The Appalachian Student Research Forum is a premier regional opportunity for students to present their research projects through oral and poster presentations.
The year, the Forum was held in conjunction with the Jay W. Boland Undergraduate Research Symposium. The 2024 version of the ASRF hosted 34 oral presentations and 188 poster presentations. The Boland Symposium added a further 66 presentations.
The College of Public Health was remarkably well represented, with 12 of 34 (35%) of ASRF oral presentations and 44 of 188 (23%) of ASRF poster presentations—representing over a quarter of all presentations at the ASRF. Including the Boland Symposium, the College was responsible for 64 of 288 (22%) of all presentations at both events—representing the work of 29 different faculty and 78 different students.
“Having almost half of our faculty mentoring student research is a tremendous reflection on our commitment to providing students an exceptional educational experience,” said Dean Randy Wykoff. “Perhaps most impressive is the fact that students in the College received almost a quarter of the awards that were presented for excellence, when our student population represents less than seven percent of the University’s total enrollment.”
“I can’t thank our faculty and staff enough for their commitment to educating and mentoring students, and to preparing them for a rapidly changing workforce.” Wykoff added.
Faculty and Staff that participated in either or both events included:
- Manik Ahuja
Casey Balio- Kate Beatty
Bill Brooks- Suman Dalal
- Jordan de Jong
- Allan Forsman
- Sean Fox
- Nathan Hale
- Qian Huang
- Amal Khoury
- Mildred Maisonet
- Hadii Mamudu
- Erin Mauck
- Christen Minnick
- Beth O’Connell
- Erik Petersen
- Megan Quinn
- Phil Scheuerman
- David Shoham
- Michael Smith
- Debbi Slawson
- Jodi Southerland
- Laura Trull
- Liane Ventura
- Amy Wahlquist
- Melissa White-Archer
- Kayla Winfield
- Shimin Zheng
The Student award winners include:
- Oluwafunbi Adebayo
- Esther Adebayo-Abikoye
Oluseyi Aderinwale- Frances Chung
- Nikita Cudjoe
- Nathan Dockery
- Blakeley Griffin
- Grace Ijitade
- Tejan Mansaray
- Tiffany Morris
- Rachael Rio Branco
- Braxton Stout
Congratulations and thanks to them all!