FRI Leadership

Kara Helmke Rogers
- Senior Director for Experiential Learning
- Assistant Professor of Practice
- Freshman Research Initiative
- College of Natural Sciences
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Lauren DePue
- Director of Freshman Research Initiative
- Associate Professor of Practice
- Freshman Research Initiative
- College of Natural Sciences

Elizabeth Ilardi
- Associate Professor of Practice
- Associate Director of Freshman Research Initiative
- Freshman Research Initiative
- College of Natural Sciences
Research Educator | Bioactive Molecules Stream
FRI Program Contacts

Thu Huong Do
- Administrative Associate
- College of Natural Sciences
PROGRAM ComPonent
Admissions & Recruitment
Advanced & Summer Research
Assessment & Accreditation
Communications
Course Scheduling & Stream Sort
K-12 Outreach
K-12 Pipeline Initiative
Operations & Safety
Peer Mentors
Peer Observations
Summer High School Research Academy (HSRA)