Meet our 2021-2022 Peer Mentors!

The Peer Mentoring Program is designed to provide support to undergraduate students who are interested in pursuing research and inquiry.  Our peer mentors are wonderful undergraduate and graduate students who represent active researchers and role models from FAU's colleges and partner campuses. If you are interested in participating in undergraduate research or have questions related to how you can get started in research please email one of the mentors in your college to set up a time to meet.  Mentors are available to meet in-person or virtually. The Peer Mentor page can tell you more about how YOU can become a mentor too! 

To meet with a Peer Mentor, visit them during their office hours, or send them an email to set up an appointment.  The Peer Mentor's office hours schedule can be found here.

Peer Mentor Name	College	Peer Mentor email address
Robin Jimenez-Bean	A&L	rbean7@fau.edu
TBD	BUS	ouri@fau.edu
Tyler Owen	ENG&CS	towen2020@fau.edu
Satviki Singh	HON	satvikisingh2018@fau.edu
Matthew Patterson	SWCJ	mpatterson2020@fau.edu
Angelica Bodine	NUR	abodine2019@fau.edu
Vivek Sreejithkumar	MED	vsreejithkum2018@fau.edu
Numana Luqman	SCI	nluqman2019@fau.edu
Julianna Lian	SCI	jlian2018@fau.edu
Kayla Crawford	EDU	kcrawford2018@fau.edu

 

Peer Mentor Bios

	Email:	College & Major:	Research Interest(s):	Hobbies:
Tyler Owen	towen2020@fau.edu	College of Engineering and Computer Science	Developing an Amine-modified Silica tailored for Carbon Dioxide removal in closed air environments; Biogas purification from landfill waste	Involved in: Students for Peace, American Society of Civil Engineers, & Florida Surveying and Mapping Society
Satviki Singh	satvikisingh2018@fau.edu	Wilkes Honors College; Mathematics and Biology	Characterization of chitosan based hydrogels to determine a connection between their antimicrobial properties and their physical and chemical properties	I enjoy running, reading, and listening to music
Vivek Sreejithkumar	vsreejithkum2018@fau.edu	Wilkes Honors College; Cellular Neuroscience	Mathematical Biology, Immuno-Epidemiological Models, Artificial Intelligence, Cellular Neuroscience, Disorder of Neural Circuit Function	Traveling, Running, Taekwondo, Drums/Piano
Numana Luqman	nluqman2019@fau.edu	College of Science, Cellular Neuroscience	Cellular and Behavioral Neuroscience and Cell Biology	Listening to music, Swimming and Reading
Julianna Lian	jlian2018@fau.edu	College of Science, Chemistry and Biochemistry	Computational chemistry and biological systems	Reading, Music and Languages
Robin Jimenez-Bean	rbean7@fau.edu	College of Social Work and Criminal Justice	Post-traumatic growth of those who experienced living in the foster care system, as well as the epigenetic approach to intergenerational trauma and the connection between trauma and personal growth, inner self-healing, and self-transformation.	Artist and bird lover
Matthew Patterson	mpatterson2020@fau.edu	College of Social Work and Criminal Justice, Graduate Student in Masters of Social Work Program	I am currently working on my project: A PhotoVoice Study on the Lived-Experience of Students Attending College While Homeless.	Vice President of the Collegiate Recovery Community at FAU
Angelica Bodine	abodine2019@fau.edu	College of Science, Neuroscience and Behavior	Region-specific Dopamine D2 Autoreceptor Signaling Drives Sex-biased Behavioral Changes in DAT Val599 Mice	Weightliging, swimming and biking
Kayla Crawford	kcrawford2018@fau.edu	College of Education, Elementary Education	Investigating the effects of a university-school created exam preparation on teacher’s self-efficacy towards state competency exams in Reading K-12	Going to the beach, gym, and cooking