Sabbatical Reports

“For each academic year of this Agreement the University shall grant a total of up to (3) semesters of sabbatical leave at full pay.” (Faculty Agreement effective 7/15/22-6/30/27, Section 14.4.1)

Dr. Kevin Kapuscinski
Dr. Derek Wright
Dr. Brit Ranson Olson
Dr. Jun Li
Dr. Barbara Evans
Dr. H. Russell Searight
Dr. Paul Kelso
Dr. Jason Garvon
Given COVID, Dr. Christopher Smith chose to defer his sabbatical to 2021-2022.
Dr. R. Adam Mosey
Dr. George Voutsadakis

Sabbatical awards were deferred to 2019-2020

Dr. Alexei Iretski
Dr. James Schaefer
Dr. Britton Ranson-Olson
Dr. Paige Gordier
Jason Garvon, Ph.D.
  • Keeping Pace with the Field: Learning DNA Extraction, PCR and Sequence Analysis
    Garvon Proposal and Garvon Report.
  • Presentations: Student co-author posters: Peters, Flannigan, Kane. The Science of Evolution, Garvon. Entomological Society of Ontario – October 2016. Eastern Upper Peninsula Citizen Advisory Council (EUPCAC) April 2016.
  • Publications: Blood Parasites of Blue-winged Teal from Two Migratory Corridors in the Southern US. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 52,3,2016.
Jun Li, Ph.D.
  • Study of Fish Infectious Diseases and Immunity in the Great Lakes: Enhancing the Research Ability of LSSU’s Fish Disease Laboratory
    Li Proposal and Li Report
Chad Barbour, Ph.D.
Ashley Moerke, Ph.D.
  • Understanding Aquatic Ecosystem Linkages in the Great Lakes Basin: Enhancing LSSU’s Research Capacity and Collaboration
    Moerke proposal and Moerke report
Kathy Berchem
  • Summary: Professor Berchem’s application for sabbatical is based on her desire to pursue advanced education in her professional field of Nursing
  • Berchem proposal and Berchem report
Jason Swedene, Ph.D.
  • Summary: Dr. Swedene will study perspectives on childhood and children from the 8th century BCE through the 18th century neoclassical period
  • Swedene proposal and Swedene report
Brian Zinser
  • Summary: Professor Zinser’s proposed sabbatical project will attempt to explain the determinants of American Muslim’s intentions to use retail Islamic banking and financial services in the United States
  • Zinser proposal and Zinser report
Dennis Merkel, Ph.D.
Aaron Westrick, Ph.D.
  • Summary: Fourth Amendment Seizures: The Processes of Investigating Police Force Incidents – A (book) guide for evaluating law enforcement use-of-force.
  • Westrick proposal and Westrick Report
Greg Zimmerman, Ph.D.
  • Summary: Dr. Zimmerman’s sabbatical follows on research he has been doing over the past few years in the area of using local weedy grasses for pellet fuels for heating
  • Zimmerman proposal and Zimmerman report
Paul Kelso, Ph.D.
  • Summary: An EarthScope project to study deformation and magmatic modification, Western Idaho – Eastern Oregon and Localization of deformation in lithologically heterogeneous lower crust, Arunta block, central Australia.
  • Kelso Sabbatical Report
David McDonald
  • Summary: Control and Integration of Electrical Motors for Electric Vehicle and Industrial Applications
  • McDonald Sabbatical Report
James Zukowski, Ph.D.
Brian Snyder, Ph.D.
  • Summary: Mathematics Visualization Program (MVP) – Developing Visual Media in the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics
  • Snyder Sabbatical Report
Marshall R. Werner, Ph.D.
  • Summary: Expanding Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Capabilities of 60 MHz permanent magnet systems through the development of novel pulse sequences for use in an undergraduate chemistry curriculum and incorporation into a course on Molecular Spectroscopy.
  • Werner Sabbatical report
David Szlag, Ph.D.
  • Summary: Detection, Occurrence, and Fate of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products released from On-Site Wastewater Systems.
  • Szlag Sabbatical Report