2023-24 Mentors for Leadership Fellows
Introduction
As part of our Leadership Fellows Program, four MSU academic administrators serve as mentors to our fellows and work collaboratively on a project to benefit their colleges.
Eric Hegg
Eric Hegg is a Professor in the Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Department where his research focuses on focuses on elucidating how microbes perform environmentally important reactions. In particular, his lab studies various enzymes critical to the global nitrogen cycle,
Kari Kammel
Kari Kammel, is the director of the A-CAPP Center and maintains an active research agenda on legal issues pertaining to trademark counterfeiting, U.S. state and federal law, e-commerce and social media liability for trademark counterfeiting,
2023-24 OFASD Academic Leadership Fellows
Started in 2017-18, the Leadership Fellows program creates partnerships between mentors (current administrators) and fellows. This program involves both a shadowing experience and work on a project developed jointly between the mentor and fellow.
Genyne L. Royal
Dr. Genyne L. Royal serves as Assistant Vice President of Student Life and Engagement for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging and Assistant Dean for Student Success Initiatives at Michigan State University.
Peter Savolainen
Dr. Peter Savolainen is an MSU Foundation Professor and Interim Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering (CEE). Prior to this role, he served as Associate Chair for Graduate Studies,
Katherine Ruger
As Senior Associate Dean of Strategic Initiatives and Executive Chief of Staff at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine (MSUCOM), Dr. Ruger leads over 30 faculty, academic and support staff towards the mission of the college by building and sustaining a strong community of next-generation osteopathic physicians.
Michelle Mazei-Robison
Michelle Mazei-Robison is an Associate Professor in the Department of Physiology and Neuroscience Program at Michigan State University. Dr. Mazei-Robison graduated with a B.S. in Biology and Chemistry from Central Michigan University in 1999 and a Ph.D.
Carla A. Pfeffer
Carla A. Pfeffer is Associate Professor in the School of Social Work, affiliate faculty in the Department of Sociology and Center for Gender in Global Context, Director of the Consortium for Sexual and Gender Minority Health,
Andrea Wittenborn
Dr. Andrea Wittenborn is Professor of Human Development and Family Studies and Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at Michigan State University. She is currently the Director of the Couple and Family Therapy Doctoral Program at Michigan State University.