Meet the Chellgren Student Fellows

Chellgren Student Fellows The "Chellows"

Our Chellgren Student Fellows, "Chellows" for short, represent a variety of majors and interests. From throughout different colleges across UK, the Chellows represent the best and the brightest young professionals passionate about academic, research, and community engagement.

2024 Chellgren Student Fellows

picture of student — Ivy Addo

Ivy, a 2024 Chellgren Student Fellow, is pursuing degrees in the College of Arts and Sciences and the Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.
Ivy Addo aspires to become a physician-scientist, public health, and genetics advocate dedicated to advancing genetic research, and equitable healthcare access. She is pursuing a degree in Public Health, while exploring additional studies in Genetics and Biochemistry to deepen her understanding of genomic science and molecular biology. Her future plans include pursuing an MD-PhD to conduct research on rare disease therapies, gene-editing technologies, vaccine development, and personalized medical treatments based on genetic profile and makeup. Ultimately, she aims to lead a research lab, influence health policy, and start a biotech company that develops innovative therapies for under-served communities. Her research project aims to develop and optimize a novel intranasal influenza vaccine using pre-clinical mouse models. Her mentors are Professor Jerold G. Woodward and Professor Siva K. Gandhapudi in the College of Medicine, Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics.

individuall pic Armstrong — Kylie Armstrong

Kylie, a 2024 Chellgren Student Fellow, is pursuing a degree in the College of Education while also being a part of the Lewis Honors College.
Kylie Armstrong is majoring in Elementary Education with a minor in English. She plans to get her bachelor's degree and then go on to get a dual certification to teach Kindergarten through Twelfth grade. She is passionate about teaching, literature, and composition and therefore is doing research with aspects of each. Kylie is assisting in research regarding the effects feedback and varying degrees of constructive criticism can have on one's writing. This also includes studies on writing anxiety and how feedback can decrease this. Her mentor is Dr. Pooja Sidney, in the Department of Psychology.

indiv pic — Akua Asamoah

Akua, a 2024 Chellgren Student Fellow, is pursuing majors in the College of Public Health and the College of Arts and Sciences while also being a part of the Lewis Honors College.
Akua Asamoah is a public health major with an immense desire to help people in developing countries. Her interest in developing countries arose from her experience living in Accra, Ghana where she experienced prominent inequalities like health and educational inequality which governs the day-to-day life of most Ghanaians. She seeks to help many children like her who don’t have the means to navigate the “poor educational outcomes lead to poor healthcare outcomes” loop that generations of 3rd world countries are struggling to escape from. Given her new life in the US, Akua seeks to use all of the resources given to her to become a doctor for developing countries. Her research project studies the prevalence of HIV in Ghana. She is hoping to relate the prevalence of HIV in Ghana to how healthcare quality is distributed for infectious diseases. Her mentor is Professor Aaron Yelowitz from the Department of Health Economics at Gatton School of Business and Economics.

indiv pic of student — Gabrielle Beacham

Gabbi, a 2024 Chellgren Student Fellow, is pursuing degrees in the College of Fine Arts and the College of Arts and Sciences while being a part of the Lewis Honors College.
Gabbi Beacham is a biology major and plans to attend graduate school for wildlife biology after completing her bachelor's degree. She was drawn to wildlife biology because she has always been interested in animal behavior. Her research project seeks to assess the effectiveness of using AI in identifying blank images and specific species at the Ecological Research and Education Center in Lexington, Kentucky. Her mentor is Professor Jake Ferguson in the Department of Biology.

pic of student — Mark Bowling

Mark, a 2024 Chellgren Student Fellow, is pursuing a degree in the Pigman College of Engineering while being a part of the Lewis Honors College.
Mark Bowling is a mechanical engineering major and plans to complete his bachelor's degree before pursuing both a master's and doctoral degree. He is passionate about engineering because it enables him to solve complex problems in innovative ways. His research project involves working with aqueous-based carbon capture technologies to reduce the carbon footprint of power plants. His mentor is Dr. Kunlei Liu, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, and the Director of IDEA.

2023 Chellgren Student Fellows

Angel Aguilar

Angel Aguilar is majoring in computer science and plans to continually expand his knowledge of computer science and mathematics to create innovative projects. His research project will involve enhancing a combinatorial model to compute flow polytope volumes on non-planar k-caracol graphs. His mentor is Dr. Martha Yip in the Department of Mathematics, College of Arts & Sciences.

Anaya Ali

Anaya Ali is a dual degree candidate for animal Sciences and agricultural and medical biotechnology. She is on the pre-vet track and plans to attend Veterinary School. She was drawn to veterinary medicine because of her love of animals and interest in public health. Her research project will be focused on evaluating the prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in *Rhodococcus equi* isolated from horses in Kentucky using different methods. Her mentor is Dr. Yosra Helmy in the Department of Veterinary Sciences, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

Sawyer Arbogast

Sawyer Arbogast is a mechanical engineering major and is about to undertake a semester-long independent study in data analysis through virtual reality. Building on a background in thermodynamics and computer programming, Sawyer aims to develop coding pipelines for transferring thermodynamics solver outputs. More specifically, heat transfer, pressure, and shear forces into virtual reality. His interest in coding and computers motivates this research project as he seeks to bridge the gap between theory and immersive visualization alongside his fellow researchers. His mentor is Dr. Savio Poovathingal who is currently head of the CTFL lab at the University of Kentucky.

Maria Arenas Florez

Maria Natalia is an international student majoring in biology with a minor in creating writing. Her research project in bioinformatics seeks to determine whether there are differences in the frequency of somatic copy number mutations that span entire chromosome arms compared to those with endpoints within a chromosome arm between different genetic ancestry groups. Her mentor is Dr. Yasminka Jakubek, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine.

Kiara Baker

Kiara Baker is majoring in biological sciences and plans to complete her bachelor’s degree at the University of Kentucky before going to grad school where she will pursue a master’s and doctorate degree. She enjoys biology particularly because it allows her to use her creative and problem-solving abilities together to demonstrate her understanding of complex phenomena. Her research project utilities some of the same phenomena to assist with the study of the processes behind limb regeneration in axolotls and other related salamanders. Her mentor is Dr. Ashley Seifert, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences.

Devin Bester

Devin Bester is majoring in mechanical engineering and plans to eventually earn his MBA. Although he enjoys mechanical engineering, he is also interested in stem education and is hoping to learn more about techniques being used to better the field. His research project aims at intersecting music and biology in order to teach students about molecular biology by creating sound from converting amino acid sequences. His mentor is Dr. Luke Bradley, Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine.

Alex Branch

Alex Branch is majoring in aerospace engineering and plans to complete a bachelor’s degree. He was drawn to aerospace engineering because although his initial interest was in hydro-related topics, aerospace has many opportunities for the future and is similar in many ways. His project focuses on the tools to address the lack of understanding of the importance of the topic of domestic violence in STEM-related fields and the incorporation of the topic in Social Responsibility in an engineering setting. His mentor is Dr. Giselle Lamas, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, UK Paducah Campus.

Angie Bushroe

Angie Bushroe is currently pursuing a major in psychology. She is passionate about pediatric psychology and interested in working with children in a hospital setting. She plans to attend graduate school for Pediatric Psychology to further explore and apply her interests. Her research project involves working with children in Fayette County Public Schools to access the topic of ADHD in children. Her mentor is Dr. Elizabeth Lorch in the Department of Psychology and Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Studies, College of Arts and Sciences.

Bailey Darbro

Bailey Darbro is majoring in integrated strategic communication and double minoring in journalism studies and writing, rhetoric, and digital studies. Her experiences as an Asian American adoptee have shaped her passions for storytelling, activism, and highlighting diverse perspectives. Her research project combines her interests by focusing on diverse adoptive families in the U.S. with adolescent children. She will collaborate with a team in the Families, Adoption, and Diversity Lab to engage in qualitative, reflexive thematic analysis regarding how parents and children discuss topics of race and racial/ethnic identity, as well as other minoritized social identities. Her mentor is Dr. Rachel Farr, Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences.

Leila Dawson

Leila Dawson is majoring in environmental science and sustainability studies, along with a minor in public policy. She was drawn to environmental studies because of her desire for protecting the natural world and her passion to enact change for vulnerable communities. Her research aims to increase carbon sequestration by building a seaweed blue carbon economy and to create an additional source of income for communities in Indonesia. Her mentor is Dr. Betsy Beymer-Farris, Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences.

Elizabeth Elliott

Elizabeth Elliott is majoring in biology and minoring in chemistry, though she plans to add a neuroscience major before long; afterwards, she also plans to attain a pre-nursing degree and attend a yet-to-be-determined nursing school. She was drawn to biology and chemistry both out of an abstract interest in the fields and out of a desire to better help her patients when she enters the healthcare industry. Her research project uses fruit flies to investigate the nature of two-pore domain potassium (K2p) channels in relation to temperature, muscle stretch, membrane potential, and ion concentration. Her mentor is Dr. Robin Cooper, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences.

Beaux Hardin

Beaux Hardin is majoring in French and English and plans to go into educational public policy in colonial-affected countries. Beaux was drawn to both majors because they want to go into law and policy work to make education more accessible to less privileged communities. Their research project looks at the Maghreb (Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco) area, francophone African countries, and their educational policies after French colonization. Their mentor is Dr. Nisrine Slitine El Mghari, Assistant Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the Department of Modern and Classical Languages, Literature and Cultures, College of Arts and Sciences.

Malena Hughes

Malena Hughes is majoring in animal science and plans to attend veterinary school after completing her bachelor’s degree. Her upbringing on her family’s cattle farm drew her to veterinary medicine from a young age. Her research project focuses on analyzing data variance in the Proudman method for counting equine tapeworm eggs through replicate counts in order to assess the method as a diagnostic tool. Her mentor is Dr. Martin Nielsen, Gluck Equine Research Center and the Department of Veterinary Science, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

Abigail Humphrey

Abigail Humphrey is majoring in public health and plans to attend graduate school in health management and policy. She chose public health as her major because of it’s populational-based approach to healthcare which peaked her interest. Her research project is designed to analyze and help people understand how the complex healthcare system is correlated with community health. She will also be working on the “TEAMUP” project that allows for connections to be made between the college of Public Health and public health resources. Her mentor is Dr. Rachel Hogg-Graham, Department of Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health.

Anna Melchers

Anna Melchers is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in landscape architecture with a minor in plant and soil science. After completing a case study last year, Anna became interested in public and indigenous land management. In Spring 2024, she will further this research under the mentorship of Dr. Jayoung Koo. Her project will focus on the differences in management and Indigenous relations between the US national parks and those in Australia and New Zealand. Anna hopes that her research will help landscape architects begin to understand the inherent and inextricable ties between their field and Indigenous peoples, cultures, and histories. Anna’s mentor is Dr. Jayoung Koo, Department of Landscape Architecture, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment.

Lordina Mensah

Lordina O. Mensah, a sophomore dual-majoring in civil engineering and information communication technology, envisions a future as a patent lawyer and has a keen interest in the creative and critical aspects of engineering. With plans to take a gap year before embarking on a law degree, she aims to amalgamate her engineering and ICT expertise to enhance information conveyance. Lordina’s current research project delves into the help-seeking behaviors of engineering and business students, contributing valuable insights to the broader goal of implementing effective response strategies in academic settings. Under the guidance of Dr. Sarah Wilson, her mentor in the Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering, Lordina navigates the complex intersection of engineering, technology, and human behavior, paving the way for a multifaceted approach to academic support.

Brady Moore

Brady Moore is a human health science major with a psychology minor. Brady plans to attend Physician Assistant school after obtaining her bachelor’s degree. Brady is passionate about Positive Psychology and plans to conduct a literature analysis of the most up-to-date, relevant research in the field (regarding gratitude). Her mentor is Dr. Laura Bryan, Lewis Honors College.

Leah Moylan

Leah Moylan is majoring in biomedical engineering and is in the scholars in engineering and management honors pathway. She is interested in applying computer science tools to biomedical questions. Her research project uses computational methods to analyze polygenic risk scores for Alzheimer’s disease. Her mentor is Dr. Justin B. Miller, Assistant Professor and Director of Pathology Bioinformatics in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, College of Medicine.

Emalie Mullane

Emalie Mullane is majoring in biology and minoring in dance. She is on the pre-medical track. She chooses to focus her research on biology and neuroscience because she is interested in how the brain affects biological functions. Her research focuses specifically on the endocrine system in rats by studying various hormone levels with the removal of the ovaries. Her mentor is Dr. Jessica Santollo, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences.

Hersch Nathan

Hersch Nathan is currently pursuing a dual degree across electrical engineering and theatre arts. They found their interest in both engineering and theatre through puppetry. They intend to pursue a joint Ph.D. in Engineering and an M.F.A. in theatre at the termination of their undergraduate studies. Hersch aspires to be a university researcher and professor in the domain of autonomy, robotics, and controls and the intersection of puppetry and engineering as well as with aerospace applications. Their current project is in the domain of trajectory planning for robots in complex environments and they are working to improve the algorithms. Their mentor is Dr. Biyun Xie, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering.

Brayden Nichols

Brayden Nichols is majoring in architecture and plans to attain a Master’s of Architecture + Health after completing his bachelor’s degree. He was drawn to architecture because he hopes to use design to solve healthcare issues. He currently is working on the CHANGE team, under his mentor Lovoria Williams Associate Professor, which is dedicated to the advancement of health equity among racial/ethnic minorities and medically underserved populations through the implementation of service and collaborative community-engaged research interventions and policy changes. His research project will assess the design of healthcare spaces and their impact on care delivery. His mentor is Lindsey Fay, Department of Interiors, College of Design.

Joy Ntakarutimana

Joy Ntakarutimana is pursuing a degree in neuroscience and plans to attend medical school after receiving her bachelor’s degree. Joy was drawn to neuroscience due to her interest in studying the complexity of the human body. Her research uses immunohistochemistry, microscopy, and image analysis to analyze macrophage deposition in the spinal cord after traumatic injury. Her mentor is Dr. John Gensel in the Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Center, College of Medicine.

Carlee O'Neal

Carlee O’Neal is majoring in chemistry and community and leadership development and plans on pursuing a career in STEM education. She currently works as a stem education intern for a local nonprofit (KSTC), which has solidified her interest and passion for expanding educational equity across the Commonwealth. She is interested in investigating the effectiveness of educational outreach programs that increase student’s participation in STEM fields and ensuring that these programs are making a positive impact on the communities they serve. In her research project, she will analyze the outcomes of the START Program and identify what is working well and what needs to be improved to have a long-term impact. Her mentor is Dr. Luke Bradley, Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine.

Charles Petty

Charles Petty is a Natural Resource and Environmental science Major with a minor in Urban Studies and he will be researching into sustainability in the Metro Atlanta area. This will be done by analyzing each of the 13 metro Atlanta county’s comprehensive plan to give them sustainable scores and he will then compare these scores to see which Metro Atlanta county does sustainability the best. He will do this project under the guidance of Dr. Lynn Phillips, Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences.

Siena Pilati

Siena Pilati is majoring in public policy and plans to use her degree to work in government doing policy analysis and reform. She was drawn to public policy and research in public health because she is passionate about using data analysis to solve policy issues. Her research project uses a photo-based method to examine the impacts of opioid use disorder and treatment on communities. Her mentor is Dr. Margaret McGladrey, Department of Health Management and Policy, College of Public Health.

Hollings Ruml

Hollings Ruml is majoring in Spanish and minoring in Biology and plans to attend medical school after graduating from UK. She has a passion for the Spanish language and culture and hopes her proficiency in the language will allow her to communicate with her patients one day. She is joining the Campbell Muscle Lab to study how mutations to sarcomeric proteins modulate the contractile properties of human myocardium. Her mentor is Dr. Kenneth Campbell, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine.

Sam Smith

Sam Smith is a finance major and plans to get his MBA. He was drawn to finance at a young age due to his love of finding the best candy to money ratio for long car rides. His research project is about financial misconduct and how it spreads in a firm. His mentor is Dr. William Gerken, Department of Finance, Gatton College of Business and Economics.

Amica Snow

Amica Snow is a sophomore double majoring in elementary education and history with aspirations of earning a law degree. She was drawn to the field of education because of disparities she observed between Title I and Non-Title I schools, specifically racial disparities and post-secondary opportunities. Her research project uses photo-voice to explore how and in what ways Black adolescent girls define their lives in a post-2020 society. Her mentor is Dr. Thais Council, Assistant Professor of Literacy and Assistant Director of Community Engagement with the Education and Civil Rights Initiative (ECRI) in the College of Education.

Lauren Spencer

Lauren Spencer is a double major working towards degrees in public policy and economics. Lauren’s interests lie in addressing social inequities and investigating the economic impacts of policy. Through her research, she will explore both interests by examining how voluntary busing in school districts from the late 70s to today has impacted community racial transition. Dr. Shybalkina from the Martin School of Public Policy and Administration is guiding her through this exciting project.

Sophia Tseng

Sophia Tseng is a sophomore majoring in biosystems engineering. Invested in environmental studies, her previous projects focused on solar power and water crises. This semester she is doing research with polymeric membranes for water filtration. By adjusting and characterizing dope solutions and flat sheet membranes, her goal is to create a composite membrane that will have the high permeability of polysulfone (PSF) and the selectivity of polyvinylidene fluorine (PVDF). In the interest of sustainability, this composite membrane will be made with the green solvents Rhodiasolv PolarClean and gamma-valerolactone (GVL) instead of petroleum derived solvents. Her mentor is Dr. Isabel Escobar, Department of Chemical Engineering, Stanley and Karen Pigman College of Engineering.

Anamei Walli

Anamei Walli is double majoring in public policy and political science and plans to attend law school after completing her bachelor’s degree. She was drawn to policy and the law because of the tangible application to real-world problems and ability to improve disparities in the community. Her research project studies the effect of salient Supreme Court decisions on voter turnout. Her mentor is Dr. Michael Zilis, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences.

Olivia Walton

Olivia Walton is majoring in English and political science with plans to attend graduate school after completing her bachelor’s degree. She was drawn to these areas because of her love of literature and the humanities as well as her interest in human rights and national affairs. Her research project uses qualitative research methods to dig deeper into the lives of research participants and better understand root causes of the problem she is trying to identify. Her mentor is Dr. Cory Curl, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration.

Caleb West

Caleb West is a sophomore majoring in computer science and physics and plans to earn a Ph.D. in physics after completing his bachelor’s degree. He became interested in physics after hearing about recent particle physics research and is invested in research mostly due to a strong desire to learn new information. He will conduct his research project as part of Dr. Renee Fatemi’s lab in the Department of Physics and Astronomy, College of Arts and Sciences.

Drew White

Drew White is majoring in human health sciences and wants to attend dental school after completing her bachelor’s degree. She was interested in dental because of her childhood and wanting to help others. Her research project uses complex thinking when it comes to accessibility in Kentucky for healthcare that has been simplified for too long. Her mentor is Dr. Rojas Ramirez, College of Dentistry.

2022 Chellgren Student Fellows

Helena Arjona

Helena Arjona is double majoring in Writing, Rhetoric, & Digital Studies and Media Arts & Studies and plans to work as a screenwriter for movies or video games. Being a Hispanic woman, activism and identity is also very important to her and her research aims to combine the two with with her majors. With the help of Dr. Kishonna Gray, she will research the relationship between video games and race, as well as developing video games to assist with learning for remedial kids at the STEAM Academy in Lexington, KY. Dr. Gray is in the Department of Writing, Rhetoric and Digital Studies, College of Arts and Sciences.

Ella Brown-Terry

Ella Brown-Terry is an English major with minors in French and History. She plans to obtain her PhD in English and teach at the collegiate level. The study of literature and poetry has allowed her to construct a complex, abstract worldview based on traditions of literary empathy, which she hopes will continue to grow and evolve through her research. She is conducting research in Early Modern literature, and her mentor is Dr. Emily Shortslef, Department of English, College of Arts and Sciences.

Kailey Cain

Kailey Cain is majoring in biology and plans to attend Medical School after completing a bachelor's degree. Her passion for science and how it applies to living things drew her to biology. The main question of her project will be to look at the ABCA7 gene and see how different polymorphisms that can occur in that gene can affect the brain in terms of Alzheimer’s Disease. Her mentor is Dr. Steven Estus in the Department of Physiology, College of Medicine.

James Chen

James Chen is majoring in computer science and plans to explore the field of computer science by doing projects. His research project will involve machine learning and web development to create an application. His mentor is Dr. Brent Harrison in the Department of Computer Science, College of Engineering.

Tiffany Clark

Tiffany Clark is majoring in computer science and loves to see how coding can be applied in different fields, which is why she chose to accept a position in a Bioinformatics Lab. Her research project focuses on studying the broad effects of ramp sequences on different pathways in different tissues and how that relates to gene expression; she will focus more on the programming aspect duties. Her mentor is Dr. Justin Miller in the Pathology Department, College of Medicine.

Nicholas Coffman

Nicholas Coffman is majoring in chemical engineering with a certificate in environmental engineering and he plans to pursue his MBA after finishing his bachelor's degree. He was drawn to chemical/environmental engineering because of his passion for nature as well as his problem-solving ability and desire to be challenged. His research project will involve working with Dr. Isabel C. Escobar's graduate students on their work creating and analyzing a variety of different membranes used to filter different substances out of water. Developing and improving these polymeric membranes so that they are easy to produce and recycle is the main focus of the research. Dr. Escobar is in the Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering and the Chellgren Endowed Chair.

Elizabeth Corry

Elizabeth Corry is majoring in Aerospace Engineering. She was drawn to research because it allows her to learn more about a variety of subjects. Her research project will expand on the variety of aerial vehicles offered in the UAV Lab by making a 3-D printed “tailsitter” VTOL aircraft. Her mentor is Dr. Sean Bailey of the Mechanical Engineering Department, College of Engineering.

Rohan Desai

Rohan Desai is majoring in biochemistry and has plans to attend Medical School. He was drawn to biochemistry due to its relevance to a future career in medicine and research. His research project will investigate the effects of hypusination of eIF5A, a eukaryotic translation initiation factor, on TDP-43, a RNA/DNA-binding protein, in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s and LATE. Desai's mentor is Dr. Maj-Linda Selenica, Department of Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, College of Medicine.

Sara Dickens

Sara is currently pursuing Public Health on the pre-medical track aiming to one day become a doctor serving underrepresented communities. She enjoys the sciences and working with children from her past experiences prior to college. Luckily she is able to combine both interests within her research by using online analysis to observe trends in communities that affect children negatively. From there, she will collaborate with mentors, Michael Cull and Elizabeth Riley to develop innovations that will effectively improve those communities. Both Dr. Cull and Dr. Riley work in the Center for Innovation in Population Health, College of Public Health.

Emma Grace Hague

Emma Grace is majoring in Public Health and is planning to attend medical school after completing her undergraduate degree. She is drawn to emergency medicine because of the fast-paced environment and quick thinking that is required. Her research centers around the development of immediate bio-medical interventions for neural trauma like spinal cord injuries. Her research mentor is Dr. Jonghyuck Park, College of Pharmacy.

Faham Hossain

Faham Hossain is majoring in Finance and Management. Faham plans to attend graduate school after finishing his bachelor's degree. He was drawn to finance and management because he likes business and enjoys the various uses of financial and managerial aspects of the business. His research project is analyzing different business trends that companies employ in head-to-head competition. His research mentor is Dr. Walter Ferrier in the Department of Management, Gatton College of Business and Economics.

Rachel Hwang

Rachel Hwang is majoring in Psychology, Sociology, and Philosophy and minoring in Criminology. She is passionate about institutional diversity and hopes to attend grad school for Social Psychology to further explore and apply her interests. Her research project involves understanding whether perceptions of change and racial nostalgia are linked to support for racial homogeneity, specifically looking at abortion rights. Her mentor is Dr. Angel Armenta in the Department of Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences.

Pascalle Le Roy

Pascalle Le Roy is pursuing a dual degree in art history and international studies with a minor in Arabic and Islamic studies. They are drawn to these fields because she is interested in the topic of art restitution and repatriation. Pascalle’s research involves collecting intel on how various art institutions deal with art repatriation matters to see what methods work most efficiently. She will then write a paper on how art institutions can justly represent cultures most affected by colonialism without using stolen artworks. Pascalle is doing this research under the guidance of Dr. Udvardy in the Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences.

Cierra Ledford

Cierra Ledford is majoring in Anthropology with a minor in Spanish. She was drawn to anthropology because she enjoys thinking critically about the conditions of humanity. Her research project focuses on what one can learn from rural Kentucky residents about political divides and how this information can be translated to the national political climate. Her mentor is Dr. Ann Kingsolver in the Department of Anthropology, College of Arts and Sciences.

Ginny Lyle

Ginny Lyle is majoring in Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology, and later, she plans to attend veterinary school. She is drawn to veterinary medicine because she can combine her passions for animals, science, and service into one career. Her research project will investigate the effects of diet on metabolic responses in insulin dysregulated horses. Her mentor is Dr. Amanda Adams at the Gluck Equine Research Center, College of Agricultural, Food and Environment.

Jada Lunsford

Jada Lunsford is majoring in kinesiology and plans to attend medical school after completing a bachelor's degree. She was drawn to kinesiology because she loves sports, exercise, and nutrition. Her research project deals with exercise and researching ways to get different age groups involved in exercise to answer her research question. Her mentor is Dr. Melinda Ickes in the Department of Kinesiology and Health Promotion, College of Education.

Sandy Nino

Sandy is majoring in Psychology and Spanish. After undergrad, she hopes to attend graduate school in Industrial and Organizational Psychology. Her field of study enhances her desire to promote the wellbeing of others by helping through their emotional and mental health. Participating in the Hammer Lab, under Dr. Joseph Hammer as her mentor, this following Spring will only enhance her knowledge in her field. Dr. Hammer is in the Department of Educational, School and Counseling Psychology, College of Education.

Asa O'Neal

Asa O’Neal is majoring in mechanical engineering and physics with plans to pursue a graduate degree in aerospace engineering. Asa plans to pursue a career focused on human space exploration, helping innovate through research and design of novel technologies. Asa’s research project involves prototyping a 3D-printed ‘tailsitter’ VTOL aircraft for testing. This will require Asa to integrate appropriate hardware and software, employ additive manufacturing technologies, design installation fixtures, and conduct flight tests. Asa’s research mentor is Dr. Sean Bailey, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering.

Andres Phillips

Andres Phillips is a student majoring in Biomedical Engineering with a minor in Chemistry. He has always been interested in how chemistry can be used in medical purposes and different ways to apply them. His research project focuses on using innovative chemical techniques to find a way to quantitatively measure the progress of tumors through MRI. His research mentor is Dr. Fanny Chapelin in the Department of Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering.

Joshua Plain

Joshua Plain is majoring in finance and physics and plans to work in corporate finance post-graduation. He is drawn to finance due to its competitive nature. His research project will relate to business development in the bluegrass. His mentor is Kevin Short at Silver Fern, a Lexington-based software company specializing in solutions for the horticulture industry.

Coleman Reed

Coleman Reed is majoring in computer engineering and mathematics and plans to attend graduate school before making his way into industry. He is interested in bioinformatics because he can apply computer science to the field of biology in order to generate new tools to be utilized in future research. His research project is centered around the development of a database for genomic variants to assist pathologists in the UK Healthcare Clinical Genomics Core pipeline. His research mentor is Dr. Justin Miller in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine.

Lizzie Rice

Elizabeth Rice is majoring in Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology and plans to pursue a career in the biotechnology/ bio pharmacology industry after receiving her bachelor's degree. She was drawn to biotechnology because she enjoys researching new ways to approach disease treatment. Her research is over data sonification and protein synthesis. Her mentor is Dr. Luke Bradley in the Department of Neuroscience, College of Medicine.

Elliana Sanchez

Elliana Sanchez is a sophomore working towards a dual bachelor’s degree in Neuroscience and Psychology with a minor in Animal Science. After obtaining her bachelor’s degree she intends to attend veterinary school. Elliana Sanchez will be working in Dr. Amanda Adams lab next semester under PHD student Erica Jacquay, completing equine research. The research project focuses on stress factors and immune responses in equines, specifically during transportation. To measure stress levels, multiple tests will be performed including: cortisol levels, heart rate, respiration, and temperature. Saliva enzymes and blood samples will be used to measure stress, endocrine response, and immune system parameters. All data will be organized and used to understand stress and immune function in horses with endocrine diseases. Dr. Adams is in the Gluck Equine Research Center, College of Agricultural, Food and Environment.

Anna Stockstill

Anna Stockstill is majoring in political science and environmental sustainability studies with a certificate in peace studies and plans on pursuing a joint J.D. and Ph.D. after graduation. She aspires to be an international environmental lawyer and wants to work with governments, corporations, and non-governmental organizations to help shape international laws, standards, and regulations surrounding global environmental issues. Her research project seeks to determine how natural disasters affect global tensions by creating digital maps using ArcGIS software. Her mentor is Dr. Jillienne Haglund in the Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences.

Connor Stuart

Connor Stuart is majoring in Neuroscience and plans to attend medical school after earning his bachelor's degree. His project uses High-Low training to improve functional recovery following spinal cord injury. His mentor is Dr. Ann Stowe in the Department of Neurology, College of Medicine.

Emma Thyne

Emma Thyne is majoring in Political Science with minors in Spanish and International Studies. She plans on pursuing a PhD in Political Science and has a special interest in Comparative Politics, especially as it pertains to gender. Her project will pertain to women and diplomacy, consisting of an original argument and theory. She will work under the guidance of Dr. Tiffany Barnes, Department of Political Science, College of Arts and Sciences.

Emmylou Tidwell

Emmylou Tidwell is majoring in Biology and Music Performance and plans to attend either graduate or medical school after finishing both of her degrees (BM and BS). She hopes to continue working in research in the sciences, as she is highly interested in microbiology and bacteriology. She will be working with Dr. Brian Stevenson from the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics at UK's College of Medicine during the Spring 2022 semester. She will be studying the gene expression and regulation of Borrelia Burgdorferi, the causative agent of Lyme disease, particularly in how various regulatory proteins allow the bacteria to respond to its environment as it switches hosts from ticks to vertebrates and vice versa. She will be spending the first month of the semester closely working with her mentor and the graduate students in the lab to familiarize herself with the techniques and various projects that are being carried out. As she continues to work closely with the faculty, she will be able to either join a project of one of the graduate students or develop one of her own that she will present about near the end of the semester.

Gage Tucker

Gage B. Tucker is an Agricultural Education major in the College of Agriculture, Food & Environment with plans to be a secondary Agricultural Education teacher & FFA Advisor upon completion of his Bachelor’s degree as well as attend graduate school in the future. His research looks at stress level comparisons of single versus multiple teacher/advisor agricultural education programs in secondary schools across the Commonwealth of Kentucky. His mentor is Dr. Rebekah B. Epps, Associate Professor of Agricultural Education in the Department of Community & Leadership Development, College of Agricultural, Food and Environment.

Maddy Wade

Maddy Wade is majoring in psychology and management and plans to pursue a master’s degree in industrial and organizational psychology following graduation. She was drawn to the overlap of these fields because of how interested she is in both business and interpersonal relations. Her research project consists of utilizing network analysis to evaluate the perceptions of leadership roles among employees of various ages. Her research mentor is Dr. Scott Soltis in the Department of Management, Gatton College of Business and Economics.

Helena Weiss

Helena Weiss is majoring in medical laboratory sciences and after undergraduate school plans to work as a laboratory scientist as she attends Medical School. She was drawn to becoming a pathologist and working in a laboratory because she loves feeling like a detective that is forever learning about what she sees in the microscope. Her research is assessing the molecular and cellular changes to skeletal muscle following an anterior cruciate ligament injury and recovery. Her mentor is Dr. Christopher Fry in the Department of Muscle Biology, College of Health Sciences.

Past Chellgren Student Fellows

Seun Adekunle, Pigman College of Engineering
Olivia Allran, College of Arts and Sciences
Madison Baker, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education
Isha Chauhan, College of Arts and Sciences
Catherine Cornwell, Pigman College of Engineering
Ryan Crane, College of Arts and Sciences
Chase Eastham, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Anna Erpenbeck, Pigman College of Engineering
Christine Haddad, College of Arts and Sciences
Leena Haider, College of Arts and Sciences
Shria Holla, College of Arts and Sciences
Jackson Huse, Pigman College of Engineering
Tesslyn Hutchinson, College of Arts and Sciences
Megan Johnston, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Katelyn Keen, College of Arts and Sciences
Abbey Loar, College of Arts and Sciences
Nyah Marasigan, College of Communication and Information
Kassidy Maust, College of Public Health
Boston Oliver, College of Arts and Sciences
Emma Poole, College of Arts and Sciences
Nicholas Relich, College of Arts and Sciences
Hallie Rice, College of Arts and Sciences
Elizabeth Ruschman, College of Health Sciences
Bailey Smith, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Caroline Sumner, College of Arts and Sciences
Olivia Swanbeck, College of Arts and Sciences College of Arts and Sciences
Megan Wiley, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Zora Woolfolk, College of Arts and Sciences
Kotomi Yokokura, College of Social Work

Jasmine Ahmad, Psychology & Health, Society, and Populations
Kaitlynn Albers, Journalism
Molly Armstrong, Neuroscience
Constance Bledsoe, Neuroscience and Psychology
Madison Boosveld, Neuroscience and Psychology
Cameron Brewer, Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Kennedy Brown, Human Health Sciences
Garrett Demaree, Civil Engineering
Burke Doud, Mechanical Engineering
Riley Droppleman, Biology
Madilyn Flandermeyer, Materials Engineering
Sophia Gonzales, Art History
Emily Guerrero, Neuroscience
Bethany Ison, Neuroscience and Spanish
Mihir Kale, Political Science
Shauna Kitts, Social Work
Faith Makumbi, Physics
Ian Metzgar, Chemical Engineering
Lexi Nolletti, Neuroscience
Reagan Parker, Linguistics
Jake Patty, Chemical Engineering
Maryrose Ramsey, Chemical Engineering
Jennifer Rodriguez, Marketing
Marlee Scholten, Biomedical Engineering
Rachael Snyder, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology
Tori Vestal, Foreign Language and International Economics
Meredith Williams, Biology
Sam Wyse, Chemical Engineering
Gabija Ziemyte, Physics

Amina Addington, Political Science & Economics
Rachel Brown, Agriculture Individualized - Entomology
Hannah Cleary, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology
Hailey Combs, English
Sereniti Coulter, Linguistics and Modern & Classical Languages, Literatures & Cultures/Arabic & Islamic Studies
Laura Cuevas-Meledez, Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Studies & Spanish Language and Linguistics
Chloe Ditka, Kinesiology
Melanie Duckworth, Mechanical Engineering
Dean Farmer, Economics & Political Science
Anna Foose, Agricultural and Medical Biotechology
Jansen Hammock, Political Science
Zoe Hert, Biology
Kayla Holmes, Sociology
Emily Keaton, Philosophy, Sociology & English
Keyarius Kibler, Psychology
Peter Koutrodimos, Accounting & Finance
Elena Liu, International Studies and Foreign Languages and International Economics
Mikayla Mitchell, Economics
Olivia Morris-Bush, Political Science
Lauren Myfelt, English & Natural Resources and Environmental Science
Nadja Nelson, Nursing
Nidhi Patel, Nursing
Alyse Ptacek, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology & Neuroscience
Asante Ruiz, Foreign Languages and International Economics
Reagan Smith, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology
Giovanna Weinman, Political Science
Emory Wilds, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

Nicole Blackstone, Political Science & Sociology
Jessica Blake, Psychology
Cole Blanford
Sydney Blocker
Alison Bomkamp
Carly Ballinger Boone
Eli Bradshaw, Political Science & Psychology
James Campbell
Chase Carlton
Chey Chandler, Agriculture and Medical Biotecnology
Alex Cochran
Michael DiGirolamo
Nahaba Hamada
Emily Huffman, Neuroscience
Angela Jones
Samuel Langford
Caylee Marshall, Chemical Engineering
Danielle Peterson, Biological Chemistry
Brittney Sawyer, Kinesiology
Kyra Seevers
Mikayla Spencer
Hannah Thomas, Biology & Health, Society and Populations
Anna Wagner
Savina Williams, Economics & International Studies
Anastasia Zevan

Habiba Ahmed, Neuroscience
Jessica Appel, Mathematics
Lexi Axtell, Human Health Sciences
Kelly Benzenhoefer, Journalism
Umair Bhutto, Biology & Chemistry
Elyse Blakeman, Finance & Spanish
Natasha Boelstler, Neuroscience
Kendall Brown, Psychology
Jacob Bruce, Political Science & History
Shelby Buckman, Economics & Mathematics
Kayla Carter, Political Science & Sociology
Elizabeth Caudill, Chemistry
Doug Center, History & Secondary Social Studies Education
Emad Chishti, Neuroscience
Carly Coleman, Psychology
McKaylee Copher, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology
Adrienne Corwin, Computer Science
Alston Croley, Physics & Mathematics
Sam DeJesus, Chemical Engineering
Mitchell Dennis, Physics & Computer Science
Tsage Douglas, Public Health & Foreign Language
Maddi Dyment, Community and Leadership Development & Journalism
Allison Eades, Natural Resources and Environmental Science
Molly Fernandez, Marketing & Psychology
Jada Green, Economics & Finance
Usman Hamid, Psychology & Biology
Michael Hamilton, Political Science & International Studies
Camden Hausberger, Finance
Sophia Jackson
Jenna Jodts, Psychology
Savannah Jones, Human Health Sciences
Madison Justice, English
Katie Kirk, English
Edith Koutone, International Studies
Mackenzie Loar, Special Education
Chimene Ntakarutimana, Psychology
Thomas Ostertag, Chemical Engineering
Caylyn Railey, Biology & Chemistry
Isabella Ritz, Materials Engineering
Drew Rosenzweig, Finance & Marketing
Meet Soni, Neuroscience
Madan Subheeswar, Biology & Business Management
Kara Tauer, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology & Chemistry
Joe Walden, Psychology & Neuroscience
Jeremiah Wayne, Biology & Neuroscience
Savannah Wills, Art History & Arts Administration
Anna Wilwerding, Health, Society and Populations & Environmental and Sustainability Studies
Maya Woolfolk, Biology

Hadeel Abdallah, Political Science & Arabic and Islamic Studies
Sami Abul-Khoudoud
Kalli Ajim, Chemical Engineering
Seth Biedenbender, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology
Tessa Blevins, Psychology
MiKayla Carter, English
Katherine Clowes, Chemistry
Julianna Dantzer, Environmental and Sustainability Studies & Natural Resources and Environmental Science
Yujie Ding, Biology
Daniel Dopp, Computer Science & Computer Engineering
Marygrace Duggar, Chemical Engineering
Hannah Dvorak, Chemical Engineering
Rueben Golyatov, Biosystems Engineering
Genghis Goodman, Economics & Computer Science
Willie Graas, Natural Resources and Environmental Science
Katilin Henning, Anthropology & International Studies
Hina Iqbal, Neuroscience
Matthew Jones, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology
Morgan Kelly, Biology
Anne Klette
Katherine Kloska, Chemistry
Meghana Kudrimoti, Biology & Political Science
Haley Latta, English
Rachel Lietzow, Foreign Language and International Economics Chinese & International Studies
Emily Livingston, Pre-Communication Science and Disorders
Emily Major, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology
Kayla Mattingly, Biology
Marissa McDowell
Alyssa Mertka, English
Courtney Michael, Psychology
Gregory Milburn, Chemistry & Biology
James Morelli, Biosystems Engineering
Simran Nanda, Pre-Law
Weston Owen, Chemistry & Biology
Jourdan Owens, Human Health Sciences
Esther Putman, Biology & Neuroscience
Jennifer Rawe, International Studies
Ethan Reed, Mathematics & Computer Science
Michael Regard, Public Health
Kendall Rump, Neuroscience & Biology
Patrick Ryan, Chemical Engineering
Dealla Samadi, Biology & Neuroscience
Nicholas Scheper, Chemical Engineering
Mihir Shah, Biology
Aaron Silverstein, Neuroscience & Psychology
Susie Smith, Political Science
Eashwar Somasundaram, Biology & Chemistry
Weilian Song, Computer Science
Courtland Stephens, Marketing
Nicholas Telesz, Materials Engineering
Samuel Thompson, Chemical Engineering
Angelia Wei, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology & Mathematics
Julianna Witt, Equine Science and Management & Animal Science

Sloan Anderson, Biology
Annie Baker, Biology & Chemistry
Esias Bedingar, Physiology
Drury Bell, Classics & Mathematics
Curtis Bethel, Chemical Engineering
Andrea Bomkamp, Marketing & Economics
Sommer Cade, Architecture
Benjamin Childress, Economics
Kylie Colvin, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology
Sarah Coulson
Brianna Damron, Pre-Nursing
DeAnna Duffy, Psychology
Faith Evans, Biology
Heather Gosnell, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology
Jonathan Hamilton, Mechanical Engineering
Nicholas Hodge, Architecture
Claire Kellen, French
Aiko Lovejoy, Foreign Language International Economics - Spanish
Natalie Malone, Psychology
Nicole Martin, Chemistry
Nora Mattingly, International Studies
Lillian McGhiey, Psychology
Hannah Meredith, Elementary Education
Elijah Myers, Mathematics
Christa Newman, Psychology & Anthropology
Bridget Nicholas, Chinese & International Studies
Aya Omar, Biology & Animal Science
Christina Pistilli, Biology
Alex Polus, Computer Engineering
Madelyn Roeder, Elementary Education
Shauna Rust, International Studies
Brett Seymore, Accounting & Finance
Fox Thorpe, Chemical Engineering
Payton Wallace, Accounting & Finance
Brent Watts, International Studies & Theatre
Sylvia Wilson, Biology & Political Science

Shiza Arshad, International Studies, Chinese & Gender and Women's Studies
Evelyn Beckert, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology
Stacey Brothers, Psychology and Spanish
Elysha Calhoun
David Cole, English
Ashley Cutshaw
Emily Daley
Thomas Daley
Sabita Dumre, Biology
Abraham Dutch
Taylor Elder, Psychology and Kinesiology
Janet Hall, Psychology
Kyle Hancock, Public Health
Kaylee Hicks, International Studies
Ross Hildabrand
Ameena Khan, Psychology
Hannah Latta, Biology
Kaitlin Lemaster, Animal Science
Ryan McElhose, Sociology
Zerina Mehic, Animal Science
Caroline Nickerson
Marie Noel
Meredith O'Dell
Michael Parsons
Nathan Petrie, English & Poetry
Boone Proffitt
Sibi Rajendran
William Reichert, Chemical Engineering
Matthew Resch, Computer Science & Mathematics
Paige Richie, International Studies & Political Science
Rebecca Schladt, Civil Engineering
Abby Schroering, Theater & English
Austin Sprinkles, Political Science
Loretta Stafford
Angelo Stekardis
Danielle Stephens
Anna Townsend, Biology
Ava Vargason, Chemical Engineering
Madeline Wagner, Nursing
Natalie Watkins, English & Gender and Women's Studies
Jared Wittrock, Chemical Engineering & Mathematics
Samantha Young, Gatton College of Business and Economics

Cassidy Cantrell
Robert Cass
Andrew Cech
Steven Chapman
Erika Darnell
Andrea Eastes
Jonathan Elliot
Donald Grasse
Richard Grewelle
Caitlin Harris
Nathan Hewitt
Jordan Jorgensen
Jordan Keeton
Maddie Lockridge
Miriam Malik
Lindy Massey
Jacob Mattingly
Trevor McNary
Sadie Meyer
Lexi Neukirch
Tolu Odukoya
Stephen Parsons
Michael Perry
Sammy Petitte
Kelsie Potter
Marcel Roman
Katelyn Sandell
Madison Scott
Brenton Smith
Danna Spears
Daniella Straathof
Jay Van Doorn
Faith VanMeter
Sarah Wagner
John Walker
Evan Willett

Noora Aljabi, College of Engineering
Demarkus Butler, College of Engineering
Joy Coles, College of Nursing
Mary Kate Elliot, College of Arts and Sciences
Matthew Fahrbach, College of Engineering
Allison Ferguson, College of Health Sciences
Taban Flores, College of Communication and Information
Emily Furnish, College of Fine Arts
Rekha Gupta, College of Arts and Sciences
Haley Herrell, College of Engineering
Kayla Johnson, College of Arts and Sciences
Hannah Kembel, College of Arts and Sciences
Umang Khandpur, College of Arts and Sciences
Morgan Lane, College of Engineering
Allie Lehman, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Erica Mattingly, College of Arts and Sciences
Stefanie Muller, College of Arts and Sciences
Autumn Murphy, College of Arts and Sciences
Tamas Nagy, College of Engineering
Roshan Palli, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Catherine Palmer-Ball, College of Arts and Sciences
Sangana Pampati, College of Communication and Information
Joseph Papp, College of Engineering
Kaitlyn Schuster, College of Arts and Sciences
Avril Simms, College of Arts and Sciences
Karisa Sisk, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Olivia Smith, College of Arts and Sciences
Grace Trimble, College of Arts and Sciences
Emily VanMeter, College of Arts and Sciences
Heidi Vollrath, College of Arts and Sciences
Arti Vula, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Sarah Whelan, College of Arts and Sciences
Devon Wilson, College of Arts and Sciences
Ryan Winstead, College of Arts and Sciences

Chelsea Ahting, College of Arts and Sciences
Rachel Aretakis, College of Communications and Information Studies and College of Arts and Sciences
Lindsey Austin, College of Communications and Information Studies
Daniel Bostelman, College of Engineering
Emily Bryant, College of Arts and Sciences
Ellen Burns, College of Arts and Sciences
Emily Combs, College of Arts and Sciences
Zainab Farooqui, College of Arts and Sciences
Joanna Foresman, College of Engineering
Eloise Fourie, College of Arts and Sciences
Madison Gooch, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Caitlin Hagan, College of Arts and Sciences
Bonnie Hance, College of Education
Josiah Hanna, College of Engineering
Sarah Hayden, College of Arts and Sciences
Byron Hempel, College of Arts and Sciences
Drake Jackson, College of Arts and Sciences
Burhanuddin Johar, College of Arts and Sciences
Amanda Kaiser, College of Arts and Sciences
Dominique Luster, College of Fine Arts
Bethany McClintock, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Michael Miller, College of Arts and Sciences
Bradley O'Neal, College of Arts and Sciences
Nicole Schladt, College of Arts and Sciences
Michael Sheehy, College of Fine Arts
Tamika Tompoulidis, College of Communications and Information Studies
Skylar Trott, College of Arts and Sciences
Jacob Welch, College of Arts and Sciences
Breyon White, College of Arts and Sciences

Maria Bane, College of Arts and Sciences
Catherine Brereton, College of Arts and Sciences
Jennifer Brogie, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Carter Daniels, College of Arts and Sciences
Jonathan Davies, College of Arts and Sciences
Brett Dickens, , College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
David Dirkes III, College of Arts and Sciences
Charles Fieseler, College of Arts and Sciences
Jonathan Finnie, College of Arts and Sciences
Jared Flanery, College of Arts and Sciences
Tyler Flynn, College of Engineering
Courtney Ford, College of Arts and Sciences
Geraldine Goh, College of Arts and Sciences
Jillian Harris, College of Social Work
McKinley Heflin, College of Arts and Sciences
Andrea Hiller, College of Arts and Sciences
Cody Hollan, College of Arts and Sciences
Alexandria Jarrells, College of Arts and Sciences
Mary Jennings, College of Arts and Sciences
Deron Johnson, College of Arts and Sciences
Kelsey Joseph, College of Communications and Information Studies
Abigail Kerins, College of Arts and Sciences
Taylor Lloyd, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Shelby Malone, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Madison McGhee, College of Fine Arts
Saumya Mehta, College of Arts and Sciences
Zach Motes, College of Arts and Sciences
Asri Mumpuni, College of Arts and Sciences
Lindsay Oberhausen, College of Arts and Sciences
Emily Pena, College of Education
Justin Penny, College of Arts and Sciences
Amanda Rambo, College of Fine Arts
James Rossi, College of Education
Ethan Rutledge, College of Arts and Sciences
Elizabeth Schaller, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Fine Arts
Emma Scott, College of Arts and Sciences
Sarah Seger, College of Arts and Sciences
Alexandria Sehon, College of Arts and Sciences
Abdel-Sater Shalash, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Williams Spence, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Jonathan Tyler, College of Arts and Sciences
Grant Weherly, College of Engineering
Mary Ellen Wimberly, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Madeline Wright, College of Arts and Sciences

Elizabeth Dunn, College of Arts and Sciences
Shady El-Maraghi, College of Arts and Sciences
Lindsey Elza, College of Architecture
Laura Feder, College of Education
Lisa Fioretti, College of Arts and Sciences
Amber Gay, College of Engineering
Eric Gilland, College of Arts and Sciences
Philip Houtz, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Matthew Hufford, College of Arts and Sciences
Adesuwa Ighodaro, College of Arts and Sciences
Sidrah Khan, Gatton College of Business and Economics and College of Education
Andrea Lowe, College of Communications and Information Studies
Allison McVey, College of Arts and Sciences
Kristyn Mickley, College of Nursing
Deepa Patel, College of Arts and Sciences
Megan Schultz, College of Arts and Sciences
Zachary Willand, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Fei Xiong, College of Arts and Sciences
Alyssa Yson, Gatton College of Business and Economics

Taylor Amerman, Gatton College of Business and Economics and College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Benjamin Barnes, College of Education
James Chapman, College of Arts and Sciences
Sudipa Chowdhury, College of Arts and Sciences
James Dimayuga, College of Arts and Sciences
Jason Grant, College of Arts and Sciences
Hadley Hurst, College of Arts and Sciences
Eseosa Ighodaro, College of Arts and Sciences
Nazeeha Jawahir, College of Arts and Sciences
Rachel Keller, College of Arts and Sciences
Christina Kuchle, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Dylan Murphy, College of Arts and Sciences
Adrienne Pfendt, College of Arts and Sciences
Shannon Smith, College of Arts and Sciences
Jennifer Strange, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Stephanie Straub, College of Arts and Sciences
Michele Tomiatti, College of Arts and Sciences
Kenisha Webb, College of Arts and Sciences

Keri Borden, College of Arts and Sciences
Jenna Brashear, College of Arts and Sciences
Laura Crawford, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Eli Darby, College of Engineering
Chelsea Darnell, College of Arts and Sciences and Gatton College of Business and Economics
Lindsey Felton, College of Arts and Sciences
Alecia Fields, College of Arts and Sciences
Sarah Fogarty, College of Fine Arts
Tiffany Ge, College of Arts and Sciences
Sarah Groppo, College of Health Sciences
Jason Hope, College of Arts and Sciences
Brittany Kidwell, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
DJ Lacy, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Lesley Mann, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Allison Overdorf, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Kathryn Preston, College of Arts and Sciences
Lisa Rogers, College of Engineering
Eric Schlich, College of Arts and Sciences
Mark Smith, College of Arts and Sciences
Bradley Sturdivant, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Joseph Tarantino, College of Engineering
Binh Tran, College of Arts and Sciences
Jessalyn Ubellacker, College of Arts and Sciences
Krishna Vyas, College of Arts and Sciences
Brett Wolff, College of Arts and Sciences

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Meet our Fellows

Chellgren Student Fellows The "Chellows"

2024 Chellgren Student Fellows

Ivy Addo

Kylie Armstrong

Akua Asamoah

Gabrielle Beacham

Tara Bose

Mark Bowling

Alyssa Chiarello

Hunter Coady

Taylor Davis

Misa Devries

Sarah Freeland

Dorottya Gal

Tristan Herzog

Adah Hufana

Martin Keltee

Claire Martin

Lillian Melton

Chloe Olegario

Joy Resig

Laura Ribeiro da Mata Silva

Leah Russell

Elizabeth Scheetz

Jackson Schwamburger

Luis Silva Nunes

Regan Slish

Zoe Stefanic

Lance Wyse

Grace Yi

2023 Chellgren Student Fellows

Angel Aguilar

Anaya Ali

Sawyer Arbogast

Maria Arenas Florez

Kiara Baker

Devin Bester

Alex Branch

Angie Bushroe

Bailey Darbro

Leila Dawson

Elizabeth Elliott

Beaux Hardin

Malena Hughes

Abigail Humphrey

Anna Melchers

Lordina Mensah

Brady Moore

Leah Moylan

Emalie Mullane

Hersch Nathan

Brayden Nichols

Joy Ntakarutimana

Carlee O'Neal

Charles Petty

Siena Pilati

Hollings Ruml

Sam Smith

Amica Snow

Lauren Spencer

Sophia Tseng

Anamei Walli

Olivia Walton

Caleb West

Drew White

2022 Chellgren Student Fellows

Helena Arjona

Ella Brown-Terry

Kailey Cain

James Chen

Tiffany Clark

Nicholas Coffman

Elizabeth Corry

Rohan Desai

Sara Dickens

Emma Grace Hague

Faham Hossain

Rachel Hwang

Pascalle Le Roy