FRI Leadership
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Kara Helmke Rogers
- Assistant Professor of Practice
- Senior Director for Experiential Learning
- Freshman Research Initiative
- College of Natural Sciences
Get involved in experiential learning in the College of Natural Sciences
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Lauren DePue
- Associate Professor of Practice
- Director of Freshman Research Initiative
- Freshman Research Initiative
- College of Natural Sciences
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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
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Thu Huong Do
- FRI Administrative Associate
- College of Natural Sciences
PROGRAM ComPonent
Admissions & Recruitment
Advanced & Summer Research
Assessment & Accreditation
Communications
Course Scheduling & Stream Sort
Industry Relations
K-12 Outreach
K-12 Pipeline Initiative
Operations & Safety
Peer Mentors
Peer Observations
Summer High School Research Academy (HSRA)