Lyman Briggs College at Michigan State University





Mathematics
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W-32 Holmes
rbell@math.msu.edu
517-353-4857
Robert Bell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Education:
A.B. in Mathematics from Boston College, 1995
HPS
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W-30 Holmes
bellonr@msu.edu
517-353-1739
Richard Bellon, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Staff
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E-25D Holmes
beltranm@msu.edu
517-355-3466
Michele Beltran
Secretary III
Physics
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G-37 Hubbard
benenson@nscl.msu.edu
517-432-6744
Walter Benenson, Ph.D.
University Distinguished Professor
I teach Physics: LBC 271 and 272
My areas of Scholarship are Experimental nuclear physics and use of computers in undergrad...
HPS
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G-38 Hubbard
berling1@msu.edu
517-432-6745
Eric Berling
Graduate Assistant
Biology
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E-193B Holmes
ksc@msu.edu
517-353-9528
Kendra Cheruvelil, Ph.D.
Assistant Profressor
To learn more about Dr. Cheruvelil visit her website....
Chemistry
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W-36 Holmes
davismax@msu.edu
517-353-4763
Maxine Davis, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor
HPS
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G-38 Hubbard
knowles3@msu.edu
517-432-6745
Sharon DeGraw, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor
HPS
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G-41 Hubbard
deinesti@msu.edu
517-432-9104
Tim Deines, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Advisors
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E-30d Holmes
deutschg@msu.edu
517-353-6480
Gwen Deutsch, M.Ed.
Academic Advisor
I graduated with my Bachelor of Science with a major in biology and a minor in psychology and then earned my Master of Education in Col...
Mathematics
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W-27 Holmes
doughe57@msu.edu
517-353-4854
Daniel Dougherty, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Advisors
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E195 /E36B Holmes
mdrangst@msu.edu
517-432-7700
Megan Drangstveit, M.S.
Complex Director/Advisor
Megan has a joint appointment with Residence Life and Lyman Briggs. As Holmes Hall Complex Director, she lives in the building and sup...
Mathematics
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E-16 Holmes
dudziak@msu.edu
517-353-4590
Jim Dudziak, Ph.D.
Visiting Associate Professor
Staff
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E-30B Holmes
ellisk@msu.edu
517-353-6486
Kathie Ellis
Budget Officer
I am the Administrative Assistant/Budget Officer to the Director of Lyman Briggs College. I work with the Undergraduate Learning Assist...
Biology
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E-24A Holmes
elzingac@msu.edu
517-355-7544
Charles Elzinga, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
I have a life-long passion for knowing all I can about nature and learning how organisms interact with their environment. This interest...
Staff
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E-35 Holmes
endsleyt@msu.edu
517-353-6480
Tammy Endsley
Secretary II
Biology
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E-186 Holmes
fatahart@msu.edu
517-353-4855
Cori Fata-Hartley, Ph.D.
Assisstant Professor
Dr. Fata-Hartley received her Ph.D. in the Medical Science, Molecular and Cellular Biology Program at the Medical College of Ohio in 20...
Chemistry
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E-36a Holmes
frawleys@msu.edu
517-353-4878
Samantha Frawley Cass
Visiting Instructor
HPS
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W-35 Holmes
ganchoff@msu.edu
517-353-3940
Chris Ganchoff, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Advisors
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E-32 Holmes
goldingj@msu.edu
517-353-6480
Jonelle Golding, M.S.
Assistant Director, Academic Affairs
I graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology in 1991 and a Master of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science in 1997 fro...
HPS
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G-41 Hubbard
goralnik@msu.edu
517-432-9104
Allison “Lissy” Goralnik
Graduate Assistant
Staff
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W-37 Holmes
kochd@msu.edu
517-884-2104
Daniel Koch
Instructional Equip and Supplies Tech I
Physics
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E-187 Holmes
korte@lite.msu.edu
517-353-4761
Gerd Kortemeyer, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Background: I earned my Diplom ("M.Sc.") in Physics from the Universität Hannover, Germany, and my Ph.D. in Physics from Michigan State...
Chemistry
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E-194 Holmes
laduca@msu.edu
517-432-2268
Rob LaDuca, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.S. 1989 Yale University
M.S. 1991 Cornell University
Ph.D. 1995 Cornell University
1995, Postdoctoral Fellow, Syracuse...
Advisors
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E-31 Holmes
langhe@msu.edu
517-353-6480
Heidi Lang, M.A,L.P.C.
Preprofessional Advisor
Staff
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E-35 Holmes
lecato@msu.edu
517-353-6480
Debie Lecato
Secretary II
Biology
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W-29 Holmes
luckie@msu.edu
517-353-4606
Doug Luckie, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Personal Web Page:
http://www.msu.edu/~luckie
CF Research Lab Page:
http://www.msu.edu/~luckie/cfinfo.htm
HPS
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G-40 Hubbard
mauritze@msu.edu
517-432-7374
Elizabeth Mauritz
Graduate Assistant
HPS
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E-185 Holmes
mccright@msu.edu
517-432-8026
Aaron McCright, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. McCright joined the faculty of the Lyman Briggs College (75% appointment) and Department of Sociology (25% appointment) in the Fall...
Staff
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E-25C Holmes
mckean@msu.edu
517-353-4869
Dan McKean
Director of Development
& Alumni Relations
HPS
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W-25b Holmes
montg165@msu.edu
517-432-1655
Georgina Montgomery, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Montgomery received her PhD in the History of Science and Technology from the University of Minnesota in 2005. After teaching for t...
Biology
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W-25c Holmes
camurphy@msu.edu
517-353-4878
Cheryl Murphy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Staff
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E-30A Holmes
murray@msu.edu
517-432-3292
Joseph Murray
Systems Analyst I
Mathematics
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W-24a Holmes
igor@msu.edu
517-884-0592
Igor Nazarov, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor
HPS
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E-189 Holmes
mpnelson@msu.edu
517-353-4879
Michael Nelson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
B.A. in Philosophy from University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point in 1988
M.A. in Philosophy from Michigan State University in 1990
Mathematics
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E-188 Holmes
do_math@yahoo.com
517-353-9526
Hanni Nichols, Ph.D.
Academic Specialist
My name is Hanni Nichols and I teach mathematics for Lyman Briggs College. Specifically, I have taught the LBC 118 and LBC 119 courses ...
Physics
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E-193A Holmes
oshea@msu.edu
517-353-3871
Brian O'Shea, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Background: I received my B.S. in Engineering Physics from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2000, followed by a M.S.a...
HPS
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W-34 Holmes
pennock5@msu.edu
517-432-7701
Robert Pennock, Ph.D.
Professor
Robert T. Pennock graduated with honors from Earlham College, majoring jointly in Biology and Philosophy. After college, he spent four ...
Staff
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E-28 Holmes
poirierd@msu.edu
517-353-6486
Denise Poirier
Executive Secretary II
I have worked at MSU since 1988 in 4 different departments around campus, including Financial Aids, Admissions, Radiology/Mammography, ...
Adjunct Faculty
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potchen@msu.edu
517-353-0120
E. James Potchen, Ph.D.
University Distinguished Professor
Advisors
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E-30 Holmes
schrock7@msu.edu
517-353-6480
Anne Schrock, M.A
Recruitment Coordinator/Advisor
Staff
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W-37 Holmes
scottj21@msu.edu
517-353-4984
Jeannine Scott, Ph.D.
Instructional Equip and Supplies Tech I
HPS
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E-184 Holmes
shelton@msu.edu
517-353-3909
Robert Shelton, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Teaching
HPS courses, including LBC 133 (Introduction of HPS), LBC 331 (Literature and Science), LBC 332 (T...
Administration
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E-28 E Holmes
esimmons@msu.edu
517-353-6486
Elizabeth Simmons, Ph.D.
Dean & Professor of Physics
Background: After earning an A.B. in Physics from Harvard in 1985, I spent a year as a Churchill Scholar at Cambridge, completing an M....
Biology
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W-31 Holmes
jimsmith@msu.edu
517-353-3939
Jim Smith, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Teaching
I teach in both the Lyman Briggs College of Science, where I have a 75% appointment, and in the De...
Administration
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E-29 Holmes
spees@msu.edu
517-353-4607
Steve Spees, Ph.D.
Associate Dean & Professor Emeritus

Administration
After three decades as a professor in Lyman Briggs, I became Director in July 2002. I ...
Administration
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E-25A Holmes
strongp@msu.edu
517-353-6480
Philip Strong, Ph.D.
Assistant Dean
As Assistant Dean, I am responsible for the Academic Affairs (Academic Advising, Orientation, Records, Curriculum Development, etc...),...
Chemistry
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W-33 Holmes
sweeder@msu.edu
517-432-0884
Ryan Sweeder, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Dr. Sweeder received his Ph.D. in Chemistry from the University of Michigan in 2003 and was a postdoctoral fellow at Cornell University...
Staff
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E-25B Holmes
tobeyc@msu.edu
517-353-6480
Christie Tobey
Executive Staff Assistant
I have worked at Lyman Briggs College for over 25 years. One of my job assignments includes working with graduating seniors to make sur...
Biology
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E-24a Holmes
urbance@msu.edu
517-355-7544
John Urbance, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Dr. Urbance came to Lyman Briggs in Spring 2001 to teach the Honors Biology Laboratory and will do the same this year. He received his ...
Biology
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E-191 Holmesl
urquhart@msu.edu
517-353-1759
Jerry Urquhart, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Profressor
I am a former Lyman Briggs Student (Class of '90) who has returned to teach here. As a graduate of Lyman Briggs, I feel I have a uniqu...
HPS
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E-193 Holmes
hveit@msu.edu
517-884-0595
Helen Veit, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
B.A. in history and English, Kenyon College, 2000
Ph.D. in history, Yale University, 2008
Helen Veit is a historian of ...
HPS
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W-25d Holmes
waddellm@msu.edu
517-884-0594
Mark Waddell, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor
Dr. Waddell is a Visiting Instructor in the Lyman Briggs College. He received his B.A. (Honours) in History from the University of Calg...
HPS
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W-28 Holmes
wake@msu.edu
517-353-4599
Naoko Wake, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Dr. Wake joined the faculty in the Lyman Briggs College in Fall 2005. She is specialized in the intellectual and cultural history of ps...
HPS
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E-190 Holmes
wallerj1@msu.edu
517-353-4861
John Waller, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
John Waller, Assistant Professor, History of Medicine (LBC/HST) Dr. Waller received his B.A. in Modern History and his M.Sc. in Human B...
HPS
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E-193 Holmes
westfa12@msu.edu
517-884-0595
Catherine Westfall, Ph.D.
Visiting Associate Professor
Advisors
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E-33 Holmes
workman@msu.edu
517-353-6480
Kent Workman, M.S.Ed.
Assistant Director, Student Affairs
I teach EAD 315. My areas of scholarship are Leadership, Student Development, and Community development/service.
Awards: <...
Mathematics
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E-194A Holmes
zeleke@msu.edu
517-353-4504
Aklilu Zeleke, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Dr. Zeleke received his Ph.D. from Temple University in 1997 and joined the faculty at Alma College where he rose through the ranks to ...