Fellows and Interns

Past fellows and interns

MISG Undergraduate Environmental Internship Program

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

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

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

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

Clay Wilton
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]
Project Partner: Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Project: Lake Michigan Salmonid Management

Cassidy Beach, 2022
University of Michigan
[email protected]
Supervisor: Stephanie Gandulla
Sponsor Organization: Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Project: Studying Great Lakes acidification

John Hayhurst, 2022
Michigan State University
[email protected]
Project Partner: Michigan Department of Natural Resources

Kollin Kemerling, 2022
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]
Project: Evaluating variability of lake trout consumption on round gobies in Lake Michigan

Sarah Krzemien, 2022
Central Michigan University
[email protected]
Supervisor: Mike Reed
Sponsor Organization: Detroit Zoological Society

Jia Luchs, 2022
Calvin University
[email protected]
Project Partner: Plaster Creek Stewards
Project: Supporting at-risk high school students in a summer education program

Jada Manns, 2022
University of Detroit Mercy
[email protected]
Project: Palmer Creek Urban Forest tree survey and diversity analysis

Kyle Martin, 2022
Eastern Michigan University
[email protected]
Supervisor: Mike Reed
Sponsor Organization: Detroit Zoological Society

Caleb Scheys, 2022
University of Detroit Mercy
[email protected]
Project: Cadilac Urban Garden, PFCs impacts on cellular morphology

Ethan Scheys, 2022
University of Detroit Mercy
[email protected]
Project: Computational analysis of urban forest structure and hydrology in Palmer Park, Detroit

Elizabeth Belanger, 2021
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]
Project: Locating Acipenser fulvescens (Lake Sturgeon) in Sault Ste. Marie Waters

Aiden Bobak, 2021
Michigan State University
[email protected]
Project: Inspiring environmental stewardship in members of the Detroit community

Tristan Compton, 2021
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]
Project: Microplastic density in relation to season, land use, and storms in a Michigan river network

Gabrielle DeMott, 2021
University of Michigan
[email protected]
Project: Researching and implementing environmental initiatives and educational programs in the Detroit area

Simon Freeman, 2021
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]
Project: Quantifying day versus night relationships between larval lake whitefish and zooplankton prey density and biomass in Lakes Michigan, Huron, and Superior

Ángela Gutiérrez, 2021
Michigan Technological University
[email protected]
Project: Understanding Socio-Ecological and Stewardship of a Contaminated Tribal Landscape (TLS) in Lake Superior

Cynthia Gutierrez Navarro, 2021
University of Detroit Mercy
[email protected]
Project: Invasive plant species impact on bioswale fecal indicator bacteria (FIB) communities and the capacity of green stormwater infrastructure to sustain ecosystem services.

Mikayla Kindler, 2021
Kalamazoo College
[email protected]
Project: Analysis of the ecological dynamics of smallmouth bass populations in the Lake Michigan reef ecosystem near the Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station

Rachel London, 2021
Michigan State University
[email protected]
Project: Exploring the potential causes of reported skin lesions in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) inhabiting the Great Lakes Basin

Grace Maves, 2021
Wayne State University
[email protected]
Project: A Survey of the Trees on Wayne State’s Campus

Giovanni Roselli, 2021
Michigan State University
[email protected]
Project: Revision of the Michigan Amphibian and Reptile Best Management Practices Manual

Ethan Vanvalkenburg, 2021
University of Michigan
[email protected]
Project: Bird range shifts and climate change in Great Lakes coastal wetlands

Cheyenne Wilcox, 2021
Oakland University
[email protected]
Project: Role of smallmouth bass in Lake Michigan reef communities

Timothy Boyd, 2020
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]
Project: Round goby in lake trout diet

Julianna Grenn, 2020
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]
Project: Maintenance and updates at the Grayling Fish Hatchery

Samuel Johnston, 2020
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]
Project: Temporo-spatial dynamics of zooplankton and larval lake whitefish in invasive dominated Lakes Michigan and Huron

Dakota VanFleet, 2020
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]
Project: Great Lakes watershed stewardship: Student awareness to advocacy and action

Molly Wozniak, 2020
Lake Superior State University
[email protected]
Project: Didymosphenia geminata (rock snot) removal and effects on benthic macroinverts

Grace Maves, 2020
Wayne State University
[email protected]
Project: Service value of tree planting in Metro-Detroit

Ana Singh, 2020
Calvin University
[email protected]
Project: Plant transpiration and survival in urban rain gardens

David Martinez-Vasquez, 2020
Calvin University
[email protected]
Project: Tree planting to discourage reed canary grass and watershed education with urban Grand Rapids high school students

Savanna Johnson, 2020
University of Michigan
[email protected]
Project: Assessment of larval fish shrinkage with preservation

Kiera Matiska, 2020
University of Michigan
[email protected]
Project: Effects of sea lamprey on lake trout

Lauren Payne, 2020
University of Michigan
[email protected]
Project: Assessment of fish egg mortality

Abigail Meyer, 2020
University of Michigan
[email protected]
Project: Environmental modelling of native wetland plants to build invasion resistance

Taylor Rathbun, 2020
Central Michigan University
[email protected]
Project: Angler creel study and field survey in Grand Traverse Bay

Carter Rogers, 2020
Spring Arbor University
[email protected]
Project: Distribution study of New Zealand mud snail in Boardman River

Aidan Navarre, 2020
Central Michigan University
[email protected]
Project: Species distribution modelling of herpetofauna

Victoria Vo, 2020
Eastern Michigan University
[email protected]
Project: Gap analysis of herpetofauna populations

Yeri Kim, 2019
Calvin University (formerly Calvin College)
[email protected]
See Yeri’s research poster (PDF)

Ben Vasquez, 2019
Northern Michigan University
[email protected]
See Ben’s research poster (PDF)

Tyler Penrod, 2019
Northern Michigan University
[email protected]
See Tyler’s research poster (PDF)

Abigail Meyer, 2019
University of Michigan
[email protected]
See Abigail’s research poster (PDF)