TABERC’s Summer Internship Program

For more than a decade, TABERC has organized a paid summer internship program for undergraduate students. Students from member institutions are selected to spend a summer in a research lab to gain an immersive experience on how to conduct research. The mentor labs train students in different techniques and include them in their research projects. Students present their research at the annual joint meeting organized at the end of summer.

2025 Interns

Matthew Girard from Northeastern State University

Thien Binnie Dang from Tulsa Community College

Spencer Largent from Tulsa Community College

Blaine Varnell from Tulsa Technology Center

Kai Maciag-Whitely from Tulsa Technology Center

2024 Interns

Andrew Welch from Northeastern State University

Jordan Brown from Tulsa Community College

Rachel Fox from Tulsa Community College

Josef Gantner from Tulsa Community College

Tram-An Ho from Tulsa Community College

Lauren Victory from Tulsa Technology Center

Natalie McClure from Tulsa Technology Center

2023 Interns

Garrett Ringler from Rogers State University

Tram-An Ho from Tulsa Community College

Grace Propst from Tulsa Community College

Williams Salome from Tulsa Technology Center

Alex Hamm from Tulsa Technology Center

2022 Interns

Victoria Fairchild from Northeastern State University

Samara Russell from Tulsa Community College

Christopher Johnson from Tulsa Community College

Jenna Tayrien from University of Oklahoma

Joshua Haney from Oral Roberts University

2021 Interns

Kaden Falkensten from Northeastern State University

Kayla Eyler from Tulsa Community College

Avery Thompson from Tulsa Community College

Abigail McNabb from Tulsa Technology Center

Lana Sammur from University of Tulsa

2020 Interns

Lydia Ostmo from Northeastern State University

Mackenzie Bonnewitz from Northeastern State University

Jonathan Crosse from Tulsa Community College*

Steven Floyd from Tulsa Community College*

Meghan Garner from Tulsa Community College*

Garrett Harper from Oklahoma State University*

*The interns could not complete the internships due to COVID-19 related institutional closures.

2019 Interns

Alejandro Torres from Northeastern State University

Jacob Layne from Oral Roberts University

Sana Ahmed from Tulsa Community College

Tri Nguyen from Tulsa Community College

Christopher Johnson from Tulsa Technology Center

Garrett Harper from Tulsa Technology Center

2018 Interns

Mariah Nacke from Northeastern State University

Cari Fryman from Tulsa Community College

Hassan Khan from Tulsa Community College

Haleigh Gaines from Tulsa Community College

Rebecca Meadors from Tulsa Technology Center

2017 Interns

Tyler Noble from Northeastern State University

Faiz Safdar from Tulsa Community College

Christy Eslinger from Tulsa Community College

Stephanie Sandoval from Tulsa Community College

Jonathan Gaikwad from Oral Roberts University

2016 Interns

Samira Ali from Northeastern State University

Alishbah Malik from Northeastern State University

Nick Richardson from Tulsa Community College

Cassandra Pickerel from Tulsa Community College

Thomas Faris from Rogers State University

Trevor Torgerson from Oral Roberts University

2015 Interns

Anam Ashraf from Northeastern State University

Alishbah Malik from Northeastern State University

Samantha Rice from Tulsa Community College

Gabriel Johnson from Tulsa Community College

Branden Brantley from Rogers State University

Joana Oduro from Oral Roberts University

Caleb Smith from Tulsa Technology Center

2014 Interns

Kaily Cox from Oral Roberts University

Angela Joy Fortner from Tulsa Community College

Lauren Stewart from Tulsa Community College

Jazeb Ifikhar from Tulsa Community College

Lina Guerroro from Tulsa Community College

Chase Mills from Tulsa Technology Center

2013 Interns

Aidan Huene from Oral Roberts University

Mylissa Stover from Tulsa Community College

Andrew Brown from Tulsa Community College

Annie Gilliam from Tulsa Technology Center

Justin Kruse from Rogers State University

2012 Interns

Victoria Reynolds from Oral Roberts University

Caitlin Blose from Oral Roberts University

Carol Saylor from Tulsa Community College

Ashley Hopkins from Tulsa Community College

Catherine Page from University of Tulsa

Matthew Cyr from Rogers State University