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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.

Abraham Alhamdani

Abraham

Major: Neuroscience 

Mentor: Tammy Stephenson - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment

Artin Asadipooya

Artin

Major: Neuroscience 

Minor: Biology and Chemistry 

Mentor: Pavel Ortinski - College of Medicine

Ashley

Ashley

Major: Neuroscience

Minor: Psychology

Mentor: Kathryn Saatman - College of Medicine 

Chloe

Chloe

Major: Biology

Minor: Neuroscience 

Mentor: Justin Miller - College of Medicine 

Christine Haddad

Christine

Major: Biology

Minor: Microbiology 

Mentor: Dr. Robin Cooper - College of Arts and Sciences 

Connor Stuart

Connor

Major: Neuroscience

Minor: Spanish, Biology

Mentor: Ann Stowe - College of Medicine

Dahlia 2023-24 Ambassador

Dahlia

Majors: Neuroscience and Psychology

Mentor: Lance Johnson - College of Medicine

Danica Hak

Danica

Major: Interior Design

Minor: Dance

Mentor: Ingrid Schmidt - College of Design 

Deep Patel

Deep

Major: Biology

Mentor: Dr. Jakub Famulski - College of Arts and Sciences

Diksha Satish

Diksha

Major: Biology and Mathematics 

Mentor: Dr. Lance Johnson - College of Medicine 

Erika Savage

Erika

Major: Biology

Minor: Anthropology

Mentor: Gregory Graf - College of Medicine

Erin Stratton

Erin

Major: Biology

Minor: Business Statistics

Mentor: TK Logan - College of Medicine

Gretchen 2023-24 Ambassador

Gretchen

Major: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

Minor: Microbiology

Mentors: Dr. Carlos Rodriguez Lopez - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment; Patrick Hannon - College of Medicine

James Overly

James

Major: Biology, Neuroscience, Anthropology

Mentor: Daniel Lee - College of Medicine

Kaitlyn Brock

Kaitlyn

Major: Neuroscience, Psychology 

Mentor: Dr. Robin Cooper - College of Arts and Sciences 

Keaton Looper

Keaton

Major: Mechanical Engineering

Mentor: Haluk Karaca - Pigman College of Engineering

Kenan Flores

Kenan

Major: Chemistry

Minors: Mathematics, Biology

Mentor: Dr. Jessica Blackburn - College of Medicine 

Lauren Depa

Lauren

Major: Neuroscience

Minor: Biology

Mentor: John McCarthy - College of Medicine

Lizzie Rice

Lizzie

Major: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

Minor: Pharmacology

Mentor: Luke Bradley - College of Medicine

McKenna Clinch

McKenna

Major: Chemical Engineering

Minor: Mathematics

Mentor: Dr. Barbara Knutson - Pigman College of Engineering 

Megan Johnston

Megan

Major: Agricultural and Medical Biotechnology

Minor: Plant and Soil Sciences, Biology

Mentor: Lisa Vaillancourt - Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food, and Environment

Sai Yalla

Sai

Major: Mathematics, Biology

Mentor: Dr. Christopher Manon - College of Arts and Sciences

Sarah Fields

Sarah

Major: Agricultural Medical Biotechnology

Minor: Creative Writing

Mentor: Dr. Katerina Wolf - College of Medicine 

Sarisha Lohano

Sarisha

Major: Biology

Mentor: Jonathan Satin - College of Medicine

Shira 2023-24 Ambassador

Shria

Major: Mathematical Economics 

Minor: Political Science, Statistics 

Mentor: James Ziliak - Gatton College of Business and Economics 

Zach Wasson

Zach

Major: Physics

Minor: Mathematics

Mentor: Christopher Crawford - College of Arts and Sciences