Category: Cohorts

Seven Mattes, received her PhD in Cultural Anthropology from Michigan State University in 2018, specializing in human-animal relationships and Japan Studies. Her applied research is aimed at improving disaster preparedness and resiliency for animals by incorporating a multispecies perspective.

Wenying Zhou is an Assistant Professor of Chinese in the Department of Linguistics, Languages, and Cultures at Michigan State University. She earned her Master of Arts in Gifted Education from University of Connecticut,

Ryan Shadbolt is an Academic Specialist for the Department of Geography, Environment, & Spatial Sciences within the College of Social Science. Ryan earned a B.S.

Dr. Ayman Mohamed is an assistant professor of Arabic at Michigan State University. He started his career as an instructor of English in Egypt. He then pursued his graduate studies in the U.S,

Rachael Lund is a Teaching Specialist in the Department of Mathematics. Rachael is the Course Coordinator for the Quantitative Literacy 1 (MTH 101). This course serves close to 1800 students per year as the university math requirement for non-STEM majors.

ChengChing, bio coming soon

Scott Farver, is an Assistant Professor (fixed-term) in the Department of Teacher Education. He is originally from Michigan, and has deep ties to Michigan State–he completed his PhD here nearly 75 years after his grandfather first attended MSU in the 1940s to study agriculture.

Valerie Hedges is an Assistant Professor in the Physiology Department in the College of Natural Science at Michigan State University. Valerie teaches NEU 301 (Introduction to Neuroscience 1) and NEU 302 (Introduction to Neuroscience 2),