Current Fellows


Hey Lab

2025-2029 Fellows

  • Raechel Camones, neuroscience, KUMC
  • Rachel Cionitti, physics and astronomy
  • Alaura Custard, geology
  • Danielle Dotson, bioengineering
  • Anna Ferkul, neuroscience, KUMC
  • Jennifer Greer, chemistry
  • Mackenzie Grover, ecology and evolutionary biology
  • Dustin Hall, aerospace Engineering
  • Alexander Hey, ecology and evolutionary biology
  • Sydney Houser, pharmaceutical chemistry
  • Chad Lakin, chemistry
  • Jared Melendrez, interdisciplinary graduate program in biomedical sciences, KUMC
  • Jasmine Perea, civil, environmental, and architectural engineering
  • Rene Sabala, chemistry
  • Clarice Sabolay, chemical and petroleum engineering
  • Kaitlyn Savoy, ecology and evolutionary biology
  • Connor Sullivan, electrical engineering and computer science
  • Amina Tbaba, neuroscience
  • Makayla Williams, anthropology
  • Emily Winnicki, anthropology

2024-2028 Fellows

  • Sivani Badrivenkata, pharmaceutical chemistry
  • Kelly Beym, geography
  • Kiera Eckhardt, anthropology
  • Brody Gatza, aerospace engineering
  • Fernando Gonzalez, chemistry
  • Kaitlyn Hinz, pharmacology, toxicology and therapeutics, KUMC
  • Ashley Howard, cell biology and physiology, KUMC
  • Danielle Land, ecology and evolutionary biology
  • Jeb Marshall, aerospace engineering
  • Kevin Mulcahy, ecology and evolutionary biology
  • Macie Proctor-Roser, molecular biosciences
  • Alexis Redwine, chemistry
  • Marina Stoilova, ecology and evolutionary biology
  • Kayla Whatley, bioengineering
  • Sheena Zeng, mathematics

2023-2027 Fellows

  • Elizabeth Bartlett, chemistry
  • Megan Carlson, aerospace engineering
  • Emily Daniel, biochemistry and molecular biology, KUMC
  • William Hauser, neuroscience, KUMC
  • Lana Heslop, neuroscience, KUMC
  • Carrie Lewis-Merritt, atmospheric science
  • Ashley Lieber, physics and astronomy
  • Natalie Lind, chemistry
  • Curtis McLennan, physics and astronomy
  • Daniel Mongovin, geology
  • Jessica Jeannin Pfannenstiel, molecular biosciences
  • Yezan Salamoun, pharmaceutical chemistry
  • Sophia Terian, environmental and water resources engineering
  • Bailey Thompson, accounting
  • Gentry Totta-Griese, neuroscience, KUMC

2022–2026 Fellows

  • Alexandra Berkowicz, biochemistry and molecular biology, KUMC
  • Skylar Bird, molecular and integrative physiology, KUMC
  • Aleesa Chua, chemistry
  • Grahmm Funk, pharmaceutical chemistry
  • Diana Najera, molecular and integrative physiology, KUMC
  • Kip Nielsen, atmospheric science
  • Jeffrey Xu, aerospace engineering