Fellows and Interns
Fellows
Bailey F. McCarthy Riley
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, 2022-2023
bfmccart@wayne.edu
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
Elizabeth Belanger
Lake Superior State University
ebelanger@lssu.edu
Advisors: Dr. Edoardo Sarda and Dr. Kevin Kapuscinski
Project Partner: Center for Freshwater Research and Education
Project: Locating Acipenser fulvescens (Lake Sturgeon) in Sault Ste. Marie Waters
Aiden Bobak
University: Michigan State University
bobakaid@msu.edu
Supervisor: Mike Reed, Curator of Education
Sponsor Organization: Detroit Zoological Society
Project: Inspiring environmental stewardship in members of the Detroit community
Tristan Compton
Lake Superior State University
tcompton@lssu.edu
Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Doubek
Project Partner: Lake Superior State University
Project: Microplastic density in relation to season, land use, and storms in a Michigan river network
Gabrielle DeMott
University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
gmdemott@umich.edu
Supervisor: Mike Reed, Curator of Education
Sponsor Organization: Detroit Zoological Society
Project: Researching and implementing environmental initiatives and educational programs in the Detroit area
Simon Freeman
Lake Superior State University
sfreeman3@lssu.edu
Advisor: Dr. Jonathan Doubek
Project Partners: Michigan DNR, U.S. Fish and Wildlife in Green Bay, WI, Sault Tribe of Chippewa Indians, Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, Grand Traverse Bay Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians
Project: Quantifying day versus night relationships between larval lake whitefish and zooplankton prey density and biomass in Lakes Michigan, Huron, and Superior
Ángela Gutiérrez
Michigan Technological University
agutierr@mtu.edu
Advisors: Dr. Melissa Baird, Dr. Valoree Gagnon, Evelyn Ravindran, Larissa Juip
Project Partner: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Natural Resources Department (KBIC NRD)
Project: Understanding Socio-Ecological and Stewardship of a Contaminated Tribal Landscape (TLS) in Lake Superior
Cynthia Gutierrez Navarro
University: University of Detroit Mercy
gutierci@udmercy.edu
Advisor: Dr. Victor Carmona Galindo
Project Partners: Healthy Urban Waters Initiative at Wayne State University and Lake St. Clair Metropark
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
Kalamazoo College
mikayla.kindler18@kzoo.edu
Supervisor: Dave Clapp, Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station Manager
Sponsor Organization: Michigan DNR—Fisheries Division
Project: Analysis of the ecological dynamics of smallmouth bass populations in the Lake Michigan reef ecosystem near the Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station
Rachel London
Michigan State University
londonra@msu.edu
Advisor: Dr. Thomas Loch
Supervisor: Dave Clapp, Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station Manager
Project Partner: Aquatic Animal Health Laboratory
Sponsor Organization: Michigan DNR—Fisheries Division
Project: Exploring the potential causes of reported skin lesions in smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) inhabiting the Great Lakes Basin
Grace Maves
Wayne State University
gh1789@wayne.edu
Supervisor: Daryl Pierson, Sustainability Coordinator
Project Partner: Wayne State University Office of Campus Sustainability
Project: A Survey of the Trees on Wayne State’s Campus
Giovani Roselli
Michigan State University
rosellig@msu.edu
Supervisor: David Mifsud, President
Sponsor Organization: Herpetological Resource Management
Project: Revision of the Michigan Amphibian and Reptile Best Management Practices Manual
Ethan Vanvalkenburg
University of Michigan
vanvalea@umich.edu
Advisor: Dr. Ben Winger
Sponsor Organization: University of Michigan Biological Station
Project: Bird range shifts and climate change in Great Lakes coastal wetlands
Cheyenne Wilcox
Oakland University
wilcox2@oakland.edu
Supervisors: Dave Clapp, Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station Manager and Todd Wills, Lake St. Clair Fisheries Research Station Area Research Manager
Sponsor Organization: Michigan DNR—Fisheries Division
Project: Role of smallmouth bass in Lake Michigan reef communities
Past fellows and interns
MISG Undergraduate Environmental Internship Program
Timothy Boyd, 2020
Lake Superior State University
tboyd1@lssu.edu
Project: Round goby in lake trout diet
Julianna Grenn, 2020
Lake Superior State University
Jgrenn@lssu.edu
Project: Maintenance and updates at the Grayling Fish Hatchery
Samuel Johnston, 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, 2020
Lake Superior State University
Dakota.Ann.Vanfleet@gmail.com
Project: Great Lakes watershed stewardship: Student awareness to advocacy and action
Molly Wozniak, 2020
Lake Superior State University
mwozniak1@lssu.edu
Project: Didymosphenia geminata (rock snot) removal and effects on benthic macroinverts
Grace Maves, 2020
Wayne State University
Gracemaves@icloud.com
Project: Service value of tree planting in Metro-Detroit
Ana Singh, 2020
Calvin University
ams246@students.calvin.edu
Project: Plant transpiration and survival in urban rain gardens
David Martinez-Vasquez, 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, 2020
University of Michigan
savrenea@umich.edu
Project: Assessment of larval fish shrinkage with preservation
Kiera Matiska, 2020
University of Michigan
kmatiska@umich.edu
Project: Effects of sea lamprey on lake trout
Lauren Payne, 2020
University of Michigan
paynela@umich.edu
Project: Assessment of fish egg mortality
Abigail Meyer, 2020
University of Michigan
avmey@umich.edu
Project: Environmental modelling of native wetland plants to build invasion resistance
Taylor Rathbun, 2020
Central Michigan University
Rathb1tl@cmich.edu
Project: Angler creel study and field survey in Grand Traverse Bay
Carter Rogers, 2020
Spring Arbor University
rogerscarter98@yahoo.com
Project: Distribution study of New Zealand mud snail in Boardman River
Aidan Navarre, 2020
Central Michigan University
navar1as@cmich.edu
Project: Species distribution modelling of herpetofauna
Victoria Vo, 2020
Eastern Michigan University
vvo@emich.edu
Project: Gap analysis of herpetofauna populations
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