Faculty & Researchers
Graduate Faculty
Amanda Buday, Ph.D.
Associate Professor,
Affiliate Faculty: GVSU Sociology Department
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Sarah Hamsher, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Stuart Jones, Ph.D.
AWRI Executive Director & Professor
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Jim McNair, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Ryan Otter, Ph.D.
Professor &
Interim Vice Provost for Research & Administration
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Charlyn Partridge, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
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Carl Ruetz, Ph.D.
Professor
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Al Steinman, Ph.D.
Allen and Helen Hunting Research Professor
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Sean Woznicki, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Research Staff
Emma Campbell
Research Assistant
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Daniel Gschwentner, Ph.D.
Research Scientist
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Mike Hassett, MS
Scientific Technician
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Bennett McAfee, MS
Data Scientist
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Rachel Pietscher, MS
Adjunct Research Assistant
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Brian Scull
Laboratory Supervisor
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Katie Tyrrell
Adjunct Research Assistant
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Interested in Joining AWRI?
We regularly advertise opportunities throughout the year! Look for student, staff, and faculty opportunities at the sites below as well as being advertised on our Facebook, LinkedIn, BlueSky, and Twitter/X pages.
- GVSU undergraduate summer internships are advertised by February each year, with applications due in early March.
- GVSU Juniors, Seniors, and graduate students can apply year-round for the fall semester Bill and Diana Wipperfurth research scholarship at the GVSU myScholarships webpage; applications are due March 1 each year.
- Applications for the AWRI graduate research assistantships for the Master of Science in Biology program are accepted year-round; selections will be made in February each year.
- Faculty and staff positions are advertised on the GVSU Careers webpage.