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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.

Eleven students are serving rural Oklahoma communities in the summer of 2023. Learn more about them and their work below.

Rural Scholars

Rose Njoroge
Graduate student in Public Health, studying how to build sustainable rural healthcare services in Harmon and Tillman County
Thomas Lako
Graduate student in Political Science, studying adverse childhood experiences in Harmon County
Laney Reasner
Senior in Agricultural Communications, studying the digital needs of rural small business owners
Karen Kotey
Graduate student in Political Science, studying the rural narrative of underrepresented populations in Harmon County
Carol Quijada
Graduate student at OSU Center for Health Sciences, studying adverse childhood experiences in Harmon County
Tony Caruso
Graduate student in Agricultural Economics, studying the needs of producers participating in agritoursim
Hoyt Nebgen
Graduate Student in Agricultural Leadership, studying drought impacts on Oklahoma's rural communities and implications for water management
John Clemmons
Junior in Environmental Science and Wildlife Ecology and Management, studying drough impacts on Oklahoma's rural communities and implications for water management
Ethan Parsons
Senior in Construction Engineering, studying trades and entrepreneurship in Jackson County
Rob Dusenbery
Graduate student in Fire and Emergency Management, studying the interrelationship between Harmon, Tillman, Greer, Jackson County communities and assessing how to distribute resources in public safety and career technical education
Laura Ruiz
Graduate student in Agriucltural Leadership, studying underrepresented populations in rural Oklahoma

Check out the 2023 Rural Scholar research project posters!