University-Community Senior Fellows

Adesoji Adelaja
John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor
Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics; College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation and Resource Studies; College of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Department of Geography; College of Social Science
Michigan State University
E-Mail: adelaja@msu.edu
James Anthony
Professor, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University
E-Mail: janthony@msu.edu
Ann E. Austin
Professor, Department of Educational Administration, College of Education, Michigan State University
E-Mail: aaustin@msu.edu
Angela Calabrese Barton
Professor, Department of Teacher Education, College of Education, Michigan State University
E-Mail: acb@msu.edu
John P. Beck
Associate Professor, School of Labor and Industrial Relations, College of Social Science, Michigan State University
E-Mail: beckj@msu.edu
Ann F. Belleau
Director, Head Start Program, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
E-Mail: ann@itcmi.org
Martha Bibbs
President, Board of Directors, Black Child and Family Institute
E-Mail: mjbibbs1@ameritech.net
Gretchen Birbeck
Professor, Department of Neurology and Ophthalmology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University
E-Mail: birbeck@msu.edu
Janet L. Bokemeier
Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, College of Social Science, Michigan State University
E-Mail: bokemeie@msu.edu
Michael J. Brand
Executive Director, Wharton Center for Performing Arts, University Outreach and Engagement, Michigan State University
E-Mail: brandmi@msu.edu
Paul Bridgewater
President/CEO, Detroit Area Agency on Aging
E-Mail: bridgewaterp@daaa1a.org
Michael J. Brown
President, Flint Area Reinvestment Office
E-Mail: mbrown@reinvestflint.org
Kyle Caldwell
Program Director, Pathways out of Poverty, C. S. Mott Foundation
Phone: (810) 238-5651
Renee Branch Canady
Health Officer, Ingham County Health Department
E-Mail: canady@msu.edu
Robert L. Church
Vice Provost Emeritus, University Outreach
Professor Emeritus, Department of Educational Administration
E-Mail: rchurch@msu.edu
Jon Coleman
Executive Director (Retired), Tri-County Regional Planning Commission
E-Mail: hilltop_folks@acd.net
Thomas G. Coon
Professor, Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Director, Michigan State University Extension, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University
E-Mail: coontg@msu.edu
David D. Cooper
Professor Emeritus, Department of Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures, College of Arts and Letters, Michigan State University
E-Mail: cooperd@msu.edu
William Davidson II
University Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Social Science, Michigan State University
E-Mail: davidso7@msu.edu
Dele Davies
Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs, Medical Center, University of Nebraska
E-Mail: dele.davies@unmc.edu
Kellie Dean
President and CEO, Dean Transportation
E-Mail: kellied@deantrans.com
James T. Detjen
Emeritus Professor and Knight Chair in Environmental Journalism, School of Journalism, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Michigan State University
E-Mail: detjen@msu.edu
C. Kurt Dewhurst
Professor, Department of English, College of Arts and Letters
Director, Arts and Cultural Initiatives, University Outreach and Engagement, Michigan State University
E-Mail: dewhurs1@msu.edu
Patricia A. Edwards
Distinguished Professor of Language and Literacy, Department of Teacher Education, College of Education, Michigan State University
E-Mail: edwards6@msu.edu
Frank A. Ettawageshik
Executive Director, United Tribes of Michigan
E-Mail: fettawa@charter.net
Frank A. Fear
Professor Emeritus, Department of Community, Agriculture, Recreation, and Resource Studies, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, Michigan State University
E-Mail: fear@msu.edu
Denyse Ferguson
Vice President of Economic Development, Cincinnati USA Partnership
E-Mail: DFerguson@cincinnatichamber.com
Joan Ferrini-Mundy
Assistant Director, Directorate for Education and Human Resources, National Science Foundation
E-Mail: jferrini@nsf.gov
Michael Flanagan
State Superintendent, Michigan Department of Education
E-Mail: carefootk@michigan.gov
Robert Floden
University Distinguished Professor, Department of Teacher Education
Director, Institute for Research on Teaching and Learning
Co-Director, Education Policy Center
Associate Dean for Research, College of Education, Michigan State University
E-Mail: floden@msu.edu
James B. Forger
Dean and Professor, College of Music, Michigan State University
E-Mail: forger@msu.edu
Pennie Foster-Fishman
Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Social Science, Michigan State University
E-Mail: fosterfi@msu.edu
Stuart H. Gage
Professor Emeritus, Department of Entomology, College of Natural Science, Michigan State University
E-Mail: gages@msu.edu
Karen Gagnon
Policy Advisor, Michigan State Housing Development Authority
E-Mail: gagnonk@Michigan.gov
Rick Garcia
Executive Director, Eaton County United Way
E-Mail: rick@ecuw.org
Barbara Given
University Distinguished Professor, College of Nursing, Michigan State University
Director, PhD Program, College of Nursing, Michigan State University
E-Mail: bgiven@msu.edu
Jeffrey Grabill
Professor and Chair, Department of Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures, College of Arts and Letters, Michigan State University
E-Mail: grabill@msu.edu
Robert L. Green
Professor and Dean Emeritus, College of Urban Development, Michigan State University
E-Mail: greenro3@msu.edu
Richard E. Groop
Professor, Department of Geography, College of Social Science, Michigan State University
E-Mail: groop@msu.edu
Gordon E. Guyer
President Emeritus, Michigan State University
E-Mail: guyerg@msu.edu
Adnan Hammad
Senior Director, Community Health and Research Center, Arab Community Center for Economic and Social Services (ACCESS)
E-Mail: ahammad@accesscommunity.org
David Hollister
President Emeritus, Prima Civitas Foundation
E-Mail: d.hollister@sbcglobal.net
Rich E. Homberg
President and CEO, Detroit Public Television
E-Mail: email@dptv.org
Susan K. Hoppough
Director of Cancer Control, Saint Mary's Health Care
E-Mail: hoppougs@trinity-health.org
Mildred (Millie) Horodynski
Professor, College of Nursing, Michigan State University
E-Mail: millie@msu.edu
Linda Hunt
Professor, Department of Anthropology, College of Social Science, Michigan State University
E-Mail: huntli@msu.edu
Daniel R. Ilgen
John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, College of Social Science, Michigan State University
E-Mail: ilgen@msu.edu
Patrick Irwin
Vice President Human Resources, Henry Ford Hospital
E-Mail: pirwin1@hfhs.org
William F. Jones, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer, Focus: HOPE
E-Mail: jonesw@focushope.edu
Cassandra Joubert
Director, Central California Children's Institute
Professor, College of Health and Human Services, Fresno State University
E-Mail: cjoubert@csufresno.edu
Michael L. Kasavana
National Automatic Merchandising Association Professor, School of Hospitality Business, Eli Broad College of Business, Michigan State University
E-Mail: kasavana@msu.edu
Marsha A. Kreucher
CEO, Jackson Community Action Agency
Phone: (517) 784-4800
Margot E. Kurtz
Professor Emeritus, Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Osteopathic Medicine, Michigan State University
E-Mail: kurtzm@msu.edu
Jason D. Lee
Executive Director, Detroit Area Pre-College Engineering Programs
E-Mail: jdlee@dapcep.org
James W. Lloyd
Professor, Large Animal Clinical Sciences
Associate Dean for Budget, Planning and Institutional Research, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University
E-Mail: lloydj@cvm.msu.edu
George Mansour
Professor Emeritus, Department of Romance and Classical Languages
E-Mail: mansour@msu.edu
Marvin McKinney
Senior Consultant, University Outreach and Engagement, Michigan State University
E-Mail: mckinn23@msu.edu
Rachael Moreno
Senior Education Administrator (Retired)
E-Mail: morenofarm1@frontier.com
Joan Nelson
Executive Director, Allen Neighborhood Network Center
E-Mail: joann@allenneighborhoodcenter.org
Armando Ojeda
Ford Motor Company (Retired)
E-Mail: grinones@aol.com
Lynnette Y. Overby
Director of Undergraduate Research and Service Learning, University of Delaware
E-Mail: overbyl@udel.edu
Nigel S. Paneth
University Distinguished Professor, Department of Epidemiology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University
E-Mail: paneth@msu.edu
Lori A. Post
Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine, Yale School of Medicine
E-Mail: Lori.post@yale.edu
Susan Pigg
Executive Director, Tri-County Regional Planning Commission
E-Mail: spigg@mitcrpc.org
José Reyna
Community Health Programs Director, Spectrum Health in Grand Rapids
E-Mail: jltreyna@comcast.net
Cheryl L. Rosaen
Professor, Department of Teacher Education, College of Education, Michigan State University
E-Mail: crosaen@msu.edu
William H. Schmidt
University Distinguished Professor, Department of Counseling, Educational Psychology, and Special Education, Michigan State University
Co-Director, Educational Policy Center, College of Education, Michigan State University
E-Mail: bschmidt@msu.edu
Paul N. Shaheen
Executive Director, Michigan Council for Maternal and Child Health (Retired)
E-Mail: pshaheen@msu.edu
Diana R. Sieger
President, Grand Rapids Community Foundation
E-Mail: dsieger@grfoundation.org
Patricia K. Smith
Violence Prevention Program Coordinator, Michigan Department of Community Health
E-Mail: smithp40@michigan.gov
Sheila Stamiris
Director, Frankenmuth Downtown Development Authority
E-Mail: Sstamiris@frankenmuthcity.com
Shirley R. Stancato
President and CEO, New Detroit, Inc.
E-Mail: sstancato@newdetroit.org
Cynthia L. Starnes
Affiliate Professor, College of Law, Michigan State University
E-Mail: starnesc@msu.edu
Cris M. Sullivan
Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Social Science, Michigan State University
E-Mail: sulliv22@msu.edu
Mark Sullivan
Associate Professor, College of Music, Michigan State University
E-Mail: sullivan@msu.edu
Carl S. Taylor
Professor, Department of Sociology, College of Social Science, Michigan State University
E-Mail: taylor36@msu.edu
Sharon Teeple
Community Services Block Grant Emergency Needs Program, Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan
Phone: (906) 248-3241
Brian S. Thompson
Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering, Michigan State University
E-Mail: thomps14@msu.edu
Dozier W. Thornton
Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychology, College of Social Science, Michigan State Unversity
E-Mail: doziert@msu.edu
Shirin Kambin Timms
Executive Director, Refugee Development Center
E-Mail: stimms@rdclansing.org
Ewen C. D. Todd
President, Ewen Todd Consulting
E-Mail: todde@msu.edu
Robert Trezise
President and CEO, Lansing Economic Area Partnership (LEAP)
E-Mail: bob@purelansing.com
Marianne Udow-Phillips
Director, Center for Healthcare Research & Transformation (CHRT)
E-Mail: mudow@umich.edu
Francisco A. Villarruel
Professor, Department of Human Development and Family Studies, College of Social Science, Michigan State University
E-Mail: fvilla@msu.edu
T.C. Wallace, Jr.
Education Management Professional
Deborah Weatherston
Executive Director, Michigan Infant Mental Health Association
E-Mail: dweatherston@guidance-center.org
Pamela Whitten
Dean, College of Communication Arts and Sciences, Michigan State University
E-Mail: pwhitten@msu.edu

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