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 - 2024/2025 Academic Year

Malorie Albee: Anthropology - malbee@nmu.edu 

Josh Carlson: Psychological Science - joshcarl@nmu.edu 

Bill Digneit: SISU - wdigneit@nmu.edu

Lindsay Haukkala: McNair - lhaukkal@nmu.edu

Dana Jackson: McNair - danajack@nmu.edu 

Caroline Krzakowski: English - ckrzakow@nmu.edu 

Diana Lafferty: Biology - dlaffert@nmu.edu 

Caroline LaPorte: Native American Studies - claprote@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 

Philip Yangyuoru: Chemistry - pyangyuo@nmu.edu 

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