Fellows and Interns
Fellows
Emily Stuller
Knauss Fellowship, 2026-2027
University of Michigan
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Tori Agnew-Camiener
Great Lakes Fellowship, 2024-2026
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Megan McLaughlin
Great Lakes Fellowship, 2024-2026
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2025 Interns
Simon Conover
St. Clair County Community College
Friends of the St. Clair River
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Aaron Coon
Michigan Technological University
Friends of the Rouge
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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
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Ali Iqbal
Wayne State University
Wayne State University/United Nations Regional Centre of Expertise (RCE) on Education for Sustainable Development
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Zoe Kilbourn
Michigan State University
Cooperative Invasive Species Management Area
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Brynn Lingaur
University of Michigan
Grand Traverse Conservation District & Boardman River Nature Center
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Christian Prinzevski
Grand Valley State University
Kalamazoo Valley Trout Unlimited
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Rylan Teddy
University of Michigan
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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Mari Terczak
Michigan State University
Saugatuck Dunes Coastal Alliance
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Parker Williams
Michigan Technological University
Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region
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Past fellows and interns
MISG Graduate Student Research Fellowship
Scott Jackson, 2022 – 2024
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Nikesh Dahal, 2022 – 2024
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Dustin Brewer, 2022 – 2024
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Erin Burkett, 2018 – 2020
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Project overview (PDF)
Final report (PDF)
Nicole Olson, 2018 – 2020
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Project overview (PDF)
Peter Alsip, 2018 – 2020
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Corey Krabbenhoft, 2018 – 2020
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Angela Yu, 2016 – 2018
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Erin McCann, 2016 – 2018
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Great Lakes Fellowship
Ian Stone, 2024 – 2026
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Abigail Merolle, 2024
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Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Olamide Ayeni, 2025 – 2026
Michigan Technological University
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Katrina Lewandowski, 2024 – 2025
Wayne State University
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Brenna Friday, 2024 – 2025
Wayne State University
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Emily Shaw, 2023 – 2024
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Bailey F. McCarthy Riley, 2022 – 2023
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So-Jung Youn, 2020 – 2021
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Katie Pritchard, 2019 – 2020
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Jillian Mayer, 2019 – 2020
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Kathryn Frens, 2019 – 2020
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Lisa Peterson, 2018 – 2019
Electronic Technologies Coordinator
National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Science and Technology
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Janet Hsiao, 2018 – 2019
Tropical Pacific Observing System 2020
NOAA Climate Program Office
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Ellen Spooner, 2016 – 2017
Ocean Science Educator/Communications Specialist
NOAA Fisheries Communications Office
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Trevor Meckley, 2016 – 2017
Hypoxia Coordination and Transition Fellow
NOAA Ocean Service National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
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Patrick Donovan, 2016 – 2017
Legislative Fellow
U.S. Senator Gary C. Peters – Michigan
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Rachel Jacobson, 2015 – 2016
Office of Program Planning and Integration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Ayman Mabrouk, 2015 – 2016
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Linda Novitski, 2015 – 2016
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Ali Stevens, 2015 – 2016
Climate Program Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Chiara Zuccarino-Crowe, 2014 – 2015
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Clarence Fullard, 2014 – 2015
Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist
Office of Management and Budget, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Dave Gershman, 2013 – 2014
Office of Marine Conservation, U.S. Department of State
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Eric MacMillan, 2012 – 2013
Office of Habitat Conservation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Kyle Molton, 2012 – 2013
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME)
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Colin Hume, 2011 – 2012
Division of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
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Joe Nohner, 2009 – 2010
Office of Science and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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Maggie Rabb, 2009 – 2010
Marine Conservation International Affairs Office, U.S. Department of State
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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
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NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship
Eleanor Rappolee, 2020-2022
Association of State Floodplain Managers and Coastal States Organization Fellow
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Kate Vogel, 2020-2022
Maryland Chesapeake and Coastal Service Fellow
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Kirsten Howard, 2013 – 2015
New Hampshire Coastal Program
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Maggie Wenger, 2012 – 2014
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
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Liz Durfee, 2011 – 2013
Michigan Coastal Zone Management Program
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Zach Hecht-Leavitt, 2011 – 2013
New York Coastal Management Program
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Great Lakes Commission — Sea Grant Fellowship
Margo Davis, 2017 – 2018
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Michael Polich, 2016 – 2017
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Sam Molnar, 2015 – 2016
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Elizabeth Lillard, 2013 – 2014
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Amanda Sweetman, 2012 – 2013
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Cassie Bradley, 2011 – 2012
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Julie Hinderer, 2010 – 2011
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Anjali Patel, 2009 – 2010
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International Joint Commission — Sea Grant Fellowship
Michael Mezzacapo, 2017 – 2018
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Allison Voglesong, 2016 – 2017
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Ankita Mandelia, 2015 – 2016
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MISG Undergraduate Environmental Internship Program
Naomi Dykstra, 2025
Calvin University
Friends of Grand Rapids Parks
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Shehnaz Hameed, 2025
Grand Valley State University
Clinton River Watershed Council
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Moses Huang, 2025
Calvin University
Plaster Creek Stewards and West Michigan Environmental Action Council
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Andrew Slagter, 2025
Calvin University
Plaster Creek Stewards
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Annalise Waldron, 2025
Hope College
Michigan Department of Natural Resources
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Jake Downey, 2024
University of Michigan
Michigan DNR, Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station
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Ella Ford, 2024
Wayne State University
Clinton River Watershed Council
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Elliana Prow, 2024
Lake Superior State University
LSSU Center for Freshwater Research and Education
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Abraham Stone, 2024
Michigan Technological University
Keweenaw Community Forest Company
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Clay Wilton, 2024
Lake Superior State University
US Fish & Wildlife Services
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Anthony Bellinger Jr., 2023
Wayne County Community College
Community education green projects in Detroit
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Tyler Bush, 2023
University of Michigan
Impacts of user-created trails in the sand dune ecosystems of Lake Michigan state parks
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Kyla Charlebois, 2023
University of Detroit Mercy
Pharmaceuticals and Hormones in the Detroit River
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Ariel Downs, 2023
Michigan State University
Community education green projects in Detroit
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Raven Mckechnie, 2023
Lake Superior State University
eDNA Methods to Detect Didymosphenia geminata
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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
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Delaney Sall, 2023
Calvin University
Plaster Creek Restoration
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Ava Tackabury, 2023
University of Michigan
Lake Whitefish Spawning and Restoration Potential in Lake Michigan Tributaries
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Hadley VandeVusse, 2023
University of Michigan
Preliminary evaluation of recreational fishing techniques and associated release mortality for lake trout in Grand Traverse Bay, MI
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Becky Barsky, 2022
University of Michigan
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Cassidy Beach, 2022
University of Michigan
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John Hayhurst, 2022
Michigan State University
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Kollin Kemerling, 2022
Lake Superior State University
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Sarah Krzemien, 2022
Central Michigan University
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Jia Luchs, 2022
Calvin University
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Jada Manns, 2022
University of Detroit Mercy
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Kyle Martin, 2022
Eastern Michigan University
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Caleb Scheys, 2022
University of Detroit Mercy
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Ethan Scheys, 2022
University of Detroit Mercy
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Elizabeth Belanger, 2021
Lake Superior State University
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Aiden Bobak, 2021
Michigan State University
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Tristan Compton, 2021
Lake Superior State University
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Gabrielle DeMott, 2021
University of Michigan
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Simon Freeman, 2021
Lake Superior State University
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Ángela Gutiérrez, 2021
Michigan Technological University
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Cynthia Gutierrez Navarro, 2021
University of Detroit Mercy
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Mikayla Kindler, 2021
Kalamazoo College
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Rachel London, 2021
Michigan State University
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Grace Maves, 2021
Wayne State University
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Giovanni Roselli, 2021
Michigan State University
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Ethan Vanvalkenburg, 2021
University of Michigan
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Cheyenne Wilcox, 2021
Oakland University
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Timothy Boyd, 2020
Lake Superior State University
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Julianna Grenn, 2020
Lake Superior State University
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Samuel Johnston, 2020
Lake Superior State University
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Dakota VanFleet, 2020
Lake Superior State University
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Molly Wozniak, 2020
Lake Superior State University
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Grace Maves, 2020
Wayne State University
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Ana Singh, 2020
Calvin University
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David Martinez-Vasquez, 2020
Calvin University
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Savanna Johnson, 2020
University of Michigan
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Kiera Matiska, 2020
University of Michigan
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Lauren Payne, 2020
University of Michigan
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Abigail Meyer, 2020
University of Michigan
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Taylor Rathbun, 2020
Central Michigan University
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Carter Rogers, 2020
Spring Arbor University
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Aidan Navarre, 2020
Central Michigan University
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Victoria Vo, 2020
Eastern Michigan University
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Yeri Kim, 2019
Calvin University (formerly Calvin College)
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Ben Vasquez, 2019
Northern Michigan University
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Tyler Penrod, 2019
Northern Michigan University
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Abigail Meyer, 2019
University of Michigan
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