People

CURRENT PERSONNEL

ALUMNI

Dr. Patricia Jaimes, jaimespa@msu.edu
Former PhD Student – Dual major in Earth and Environmental Sciences and Environmental Science and Policy. Patricia is now a Student Success Coordinator at Michigan State University.

Dr. Caitlin Kirby, kirbycai@msu.edu
Former PhD Student – Dual major in Earth and Environmental Sciences and Environmental Science and Policy. Caitlin is now an Education Researcher, Grant Writer, and Project Manager for the Enhanced Digital Learning Initiative at Michigan State University.

Eleanor Rappolee
Former MS Student – Earth and Environmental Sciences. Eleanor is now a NOAA Digital Coast Fellow for the Association for State Floodplain Managers, Inc.

Dr. Scott Kalafatis, kalafat1@msu.edu
Former Postdoctoral Scholar – Michigan State University and College of Menominee Nation. Scott is now an Associate Professor at Chatham University.

Dr. Amanda Lorenz, lorenzam@msu.edu
Former PhD Student – Entomology with Cognitive Science Specialization. Amanda is now an Assistant Professor in Entomology at Michigan State University.

Dr. Caitlin Callahan, callahca@gvsu.edu
Former Research Associate. Caitlin is now an Assistant Professor at Grand Valley State University.

Onchira Chittasirinuwat, Visiting Scholar
Onchira was a PhD student at Mahtidol University, Thailand and worked as a Visiting Scholar from (10/2010-6/2011). We were sad to learn of her passing soon after she returned to Thailand.

Dr. Scott Clark, CLARKSCO@uwec.edu
Former Research Associate. Scott is now an Associate Professor at University of Wisconsin – Eau Claire.

Dr. Robert Drost, drostrob@msu.edu
Former PhD Student – Geological Sciences with ESPP Specialization. Bob is now an Assistant Professor in the Center for Integrative Studies in General Science at Michigan State University.

Dr. Nicole LaDue, nladue@niu.edu
Former PhD Student – Geological Sciences with Cognitive Science Specialization. Nicole is now an Associate Professor at Northern Illinois University.

Dr. Carmen McCallum, mccallcm@buffalostate.edu
Former Research Associate. Carmen is now an Assistant Professor at Eastern Michigan University.

Dr. Suttida Rakkapoa, tha_416@hotmail.com
Former Visiting Scholar. Ta is now an Assistant Professor at Department of Physics, Prince of Songkla University, Thailand.

Christy Steffke, steffkec@msu.edu
Former MS Student – Geological Sciences. Christy works as a GIS Specialist at Veritas.

Dr. Sheldon Turner, sheldonpturner@gmail.com
Former PhD Student – Geological Sciences with ESPP Specialization. Sheldon is now an Associate Professor at Triton College.

Dr. Emily Geraghty Ward, emily.ward@rocky.edu
Former Research Associate. Emily is now an Associate Professor at Rocky Mountain College.

And – many thanks to the many undergraduate scholars who have worked in our lab over the years, including: Evan Morton, Aalayna Green, Benjamin Arnosti, Dan Bomzer, Zach Chacko, Jessica Crawford, Emma Giese, Laurissa Gulich, Sarah Jordan, Charlotte Lee, Jasmine Marahar, Nick Martin, Kelly Richardson, Gregory Ruetenik, Thomas Singer, Kyler Stanley