty information sessions. In these sessions, she will detail what SROP is, summer at a glance, and faculty mentor expectations. We will also be joined by the TGS Admissions team to discuss the Early Admissions Decision Program for rising seniors.
- November 22, 12 – 1 PM CST Register for session
- January 24, 12 – 1 PM CST, Register for session
Applicants: Below is an updated list of Northwestern faculty members who have expressed interest in serving as a 2025 SROP faculty mentor. We encourage applicants to research the faculty listed below, as well as other NU faculty members they may be interested in working with. SROP supports research across all academic disciplines including the humanities, social and behavioral sciences, and STEM. Applicants should include the faculty they wish to work with on their NU Supplemental Application.
| Faculty Name | Department | Keywords describing research area |
| Colin Hisey, PhD | Biomedical Engineering - McCormick School of Engineering | microdevices, nanomaterials, extracellular vesicles, biosensors, machine learning, biomaterials |
| Stephen Xia, PhD | Electrical and Computer Engineering - McCormick School of Engineering | Mobile and embedded systems, embedded artificial intelligence, cyber-physical systems, connected and autonomous environments, mobil health |
| Joshua Wechsler, PhD | Pediatrics/Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition - Feinberg School of Medicine | Eosinophilic Esophagitis, fibrostenosis, endoFLIP, immunology |
| Mehrnoosh Fetrat, PhD | Radio/Television/Film - School of Communication | Neorealism, Third Cinema, German New Wave, Middle Eastern Cinema, Iranian Documentary Filmmaking, Film Production |
| Nathaniel Stern, PhD | Physics and Astronomy - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences | Optics, nanomaterials, magnetism, quantum information, cryogenics |
| Karen Abram, PhD | Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Feinberg School of Medicine | Incarceration, health, intergenerational |
| David Johnson, PhD | Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Feinberg School of Medicine | School-based mental health implementation science |
| Andrew Crotty, PhD | Computer Science - McCormick School of Engineering | Databases, systems, data science |
| Frances Yap, PhD | Microbiology-Immunology - Feinberg School of Medicine | Antibiotic resistance, biofilms, Ribosome function, MRSA, RNA decay |
| Anamaria Acosta, PhD | Physical Therapy and Human Movement Sciences - Feinberg School of Medicine | Stroke, motor control, biomechanics, upper limb |
| Christine Percheski, PhD | Sociology - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences | Demography, inequality, health, family, wealth |
| Linda Broadbelt, PhD | Chemical and Biological Engineering - McCormick School of Engineering | polymer recycling; computational chemistry; kinetic modeling; data science; structure/property relationships |
| Alicia Guemez-Gamboa, PhD | Neuroscience - Feinberg School of Medicine | Neurodevelopment, neurological disorders, stem cell modeling |
| Rayvon Fouché, PhD | Communication Studies - School of Communication | Technology, innovation, race, design, culture |
| Lisa Volpatti, PhD | Biomedical Engineering, Chemical and Biological Engineering - McCormick School of Engineering | immunoengineering, biomaterials, synthetic biology, drug delivery, targeted immunotherapies |
| Caroline Le Poole, PhD | Dermatology, Microbiology and Immunology - Feinberg School of Medicine | immunotherapy, tumors, autoimmune, disease models, immune monitoring |
| Rachel Zuckert, PhD | Philosophy - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences | History of philosophy, aesthetics, philosophy of history |
| Daniel Brat, PhD | Pathology - Feinberg School of Medicine | Glioblastoma, Tumor Micro-environment, Glioma stem cells, Immunosuppression, hypoxia |
| Shana Augustin, PhD | Pharmacology - Feinberg School of Medicine | cannabinoids, alcohol, behavior, optical imaging, physiology |
| Kelli Scott, PhD | Medical Social Sciences - Feinberg School of Medicine | implementation science, clinical psychology, community engaged research, substance use interventions, qualitative research |
| Yaping Liu, PhD | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics - Feinberg School of Medicine | bioinformatics, epigenomics, machine learning, liquid biopsy, single-cell |
| Jeff Richards, PhD | Chemical and Biological Engineering - McCormick School of Engineering | Colloids, Rheology, Interface Science, Sustainability |
| Marco Gallio, PhD | Neurobiology (IBIS) - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences | Sensory systems, Neurobiology, circuits and behavior, Neuroscience |
| Gayle Woloschak, PhD | Radiation Oncology - Feinberg School of Medicine | Nanotechnology; radiation biology; synchrotron studies; molecular biology |
| Iris Titos Vivancos, PhD | Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics - Feinberg School of Medicine | Drosophila, sleep, addiction, gut, brain |
| Justin Ryder, PhD | Surgery - Feinberg School of Medicine | Pediatric Obesity, Metabolism, Treatment |
| Benjamin Kynon, PhD | Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences - Feinberg School of Medicine | neuroscience, genetics, health disparities, computational biology, bioinformatics |
| Jeffrey Lopez, PhD | Chemical and Biological Engineering - McCormick School of Engineering | energy storage, lithium ion batteries, sustainability, electrolytes |
| Lori Post, PhD | Emergency Medicine, Medical Social Sciences - Feinberg School of Medicine | Injury control, mass shootings, violence, drug overdose deaths |
| Michael Kraus, PhD | Psychology - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences | social psychology; social cognition; inequality (race, gender, class); motivation; emotion |
| Guillermo Ameer, PhD | Biomedical and Mechanical Engineering - McCormick School of Engineering | egenerative engineering, biomaterials, medical devices, therapeutics delivery |
| Katie Insel, PhD | Psychology - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences | adolescence, neuroscience, fMRI, motivation, cognition |
| Erica Hartmann, PhD | Civil & Environmental Engineering - Joint Appointment | microbiology, microbiome, antimicrobial resistance, bacteriophage |
| Jason Brickner, PhD | Molecular Biosciences - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences | Nuclear cell biology transcription epigenetics |
| Justin Notestein, PhD | Chemical and Biological Engineering - McCormick School of Engineering | catalysis, green chemistry, energy, sustainability |
| Ivuoma Onyeador, PhD | Management and Organizations - Kellogg School of Management | Discrimination, Diversity Training, Diversity Science, Inequality, Intergroup Relations |
| Lauren Beach, PhD | Medical Social Sciences - Feinberg School of Medicine | LGBTQIA+ health, cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, HIV |
| Adilson Motter, PhD | Physics and Astronomy - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences | Network science, data science, AI, bioinformatics |
Below is a list of past faculty mentors who have generously dedicated their time to working with SROP participants. Please note that this list does not represent the faculty mentors participating in the 2025 SROP season.
| Faculty Name | Department |
| Adriana Weisleder, PhD | Communication Sciences and Disorders - School of Communication |
| Changiz Geula, PhD | Mesulam Center for Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease - Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Elizabeth Smith, PhD | Anthropology - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| Guillermo Ameer, D. Sc | Biomedical Engineering - McCormick School of Engineering |
| Heather Pinkett, PhD | Molecular Biosciences - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| Ivy Wilson, PhD | English - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| Jeffrey Richards, PhD | Chemical and Biological Engineering - McCormick School of Engineering |
| Jennifer Kearney, PhD | Pharmacology - Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Joshua Glaser, PhD | Neurology - Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Karla J.F. Satchell, PhD | Microbiology Immunology - Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Katherine Ryan Amato, PhD | Anthropology - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| Mahdi Hosseini, PhD | Electrical and Computer Engineering - McCormick School of Engineering |
| Marcelo Worsley, PhD | Learning Sciences - School of Education and Social Policy |
| Mark Hauser, PhD | Anthropology - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| Michelle Huang, PhD | English - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| Moya Bailey, PhD | Communication Studies - School of Communication |
| Reuel Rogers, PhD | Political Science - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| Richard Silverman, PhD | Chemistry - Weinberg College of Art and Sciences |
| Sally Afia Nuamah, PhD | Political Science - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| Sossina Haile, PhD | Material Sciences & Engineering - Mccormick School of Engineering |
| Steven H. DeVries, MD, PhD | Ophthalmology - Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Sylvia Perry, PhD | Psychology - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| Vadim Backman, PhD | Biomedical Engineering -McCormick School of Engineering; Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics - Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Vilna Bashi, PhD | Sociology - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| Wendi Gardner, PhD | Psychology - Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences |
| Zhe Ji, PhD | Pharmacology - Feinberg School of Medicine; Biomedical Engineering - McCormick School of Engineering |