Fellows and Interns

Past fellows and interns

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)