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HPS
Photo of Mark Bauer
G-40 Hubbard
bauerma7@msu.edu
517-432-7374
Mark Bauer, Ph.D
Visiting Instructor
Mathematics
Photo of Robert Bell
W-32 Holmes
rbell@math.msu.edu
517-353-4857
Robert Bell, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Background: I completed an A.B. in mathematics at Boston College in 1995 and an M.S. in mathematics at Syracuse Univer...
HPS
Photo of Richard Bellon
G-42 Hubbard
bellonr@msu.edu
517-432-8233
Richard Bellon, Ph.D.
Visiting Assisstant Professor
Physics
Photo of Walter Benenson
E-190 Holmes
benenson@nscl.msu.edu
517-353-3871
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...
Emeritus/Retired
Photo of Ronald C. Hamelink
Ronald C. Hamelink, Ph.D.
Biology
Photo of Kendra Cheruvelil
E-193a Holmes
ksc@msu.edu
517-353-9528
Kendra Cheruvelil, Ph.D.
Assistant Profressor
Dr. Cheruvelil received her undergraduate training in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Rochester. She completed he...
Chemistry
Photo of Maxine Davis
W-36 Holmes
davismax@msu.edu
517-353-4763
Maxine Davis, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor
HPS
Photo of Sharon DeGraw
G-38 Hubbard
knowles3@msu.edu
517-432-6745
Sharon DeGraw, Ph.D
Visiting Instructor
Advisors
Photo of Gwen Deutsch
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
Photo of Daniel Dougherty
E-25c Holmes
doughe57@msu.edu
517-353-4854
Daniel Dougherty, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Advisors
Photo of Megan Drangstveit
E-195 Holmes
mdrangst@mail.hfs.msu.edu
517-432-7700
Megan Drangstveit, M.S.
Complex Director/Advisor
Mathematics
Photo of Jim Dudziak
W-28 Holmes
dudziak@msu.edu
517-353-4590
Jim Dudziak, Ph.D.
Visiting Associate Professor
Staff
Photo of Kathie Ellis
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
Photo of Charles Elzinga
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
Photo of Tammy Endsley
E-35 Holmes
endsleyt@msu.edu
517-353-6480
Tammy Endsley
Secretary II
Staff
Photo of Kate Fandrick
W-37 Holmes
fandrick@msu.edu
517-353-4984
Kate Fandrick
Lab Supervisor
Biology
Photo of Cori Fata-Hartley
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...
Advisors
Photo of Jonelle Golding
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...
Emeritus/Retired
Photo of Howard Hagerman
Howard Hagerman, Ph.D.
Chemistry
Photo of Janice Hironaka
G-36c Hubbard
hironaka@msu.edu
517-353-5072
Janice Hironaka, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor
Staff
Photo of Daniel Koch
W-37 Holmes
kochd@msu.edu
517-353-4984
Daniel Koch
Lab Supervisor
Physics
Photo of Gerd Kortemeyer
E-193 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
Photo of Rob LaDuca
E-25a 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
Photo of Heidi Lang
E-31 Holmes
langhe@msu.edu
517-353-6480
Heidi Lang, M.A,L.P.C.
Preprofessional Advisor
Staff
Photo of Debie Lecato
E-35 Holmes
lecato@msu.edu
517-353-6480
Debie Lecato
Secretary II
Biology
Photo of Doug Luckie
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
Photo of Kristie Macrakis
W-34 Holmes
macrakis@msu.edu
517-353-3940
Kristie Macrakis, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
Kristie Macrakis, a writer, historian and professor, received her Ph.D. in the history of science from Harvard University in 1989, the ...
HPS
Photo of Aaron McCright
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
Photo of Dan McKean
E-36a Holmes
mckean@msu.edu
517-353-4869
Dan McKean
Director of Development
& Alumni Relations
Biology
Photo of Cheryl Murphy
G-36c Hubbard

517-353-5072
Cheryl Murphy, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Staff
Photo of Joseph Murray
E-36b Holmes
murray@msu.edu
517-432-3292
Joseph Murray
Systems Analyst I
Mathematics
Photo of Igor Nazarov
W-187 Holmes
igor@msu.edu
517-432-1655
Igor Nazarov, Ph.D.
Visiting Instructor
HPS
Photo of Michael Nelson
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
Photo of Hanni Nichols
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 ...
HPS
Photo of Robert Pennock
W-35 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
Photo of Denise Poirier
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
Photo of E. James Potchen
184 Radiology
potchen@msu.edu
517-353-0120
E. James Potchen, Ph.D.
University Distinguished Professor
HPS
Photo of Alison Reiheld
W-34 Holmes
reiheld@msu.edu
517-353-3940
Alison Reiheld
Instructor
Emeritus/Retired
Photo of Sue Rose
Sue Rose
Instruction & Equipment Technician
Sue has been working at Lyman Briggs since ’76. She raises English Cocker Spaniels (14 generations) and is a dog show judge in both con...
Emeritus/Retired
Photo of Mimi Sayed
Mimi Sayed, Ph.D.
Advisors
Photo of Anne Schrock
E-30 Holmes
schrock7@msu.edu
517-353-6480
Anne Schrock, M.A
Recruitment Coordinator/Advisor
HPS
Photo of Robert Shelton
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...
Emeritus/Retired
Photo of Mary Sheridan
Mary Sheridan
Development Assistant
Physics
Photo of Elizabeth Simmons
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....
Emeritus/Retired
Photo of Bill Simpson
Bill Simpson, Ph.D.
Biology
Photo of Jim Smith
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...
Chemistry
Photo of Steve Spees
E-25D 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 ...
HPS
Photo of Matt Stanley
W-30 Holmes
mstanley@msu.edu
517-353-1739
Matt Stanley, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
B.Sc. in Optics from the University of Rochester in 1998
B.A. in Religion from the University of Rochester in 1998
M.A. in As...
HPS
Photo of Piers Stephens
G-39 Hubbard
steph243@msu.edu
517-432-6746
Piers Stephens, Ph.D.
Visiting Assistant Professor

I gained my PhD in environmental philosophy at the University of Manchester in 1997, where my thesis tackled the issue of the value ...

Emeritus/Retired
Photo of Phyllis Stoker
Phyllis Stoker
Academic Advisor
Background
Phyllis Stoker has been with Lyman Briggs as a Counselor and Advisor for more than 20 years. She completed her M....
Advisors
Photo of Philip Strong
E-29 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
Photo of Ryan Sweeder
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
Photo of Christie Tobey
E-30a 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
Photo of John Urbance
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
Photo of Jerry Urquhart
E-194 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
Photo of Mark Waddell
G-37 Hubbard
waddellm@msu.edu
517-432-6744
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
Photo of Naoko Wake
G-41 Hubbard
wake@msu.edu
517-432-9104
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
Photo of John Waller
E-25b Holmes
wallerj1@msu.edu
517-353-4861
John Waller, Ph.D.
Assistant 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
Photo of Catherine Westfall
W-35 Holmes
westfa12@msu.edu
517-432-7701
Catherine Westfall, Ph.D.
Visiting Associate Professor
Advisors
Photo of Kent Workman
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
Photo of Aklilu Zeleke
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 ...