Fellows and Interns

Fellows

Emily Stuller

Knauss Fellowship, 2026-2027
University of Michigan
[email protected]

Tori Agnew-Camiener

Great Lakes Fellowship, 2024-2026
[email protected]

Megan McLaughlin

Great Lakes Fellowship, 2024-2026
[email protected]

2025 Interns

Simon Conover

St. Clair County Community College
Friends of the St. Clair River
[email protected]

Aaron Coon

Michigan Technological University
Friends of the Rouge
[email protected]

Zoey Crossley

Michigan State University
Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
[email protected]

Oliver Grueber

Saginaw Valley State University
Adams Chapter Trout Unlimited
[email protected]

Lauren Hemmeke

Michigan Technological University
Allegan Conservation District
[email protected]

Ali Iqbal

Wayne State University
Wayne State University/United Nations Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development
[email protected]

 

Helena Jolliffe

University of Michigan
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
[email protected]

 

Zoe Kilbourn

Michigan State University
Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
[email protected]

Brynn Lingaur

University of Michigan
Grand Traverse Conservation District & Boardman River Nature Center
[email protected]

Christian Prinzevski

Grand Valley State University
Kalamazoo Valley Trout Unlimited
[email protected]

Rylan Teddy

University of Michigan
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
[email protected]

Mari Terczak

Michigan State University
Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance
[email protected]

Parker Williams

Michigan Technological University
Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region
[email protected]

 

Past fellows and interns

MISG Graduate Student Research Fellowship

Scott Jackson, 2022 – 2024
[email protected]

Nikesh Dahal, 2022 – 2024
[email protected]

Dustin Brewer, 2022 – 2024
[email protected]

Erin Burkett, 2018 – 2020
[email protected]
Project overview (PDF)
Final report (PDF)

Nicole Olson, 2018 – 2020
[email protected]
Project overview (PDF)

Peter Alsip, 2018 – 2020
[email protected]

Corey Krabbenhoft, 2018 – 2020
[email protected]

Angela Yu, 2016 – 2018
[email protected]

Erin McCann, 2016 – 2018
[email protected]

Great Lakes Fellowship

Ian Stone,  2024 – 2026
[email protected]

Abigail Merolle, 2024
[email protected]

Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship

Olamide Ayeni, 2025 – 2026
Michigan Technological University
[email protected]

Katrina Lewandowski, 2024 – 2025
Wayne State University
[email protected]

Brenna Friday, 2024 – 2025
Wayne State University
[email protected]

Emily Shaw, 2023 – 2024
[email protected]

Bailey F. McCarthy Riley, 2022 – 2023
[email protected]

So-Jung Youn, 2020 – 2021
[email protected]

Katie Pritchard, 2019 – 2020
[email protected]

Jillian Mayer, 2019 – 2020
[email protected]

Kathryn Frens, 2019 – 2020
[email protected]

Lisa Peterson, 2018 – 2019
Electronic Technologies Coordinator
National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Science and Technology
[email protected]

Janet Hsiao, 2018 – 2019
Tropical Pacific Observing System 2020
NOAA Climate Program Office
[email protected]

Ellen Spooner, 2016 – 2017
Ocean Science Educator/Communications Specialist
NOAA Fisheries Communications Office
[email protected]

Trevor Meckley, 2016 – 2017
Hypoxia Coordination and Transition Fellow
NOAA Ocean Service National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
[email protected]

Patrick Donovan, 2016 – 2017
Legislative Fellow
U.S. Senator Gary C. Peters – Michigan
[email protected]

Rachel Jacobson, 2015 – 2016
Office of Program Planning and Integration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[email protected]

Ayman Mabrouk, 2015 – 2016
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[email protected]

Linda Novitski, 2015 – 2016
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[email protected]

Ali Stevens, 2015 – 2016
Climate Program Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[email protected]

Chiara Zuccarino-Crowe, 2014 – 2015
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[email protected]

Clarence Fullard, 2014 – 2015
Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist
Office of Management and Budget, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[email protected]

Dave Gershman, 2013 – 2014
Office of Marine Conservation, U.S. Department of State
[email protected]

Eric MacMillan, 2012 – 2013
Office of Habitat Conservation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[email protected]

Kyle Molton, 2012 – 2013
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME)
[email protected]

Colin Hume, 2011 – 2012
Division of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
[email protected]

Joe Nohner, 2009 – 2010
Office of Science and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
[email protected]

Maggie Rabb, 2009 – 2010
Marine Conservation International Affairs Office, U.S. Department of State
[email protected]

National Marine Fisheries Service Fellowship

Katrina Munsterman, 2023-2024
National Marine Fisheries Services Fellowship

Emily Liljestrand, 2019-2022
Sea Grant-National Marine Fisheries Service Fellowship
[email protected]

NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship

Eleanor Rappolee, 2020-2022
Association of State Floodplain Managers and Coastal States Organization Fellow
[email protected]

Kate Vogel, 2020-2022
Maryland Chesapeake and Coastal Service Fellow
[email protected]

Kirsten Howard, 2013 – 2015
New Hampshire Coastal Program
[email protected]

Maggie Wenger, 2012 – 2014
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
[email protected]

Liz Durfee, 2011 – 2013
Michigan Coastal Zone Management Program
[email protected]

Zach Hecht-Leavitt, 2011 – 2013
New York Coastal Management Program
[email protected]

Great Lakes Commission — Sea Grant Fellowship

Margo Davis, 2017 – 2018
[email protected]

Michael Polich, 2016 – 2017
[email protected]

Sam Molnar, 2015 – 2016
[email protected]

Elizabeth Lillard, 2013 – 2014
[email protected]

Amanda Sweetman, 2012 – 2013
[email protected]

Cassie Bradley, 2011 – 2012
[email protected]

Julie Hinderer, 2010 – 2011
[email protected]

Anjali Patel, 2009 – 2010
[email protected]

International Joint Commission — Sea Grant Fellowship

Michael Mezzacapo, 2017 – 2018
[email protected]

Allison Voglesong, 2016 – 2017
[email protected]

Ankita Mandelia, 2015 – 2016
[email protected]

MISG Undergraduate Environmental Internship Program

Naomi Dykstra, 2025
Calvin University
Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
[email protected]

Shehnaz Hameed, 2025
Grand Valley State University
Clinton River Watershed Council
[email protected]

Moses Huang, 2025
Calvin University
Plaster Creek Stewards and West Michigan Environmental Action Council
[email protected]

Andrew Slagter, 2025
Calvin University
Plaster Creek Stewards
[email protected]

Annalise Waldron, 2025
Hope College
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
[email protected]


Jake Downey, 2024
University of Michigan
Michigan DNR, Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station
[email protected]

Ella Ford, 2024
Wayne State University
Clinton River Watershed Council
[email protected]

Elliana Prow, 2024
Lake Superior State University
LSSU Center for Freshwater Research and Education
[email protected]

Abraham Stone, 2024
Michigan Technological University
Keweenaw Community Forest Company
[email protected]

Clay Wilton, 2024
Lake Superior State University
US Fish & Wildlife Services
[email protected]


Anthony Bellinger Jr., 2023
Wayne County Community College
Community education green projects in Detroit
[email protected]

Tyler Bush, 2023
University of Michigan
Impacts of user-created trails in the sand dune ecosystems of Lake Michigan state parks
[email protected]

Kyla Charlebois, 2023
University of Detroit Mercy
Pharmaceuticals and Hormones in the Detroit River
[email protected]

Ariel Downs, 2023
Michigan State University
Community education green projects in Detroit
[email protected]

Raven Mckechnie, 2023
Lake Superior State University
eDNA Methods to Detect Didymosphenia geminata
[email protected]

Jacelyne Myrthil, 2023
Western Michigan University
PFAS Communications
[email protected] (Western Mich U)

Madalyn Saddler, 2023
Northern Michigan University
Freshwater Acidification Monitoring and Environmental Stewardship in The Great Lakes
[email protected]

Delaney Sall, 2023
Calvin University
Plaster Creek Restoration
[email protected]

Ava Tackabury, 2023
University of Michigan
Lake Whitefish Spawning and Restoration Potential in Lake Michigan Tributaries
[email protected]

Hadley VandeVusse, 2023
University of Michigan
Preliminary evaluation of recreational fishing techniques and associated release mortality for lake trout in Grand Traverse Bay, MI
[email protected]


Becky Barsky, 2022
University of Michigan
[email protected]

Cassidy Beach, 2022
University of Michigan
[email protected]

John Hayhurst, 2022
Michigan State University
[email protected]

Kollin Kemerling, 2022
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]

Sarah Krzemien, 2022
Central Michigan University
[email protected]

Jia Luchs, 2022
Calvin University
[email protected]

Jada Manns, 2022
University of Detroit Mercy
[email protected]

Kyle Martin, 2022
Eastern Michigan University
[email protected]

Caleb Scheys, 2022
University of Detroit Mercy
[email protected]

Ethan Scheys, 2022
University of Detroit Mercy
[email protected]


Elizabeth Belanger, 2021
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]

Aiden Bobak, 2021
Michigan State University
[email protected]

Tristan Compton, 2021
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]

Gabrielle DeMott, 2021
University of Michigan
[email protected]

Simon Freeman, 2021
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]

Ángela Gutiérrez, 2021
Michigan Technological University
[email protected]

Cynthia Gutierrez Navarro, 2021
University of Detroit Mercy
[email protected]

Mikayla Kindler, 2021
Kalamazoo College
[email protected]

Rachel London, 2021
Michigan State University
[email protected]

Grace Maves, 2021
Wayne State University
[email protected]

Giovanni Roselli, 2021
Michigan State University
[email protected]

Ethan Vanvalkenburg, 2021
University of Michigan
[email protected]

Cheyenne Wilcox, 2021
Oakland University
[email protected]


Timothy Boyd, 2020
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]

Julianna Grenn, 2020
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]

Samuel Johnston, 2020
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]

Dakota VanFleet, 2020
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]

Molly Wozniak, 2020
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]

Grace Maves, 2020
Wayne State University
[email protected]

Ana Singh, 2020
Calvin University
[email protected]

David Martinez-Vasquez, 2020
Calvin University
[email protected]

Savanna Johnson, 2020
University of Michigan
[email protected]

Kiera Matiska, 2020
University of Michigan
[email protected]

Lauren Payne, 2020
University of Michigan
[email protected]

Abigail Meyer, 2020
University of Michigan
[email protected]

Taylor Rathbun, 2020
Central Michigan University
[email protected]

Carter Rogers, 2020
Spring Arbor University
[email protected]

Aidan Navarre, 2020
Central Michigan University
[email protected]

Victoria Vo, 2020
Eastern Michigan University
[email protected]


Yeri Kim, 2019
Calvin University (formerly Calvin College)
[email protected]

Ben Vasquez, 2019
Northern Michigan University
[email protected]

Tyler Penrod, 2019
Northern Michigan University
[email protected]

Abigail Meyer, 2019
University of Michigan
[email protected]