Meet the Ambassadors!
Undergraduate Research Ambassadors
Meet your Ambassadors!
Undergraduate Research Ambassadors (URAs) are a multi-disciplinary, diverse team of students that serve a central role as advocates for undergraduate research and creative scholarship at the University of Kentucky. The goal of the URA program is to increase awareness and create opportunities for students to actively engage in research and creative scholarship. URAs facilitate this goal by providing presentations to the campus community, creating relevant workshops and programming, and representing OUR at research, recruiting, and outreach events.
UK's Research Ambassadors have a passion for promoting undergraduate research and creative scholarship and helping students connect with research opportunities.
Boston
Majors: Psychology and Social Work
Minor: Criminology
Mentor: Dr. Cheryl Matias - College of Education
Caleb
Major: Biosystems Engineering
Minor: Criminology
Mentor: Dr. Justin Miller - College of Medicine
Christine
Major: Biology
Minor: Microbiology
Mentor: Dr. Robin Cooper - College of Arts and Sciences
Danica
Major: Interior Design
Minor: Dance
Mentor: Ingrid Schmidt - College of Design
Deep
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Jakub Famulski - College of Arts and Sciences
Diksha
Major: Biology and Mathematics
Mentor: Dr. Lance Johnson - College of Medicine
Gabija
Major: Physics, Mathematics
Minor: English
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Crawford - College of Arts and Sciences
Gretchen
Major: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology
Minor: Microbiology
Mentor: Dr. Carlos Rodriguez Lopez - College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment
Kaitlyn
Major: Neuroscience, Psychology
Mentor: Dr. Robin Cooper - College of Arts and Sciences
Kayli
Major: Biology
Mentor: Dr. Matthew Gentry - College of Medicine
Kenan
Major: Chemistry
Minors: Mathematics, Biology
Mentor: Dr. Jessica Blackburn - College of Medicine
Madi
Major: Agriculture and Medical Biotechnology
Minor: Family Sciences, Biology
Mentor: Dr. Chris Fry - College of Health Sciences
McKenna
Major: Chemical Engineering
Minor: Mathematics
Mentor: Dr. Barbara Knutson - College of Engineering
Meghana
Major: Agriculture and Medical Biotechnology
Minors: Biology, Microbiology
Mentor: Dr. Kawashima Tomokazu - College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment
Michael
Major: Neuroscience, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology
Minor: Biology, Microbiology
Mentor: Dr. Ramon Sun - College of Medicine
Patrick
Major: Biology
Minor: Microbiology
Mentor: Dr. Yasir Al Siraj - College of Medicine
Riley
Major: Biology (Pre-Medicine)
Minor: English, Classics
Mentor: Dr. Michelle Sizemore - College of Arts and Sciences
Sai
Major: Mathematics, Biology
Mentor: Dr. Christopher Manon - College of Arts and Sciences
Sarah
Major: Agricultural Medical Biotechnology
Minor: Creative Writing
Mentor: Dr. Katerina Wolf - College of Medicine
Steven
Major: Electrical Engineering
Minor: Mathematics
Mentor: Dr. Dan Ionel - College of Engineering
Trey
Major: Honors Biology, Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology
Minor: Appalachian Studies
Mentor: Dr. Ramon Sun - College of Medicine