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Meet Our Team

We are a group of interdisciplinary environmental stewards at Wayne State University in Detroit, specializing in undergraduate research experiences.  Our focus is on developing a strong cohort of workforce-ready individuals with the skills and knowledge necessary to lead us through the complex and intertwined social, economic and environmental challenges of the 21st century, especially as they relate to water resources.

Principal Investigator

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Dr. Shirley A. Papuga 
formerly Shirley A. Kurc
Associate Professor
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Dr. Kyotaek Hwang
Postdoctoral Fellow

Current Lab Members

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​Alex Eklund
WSU
​Undergraduate
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Kelsey Hewett
WSU
Undergraduate
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Connor Socrates
WSU 
Undergraduate
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Mary Whitfield
WSU
Undergraduate

Former Lab Members 

Click here to see theses and dissertations out of the Papuga Lab.

PhD

Zack Guido (UA, 2014) 
Maria Pilar Cendrero Mateo (UA, 2013)
Zulia Mayari Sanchez-Mejia (UA, 2013)
Andrew Neal (UA, 2012)
Daniel Bunting (UA, 2012)

Masters

Femi Aregbesola (WSU, 2019)
Lejon Hamann (UA, 2018)
Anthony Luketich (UA, 2018)
Matthew Rotunno (UA, 2016)
Daphne Szutu (UA, 2015)
Ami Kidder (UA, 2014)
Krystine Nelson (UA, 2011)
Daniel Bunting (UA, 2010)
Jonathan Martin (UA, 2009)
Michelle Cavanaugh (UA, 2009)
Lisa Benton (UA, 2009)

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Undergraduate

Staff

Ema Schwartz (SUNY ESF REU)
​Emily Seifert (WSU)
​Amy Leslie (WSU)

​Kennadi Rankin (WSU)
Elana Chan (Tufts REU)
Steven Kopeck (WSU)
​Orlando Rios (WSU)
Devin Belt (WSU)
Krystal Krygowski (WSU)
Tyler White (WSU)
Nic Gumowski (WSU)
Garret Gumowski (WSU)

Sara Harders (UA)
Christian Hegstrom (UA)
Rey David Reyes (UA)
Alex Schaller (UA)
Nolan Power (UA)
Adam Killebrew (UA)
Rachel Wehr (UA)
Natasha Krell (College of the Atlantic REU)
Daniel Wilcox (UA)
Claudia Quilesfogel-Esparza (UA)
James Garlant (UA)
Vanessa Lentini (UA)
Sandra Garcia (UTEP REU)
Jessica (Swetish) Conboy (UA)
Lori Lovell (Indiana Univ REU)
Evan Kipnis (UA)
Fiona Lowry (SUNY Oneonta REU)

Joseph Miller (UA)
Grace John (UDayton REU)
Rene Aguilera (UNM REU)


​Joshua Durai (WSU)
Aloah Pope (UA)
Erika Gallo (UA)
Bhaskar Mitra (UA)
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  • Our Team
  • Publications
    • Papuga Publications
    • Theses and Dissertations
    • News and Media Coverage
    • Poster Presentations
  • Weather@Wayne
  • Our Blogs
    • EVS News Blitz
    • ENVISCID in Action
  • My Courses
  • Facilities and Equipment