The Oakland University PI Academy for Research and Engagement

For information about PI Academy, email [email protected].

Past Mentors

2020

Sheila Murphy (University of Southern California), Beth Gazley (Indiana University)

2019

Robert Raguso (Cornell University), Carol Barnum (UX Firm), Mo Wang (University of Florida), Lisa Pearce (UNC Chapel Hill), Hartry Field (New York University), Jeff Rhoads (Purdue), Peng Liu (Penn State), Samuel Museus (University of California, San Diego), Maury Nussbaum (Virginia Tech), Kathleen Martin Ginis (University of British Columbia), Linda Boyle (University of Washington), Shiyong Lu (Wayne State), Gordon Gillespie (University of Cincinnati), Judy Regensteiner (University of Colorado), Linda Van Eldik (University of Kentucky), Stewart Friedman (University of Pennsylvania), Seema Khurana (University of Houston), Diana Paton (University of Edinburgh), Mark Shiel (King's College London), Andrew Guccione (George Mason University), Elisa Bertino (Purdue), Jesse Thaler (MIT), Lindsay Grace (Miami), Mary-Jo DelVecchio Good (Harvard), Henri Casanova (University of Hawaii at Manoa), Susan Dewey (Wyoming)

2018

Bob Goldstein (UNC Chapel Hill), Bruce Taylor (NORC), Bruce Logan (Penn State), Mohammad Shahidehpour (IIT), Ron Askin (Arizona State), Joel Gittelsohn (Johns Hopkins), Miranda Banks (Emerson), Geoffrey Beach (MIT), Sandra Mitchell (Pittsburgh), Barbara Pieper (Wayne State), Ali Akoglu (Arizona State), Roger Summons (MIT), James Szybist (Oak Ridge National Lab), Hannah Knudson (University of Kentucky), Martin Burtscher (Texas State University), André Boehman (University of Michigan), Pat Corrigan (IIT), Amit Sheth (Wright State), Richard Bohannon (Campbell University), Kenneth Yamada (NIH/NIDCR), Catherine Snow (Harvard), Sandy Hershcovis (University of Calgary), Brian Scassellati (Yale), Loren Wold (Ohio State), Dimitrios Stefanidis (Indiana University), Alexandre Morin (Concordia University, Montreal), Bob Aronson (Taylor University), George O'Toole (Dartmouth)

Upcoming Seminars 

Information about seminars from visiting mentors will be posted here.

2021-2022 PI Academy Alumni:

• Sarah Beetham, Mechanical Engineering, SECS
• Shicheng Chen, Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences, SHS
• Olga Ehrlich, Nursing, SON
• Lindsay Gietzen, Physician Assistant Science, SHS
• Deidre Hurse, Foundational Medical Studies, OUWB
• Rumit Kakar, Exercise Science, SHS
• Erin Kennedy, Nursing, SON
• Steven Louis, Electrical and Computer Engineering, SECS
• Mark Manning, Psychology, CAS
• Lindsay Oberleitner, Foundational Medical Studies, OUWB
• Watoii Rabii, Criminal Justice, CAS
• Hon Yiu (Henry) So, Mathematics and Statistics, CAS
• Tiffany Steele, Organizational Leadership, SEHS
• Matthew Toeniskoetter, Mathematics and Statistics, CAS
• Betty Tonui, Social Work, CAS
• Steven Wilson, Computer Science and Engineering, SECS
• Lanyu (Lori) Xu, Computer Science and Engineering, SECS

2020-2021 PI Academy Alumni:

• Zeina AlSalman, Economics, SBA
• Aubrey Arain, Public and Environmental Wellness, SHS
• Osman Aydas, Decision and Information Sciences, SBA
• Thomas Bianchette, Chemistry, CAS
• Rebecca Boni, Nursing, SON
• Jun Chen, Electrical and Computer Engineering, SECS
• Elizabeth Delorme-Axford, Biological Sciences, CAS
• Tara Diesbourg, Public and Environmental Wellness, SHS
• David Gram, Theatre, MTD
• Michael Greiner, Management and Marketing, SBA
• Tamas Horvath, Mathematics and Statistics, CAS
• Jun Hu, Mathematics and Statistics, CAS
• Kyeorda Kemp, Foundational Medical Studies, OUWB
• Hyungil Kim, Industrial and Systems Engineering, SECS
• Zacharias Kinney, Chemistry, CAS
• Michael Kranak, Human Development and Child Studies, SEHS
• Chang-kyu Kwon, Organizational Leadership, SEHS
• Tianle Ma, Computer Science and Engineering, SECS
• Jason Overfelt, Linguistics, CAS
• Sunny Raj, Computer Science and Engineering, SECS
• Zhe Wang, Chemistry, CAS
• Dawn Woods, Teacher Development and Educational Studies, SEHS
• Ankun Yang, Mechanical Engineering, SECS
• Yongsoon Yoon, Mechanical Engineering, SECS

2019-2020 PI Academy Alumni:

• Theresa Anasti, Social Work, CAS
• Stefanie Attardi, Foundational Medical Studies, OUWB
• Adam Avery, Chemistry, CAS
• Kodi Beyeh, Chemistry, CAS
• Patti Bills, Teacher Development and Educational Studies, SEHS
• Patti Cameron, Nursing, SON
• Felicita Carmichael, Writing/Rhetoric, CAS
• Jon Carroll, Anthropology, CAS
• Eralda Caushaj, Decision and Information Sciences, SBA
• Caress Dean, Public and Environmental Wellness, SHS
• Elizabeth Eisenhauer, Nursing, SON
• Brandon Gustafson, Marketing, SBA
• Joshua Haworth, Exercise Science, SHS
• Deana Hays, Nursing, SON
• Joanna Hernandez, Nursing, SON
• Amanpreet Kaur, Electrical and Computer Engineering, SECS
• Sung-eun Kim, Political Science, CAS
• Serena Kuang, Foundational Medical Studies, OUWB
• Danielle Ligocki, Teacher Development and Educational Studies, SEHS
• Zexin Marsha Ma, Communication and Journalism, CAS
• Ryan Monroe, Mechanical Engineering, SECS
• Taras Oleksyk, Biological Sciences, CAS
• Mozhgon Rajaee, Public and Environmental Wellness, SHS
• Alexander Rusakov, Chemistry, CAS
• Vasyl Tyberkevych, Physics, CAS
• Andrea Wenz, History, CAS

2018-2019 PI Academy Alumni:

• Sharon Berry, Philosophy, CAS
• Elise Brown, Public and Environmental Wellness, SHS
• Jingshu Chen, Computer Science and Engineering, SECS
• Ilias Cholis, Physics, CAS
• Felicia Chong, Writing and Rhetoric, CAS
• Christopher Cooley, Mechanical Engineering, SECS
• Erin Dwyer, History, CAS
• Jickssa Gemechu, Biomedical Sciences, OUWB
• Michelle Hammond, Management, SBA
• Mary Jamieson, Biological Sciences, CAS
• T.J. Jourian, Organizational Leadership, SEHS
• Brendan Kredell, Cinema Studies, CAS
• Anyi Liu, Computer Science and Engineering, SECS
• Matthew May, Sociology, CAS
• Hua Ming, Computer Science and Engineering, SECS
• Atiqul Mollah, Computer Science and Engineering, SECS
• Kristen Munyan, Nursing, SON
• Sang Hoon Rhee, Biological Sciences, CAS
• Ed Rohn, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, SHS
• Kate Rougeau, Public and Environmental Wellness, SHS
• Julian Rrushi, Computer Science and Engineering, SECS
• Amartya Sen, Computer Science and Engineering, SECS
• Missie Smith, Industrial and Systems Engineering, SECS
• Ahmad Sobhani, Decision and Information Sciences, SBA
• Sam Srauy, Communication and Journalism, CAS
• Greg Thrasher, Management, SBA
• Christopher Wilson, Human Movement Science, SHS
• Douglas Zytko, Computer Science and Engineering, SECS

2017-2018 PI Academy Alumni:

• Shadi Alawneh, Electrical and Computer Engineering, SECS
• S. Ali Arefifar, Electrical and Computer Engineering, SECS
• Sara Arena, Physical Therapy, SHS
• Mehdi Bagherzadeh, Computer Science and Engineering, SECS
• Sara Blumer-Schuette, Biological Sciences, CAS
• Daniel DelVescovo, Mechanical Engineering, SECS
• Caitlin Demsky, Management, SBA
• Joyce Havstad, Philosophy, CAS
• Wendi Johnson, Criminal Justice, CAS
• Daniel Llamocca, Electrical and Computer Engineering, SECS
• Wing-Yue Geoffrey Louie, Electrical and Computer Engineering, SECS
• Jonathan Maisonneuve, Mechanical Engineering, SECS
• Khalid Mahmood Malik, Computer Science and Engineering, SECS
• Matthew McLarnon, Psychology, CAS
• Nasim Nezamoddini, Industrial and Systems Engineering, SECS
• Maria Paino, Sociology, CAS
• Julia Paul, Nursing, SON
• Melissa Reznar, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, SHS
• Victoria Roach, Anatomy, OUWB
• Kwame Sakyi, Public Health, SHS
• Mi Hye Song, Biological Sciences, CAS
• Laurel Dolin Stevenson, Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, SHS
• Luis Villa Diaz, Biological Sciences, CAS
• Tomoko Wakabayashi, Human Development and Child Studies, SEHS
• Colin Wu, Chemistry, CAS
• Ziming Yang, Chemistry, CAS
• Wei Zhang, Physics, CAS
• Peng Zhao, Mechanical Engineering, SECS