Meet the Staff

Jessica L. Vickery, MPH, CHES Project Health & Health Hut Advisor

Jessica Vickery is an Assistant Director of Health Education & Promotion for the Department of Health Promotion & Wellness in the Student Health Center. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Molecular & Cell Biology with a minor in Urban...

Kristy Sillay, Project Health Graduate Assistant

Kristy is a second-year graduate student in the Health Sciences program in the University of Alabama's College of Human Environmental Sciences pursuing her masters.  Kristy has been working with Project Health since fall 2010 and served as both a GAMMA delegate and was...

Abby Jewell

Adam Mesewicz

Adam is currently a sophomore majoring in Civil Engineering on the Pre-Med Track and plans to graduate in May 2016. An out-of-state student, Adam is originally from Columbus, Ohio. After graduation he hopes to go on to medical school and pursue a carrer as a Primary Care Physician. Fall...

Ally Lappe

Ally is currently a freshman majoring in Biochemistry on the Pre-Pharmacy track and plans to attend McWhorter School of Pharmacy on Samford campus after her junior year at Alabama. An in-state student, Ally is from Gulf Shores, Alabama. After graduation she hopes to work in a compound pharmacy or...

Aundrea Bevis

Aundrea is currently a junior majoring in Psychology on the Pre-Med tract and plans to graduate in May 2015. Her hometown is Killen, AL. After graduation, she hopes to head to medical school at the University of South Alabama with the dream of becoming a psychiatrist. Fall 2012 marked...

Benjamin Palmer

Benjamin is currently a junior majoring in Biology and minoring in Spanish. He plans to graduate in the spring of 2015. After graduation Benjamin would like to attend medical school with his top choices being UAB and Vanderbilt. Benjamin is originally from Birmingham, Alabama, but he also has family...

Caroline Giddis

Chelsea Harris

Courtney Milner

I am a senior Public Relations major from Athens, Georgia and I will be graduating next May. I would love to work in Corporate PR or some sort of sports PR after graduation. I hope to someday be able to open a summer camp for children with developmental disabilities....

Elizabeth Brandley

Elizabeth Ann Gabriel

Erin Kennedy

Erin is from Massachusetts and is a senior, biology major and psychology minor on the premed track. Erin plans to graduate in May 2014. This will be her third semester as a health hut intern and is most passionate about stress and mental health and nutrition. Erin loves anything...

Erin Wallach

Gabbi Blum

Gabbi is currently a sophomore major in Political Science. She enjoys general health studies and considers working as a Health Hut Intern one of her favorite activities! Gabbi is originally from Charlotte, North Carolina and is undecided about what she wants to do after graduating. Gabbi is especially interested...

Gaby Lindley

Gabrielle is currently a sophomore majoring in Biology and plans to graduate in May 2016. Gabrielle is from the diverse town of Florence, in Northern Alabama. After graduation, she hopes to attend Medical School and explore the various facets of human health. Fall 2013 is her first semester with...

Garrett Diltz

Garrett is currently a sophomore majoring in Biology and plans to graduate in May 2016. He is originally from Lima, OH. After graduation, Garrett hopes to attend medical school. He started his first semester working with the Health Hut in Fall 2013, and some of the health topics he...

Hannah Zahedi

Hannah is currently a Junior majoring Biology with a minor in Spanish. An in-state student, Hannah is originally from Trussville, Alabama. After graduation, Hannah hopes to attend medical school or physicians assistant school- either way she wants to work with people to improve lives in the state of Alabama....

Ian Williams

Jaden Rountree

Jaden is currently a senior majoring in Exercise Science and minoring in Food and Nutrition. After graduation she plans to pursue her studies by getting her Masters in Exercise Science. Jaden is a transfer student from Huntingdon College, but she is originally from Ocean Springs, Mississippi. Jaden joined Project...

Jourdann Rhodes

Jourdann is a Senior majoring in Food and Nutrition. She grew up all over the world but currently lives in Deatsville, AL. She is a cadet in the Air Force ROTC program, and will enter the service after graduation. She would like to be a Dietitian in the Air...

Julia Meneghetti

Julious Griffin, II

Kali Coleman

Kali is currently a senior majoring in Exercise and Sport Science and plans to graduate in May 2014. Kali is a first generation college student from the small southern town of Geneva, Alabama. After graduation she hopes to attend Physical Therapy school at UAB. She has been with Health...

Kaitlin Garrard

Kaitlin is a senior majoring in Nursing and will be graduating in May of 2014. She is originally from Harker Heights, Texas and plans to work as an RN in Nashville after graduation. She has been a member of the Health Hutt since Spring 2013 and enjoys educating students...

Katie Nowell

Katie Welpott

Katie is a senior majoring in Exercise Science and minoring in Spanish. After completing her undergrad, she hopefully plans to attend Physician Assistant school. This will be her fourth year with the Health Hut and enjoys the topics nutrition and physical fitness best. She enjoys being involved in a...

Kristen Guenther

Kristen is currently a senior majoring in Food and Nutrition. She is originally from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, but is a third generation at the University of Alabama. She has been with the Health Hut since it began in Spring 2011 and will be serving as Historian in Fall 2013....

Kyle Burns

Kyle is currently a junior majoring in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering. He is from Charlotte, North Carolina and plans to graduate in the spring of 2015. The fall of 2013 marks his first year as a member of project health as a health hut intern. Kyle plans to attend...

Lessley Dennington

Lessley is a junior majoring in Management Information Systems and Marketing with a minor in Spanish. She is originally from Cape Girardeau, Missouri and plans to graduate in December of 2015. Fall 2013 marks her fourth semester working in the Health Hut. She began working in the Hut because...

Maddy Ricketts

Mary Garner

Mary is currently a Senior in the Food and Nutrition Program. This will be her third semester as a Health Hut Intern. Mary is passionate about all health topics, but her special interest are in mental health, nutrition and body image, and financial health. In her free time she...

Michael Moore

Michaela Postell

Michaela is a current senior majoring in Health Science with a minor in Food and Nutrition with plans to graduate Dec 2013. After graduation she hope to attend graduate school at UAB for health promotion or hospital administration. Fall 2013 will mark her 3rd semester with Health Hut and...

Morgan Canada

Morgan is currently a senior majoring in Nursing and plans to graduate December 2014. An out-of-state student, Morgan is originally from Ashburn, Virginia. After graduation she hopes to go to medical school but is open to any opportunity that comes her way. Spring 2013 was her first semester with...

Morgan Moran

Morgan is currently a junior majoring in Political Science and minoring in Biology and plans to graduate in December 2014. As an out-of-state student, Morgan is originally from Arlington, Virginia. After graduation, she hopes to attend graduate school to pursue a Master's degree in Global Health and then to...

MyKala Johnson

MyKala is currently a sophomore on the Pre-Med track with honors minoring in Sociology from Uptown Birmingham, Al. MyKala enjoys influencing, supporting, and leading others. She plans to apply to become a Naval Commissioned Officer and attend medical school after earning an undergraduate degree at the Capstone. She is...

Natalie Burkle

Natalie is currently a sophomore majoring in Elementary Education and plans to graduate in May 2016. Natalie was born and raised in Foley, AL. After graduation she plans on getting a job as an elementary teacher. Fall 2013 will be her first semester as a Health Hut Intern. She...

Olivia Hodge

Olivia Roe

Olivia is currently a junior majoring in Chemistry and a minoring in both Spanish and Biology. She is originally from Memphis, Tennessee. After graduation in May 2015, she hopes to begin pharmacy school the following fall. Fall 2013 is her first semester working as an intern with the Health...

Peterson Wellford

Peterson is an out-of-state student from Memphis, TN. He is junior majoring in Public Relations and double minoring in Leadership and Computer Tech & Applications. He plans to graduate in December 2014. After graduation he plans to go to graduate school to earn a degree in Health Administration. Peterson...

Rachel Mears

Rachel is currently a senior majoring in Communication Studies and Communicative Disorders and plans to graduate in May 2014. After graduation, she hopes to pursue a Masters degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and to go on to work with college students. Fall 2013 will be Rachel's first semester...

Sarah Chaffee

Sean Mendez

Sean, an out-of state student from Buffalo, New York, is currently a senior majoring in Biology and Math and plans to graduate in May 2014. After graduation, he hopes to attend medical school in the Northeast or West Coast. Fall 2013 marks Sean's third semester with the Health Hut...

Shelby Rasner

Tara Covey

Trevor Fain

Zach Diltz

Zachary is currently a sophomore majoring in Biology and plans to graduate in the Spring of 2016. He is originally from Lima, Ohio. After graduating, he hopes to attend medical school. The Fall 2013 semester is his first semester working as a Health Hut Intern and the health topics...