Office of Undergraduate Research Staff

If you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns, please contact the Office of Undergraduate Research at our@kennesaw.edu.

Name
Position

  • Amy Buddie

    Director of Undergraduate Research and Professor of Psychology

    abuddie@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6255
    ALC 5501

    • Co-Chair, 2019 National Conference on Undergraduate Research
    • Director of Undergraduate Research
    • Professor of Psychology

    Biographical Sketch

    Dr. Buddie earned her M.A. in 1998 and her Ph.D. in 2001 in social psychology from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. She completed two years of postdoctoral training at the Research Institute on Addictions at the University of Buffalo before joining the  at 成人直播 in 2003. In 2010, Dr. Buddie won the 成人直播 Distinguished Teaching Award.

    One year later, Dr. Buddie became the associate director for graduate student support and undergraduate research at the . Then she was named director of the newly created Office of Undergraduate Research, a unit of the Office of Research, in 2016. Dr. Buddie is currently a Councilor in the  of the Council on Undergraduate Research and served as the co-chair for the 2019 National Conference on Undergraduate Research (NCUR), which was held at Kennesaw State University.

  • Jennifer Harb.

    Administrative Coordinator - Undergrad Research

    jharb@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-6976
    ALC 5500G

    Biographical Sketch

    Ms. Harb has worked at 成人直播 since 2012 in a variety of administrative support roles, most recently for the vice president for research. She began working in the Office of Undergraduate Research in 2019, where she provides a range of services for 成人直播's undergraduate researchers and faculty mentors. Ms. Harb helps coordinate the Symposium of Student Scholars as well as working with students and mentors who have been awarded funding. She also tracks participation in undergraduate research initiatives, and she assists in updating the website, among other tasks. Ms. Harb served as the main administrative support for the 2019 National Conference on Undergraduate Research, which was held at Kennesaw State University.

  • Michelle Chatelain.

    Business Operations Specialist

    mchatela@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-4884
    ALC 5500 F

    Biographical Sketch

    Michelle Chatelain has worked at 成人直播 since 2017. In 2022, she moved from the library system to the Office of Undergraduate Research. She works with project budgets for First-Year Scholars, Sophomore Scholars, URCA, and VIP.

  • Christin Richardson.

    Program Manager

    crich115@kennesaw.edu
    (470) 578-4799
    ALC 5500E

    Biographical Sketch

    Christin Richardson has worked at 成人直播 since 2015. In 2023 she left the  to join the Office of Undergraduate Research (OUR) as Program Manager. In this role she oversees the development and implementation of undergraduate research programs and initiatives aimed at enhancing undergraduate students' research experiences