Advisory Board Mission & Activities
Mission Statement
The council's mission is to recognize, promote, and advocate for undergraduate research at NMU.
Activities of the Board
Activities include providing guidance on the development of UR policies and supporting format UR programs including the McNair Scholars Program and Freshman Fellows Program. RAC is a collaborative effort between Northern Michigan University faculty researchers, support staff, and Graduate Education and Research.
Research Advisory Council Members 2023/2024 Academic Year
Malorie Albee: Anthropology - malbee@nmu.edu
Elise Bur: NMU CRH - ebur@nmu.edu
Josh Carlson: Psychological Science - joshcarl@nmu.edu
Bill Digneit: SISU - wdigneit@nmu.edu
Michael Joy: Honors/Languages - mjoy@nmu.edu
Caroline Krzakowski: English - ckrzakow@nmu.edu
Diana Lafferty: Biology - dlaffert@nmu.edu
April Lindala: Native American Studies - alindala@nmu.edu
Gabe Logan: History - glogan@nmu.edu
Rick Mengyan: Physics - pmengyan@nmu.edu
Dave Nyberg: Business Engagement - dnyberg@nmu.edu
Andy Poe: Math - apoe@nmu.edu
Ryan Stock: EEGS - rystock@nmu.edu
Michael Strahan: Library - mstrahan@nmu.edu
Jes Thompson: SHINE / Business - jessitho@nmu.edu
Tracy Wascom: Art & Design - twascom@nmu.edu
Heather Pickett: McNair Director - hpickett@nmu.edu