Office of Research

Due to COVID-19, our office continues to work remotely. Remote office business hours are Mondays-Fridays, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., and we can be reached by emailing oor@uccs.edu.

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Meet the CREST Team

Project CREST's Leadership team is comprised of faculty and leadership from across the UCCS campus. View our organizational chart and the rest of our support team here!

Dr. Jessi L. Smith

Associate Vice Chancellor of Research ADVANCE Principal Investigator

jsmith20@uccs.edu

Dr. Sylvia Mendez

Professor Leadership, Research, and Foundations ADVANCE Director and Co-PI

smendez@uccs.edu

Dr. Heather Song

Associate Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering ADVANCE Co-Director and Co-PI

hsong@uccs.edu

Dr. Emily Skop

Professor of Geography ADVANCE Co-PI

eskop@uccs.edu

Dr. Elizabeth Daniels

Associate Professor of Psychology ADVANCE Co-PI

edaniels@uccs.edu

Dr. Tom Christensen

Professor of Physics ADVANCE Senior Personnel

tchriste@uccs.edu

Dr. Jeffery Montez de Oca

ADVANCE Faculty Fellow

jmontezd@uccs.edu

Jennifer Poe

ADVANCE Project Coordinator

jpoe@uccs.edu