UNDERGRADUATE & HIGH SCHOOL RESEARCH STUDENTS (2009- PRESENT)

Note: * denote High school students; Research volunteers are former UWG undergraduate students.


Fall 2024- spring 2025

Delight Okere


Fall 2023- summer 2024                          

Chukwuemeka Okpala (Biology major); 

Logan Chastain (Biology major; Psychology minor)


Summer 2023            

Chukwuemeka Okpala (Biology major)


Spring 2022                  

Ellye Puckett (Biology & Chemistry double major)


Fall 2021                            

Ellye Puckett (Biology & Chemistry double major)


Summer 2021            

Rachel Massingil (Biology major, senior)

Danielle Au (Chemistry major; junior)

Chinenye Elukeme (Biology major, senior)

Ellye Puckett (Biology & Chemistry double major)


Fall 2020                          

Taylor Box (Biology Major, senior)


Spring 2020                 

Jesse Gilpin (Biology major, junior)

Taylor Box (Biology Major, senior)


Fall 2019                           

Jesse Gilpin (Biology major, junior)

Thalia Young (Biology major, senior)


Summer 2019           

Sovi Wellons (The Heritage, senior)*

Taylor Box (Biology major, sophomore)


Summer 2019          

Sovi Wellons (The Heritage School, senior)*

Taylor Box (Biology major, sophomore)


Spring 2019               

Seth Hamby (Biology major, senior)

Taylor Box (Biology major, sophomore)

Sara Broom (Biology major, senior)

Kysis Pinto (Biology major, senior)

Ariel Roberts (Biology major, junior)

Taylor Berry (Carrollton High School senior)*


Fall 2018                      

Kevin Nguyen (Biology major, junior)

Seth Hamby (Biology major, senior)

Taylor Box (Biology major, sophomore)

Taylor Berry (Carrollton High School senior)*


Summer 2018       

Kevin Nguyen (Biology major, junior)

Kenneth Kim (Biology major, freshman)

Joseph Okafor (Biology major, sophomore)


Spring 2018

Ja'von Swint (Biology major, junior)

Kevin Nguyen (Biology major, junior)

Kenneth Kim (Biology major, freshman)

Joseph Okafor (Biology major, sophomore)


Fall 2017

Ja'von Swint (Biology major, junior)

Kevin Nguyen (Biology major, junior)

Kenneth Kim (Biology major, freshman)

Joseph Okafor (Biology major, sophomore)


Summer 2017

Ja'von Swint (Biology major, junior)

Kevin Nguyen (Biology major, junior)

Kenneth Kim (Biology major, freshman)

Joel Page III (Biology major, sophomore)


Spring 2017

Ja'von Swint (Biology major, junior)

Kevin Nguyen (Biology major, junior)

Kenneth Kim (Biology major, freshman)

Joel Page III (Biology major, sophomore)


Fall 2016

Ja'von Swint (Biology major, junior)

Kevin Nguyen (Biology major, junior)

Kenneth Kim (Biology major, freshman)

Joel Page III (Biology major, sophomore)


Summer 2016

David Willoughby (Biology major)

Joel Page III (Biology major)

Betkens Senesca (Biology major)

Kevin Nguyen (Biology major)

Paula Martinez-Feduchi (Biology major)


Spring 2016

Kasey Swilley (Biology major)

David Willoughby (Biology major)

Joel Page III (Biology major)

Betkens Senesca (Biology major)

Kevin Nguyen (Biology major)

Paula Martinez-Feduchi (Biology major)


Fall 2015

Kasey Swilley (Biology major)

David Willoughby (Biology major)

Joel Page III (Biology major)

Betkens Senesca (Biology major)

Kevin Nguyen (Biology major)

Paula Martinez-Feduchi (Biology major)


Summer 2015

Kasey Swilley (Biology major)


Spring 2015

Tai Truong (Biology major)

Katherine Smith (Biology major)

Ewan Peterson (Biology major)

Precious Ajale (Chemistry major)

Rigoberto Segovia (Chemistry major)

Zachary Nofs (Chemistry major)

Kasey Swilley (Biology major)


Fall 2014

Tai Truong (Biology major)

Tashana Haye (Biology major)

Kiana Brown (Biology major)

Arielle Bent (Biology major)

Katherine Smith (Biology major)

Ewan Peterson (Biology major)

Precious Ajale (Chemistry major)

Rigoberto Segovia (Chemistry major)

Zachary Nofs (Biology major)

Mariama Bass (Biology major)


Summer 2014

Katherine Smith (Biology major)

Tai Truong (Biology major)

Amanda Morgan (Volunteer Research Assistant)


Spring 2014

Katherine Smith (Biology major)

Tashana Haye (Biology major)

Theresa Fuller (Biology major)

Tai Truong (Biology major)

Amanda Morgan (Volunteer Research Assistant)


Fall 2013

Katherine Smith (Biology major)

Tashana Haye (Biology major)

Theresa Fuller (Biology major)

Michelle Kinsey (Nursing)

Tai Truong (Biology major)

Chavar Sinclair (Biology major)

John Cooper (Volunteer Research Assistant)

Amanda Morgan (Volunteer Research Assistant)


Summer 2013

Katherine Smith (Biology major)

Tashana Haye (Biology major)


Spring 2013

Darryel Wilson (Biology major)

Jonathan Mincey (Biology major)

Katherine Smith (Biology major)

Tashana Haye (Biology major)

Alisha Contractor (Chemistry major)

Kathryn Lankford (Biology major)

Cameron Lennox (Advanced Academy of Georgia)*


Fall 2012

Kathryn Lankford (Biology major)

Darryel Wilson (Biology major)

Michael Chizurum Okoro (Biology major)

Jonathan Mincey (Biology major)

Joshua Jamesdean Griffith (Biology major)


Spring 2012

Kathryn Lankford (Biology major)

Darryel Wilson (Biology major)

Michael Chizurum Okoro (Biology major)

Monica McGauley (Chemistry major)

Jacqueline Smith (Volunteer Research Assistant)


Summer 2011 - Fall 2011

Justin Tyler Puckett (Advanced Academy of Georgia)*

Kathryn Lankford (Biology major)

Daniel Foster (Biology major)

Erika Vargas Cordero (Biology major)

Darryel Wilson (Biology major)

Jacqueline Smith (Volunteer Research Assistant)


Spring 2011

Kelsey Gaston (Biology major)

Phillip Grovenstein (Biology major)

Yakema Sheats (Biology major)

Surangi Perera (Biology major)

Isaiah Clinton (Biology major)

Confidence Oyidiya Ndukwe (Biology major)

Rashidat Omowumi Odewale (Chemistry major)

Justin Tyler Puckett (Advanced Academy of Georgia)*

Chidozie Ikenna Ukpabi (Biology major)

Kathryn Lankford (Biology major)


Fall 2009- Spring 2010:

Brennan Marshall Ross (Advanced Academy of Georgia)*

Jean Lormensky  (Chemistry major)