Fellows and Interns
Fellows
Tori Agnew-Camiener
Great Lakes Fellowship, 2024-2025
agnewcam@umich.edu
Olamide Ayeni
Knauss Fellowship, 2025-2027
Michigan Technological University
oiayeni@mtu.edu
Dustin Brewer
MISG Graduate Research Fellowship, 2022-2024
Nikesh Dahal
MISG Graduate Research Fellowship, 2022-2024
Brenna Friday
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, 2024-2025
Wayne State University
bfriday@wayne.edu
Scott Jackson
MISG Graduate Research Fellowship, 2022-2024
Katrina Lewandowski
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship, 2024-2025
Wayne State University
atrinalew@wayne.edu
Megan McLaughlin
Great Lakes Fellowship, 2024-2025
meganmcl@umich.edu
Katrina Munsterman
National Marine Fisheries Services Fellowship, 2023-2024
Ian Stone
Great Lakes Fellowship, 2024-2025
ianstone@umich.edu
2024 Interns
Jake Downey
University of Michigan
Michigan DNR, Charlevoix Fisheries Research Station
jakedown@umich.edu
Ella Ford
Wayne State University
Clinton River Watershed Council
elford@wayne.edu
Elliana Prow
Lake Superior State University
LSSU Center for Freshwater Research and Education
eprow@lssu.edu
Abraham Stone
Michigan Technological University
Keweenaw Community Forest Company
afstone@mtu.edu
Clay Wilton
Lake Superior State University
US Fish & Wildlife Services
cwilton@lssu.edu
Past fellows and interns
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 Fellowship
Abigail Merolle, 2024
amerolle@umich.edu
Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship
Emily Shaw, 2023-2024
shaw.emily2@gmail.com
Bailey F. McCarthy Riley, 2022-2023
bfmccart@wayne.edu
So-Jung Youn, 2020-2021
younsoju@msu.edu
Katie Pritchard, 2019-2020
kpritc@umich.edu
Jillian Mayer, 2019-2020
jbmayer@umich.edu
Kathryn Frens, 2019-2020
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
National Marine Fisheries Service Fellowship
Emily Liljestrand, 2019-2022
Sea Grant-National Marine Fisheries Service Fellowship
liljest3@msu.edu
NOAA Coastal Management Fellowship
Eleanor Rappolee, 2020-2022
Association of State Floodplain Managers and Coastal States Organization Fellow
rappolee@msu.edu
Kate Vogel, 2020-2022
Maryland Chesapeake and Coastal Service Fellow
vogelk@umich.edu
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
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
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
MISG Undergraduate Environmental Internship Program
Anthony Bellinger Jr., 2023
Wayne County Community College
Community education green projects in Detroit
anthonybellinger19@gmail.com
Tyler Bush, 2023
University of Michigan
Impacts of user-created trails in the sand dune ecosystems of Lake Michigan state parks
tybush@umich.edu
Kyla Charlebois, 2023
University of Detroit Mercy
Pharmaceuticals and Hormones in the Detroit River
charlekm@udmercy.edu
Ariel Downs, 2023
Michigan State University
Community education green projects in Detroit
downsari@msu.edu
Raven Mckechnie, 2023
Lake Superior State University
eDNA Methods to Detect Didymosphenia geminata
rmckechnie4@lssu.edu
Jacelyne Myrthil, 2023
Western Michigan University
PFAS Communications
myrthiljack@gmail.com (Western Mich U)
Madalyn Saddler, 2023
Northern Michigan University
Freshwater Acidification Monitoring and Environmental Stewardship in The Great Lakes
msaddler@nmu.edu
Delaney Sall, 2023
Calvin University
Plaster Creek Restoration
ds58@calvin.edu
Ava Tackabury, 2023
University of Michigan
Lake Whitefish Spawning and Restoration Potential in Lake Michigan Tributaries
avatack@umich.edu
Hadley VandeVusse, 2023
University of Michigan
Preliminary evaluation of recreational fishing techniques and associated release mortality for lake trout in Grand Traverse Bay, MI
hadvusse@umich.edu
Becky Barsky, 2022
University of Michigan
bbarsky@umich.edu
Project Partner: Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Project: Lake Michigan Salmonid Management
Cassidy Beach, 2022
University of Michigan
cbeachce@umich.edu
Supervisor: Stephanie Gandulla
Sponsor Organization: Thunder Bay National Marine Sanctuary
Project: Studying Great Lakes acidification
John Hayhurst, 2022
Michigan State University
hayhurs6@msu.edu
Project Partner: Michigan Department of Natural Resources
Kollin Kemerling, 2022
Lake Superior State University
kollinkem@gmail.com
Project: Evaluating variability of lake trout consumption on round gobies in Lake Michigan
Sarah Krzemien, 2022
Central Michigan University
krzem1se@cmich.edu
Supervisor: Mike Reed
Sponsor Organization: Detroit Zoological Society
Jia Luchs, 2022
Calvin University
jialuchs@gmail.com
Project Partner: Plaster Creek Stewards
Project: Supporting at-risk high school students in a summer education program
Jada Manns, 2022
University of Detroit Mercy
mannsjc@udmercy.edu
Project: Palmer Creek Urban Forest tree survey and diversity analysis
Kyle Martin, 2022
Eastern Michigan University
kmarti80@emich.edu
Supervisor: Mike Reed
Sponsor Organization: Detroit Zoological Society
Caleb Scheys, 2022
University of Detroit Mercy
calebscheys@gmail.com
Project: Cadilac Urban Garden, PFCs impacts on cellular morphology
Ethan Scheys, 2022
University of Detroit Mercy
cheysej@udmercy.edu
Project: Computational analysis of urban forest structure and hydrology in Palmer Park, Detroit
Elizabeth Belanger, 2021
Lake Superior State University
ebelanger@lssu.edu
Project: Locating Acipenser fulvescens (Lake Sturgeon) in Sault Ste. Marie Waters
Aiden Bobak, 2021
Michigan State University
bobakaid@msu.edu
Project: Inspiring environmental stewardship in members of the Detroit community
Tristan Compton, 2021
Lake Superior State University
tcompton@lssu.edu
Project: Microplastic density in relation to season, land use, and storms in a Michigan river network
Gabrielle DeMott, 2021
University of Michigan
gmdemott@umich.edu
Project: Researching and implementing environmental initiatives and educational programs in the Detroit area
Simon Freeman, 2021
Lake Superior State University
sfreeman3@lssu.edu
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
agutierr@mtu.edu
Project: Understanding Socio-Ecological and Stewardship of a Contaminated Tribal Landscape (TLS) in Lake Superior
Cynthia Gutierrez Navarro, 2021
University of Detroit Mercy
gutierci@udmercy.edu
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
mikayla.kindler18@kzoo.edu
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
londonra@msu.edu
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
gh1789@wayne.edu
Project: A Survey of the Trees on Wayne State’s Campus
Giovanni Roselli, 2021
Michigan State University
rosellig@msu.edu
Project: Revision of the Michigan Amphibian and Reptile Best Management Practices Manual
Ethan Vanvalkenburg, 2021
University of Michigan
vanvalea@umich.edu
Project: Bird range shifts and climate change in Great Lakes coastal wetlands
Cheyenne Wilcox, 2021
Oakland University
wilcox2@oakland.edu
Project: Role of smallmouth bass in Lake Michigan reef communities
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)