What is COI?

The COl at CRE consists of undergraduate and graduate students from a variety of disciplines who are committed to exploring both technical skills and applying a variety of qualitative and quantitative inquiry methods to conduct research and answer critical questions studied at the Center.

COI Member Benefits

• Members will be eligible to be hired as research assistants on faculty-funded projects when opportunities become available.
• Members meet monthly with lead faculty and engage in learning about conducting research and a variety of methodologies.
• Members will present their research at CRE’s annual symposium in spring.
• Members will receive a small stipend as honorarium at the end of the year if committed to two semesters.

Faculty Lead: Dr. Josh Smith and Dr. Stephanie Flores-Koulish

Application and Recruitment

• Application form will be posted on CRE website for each recruitment cycle
• Recruitment starts in April each year 

AY 25-26 Cohort Members

Joshua Albert Hayes, '27, Elementary Education

Kai Butler, '28, School Counseling

Patricia Caputo, '26, Political Science and Sociology 

Sarah Flores, '28, Sociology/Philosophy Interdisciplinary

Kyra Hultgren, '26, Psychology

Isaiah Joshua, '27, English

Madelyn Kenny, '26, Psychology and Spanish

Deja Livingston, '27, Elementary Education

Itzel Mendez Serrano, '27, School Counseling

Neyda Monter Casio, '25, School Counseling

Desvan Moody, '22, School Counseling

Donald Odoms, '28, Teacher Education 

Archana Reddy, '26, Master of Arts in Teaching

Amari Summers, '26, Sociology

Josh Valentine, '26, Speech Language and Hearing Sciences

Spring 2025 CRE Symposium

COI Members at the 2025 Symposium.