How to Apply?
Students apply for URCA Assistant positions through the website. Below is a complete listing of all Assistant positions that are available for the Fall 2025 semester.
Students are able to apply for multiple positions, but a new application must be completed for each position. Also, students are only allowed to accept one Assistant position per semester! Once you’ve committed to one faculty’s position, you are not allowed to accept another faculty offer.
Note for prospective funded students: Any funded URCA student who does not have a social security number, including Foreign National students, needs to have one in order to receive the award. To do this, please email ISSS@siue.edu for assistance with this process.
Requirements
- Any undergraduate student of any level (Freshman, Sophomore, Junior, Senior)
- Must have and maintain cumulative grade point average of 2.3 or above
- Enrolled as a full-time student (minimum 12 credit hours) at SIUE for the semester participating in the URCA program
- Not allowed to be an URCA Associate and Assistant
- Submit URCA Assistant Application!
URCA Assistant Applications
Note: Only students who applied through the website by the deadline are eligible for the URCA program!
APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED
Assistant Application DEADLINE: 7/15/2025 at midnight.
Faculty must select students to fill their positions by 8/18/2025. However, faculty may choose to fill their positions earlier. As such, be sure to frequently check your email over the break.
- This position is only open to students who have declared a major in this discipline.
- This project deals with social justice issues.
- This project deals with sustainability (green) issues.
- This project deals with human health and wellness issues.
- This project deals with community outreach. 
- This project is interdisciplinary in nature. Please scroll to the very bottom to determine the types of students who may apply.
College of Arts and Sciences
School of Business
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| Markus Nauroth | F25-60 | Position Filled. | ||||||
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| Ariel Belasen | F25-07 | |
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| Jingyi Jia | F25-38 | |
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| Minseok Kim | F25-43 | |
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| Marion Prats | F25-68 | |
School of Engineering
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| Rohan Benjankar | F25-08 | |
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| Alaa Elsisi | F25-21 | |
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| Electrical and Computer Engineering | ||||||||
| Mousam Hossain | F25-33 | |||||||
| Amardeep Kaur | F25-42 | |||||||
| Jon Klingensmith | F25-44 | |
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| Robert LeAnder | F25-47 | |
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| Ashiq Sakib | F25-74 | |||||||
| Yardong Wang | F25-88 | |||||||
| Mechanical and Mechatronics Engineering | ||||||||
| Jeff Darabi | F25-17 | |||||||
| Nima Lotfi | F25-52 | |
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| Computer Science | ||||||||
| John Matta | F25-56 | |
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| Rubi Quinones | F25-69 | |
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| Industrial Engineering | ||||||||
| Sinan Onal | F25-61 | |
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| Siqi Zhang | F25-95 | |
School of Education, Health and Human Behavior
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| Chaya Gopalan | F25-29 | |
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| Ashley Abraham | F25-01 | |
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| Rachel Bradley | F25-11 | |||||||
| Marie Childers | F25-13 | |
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| Sarah Conoyer | F25-15 | |
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| Jason Finley | F25-24 | |
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| David Fisher | F25-25 | |
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| Carlee Hawkins | F25-32 | |
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| Diana Jenkins | F25-36 | |
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| Jeremy Jewell | F25-37 | |
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| Jonathan Pettibone | F25-65 | |||||||
| Margaret Polk | F25-67 | |||||||
| Eunyoe Ro | F25-72 | |
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| Mitsuru Shimizu | F25-77 | |
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| Educational Leadership | ||||||||
| Candace Hall | F25-30 | |
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| Exercise, Sport, and Nutrition Sciences | ||||||||
| Cynthia Inman | F25-35 | |
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| Katherine Mora | F25-58 | |
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| Bryan Smith | F25-78 | |
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| Joshua Wooten | F25-93 | |
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| Jen Zuercher | F25-95 | |
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| Public Health and Speech-Language Pathologu & Audiology | ||||||||
| Steffany Chleboun | F25-14 | |
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School of Nursing
| Family Health and Community Health Nursing | ||||||||
| Annie Imboden | F25-34 | |
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| Primary Care and Health Systems | ||||||||
| Erica Frost | F25-27 | |
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| Nurse Anesthesiology | ||||||||
| Leah Baecht | F25-06 | |
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School of Dental Medicine
| Biomedical and Craniofacial Sciences | ||||||||
| Cinnamon VanPutte | F25-84 |
Other Projects
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| Erin Vigneau-Dimick | F25-86 | |
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| Research, Teaching, and Learning | ||||||||
| Elizabeth Kamper | F25-41 | |
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School of Pharmacy
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| Maria Kontoyoanni | F25-45 | |||||||
| Joseph Schober | F25-76 | |
Interdiciplinary Projects
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Maurina Aranda: Psychology, Interdisciplinary Studies, Elementary Education, Black Studies |
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Rohan Benjankr: Environmental Science, Geography, Computer Science, Engineering |
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Ariel Belasen: Interdiciplinary |
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Carolyn Butts-Wilmsmeyer: BIOL, ENSC, CHEM, MATH, STAT, CS, CMIS |
| Sarah Conoyer: Education, Special Education |
| Andres Durantini: Biology, Environmental Chemistry, Pharmacy |
| Alaa Elsisi: Interdiciplanary |
| Aiden Ferguson: Interdiciplanary |
| Debanjanah Ghosh: Pharmacy, Physics, Civil Engineering |
| Candace Hall: Mass Communications, Media Relations |
| Cynthia Inman: Math or Statistics |
| Jingyi Jia: Computer Science |
| Adrianna Jones: Mass Communications, African American Literature, Polical Science, Social Justice |
| Elizabeth Kamper: Psychology, Sociology, English, History, Business, Mass Communications, Social Work |
| Robert LeAnder: Engineering, Physics, Biology, Physiology, Nursing, Psychology, Kinesiology, Mathematics |
| Tianyu Li: Applied Communication, Psychology, Computer Science, Public Health, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Geography |
| Darron Luesse: Computer Science |
| Adriana Martinez: Chemistry, Biology, Geography |
| Sorin Nastasia: Social Studies, Humanities |
| Rubi Quinones: Plant Science, Biological Science |
| Bill Retzlaff: Interdisciplinary |
| Jason Stacy: English, Mass Communication |
| Erin Vigneau-Dimick: Fine Arts, Museum Studies, Anthropology, History |
| Kathleen Vogsathorn: Interdisciplinary |
| Sophia Wilson: History, Sociology, Communication, Anthropology |
For more information on the Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Program, contact Dr. Ariel Belasen at (618) 650-2940 or abelase@siue.edu
