Previous Student Research Assistants

Ahmed A.

Major: Energy and Sustainable Systems

Minor: Regional Planning

Hometown: Sanabis, Saudi Arabia

Research Areas: MapFlint – Genesee County; Census 2020

Muhammad A.

Major: Actuarial Mathematics

Hometown: Karachi, Pakistan

Research areas: Collecting and analyzing vertical economic data of unemployment, industry organizations, small businesses statistics, and business incubators.

Radhika A.

Major: Dual major in Economics & Business Administration

Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal

Research areas: New firms/start-ups, K-12 districts, growing & declining industries in the 7-county I-69 Thumb Region

Uche A.

Major: Dual major in Economics & Business Administration

Hometown: Kathmandu, Nepal

Research areas: New firms/start-ups, K-12 districts, growing & declining industries in the 7-county I-69 Thumb Region

Charis B.

Major: Economics

Hometown: Brown City, Michigan

Research areas: Economic indicator data for the 7-county I-69 Thumb Region

Shelby C.

Major: Art & Design

Hometown: Flint, MI

Hunter D.

Major: Marketing

Hometown: Flushing, MI

Research Areas: Social media and marketing promoting the EDA University Center

Jennifer D.

Major: Graphic Design

Hometown: Flint, MI

Research Areas: EDA University Center projects & Kawkawlin River Watershed

Manika D.

Major: Economics

Hometown: New Delhi, India

Research Areas: Developmental economics, macroeconomics & finance

Kevin F. 

Major: Marketing

Hometown: Fenton, MI

Eucharia G.

Major: Computer Information System with the Business Track (Business Information System)

Hometown: Nigeria and Italy

Research Areas: Researching database systems and inputting surveys online

Ali K.

Major: Criminal Justice and Sociology

Hometown: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Research areas: Data Analyst and researcher

Lauren K.

Major: Economics

Hometown: Fenton, MI

Eion L.

Major: Double Major in Actuarial Mathematics and Economics

Hometown: Reese, Michigan

Research areas: Capital, productivity and education

Max L.

Major: Computer Science

Hometown: Reese, Michigan

Research areas: Cyber Security, Cryptography

Ross M.

Major: Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management

Hometown: Grand Blanc, MI

Jay’la R.

Major: Business Administration

Hometown: Detroit, MI

Research areas: Employment, wages, occupation & industrial clusters, ALICE and poverty percentages for the I-69 Thumb Region

Miles R.

Major: Environmental Science

Hometown: Fenton, Michigan

Research areas: Region 6 legal and regulatory environment, ecotourism opportunities, and the education system

Gretchen S.

Major: Health Science with a concentration in Environmental Health and Safety

Hometown: Linden, MI

Research Areas: GIS Analyst

Ishmal S.

Major: Fine Arts

Hometown: Bainbridge, GA

Katelyn S.

Major: Communication Studies

Hometown: Grand Blanc, MI

Michael S.

Major: Computer Science

Hometown: Marysville, MI

Research areas: Computer science project with Dr. Fadi Mohsen

Alexandra W.

Major: Fine Arts

Hometown: Fenton, MI

Yongwei W.

Major: Organizational Behavior & Human Resource Management

Hometown: Guangzhou, China

Research Areas: IN at the Ferris Wheel