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Berkey Hall
509 E. Circle Drive Rm 447
East Lansing, MI 48824
Phone: 517-353-8540
Fax: 517-353-6680
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Faculty
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Dr. Laura Ann Reese
Director, Global Urban Studies
Professor, Political Science
Office: 517-353-5942
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Curriculum Vitae
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Dr. Guo Chen
Assistant Professor,
Global Urban Studies and Geography
211 Geography
Office: 517-432-4747
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Dr. Najib Hourani
Assistant Professor,
Global Urban Studies, Anthropolgy and
Geography
334 Baker Hall
Office: 517-355-1808
Fax: 517-432-1671
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Dr. Eva Kassens-Noor
Assistant Professor,
Global Urban Studies and Planning,
Design & Construction
201E Human Ecology
Office: 517-432-8085
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Dr. Edward Linedecker Murphy
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Dr. Zachary P. Neal
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Dr. Sarah Reckhow
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Dr. Xuefei Ren
Assistant Professor, Global Urban
Studies and Sociology
401C Berkey Hall
Office: 517-355-6644
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Susan Durkee
Administrative Assistant
447B Berkey Hall
Office: 517-353-8540
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Kate Huttenga
Research Assistant I
442 Berkey Hall
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Kate Durkee graduated from Michigan
State University in December 2009 with a
bachelor's in Political Science. While
studying at MSU, she spent a semester in
Washington, D.C. interning at the Hudson
Institute while participating in MSU's
study away program. While at the
nation's capitol, she completed her
capstone project concerning relations
between Canada and the United States and
carries on that interest today. In her
spare time, she loves to horseback ride,
excersize, and garden.
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Edwin Phillips
Techinal Support
447 Berkey Hall
Office: 517-432-3630
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Kellee Remer
442 Berkey Hall
Office: 571-432-3321
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Kellee M. Remer joined the GUSP team in December of 2012. She has a BA in Political Science and a Master of Public Administration. She came to us after 15 years' experience in consultative sales, business development, and
strategic planning in the private sector
She has held leadership and management roles and has been the lead in the preparation and presentation of top quality proposals many which have
resulted in contracts being awarded to her employer. She enjoys new
challenges and is looking forward to working at MSU.
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Graduate
research assistants
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William Dyar
Graduate Research Assistant
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Larry Irwin
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Erika Rosebrook
Graduate Research Assistant
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Josh Vertalka
Graduate Research
Assistant
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Hello. My name is Josh Vertalka. I grew up in Northern Michigan. I just completed my Master’s Thesis, which focused on adapting airports in juxtaposition with surrounding communities to the extreme social and physical negativities associated with meteorological hazards. After receiving my Masters Degree I joined Michigan State’s Geography Department with interests centering on urban cities, extreme events, and mega events. These interests sparked from a number of critical events including my study abroad experiences in South Korea, China, and Japan. My recent research involves the spread of the 1918 influenza pandemic in British India and adapting airports to meteorological hazards. I am excited to begin researching various urban issues with Global Urban Studies Department. |
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Jennifer Wray
Graduate Research
Assistant
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I am a third year PhD student in
Sociology and the Global Urban Studies
Program (GUSP). My Research interests
include political sociology, urban
sociology, social and structural
inequality issues, tolerance, gambling,
and promiscuity. I have worked on
projects studying mortality from the
1918-19 influenza pandemic as well as
India's drug policy. I am also the
sociology departments representative for
the council of graduate students (COGS).
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Matt Zalewski
Graduate Research
Assistant
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A native of Michigan, Matt holds a B.A. in Political Science and History from Oakland University, and a J.D. from Wayne State University. Matt became interested in politics in his hometown, where he served on several boards and committees. For six years prior to arriving at Michigan State in the fall of 2012, Matt served as a law clerk and Assistant City Attorney with an in-house municipal law department, specializing in land use, building code, tax, and freedom of information law. Through his local government career, Matt worked closely with elected officials pursuing policies to promote economic development and protect the tax base. He has handled civil and criminal cases in courts ranging from the municipal district court through the Sixth Circuit federal court, including a timely case addressing the problems of downtown redevelopment in the down economy. At Michigan State, Matt is studying American politics and policy, with an emphasis on urban politics. Broadly speaking, his research interests include economic development, regional cooperation and conflict, interest group and public participation in local government, and state and local judicial politics. In his free time, Matt enjoys reading, gardening, and visiting historical sites, lighthouses, and baseball stadiums.
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