Katherine Dwyer
President    fa3735@wayne.edu

Victoria Kelley
Secretary & Medical Student Liaison
victoria.kelley@wayne.edu

Brenna Friday
Vice-President  bfriday@wayne.edu

Brenna is currently a dual major Ph.D. candidate pursuing degrees in Biological Sciences and Urban Sustainability. Her work centers around understanding the impact of disturbance in aquatic ecosystems or urban communities. Eventually, she hopes to apply her interdisciplinary knowledge in a research position in the science-policy sphere.

Emma Fidler
Membership Coordinator & Undergraduate Student Liaison
emmafidler@wayne.edu

Maggie Lauria Sneideman
Communications Director & Graduate Student Liaison
 maggie.sneideman@wayne.edu

Maggie is a current PhD candidate in the biological sciences department. She enjoys teaching and getting students involved in science. She is interested in outreach to get the public more engaged and informed about science.  

Shreya Desai
NSPN Liaison
shreyadesai@wayne.edu

Dr. Marusak is an assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral neurosciences at Wayne State University. She directs the WSU THINK lab, which focuses on the impact of stress and trauma on brain development in children and adolescents, and childhood anxiety disorders and PTSD.

Stacie Clayton, MBA
Advisor
stacie.clayton@wayne.edu

Stacie is the Director of Community Affairs for Wayne State University.  In this role she serves as the primary contact for individuals, business, community organizations, and local municipalities that seek involvement with the University.  Stacie promotes the urban mission of the University by strengthening, developing and sustaining mutually beneficial partnerships with stakeholders throughout the metropolitan Detroit area.  This includes strategically extending Wayne State’s resources to the community so that Wayne State continues to have a significant impact on the cultural, economic and social life of southeastern Michigan. Stacie also works directly with the University’s leadership, schools and colleges to advance their work internally and externally.

Dr. Theresa Hastert
Advisor

Dr. Hastert is an Associate Professor in the Department of Oncology within the Wayne State University School of Medicine, and a Scientific Member in the Population Studies and Disparities Research Program at the Karmanos Cancer Institute (KCI). Her research focuses on social, economic, and behavioral factors as predictors of cancer outcomes. Her recent work focuses on cancer survivorship, and on financial and employment outcomes and social needs experienced by cancer survivors, particularly those with the fewest resources. Dr. Hastert is the PI of a Mentored Research Scholar Grant through the American Cancer Society (ACS) examining the economic consequences of cancer and leads a project funded by the Michigan Health Endowment Fund to develop educational resources to connect people with cancer and their caregivers to help them navigate financial issues related to cancer. She completed her PhD in Epidemiology at the University of Washington and Master of Public Policy degree at UCLA, where she worked in the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research.

Rochelle Chapman 
Advisor