Congratulations to Cohort 5 SPARKlers Botshelo Angoma and Mandy Dickerson, who recently presented their research findings at the 23rd annual Posters-at-the-Capitol event in Frankfort, KY on March 6th.
Botshelo Angoma is a junior majoring in agricultural and medical biotechnology and psychology. He presented a poster on his project, “The Impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences on COVID-19-related Stress and Mental Health: A Study of Emerging Adults in Kentucky.” His faculty mentors are Yang Jiang, PhD, and CHET primary faculty member Erica Littlejohn, PhD, both in the Department of Behavioral Science.
Mandy Dickerson, a public health senior, presented her project, “The relationship among perceived environmental exposures, socioeconomic factors, and chronic disease outcomes.” She is mentored by College of Public Health faculty member Ketrell McWhorter, PhD, MBA, ACE-CPT, ACE-FNS.
Posters-at-the-Capitol allows lawmakers, who are responsible for higher education funding in Kentucky, to see the important role undergraduate research plays in the education of our students. Students learn more about the political process and how to advocate for undergraduate research at the local and state governmental levels.
Both Mandy and Botshelo presented their work to State Senator Reginald L. Thomas.