For inquiries about the ISUR Program, please email engr-ugr@illinois.edu.
Cassidy Short
short9@illinois.edu
Program Director, ISUR
Coordinator of Undergraduate Research
Cassidy Short is the Director of the Illinois Scholars Undergraduate Research (ISUR) program and the Coordinator of Undergraduate Research at The Grainger College of Engineering. She holds a BA and MA in English and is currently a PhD candidate in English.
Prior to joining the Grainger College of Engineering, Cassidy served as Assistant Director of the Program in Professional Writing at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. She has experience teaching Technical and Professional Communication courses and has received teaching awards at the departmental, college, and campus levels. Cassidy conducts research on alternative grading methods in Technical and Professional Communication courses.
Outside of work, Cassidy enjoys attending plays at Chicago Shakespeare Theater, cooking new recipes with her partner, and scrapbooking.