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The Rural Scholars program is designed to positively impact rural communities and Oklahoma State University undergraduate and graduate students. The Rural Scholars program will mobilize students at OSU to conduct research on leading issues and grand challenges impacting rural communities in Oklahoma and beyond.

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

Rural Scholars

Angelique Robinson
Undergraduate student in Entomology and Psychology studying high school students' knowledge and attitudes relating to nutrition, diabetes, and exercise in southeast Oklahoma
Mounika Gopishetty
Graduate student in Public Health studying study the prevalence of E. coli and coliforms in well water and community awareness of waterborne diseases in Jackson County, Oklahoma
Kierson Reasner
Sophomore in Animal Science studying how female agricultural producers in Oklahoma use digital media to connect with other producers and find resources
Justin Rein
Graduate student in Biomedical Sciences studying the feasibility of community paramedicine for chronic disease management in rural Oklahoma
Greta Hamre
Sophomore in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology studying the measured and perceived impact of marijuana production and commerce on rural economies, public utilities, and quality of life
Joel Sahmaunt
Junior in Psychology studying how to improve the lives of rural Oklahomans through increasing protective factors by learning strategies of resilience from the American Indian culture 
Elizabeth Winn
Senior in Psychology studying how to improve the lives of rural Oklahomans through increasing protective factors by learning strategies of resilience from the American Indian culture 
Ashtyn Humphreys
Graduate student in Agricultural Education and Leadership studying the impact 4H and FFA have on civic pride in southwest Oklahoma
Emma Buchanan
Junior in Psychology studying an ethnographic perspective of community mental health care access and analysis of youth mental health literacy in rural Oklahoma


CHECK OUT THE 2025 RURAL SCHOLAR POSTERS!