Bottom row (left to right): Alliyah Lusuegro, Emily Chang, Erika Perez 2nd row up: Mia McPherson, Mikaila Davis, Danielle Vermeer 3rd row up: Hal Terry, Summer Aldred, Maria Ramirez 4th row up: Andrea Vega Troncoso, Alexis Hamilton, Sam Bower 5th row up: Tiffany Pauls, Jazlyn Marcos, Samara Almonte Top row: Craig Freeland, Nathan Carpenter. Photo Credit: Dave Brenner
Samara Almonte, Western Washington University (Urban Planning & Sustainable Design/ Education in Social Justice)
Research Title: “Do Cover Crop Traits Vary across Monocultures and Mixtures? An Assessment of Belowground Biomass and Specific Leaf Area”
Research Mentors: Beth VanDusen and Dr. Jennifer Blesh
Internship Host Site: Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office
Summer Aldred, Denison University (Environmental Studies, Sustainable Design)
Research Title: “Diversity and Equity of Participation in Case-Based Teaching Classrooms”
Research Mentors: Meghan Wagner and Ed Waisanen
Sam Bower, University of Michigan (Ecology, Evolution, and Biodiversity)
Research Title: “Factsheet Outreach and Social Media Campaign”
Research Mentors: Helaine Hunscher and Dr. Geoffrey Lewis
Internship Host Site: Huron River Watershed Council
Nathan Carpenter, Oberlin College (Environmental Studies)
Research Title: “Evaluating Sustainability Attitudes and Priorities of Detroit Residents”
Research Mentors: Dr. Marie O’Neill, Todd Zeigler, and Dr. Carina Gronlund
Internship Host Site: Michigan Sea Grant
Emily Chang, University of Michigan (Public Policy)
Research Title: “Dual Nutrient Management in Lake Erie: How Environmental Factors Shape the Viral Ecology of Harmful Algal Blooms”
Research Mentors: Dr. Melissa Duhaime, AJ Wing, and Morgan Lindback
Internship Host Site: Fair Food Network
Mikaila Davis, DePaul University (Environmental Studies)
Research Title: “Drought-Competition Interaction and Tree Survival”
Research Mentors: Dr. Inés Ibáñez and Ben Lee
Internship Host Site: City of Ann Arbor, Natural Area Preservation (NAP)
Craig Freeland, Denison University (Environmental Studies & Educational Studies)
Research Title: “Criminalization of Energy Poverty”
Research Mentors: Dr. Tony Reames and Dominic Bednar
Internship Host Site: University of Michigan Museum of Natural History
Alexis Hamilton, Florida A&M University (Environmental Science)
Research Title: “Spatial Learning in Polistes Paper Wasp”
Research Mentor: Dr. Elizabeth Tibbetts
Internship Host Site: Growing Hope
Alliyah Lusuegro, Swarthmore College (Environmental Studies (Pre-Med))
Research Title: “Fat, Food, and Parasites: Impacts of Diet Quality and Infection on Daphnia Lipid Reserves”
Research Mentors: Dr. Meghan Duffy and Kristel Sanchez
Internship Host Site: City of Ann Arbor, Natural Area Preservation (NAP)
Jazlyn Marcos, DePaul University (Environmental Studies Concentration: Sustainablity)
Research Title: “Where the Morning Glories Grow: Searching for Character Displacement in Root Traits”
Research Mentors: Dr. Regina Baucom and Sara Colom
Internship Host Site: Ecology Center
Mia McPherson, Michigan State University (Nursing)
Research Title: “Grazing Behavior of Daphnia: Investigating Food Quality and Selectivity”
Research Mentors: Dr. Meghan Duffy and Katherine Hunsberger
Internship Host Site: Farm at St. Joe’s
Tiffany Pauls, Davidson College (Environmental Studies and Political Science)
Research Title: “The Role of Personalities in the Decision-Making Process”
Research Mentor: Dr. Michal Russo
Internship Host Site: National Wildlife Federation – Great Lakes Regional Center
Erika Perez, Stockton University (Environmental Science)
Research Title: “Attack of the Alewife!: An Assessment of Alewife Growth in the Great Lakes”
Research Mentors: Dr. Karen Alofs and Sara Prendergast
Internship Host Site: Matthaei Botanical Gardens & Nichols Arboretum
Maria Ramirez, University of the South: Sewanee (Environment and Sustainability)
Research Title: “Herbicide Resistance in Abutilon theophrasti and Ipomea purpurea and its Effects on Herbivory”
Research Mentors: Dr. Regina Baucom and Nia Johnson
Internship Host Site: Washtenaw County Water Resources Commissioner’s Office
Christopher (Hal) Terry, University of Michigan (Ecology and Evolutionary Biology)
Research Title: “Behavioral Polymorphisms in Lampsilis Fasciola Mantle Lures”
Research Mentors: Dr. Diarmaid Ó’Foighil and Trevor Hewitt
Internship Host Site: Great Lakes Commission
Andrea Vega Troncoso, Brown University (Environmental Studies & Latin American and Caribbean Studies)
Research Title: “Model Matchmaking: Developing a Regional Climate Model Guidance Resource for Climate Change Adaptation Practitioners”
Research Mentors: Rachel Dougherty, and Laura Briley
Danielle Vermeer, Arizona State University (Sustainability and Urban Planning)
Research Title: “Fostering Transformative Learning Through Role Play Simulations”
Research Mentor: Dr. Michal Russo
Internship Host Site: National Wildlife Federation-Great Lakes Regional Center