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AGE-ADAR Scholars

Cohort 4: 2024 - 2025

Meet our fourth cohort of AGE-ADAR Scholars! 

Eliana Bender

Biology | Gerrardstown, WV

Frequency of Dental Visits Can Decrease the Number of Teeth Lost

Eleanor Capuder

Neuroscience | Fairmont, WV

Racial Disparities Over Age Affect Cognitive Difficulties

Hannah Gowarty

Nursing | Bridgeport, WV

West Virginia Caregivers’ Mental and Physical Health

Mikeah-Anthony

Biology | Frederick, MD

 Cancer Treatments are Limited in Rural Areas

Lingjian Zheng

Biology | Parkersburg, WV

Impact of Smoking and Alcohol on Cancer Pain Management

Cohort 3: 2023 – 2025

Meet our third cohort of AGE-ADAR Scholars! 

Jennifer Cooper

Psychology | Shepherdstown, WV

 Mental Health Problems Among U.S. Veterans

Zoe Fagan

Neuroscience | Shepherdstown, WV

Zohra Feliachi

Exercise Physiology | Morgantown, WV

 (Comparing) Cognitive Difficulty Between Age Groups Before and During COVID-19

Jacob Frazee

Psychology | Friendsville, MD

 The Widowhood Effect

Andrew Gautier

Computer Science | Morgantown, WV

 Cognitive Struggles of West Virginia's Aging

Chyanne Reid

Biochemistry | Hedgesville, WV

 The Association between Vision Loss and Poor Mental Health Days

Emma (Elvi) Vass

Psychology | Ronceverte, WV

 Cognitive Challenges and Education Level

Sydney Williams

Exercise Physiology | Pittsburgh, PA

 Social Determinant of Health Predict Health Screenings in West Virginia

Cohort 2: 2022 – 2024

Meet our second cohort of AGE-ADAR Scholars!

Ethan Boddy

Computer Engineering | Charleston, WV

 Does Exercise Influence Cognitive Difficulties in West Virginia?

Morgan Cole

Psychology | Bruceton Mills, WV

 An Uphill Battle in Appalachia: Cancer and Depression in West Virginia

Michaela Tapia

Forensic Chemistry | East Brunswick, NJ

 Age, Race, and Location Predict Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake

Grace Udah

Public Health | Westover, WV

 Age and Income Relate to Depression

Cohort 1: 2021 – 2023

Meet our first cohort of AGE-ADAR Scholars!

Jennifer Alvis

Exercise Physiology | Spencer, WV

Exercise and Health Among Older West Virginians

Makayla Anderson

Exercise Physiology | Beckley, WV

Hard Knock Life for Us: Poverty􏰀 and Chronic Health Conditions

Nawar Attal

Exercise Physiology | Charleston, WV

Diabetes and Exercise Comparison of Two Similar States

Collin Lloyd

Computer Engineering | Cincinnati, Ohio

Who’s the Illest?: Social Determinants of Chronic Health Conditions

Nicholas McBride

Biomedical Engineering | Morgantown, WV

Age and Employment Status in Depressive Disorders

Camila Romero

Neuroscience | Morgantown, WV

BMI and Cognitive Difficulties Among Older Adults in West Virginia

Faraz Shere

Exercise Physiology | Charleston, WV

Diabetes and Cognitive Difficulties Among Older Adults in West Virginia

Mouhammad Sissoko

Exercise Physiology | Virginia Beach, Virginia

Depression and Age by Physical Disability in the U.S.

Arianna Spaulding

Psychology | Huntington, WV

Association Between Age and Depression in West Virginia

Zinnia Tran

Biochemistry | Beckley, WV

Marriage has Benefits for Physical Health

Madison Wills

Exercise Physiology | Fayetteville, WV

Wild and Worrisome: Oral Health Disparities in West Virginia