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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

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!

Jessi Smith

Dr. Jessi L. Smith

Associate Vice Chancellor of Research ADVANCE Principal Investigator

jsmith20@uccs.edu

Sylvia Mendez

Dr. Sylvia Mendez

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

smendez@uccs.edu

Heather Song

Dr. Heather Song

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

hsong@uccs.edu

Emily Skop

Dr. Emily Skop

Professor of Geography ADVANCE Co-PI

eskop@uccs.edu

Elizabeth Daniels

Dr. Elizabeth Daniels

Associate Professor of Psychology ADVANCE Co-PI

edaniels@uccs.edu

Tom Christensen

Dr. Tom Christensen

Professor of Physics ADVANCE Senior Personnel

tchriste@uccs.edu

Jeffery Montez de Oca

Dr. Jeffery Montez de Oca

ADVANCE Faculty Fellow

jmontezd@uccs.edu

Kelly McNear

Dr. Kelly McNear

Research Development Coordinator

kmcnear@uccs.edu

Cragmor 110B

By Appointment

Jennifer Poe

Jennifer Poe

ADVANCE Project Coordinator

jpoe@uccs.edu