About Kayla
Kayla is a 27 year old graduate student at the University of Pennsylvania. As a Christian woman and a family-centered person, Kayla strives to understand God’s creation through biology. Kayla frequently volunteers throughout Pennsylvania and fundraises across the United States.
The Calisthenics Circle
where every effort counts
Awards, Honors, & Scholarships
Social
- Horace Mann Bond Honor Society
- Penn Cares Grant
- Frederick Douglass Legacy Scholarship
STEM
- Drexel University Teaching Award
- Drexel University Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation Leadership and Academic Scholar
- Dean’s Scholarship Award x 3
- Tri-Beta Biological Honor Society
Athletic
- Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Honor Roll
- Rookie of the Year x 2
- ECAC Player of the Week
Religious
- Korean Presbyterian Scholarship
- Eastern Pennsylvania Conference of UMC Scholar
- Camphor Memorial United Methodist Church Young Woman of the Year Award
Education
Lincoln University
Bachelor of Science in Biology— Aug 2015- Dec 2019
West Chester University
Master of Science in Biology— Aug 2020- May 2023
University of Pennsylvania
Master of Bioethics — Aug 2023- Aug 2024
Contact Information
Cell: +1 (215)-764-9348
Email: Kayla.Butts@PennMedicine.Upenn.Edu
Email 2: Kayla.Butts@Temple.Edu