Rural Scholars

Meet the 2022 Rural Scholars

Eight students served rural Oklahoma communities in the summer of 2022. Learn more about them and their work below.

Senior in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, studying the impacts of hospital closures and implementation of telemedicine in Tillman county

Kynadi Shelby

Graduate student at OSU Center for Health Sciences, studying the impacts of hospital closures and implementation of telemedicine in Harmon and Tillman counties

Carolina Quijada

Graduate student at OSU Center for Health Sciences, studying adverse childhood experiences and their prevention in Harmon County

Darci Peach

Senior in Nutritional Science Allied Health, studying adverse childhood experiences and their prevention in Harmon County

Dorian Cathey

Graduate student in Electrical Engineering, studying sustainability of energy in agriculture in Tillman County

Rayna Ellison

Senior in Environmental Sciences and Water Resources, studying well water quality in Greer, Harmon, and Tillman Counties

Stephanie Harvey

Sophomore in Agricultural Communications, studying youth development through photovoice in Greer, Harmon, and Tillman Counties

Tony Caruso

Junior in Agribusiness, studying the rural narrative and leadership in Tillman County