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.

2025 Chellgren Student Fellows

Pictures and updates coming soon!

The students selected as 2025 Chellgren Student Fellows are:

Blake Atwell, College of Arts and Sciences*
Stephanie Barksdale, College of Public Health
Ryan Beam, Gatton College of Business and Economics*
Carson Brown, Pigman College of Engineering*
Landon Bruner, Pigman College of Engineering*
London Carr, College of Arts and Sciences*
Isabella Cherry, College of Education
Maria Clara Daroz Freitas Lobo, College of Arts and Sciences*
Saidah Ervin, College of Arts and Sciences
Joseph Estelita, III, College of Arts and Sciences*
Nancy Haddad, College of Arts and Sciences*
Omar Hamid, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment*
Catalina Hicks, College of Arts and Sciences
Katelyn Huffaker, College of Arts and Sciences*
Taylor Jenkins, Pigman College of Engineering*
Hannah Jones, Pigman College of Engineering*
Aaron Joseph, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment*
Ayusma Karki, College of Design
Morgan Lincoln, College of Design
Taylor Martin, Pigman College of Engineering*
Norah Masri, Pigman College of Engineering*
Katherine Neglia, College of Health Sciences*
Lilly Phipps, College of Health Sciences*
Sutton Rhorer, Gatton College of Business and Economics*
Trenton Schroering, College of Arts and Sciences*
Isabella Skibba, College of Education*
Allison Underwood, College of Arts and Sciences*
Paloma Wizikowski, College of Arts and Sciences
Grace Yates, College of Health Sciences*
Samuel Yauwanta, College of Arts and Sciences*

*Also a student in Lewis Honors College

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.

Past Chellgren Student Fellows

Helena Arjona, College of Communication and Information
Ella Brown-Terry, College of Arts and Sciences
Kailey Cain, College of Arts and Sciences
James Chen, College of Engineering
Tiffany Clark, College of Engineering
Nicholas Coffman, College of Engineering
Elizabeth Corry, College of Engineering
Rohan Desai, College of Arts and Sciences
Tarise Dickens, College of Public Health
Emma Grace Hague, College of Public Health
Faham Hossain, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Rachel Hwang, College of Arts and Sciences
Pascalle Le Roy, College of Fine Arts
Cierra Ledford, College of Arts and Sciences
Jada Lunsford, College of Education
Ginny Lyle, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Sandy Nino, College of Arts and Sciences
Asa O'Neal, College of Engineering
Andres Phillips, College of Engineering
Joshua Plain, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Coleman Reed, College of Engineering
Elizabeth Rice, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Elliana Sanchez, College of Arts and Sciences
Anna Stockstill, College of Arts and Sciences
Connor Stuart, College of Arts and Sciences
Emma Thyne, College of Arts and Sciences
Gage Tucker, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Madison Wade, College of Arts and Sciences
Helena Weiss, College of Health Sciences

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, College of Arts and Sciences
Kaitlynn Albers, College of Communication and Information
Molly Armstrong, College of Arts and Sciences
Constance Bledsoe, College of Arts and Sciences
Madison Boosveld, College of Arts and Sciences
Cameron Brewer, College of Engineering
Kennedy Brown, College of Health Sciences
Garrett Demaree, College of Engineering
Burke Doud, College of Engineering
Riley Droppleman, College of Arts and Sciences
Madilyn Flandermeyer, College of Engineering
Sophia Gonzales, College of Arts and Sciences
Emily Guerrero, College of Arts and Sciences
Bethany Ison, College of Arts and Sciences
Mihir Kale, College of Arts and Sciences
Shauna Kitts, College of Social Work
Faith Makumbi, College of Arts and Sciences
Ian Metzgar, College of Engineering
Alexandra Nolletti, College of Arts and Sciences
Reagan Parker, College of Arts and Sciences
Jake Patty, College of Engineering
Maryrose Ramsey, College of Engineering
Jennifer Rodriguez, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Marlee Scholten, College of Engineering
Rachael Snyder, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Tori Vestal, College of Arts and Sciences
Meredith Williams, College of Arts and Sciences
Sam Wyse, College of Engineering
Gabija Ziemyte, College of Arts and Sciences

Amina Addington, College of Arts and Sciences
Rachel Brown, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Hannah Cleary, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Hailey Combs, College of Arts and Sciences
Sereniti Coulter, College of Arts and Sciences
Laura M. Cuevas Melendez, College of Arts and Sciences
Chloe Ditka, College of Education
Melanie Duckworth, College of Engineering
Dean Farmer, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Anna Foose, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Jansen Hammock, College of Arts and Sciences
Zoe Hert, College of Arts and Sciences
Kayla Holmes, College of Arts and Sciences
Emily Keaton, College of Arts and Sciences
Keyarius Kibler, College of Arts and Sciences
Peter Koutrodimos, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Elena Liu, College of Arts and Sciences
Mikayla Mitchell, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Olivia Morris-Bush, College of Arts and Sciences
Lauren Myfelt, College of Arts and Sciences
Nadja Nelson, College of Nursing
Nidhi Patel, College of Nursing
Alyse Ptacek, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Asante Ruiz, College of Arts and Sciences
Reagan Smith, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Giovanna Weinman, College of Arts and Sciences
Emory Wilds, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Carly Ballinger Boone, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Maria Nicole Blackstone, College of Arts and Sciences
Jessica Blake, College of Arts and Sciences
Cole Blanford, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Sydney Blocker, College of Arts and Sciences
Alison Bomkamp, College of Engineering
Eliot Bradshaw, College of Arts and Sciences
James Campbell, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
William Chase Carlton, College of Public Health
Cheyenne Chandler, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Alex Cochran, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Michael Di Girolamo, College of Arts and Sciences
Nahaba Hamada, College of Arts and Sciences
Emily Huffman, College of Arts and Sciences
Angela Jones, College of Arts and Sciences
Samual Langford, College of Arts and Sciences
Caylee Marshall, College of Engineering
Danielle Peterson, College of Arts and Sciences
Brittney Sawyer, College of Arts and Sciences
Kyra Seevers, College of Engineering
Mikayla Spencer, College of Arts and Sciences
Hannah Thomas, College of Arts and Sciences
Anna Wagner, College of Arts and Sciences
Savina Williams, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Anastasia Zevan, College of Arts and Sciences

Habiba Ahmed, College of Arts and Sciences
Jessica Appel, College of Arts and Sciences
Lexi Axtell, College of Health Sciences
Kelly Benzenhoefer, College of Communication and Information Studies
Umair Bhutto, College of Arts and Sciences
Elyse Blakeman, College of Arts and Sciences and Gatton College of Business and Economics
Natasha Boelstler, College of Arts and Sciences
Kendall Brown, College of Arts and Sciences
Jacob Bruce, College of Arts and Sciences
Shelby Buckman, College of Arts and Sciences
Kayla Carter, College of Arts and Sciences
Elizabeth Caudill, College of Arts and Sciences
Doug Center, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Education
Emad Chishti, College of Arts and Sciences
Carly Coleman, College of Arts and Sciences
McKaylee Copher, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Adrienne Corwin, College of Engineering
Alston Croley, College of Arts and Sciences
Samantha DeJesus, College of Engineering
Mitchell Dennis, College of Arts and Sciences
Tsage Douglas, College of Public Health
Maddi Dyment, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Allison Eades, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Molly Fernandez, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Jada Green, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Usman Hamid, College of Arts and Sciences
Michael Hamilton, College of Arts and Sciences
Camden Hausberger, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Sophia Jackson, College of Arts and Sciences
Jenna Jodts, College of Arts and Sciences
Savannah Jones, College of Health Sciences
Madison Justice, College of Arts and Sciences
Katie Kirk, College of Arts and Sciences
Edith Koutone, College of Arts and Sciences
Mackenzie Loar, College of Education
Chimene Ntakarutimana, College of Arts and Sciences
Thomas Ostertag, College of Engineering
Caylyn Railey, College of Arts and Sciences
Isabella Ritz, College of Engineering
Drew Rosenzweig, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Meet Soni, College of Arts and Sciences
Madan Subheeswar, Gatton College of Business and Economics and College of Arts and Sciences
Kara Tauer, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Joe Walden, College of Arts and Sciences
Jeremiah Wayne, College of Arts and Sciences
Savannah Wills, College of Fine Arts
Anna Wilwerding, College of Arts and Sciences
Maya Woolfolk, College of Arts and Sciences

Hadeel Abdallah, College of Arts and Sciences
Sami Abul-Khoudoud, College of Arts and Sciences
Kalli Ajim, College of Engineering
Seth Biedenbender, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Tessa Blevins, College of Arts and Sciences
MiKayla Carter, College of Arts and Sciences
Katherine Clowes, College of Arts and Sciences
Julianna Dantzer, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Yujie Ding, College of Arts and Sciences
Daniel Dopp, College of Engineering
Marygrace Duggar, College of Engineering
Hannah Dvorak, College of Engineering
Rueben Golyatov, College of Engineering
Genghis Goodman, College of Engineering and Gatton College of Business and Economics
Willie Graas, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Katilin Henning, College of Arts and Sciences
Hina Iqbal, College of Arts and Sciences
Matthew Jones, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Morgan Kelly, College of Arts and Sciences
Anne Klette, College of Arts and Sciences
Katherine Kloska, College of Arts and Sciences
Meghana Kudrimoti, College of Arts and Sciences
Haley Latta, College of Arts and Sciences
Rachel Lietzow, College of Arts and Sciences
Emily Livingston, College of Health Sciences
Emily Major, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Kayla Mattingly, College of Arts and Sciences
Marissa McDowell, College of Arts and Sciences
Alyssa Mertka, College of Arts and Sciences
Courtney Michael, College of Arts and Sciences
Gregory Milburn, College of Arts and Sciences
James Morelli, College of Engineering
Simran Nanda, College of Arts and Sciences
Weston Owen, College of Arts and Sciences
Jourdan Owens, College of Health Sciences
Esther Putman, College of Arts and Sciences
Jennifer Rawe, College of Arts and Sciences
Ethan Reed, College of Arts and Sciences
Michael Regard, College of Public Health
Kendall Rump, College of Arts and Sciences
Patrick Ryan, College of Engineering
Dealla Samadi, College of Arts and Sciences
Nicholas Scheper, College of Engineering
Mihir Shah, College of Arts and Sciences
Aaron Silverstein, College of Arts and Sciences
Susie Smith, College of Arts and Sciences
Eashwar Somasundaram, College of Arts and Sciences
Weilian Song, College of Engineering
Courtland Stephens, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Nicholas Telesz, College of Engineering
Samuel Thompson, College of Engineering
Angelia Wei, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment and College of Arts and Sciences
Julianna Witt, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment

Sloan Anderson, College of Arts and Sciences
Annie Baker, College of Arts and Sciences
Esias Bedingar, College of Arts and Sciences
Drury Bell, College of Arts and Sciences
Curtis Bethel, College of Engineering
Andrea Bomkamp, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Sommer Cade, College of Design
Benjamin Childress, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Kylie Colvin, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Sarah Coulson, College of Engineering
Brianna Damron, College of Nursing
DeAnna Duffy, College of Arts and Sciences
Faith Evans, College of Arts and Sciences
Heather Gosnell, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Jonathan Hamilton, College of Engineering
Nicholas Hodge, College of Design
Claire Kellen, College of Arts and Sciences
Aiko Lovejoy, College of Arts and Sciences
Natalie Malone, College of Arts and Sciences
Nicole Martin, College of Arts and Sciences
Nora Mattingly, College of Arts and Sciences
Lillian McGhiey, College of Arts and Sciences
Hannah Meredith, College of Education
Elijah Myers, College of Arts and Sciences
Christa Newman, College of Arts and Sciences
Bridget Nicholas, College of Arts and Sciences
Aya Omar, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Christina Pistilli, College of Arts and Sciences
Alex Polus, College of Engineering
Madelyn Roeder, College of Education
Shauna Rust, College of Arts and Sciences
Brett Seymore, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Fox Thorpe, College of Engineering
Payton Wallace, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Brent Watts, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Fine Arts
Sylvia Wilson, College of Arts and Sciences

Shiza Arshad, College of Arts and Sciences
Evelyn Beckert, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Stacey Brothers, College of Arts and Sciences
Elysha Calhoun, College of Engineering
David Cole, College of Arts and Sciences
Ashley Cutshaw, College of Engineering
Emily Daley, College of Engineering
Thomas Daley, College of Arts and Sciences
Sabita Dumre, College of Arts and Sciences
Abraham Dutch, College of Engineering
Taylor Elder, College of Arts and Sciences
Marley Foertsch, College of Arts and Sciences
Janet Hall, College of Arts and Sciences
Kyle Hancock, College of Public Health
Kaylee Hicks, College of Arts and Sciences
Ross Hildabrand, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Ameena Khan, College of Arts and Sciences
Hannah Latta, College of Arts and Sciences
Kaitlin Lemaster, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Ryan McElhose, College of Arts and Sciences
Zerina Mehic, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Caroline Nickerson, College of Engineering
Marie Noel, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Meredith O'Dell, College of Arts and Sciences
Michael Parsons, College of Arts and Sciences
Nathan Petrie, College of Arts and Sciences
Boone Proffitt, College of Engineering
Sibi Rajendran, College of Arts and Sciences
William Reichert, College of Engineering
Matthew Resch, College of Arts and Sciences
Paige Richie, College of Arts and Sciences
Rebecca Schladt, College of Engineering
Abby Schroering, College of Fine Arts
Austin Sprinkles, College of Arts and Sciences
Loretta Stafford, College of Arts and Sciences
Angelo Stekardis, College of Engineering
Danielle Stephens, College of Arts and Sciences
Anna Townsend, College of Arts and Sciences
Ava Vargason, College of Engineering
Madeline Wagner, College of Nursing
Natalie Watkins, College of Arts and Sciences
Jared Wittrock, College of Engineering
Samantha Young, Gatton College of Business and Economics

Cassidy Cantrell, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Robert Cass, College of Arts and Sciences
Andrew Cech, College of Engineering
Steven Chapman, College of Arts and Sciences
Erika Darnell, College of Arts and Sciences
Andrea Eastes, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Jonathan Elliott, College of Arts and Sciences
Donald Grasse, College of Arts and Sciences
Richard Grewelle, College of Arts and Sciences
Cailin Harris, College of Arts and Sciences
Nathan Hewitt, College of Fine Arts
Jordan Jorgensen, College of Engineering
Jordan Keeton, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Madeleine Lockridge, College of Communication and information
Mariam Malik, College of Arts and Sciences
Malinda Massey, College of Arts and Sciences
Jacob Mattingly, College of Arts and Sciences
Trevor McNary, College of Arts and Sciences
Sarah Meyer, College of Arts and Sciences
Brianna Mills, College of Public Health
Alexis Neukirch, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Toluwalope Odukoya, College of Arts and Sciences
Stephen Parsons, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Engineering
Michael Perry, College of Arts and Sciences
Samantha Petitte, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Kelsey Potter, College of Arts and Sciences
Marcel Roman, College of Arts and Sciences
Katelyn Sandell, College of Arts and Sciences
Madison Scott, College of Arts and Sciences and College of Engineering
Brenton Smith, College of Arts and Sciences
Danna Spears, Gatton College of Business and Economics
Daniella Straathof, College of Agriculture, Food and Environment
Jacob Van Doorn, College of Arts and Sciences
Rebecca VanMeter, College of Arts and Sciences
Sarah Wagner, College of Design and College of Arts and Sciences
John Walker, College of Engineering
Evan Willett, College of Engineering

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"

2025 Chellgren Student Fellows

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

Past Chellgren Student Fellows

2022 Chellgren Student Fellows

2021 Chellgren Student Fellows

2020 Chellgren Student Fellows

2019 Chellgren Student Fellows

2018 Chellgren Student Fellows

2017 Chellgren Student Fellows

2016 Chellgren Student Fellows

2015 Chellgren Student Fellows

2014 Chellgren Student Fellows

2013 Chellgren Student Fellows

2012 Chellgren Student Fellows

2011 Chellgren Student Fellows