Undergraduate research and creative scholarship activities represent one of the stronger examples of a high-impact learning practice that can advance the key characteristics of the University’s mission. Mentored research, in which students and faculty work together to discover new knowledge, apply it to their discipline, and share it locally, nationally, and globally, is instrumental in helping individuals think analytically, question critically, and discover the enduring joy of inquiry. Undergraduate research simultaneously strengthens undergraduate education; provides additional outlets for faculty to teach, research, and serve; and fosters the creation of a community of scholars that is essential to the intellectual health of the university.
The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) is a unit of the Office of the Vice President for Research and Innovation. We support undergraduate participation in research and scholarship at the University of Oregon through the administration of undergraduate fellowship and grant programs and through providing advising, support, and coaching to students seeking to get involved in research. Established in 2014, UROP serves all students, faculty, and staff in the university's college and schools.
Faculty Advisory Committee
The Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program is advised by a committee of faculty at the University of Oregon. This committee is responsible for providing advice and guidance to UROP as well as reviewing proposals for UROP's Mini-grant and fellowship programs. Members of the 2023-2024 advisory committee:
Laura Jeanty
Associate Professor
Department of Physics
Jeff Diez
Associate Professor
Department of Biology
Josh Roering
Professor
Department of Earth Sciences
Jessica Vasquez-Tokos
Professor
Department of Sociology
Helen Southworth
Professor
Department of English
Zachary Wallmark
Associate Professor
School of Music and Dance
Campus Partners
The following campus partners work with UROP to advance undergraduate research at the University of Oregon.
University Advancement
UROP Leadership
Karl Reasoner, Senior Program Manager
Karl Reasoner oversees the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program and works closely with campus partners to administer a portfolio of eight fellowship and grant programs at the university. He serves as the university’s lead institutional representative to the Council on Undergraduate Research. He has over 15 years of experience in the field of experiential learning, directing service-learning, study abroad, and undergraduate research and creative scholarship programs. He has expertise in program development and assessment, and leads workshops and trainings focused on career preparation, professional development, and research communication. He is a two-time AmeriCorps alumni having served with the Conservation Corps of Minnesota and Iowa and the National Outdoor Leadership School in Lander, Wyoming. He received his master’s degree in public administration with an emphasis on leadership studies and his bachelor’s degree in history from the University of South Dakota.
kreasone@uoregon.edu
541-346-8520
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karlreasoner/