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Kara Shawbitz

Dr. Kara Shawbitz

Psychological Science
Behavior Analyst

Office Address: BEAR Center
Office Phone: 9062272944
Email: kshawbit@nmu.edu
Last Semester Taught: Spring - 2026

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Northern Michigan University is located on the ancestral homelands of the Anishinaabe Three Fires Confederacy. Gichi-namebini Ziibing is the traditional name of Marquette.