Advisory Council Mission & Activities
Mission Statement
The council's mission is to recognize, promote, and advocate for research at NMU.
Activities of the Council:
This group is a collaborative effort between Northern Michigan University faculty researchers, support staff, and Office of Sponsored Programs providing expertise and guidance to formal research program development, practices and program supports; advocating for research with NMU and Marquette communities; and broadening participation in campus research events.
- RESEARCH PROGRAMS (McNAIR, UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM AND FRESHMAN FELLOWS)
- APPLICATION REVIEW
- MENTOR RECOMMENDATIONS
- ADVISE ON CAMPUS RESEARCH EVENTS
Committee 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
Rick Mengyan: Physics - pmengyan@nmu.edu
Dave Nyberg: Business Engagement - dnyberg@nmu.edu
Heather Pickett: McNair Director - hpickett@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
Philip Yangyuoru: Chemistry - pyangyuo@nmu.edu