2023 CHS Research Day

UW College of Health Sciences

The UW College of Health Sciences Research Day was held Thursday, April 27, in the Wyoming Union Family Room. All CHS faculty and students presented their research from the past school year. 

In addition, the CHS provided funding opportunities for faculty and student research and travel. 

Photos of UW College of Health Sciences faculty and students presenting at the Research Day. Five faculty and six students gave podium presentations, and two faculty and 20 students presented their posters. Presentation awards, travel grants, and research grants were provided to faculty and students to promote CHS research.

 

         

         

         

         

 

2023 CHS Research Day Award Winners

 

Top Student Podium Presentation Award 

1. Alisa Therkildsen (Communication Disorders) 
2. Vitoria Mattos Pereira (Pharmacy) 
3. Ling Li (Kinesiology and Health) 
4. Evy Loomis-Goltl (Communication Disorders) 
5. Desiree Bishop and Kimberly Denningmann (Nursing) 
6. Kevin Miller (Kinesiology and Health) 
   
   
   Faculty Research Grant  

1. Katelyn Kotlarek (Communication Disorders) 
2. Nervana Elkhadragy (Pharmacy) 
   
   
   Faculty Travel Grant 

1. Michelle Blakely (Pharmacy) 
   
    
   Student Research Grant 

1. Anne Chenchar (Pharmacy) 
2. Vitoria Mattos Pereira (Pharmacy) 
3. Celina Espinoza Lantis (Kinesiology and Health) 
   
   
   Student Travel Grant 

1. Yu Song (Kinesiology and Health) 
2. Ling Li (Kinesiology and Health) 
3. Katelan Rogers (Communication Disorders) 
4. Kyle Moore (Communication Disorders) 
   
   
   Top Student Poster Presentation Award 

1. Aimee Gray, Kinesiology and health 
2. Yu Song, Kinesiology and health 
3. Mikayla Smith, Communication disorders 

 

 

Questions? Please contact Dr. Boyi Dai at bdai@uwyo.edu

 

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Previous CHS Research Day Award Winners

2021

Student Oral Presentations

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Ling Li

Division of Social Work - Mary Dilworth

Division of Communication Disorders - Richelle Dietz

Student Poster Awards

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Song Yu

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Benjamin McNair

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Zackery Fullerton

Student Research Grant

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Jacob Layer

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Sydney Polson

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Aykhan Yusifov

Student Travel Grant

Division of Communication Disorders - Samantha Powers

Faculty Research Grants

School of Pharmacy - Baski Thyagarajan 

Division of Communication Disorders - Erin Bush

Faculty Travel Grant

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Danielle Bruns

 

2020

Best Research Abstract Award - Students

Division of Communication Disorders - Samantha Power

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Ling Li

Division of Communication Disorders - Richelle Dietz

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Brenna McGuinness

School of Pharmacy - Maha Paracha

Division of Social Work - Rebecca Wallingford

Student Research

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Ling Li

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Yu Song 

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Benjamin McNair

Student Travel

School of Pharmacy - Emily Jorgensen 

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Shaochen Huang

Division of Communication Disorders - Richelle Dietz

Faculty Research Grants

Wyoming Institute for Disabilities (WIND) - Ethan Dahl

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Emily Schmitt

Faculty Travel

Division of Social Work - Sandra Leotti

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Qin Zhu

 

2019

Student Oral Presentation Awards

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Taylor Kuehn

Division of Communication Disorders - Holly Trujillo

School of Pharmacy - Adithya Mohandass

Student Poster Awards

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Lauren Eilliot

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Nicole Sauls

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Shaochen Huang

Student Research

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Marten Baur

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Maja Gorsic

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Sydne LaCroix

Student Travel

Division of Communication Disorders - Kyliah Ferris

Division of Communication Disorders - Haley Dollerschell

Division of Communication Disorders - Kirsten Kropkowski

Faculty Research Grants

Division of Communication Disorders - Breanna Kruger

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Danielle Bruns

Faculty Travel

Division of Communication Disorders - Mary Jo Colley Hidecker 

Division of Kinesiology and Health - Boyi Dai