urs@saa.ls.wisc.edu (the best way to contact us)
Undergraduate Research Scholars Program
311 Red Gym, 716 Langdon Street
Madison, WI 53706
608-890-3696
Hannah E. Bailey
Director
311 Red Gym
608-262-5884
hannah.bailey@wisc.edu
Hannah Bailey is a University of Wisconsin-Madison alumna and was awarded her Bachelor of Arts in History and French with a certificate in Gender and Women’s Studies from UW-Madison in 2010. She taught English in two low-income schools in Marseille, France, before heading to the College of William and Mary in Virginia to pursue her graduate study in History. In graduate school, Hannah researched how groups of people distinguish themselves from others, especially during the height of the transatlantic slave trade, and what implications those colonial identities have for the world we live in today. Hannah loves connecting motivated students with fascinating research and creative practice opportunities, reading/listening to books, learning new ways to move, and finding new local festivals and restaurants to try.
Marina Kelly
Assistant Director
313 Red Gym
608-265-9726
marina.kelly@wisc.edu
Marina Kelly is an educator who works at the intersection of democratic education, creativity and collaboration. An alumna of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Marina was awarded her Master of Science in Social Work (MSSW) in 1996 and her Masters of Fine Arts (MFA) from the Art Department in 2012. Marina’s work at the UW-Madison has included teaching foundations level visual arts courses, including an online course in digital storytelling as well as interdisciplinary arts seminars for creative arts learning community students. One of Marina’s greatest passions is teaching a community based movement course, Creating Dance Through Structured Improvisation at the Hancock Center for Movement Arts and the Madison Circus Space. Marina’s current research interests include Mettler-based group improvisation and somatic teaching practices. Marina is proud to be part of the URS community where, together, we practice critical thinking while fostering a love of lifelong learning.
Sam Garzillo
URS Scholar Program Coordinator
3rd floor Red Gym
sam.garzillo@wisc.edu
Sam Garzillo, originally from the Philadelphia area, moved to Madison in 2024 after living in DC for over a decade. After graduating from American University with a degree in Law & Sociology in 2017, she went on to work for The Aspen Institute. Prior to coming to URS, she worked for The Posse Foundation in their DC office, mentoring Posse Scholars at Lafayette College, the University of Rochester, and Lewis & Clark College (Posse Love!). She came to URS for the intellectual play, exposure to new disciplines and ways of thinking, and the ability to continue supporting students through their undergraduate journey. While ever-changing, her current interests are reading books that feel fundamentally human, reconnecting with elementary school curiosities, watching her former students grow up, parenting her childhood cats (21 & 17 years old!), looking at bones, and moving to the Midwest to escape the East Coast and then proceeding to wax poetic about the East Coast.