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The Rural Scholars program is designed to positively impact rural communities and Oklahoma State University undergraduate and graduate students. The REEU Rural Scholars program will mobilize undergraduate students from academic institutions across the country to conduct research on leading issues and grand challenges impacting rural communities in Oklahoma and beyond.

 

Ten REEU Scholars are serving rural Oklahoma communities in the summer of 2025. Learn more about them and their work below.


REEU Rural Scholars

Tania Peebles

Junior at Tuskegee University studying studying the needs of Black producers in Oklahoma

Isabelle Gloria

Graduate from Western Oklahoma State College studying studying engagement with K-12 Jackson County students in STEM-based activities

Amy Rodriguez

Sophomore at the Texas A&M University studying studying the loss of rural veterinarians

Olivia Coody

Sophomore at Oklahoma State University studying the perceptions of leadership roles in 4H and FFA students in southwest Oklahoma

Leena Gamboa

Junior at Texas A&M University studying using AI to evaluate and enhance digital place branding in rural communities

Charlie Lewis

Sophomore at Texas A&M University studying studying soil nitrate accumulation in agricultural land.

Logan Fraley

Junior at Texas A&M University studying studying soil nitrate accumulation in agricultural land

Jada Wilson

Senior at Southern University A&M studying social sustainability solutions for electric energy resilience through a human-centered approach

Robert Wagner

Sophomore at Texas A&M University studying how to improve treatment for diabetes and the understanding of the disease in rural communities in Oklahoma

Chyanne Williams

Junior at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University studying uplifting youth in Oklahoma's historic all-Black towns

 

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