Fellows and Interns
Fellows
Emily Liljestrand
Sea Grant-National Marine Fisheries Service Fellowship, 2019-2022
liljest3@msu.edu
Eleanor Rappolee
Association of State Floodplain Managers and Coastal States Organization Fellow
rappolee@msu.edu
So-Jung Youn
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, 2020-2021
younsoju@msu.edu
Kate Vogel
Maryland Chesapeake and Coastal Service Fellow
vogelk@umich.edu
Interns
Timothy Boyd
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
Lake Superior State University
tboyd1@lssu.edu
Project: Round goby in lake trout diet
Julianna Grenn
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
Lake Superior State University
Jgrenn@lssu.edu
Project: Maintenance and updates at the Grayling Fish Hatchery
Samuel Johnston
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
Lake Superior State University
sjohnston5@lssu.edu
Project: Temporo-spatial dynamics of zooplankton and larval lake whitefish in invasive dominated Lakes Michigan and Huron
Dakota VanFleet
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
Lake Superior State University
Dakota.Ann.Vanfleet@gmail.com
Project: Great Lakes watershed stewardship: Student awareness to advocacy and action
Molly Wozniak
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
Lake Superior State University
mwozniak1@lssu.edu
Project: Didymosphenia geminata (rock snot) removal and effects on benthic macroinverts
Grace Maves
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
Wayne State University
Gracemaves@icloud.com
Project: Service value of tree planting in Metro-Detroit
Ana Singh
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
Calvin University
ams246@students.calvin.edu
Project: Plant transpiration and survival in urban rain gardens
David Martinez-Vasquez
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
Calvin University
dev24@students.calvin.edu
Project: Tree planting to discourage reed canary grass and watershed education with urban Grand Rapids high school students
Savanna Johnson
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
University of Michigan
savrenea@umich.edu
Project: Assessment of larval fish shrinkage with preservation
Kiera Matiska
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
University of Michigan
kmatiska@umich.edu
Project: Effects of sea lamprey on lake trout
Lauren Payne
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
University of Michigan
paynela@umich.edu
Project: Assessment of fish egg mortality
Abigail Meyer
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
University of Michigan
avmey@umich.edu
Project: Environmental modelling of native wetland plants to build invasion resistance
Taylor Rathbun
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
Central Michigan University
Rathb1tl@cmich.edu
Project: Angler creel study and field survey in Grand Traverse Bay
Carter Rogers
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
Spring Arbor University
rogerscarter98@yahoo.com
Project: Distribution study of New Zealand mud snail in Boardman River
Aidan Navarre
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
Central Michigan University
navar1as@cmich.edu
Project: Species distribution modelling of herpetofauna
Victoria Vo
MISG Environmental Internship Program, 2020
Eastern Michigan University
vvo@emich.edu
Project: Gap analysis of herpetofauna populations
Past fellows and interns
MISG Undergraduate Internship
Yeri Kim, 2019
Calvin University (formerly Calvin College)
yk54@students.calvin.edu
See Yeri’s research poster (PDF)
Ben Vasquez, 2019
Northern Michigan University
bevasque@nmu.edu
See Ben’s research poster (PDF)
Tyler Penrod, 2019
Northern Michigan University
tpenrod@nmu.edu
See Tyler’s research poster (PDF)
Abigail Meyer, 2019
University of Michigan
avmey@umich.edu
See Abigail’s research poster (PDF)
MISG Graduate Student Research Fellowship
Erin Burkett, 2018-2020
emburket@mtu.edu
Project overview (PDF)
Final report (PDF)
Nicole Olson, 2018-2020
niolson@umich.edu
Project overview (PDF)
Peter Alsip, 2018 – 2020
peterals@umich.edu
Corey Krabbenhoft, 2018 – 2020
ckrab@wayne.edu
Angela Yu, 2016 – 2018
awyu@mtu.edu
Erin McCann, 2016 – 2018
mccan1e@cmich.edu
Great Lakes Commission — Sea Grant Fellowship
Margo Davis, 2017 – 2018
margodavis9@gmail.com
Michael Polich, 2016 – 2017
mpolich@glc.org
Sam Molnar, 2015 – 2016
sammolnar@gmail.com
Elizabeth Lillard, 2013 – 2014
elizabeth.lillard@gmail.com
Amanda Sweetman, 2012 – 2013
acsweetman@gmail.com
Cassie Bradley, 2011 – 2012
cassiebradley@gmail.com
Julie Hinderer, 2010 – 2011
midajl@gmail.com
Anjali Patel, 2009 – 2010
abweuno@gmail.com
International Joint Commission — Sea Grant Fellowship
Michael Mezzacapo, 2017 – 2018
mezzacapom@windsor.ijc.org
Allison Voglesong, 2016 – 2017
allisonvoglesong@gmail.com
Ankita Mandelia, 2015 – 2016
ajmandelia@gmail.com
NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship
Liz Durfee, 2011 – 2013
Michigan Coastal Zone Management Program
elizabeth.durfee@gmail.com
Zach Hecht-Leavitt, 2011 – 2013
New York Coastal Management Program
zhechtle@gmail.com
Kirsten Howard, 2013 – 2015
New Hampshire Coastal Program
kirstenbhoward@gmail.com
Maggie Wenger, 2012 – 2014
San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission
magpie.wenger@gmail.com
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Katie Pritchard, 2019-2020
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
kpritc@umich.edu
Jillian Mayer, 2019-2020
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
jbmayer@umich.edu
Kathryn Frens, 2019-2020
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
kathryn.frens@gmail.com
Lisa Peterson, 2018 – 2019
Electronic Technologies Coordinator
National Marine Fisheries Service Office of Science and Technology
peter710@msu.edu
Janet Hsiao, 2018 – 2019
Tropical Pacific Observing System 2020
NOAA Climate Program Office
jnt.hsiao@gmail.com
Ellen Spooner, 2016 – 2017
Ocean Science Educator/Communications Specialist
NOAA Fisheries Communications Office
ellspoon@umich.edu
Trevor Meckley, 2016 – 2017
Hypoxia Coordination and Transition Fellow
NOAA Ocean Service National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science
tdmeckley@gmail.com
Patrick Donovan, 2016 – 2017
Legislative Fellow
U.S. Senator Gary C. Peters – Michigan
pmdon@umich.edu
Clarence Fullard, 2014 – 2015
Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist
Office of Management and Budget, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Fulla1cd@cmich.edu
Dave Gershman, 2013 – 2014
Office of Marine Conservation, U.S. Department of State
gershman@umich.edu
Colin Hume, 2011 – 2012
Division of Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Conservation, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
colhume@gmail.com
Rachel Jacobson, 2015 – 2016
Office of Program Planning and Integration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
rachel.ilyse.jacobson@gmail.com
Ayman Mabrouk, 2015 – 2016
National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
mabrouka@anr.msu.edu
Eric MacMillan, 2012 – 2013
Office of Habitat Conservation, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
emacmill@gmail.com
Kyle Molton, 2012 – 2013
Congresswoman Chellie Pingree (ME)
kyle.molton@gmail.com
Joe Nohner, 2009 – 2010
Office of Science and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
jnohner@gmail.com
Linda Novitski, 2015 – 2016
Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
lindanovitski@gmail.com
Maggie Rabb, 2009 – 2010
Marine Conservation International Affairs Office, U.S. Department of State
maggie.rabb@gmail.com
Ali Stevens, 2015 – 2016
Climate Program Office, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
aliwstev@umich.edu
Chiara Zuccarino-Crowe, 2014 – 2015
Office of National Marine Sanctuaries, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
czuccarino@hotmail.com