Conference Information
2025 Conference – Held Virtually via Zoom, February 28, 2025.
Each year, the Michigan Academy organizes a conference where members present their scholarly work to peers and learn what research projects their colleagues are undertaking.
Conference Information
Registration
Registration
Registration
Conference Registration Fees
Early rate (November 1 through January 31); Regular rate (February 1 through February 22).
Faculty Affiliated with a Member Institution
Early $150; Regular $170; On-Site $190
Non-Affiliated Faculty and Independent Scholars
Early $165; Regular $185; On-Site $205
Retiree/Student with full membership
Early $130; Regular $150; On-Site $170
Student (Graduate and Undergraduate)
Early $90; Regular $110; On-Site $130
Directions and Lodging
Directions and Lodging
Directions and Lodging
The 2025 conference will be held virtually with no on-site option.
Section Leader(s)
Section Leader(s)
Section Leader(s)
For questions about appropriate topics, presentation types, presentation lengths, etc. please contact the appropriate section chair(s). General questions about the abstract submission process, conference registration fees, individual membership etc. can be directed to the Michigan Academy staff at michiganacademy@alma.edu or (989) 463-7969.
Anthropology
Need section chair. Please contact the Academy if interested.
Biochemistry/Molecular Biology
Aleksandra Kuzmanov, akuzmanov@ltu.edu
Irfana Muqbil, imuqbil@ltu.edu
Botany and Plant Ecology
David L. Dornbos, Jr., dld9@calvin.edu
Business and Administration
Richardson Amartey, ra@thedigitalwellnesscenter.com
Melissa Granovsky, melissa@indigenousfriends.org
Chemistry
Jim Mazzuca, mazzucajw@alma.edu
Communication
Sara Potter, sapoggi@nmu.edu
Computers
Aby Tehranipour, atehranip@emich.edu
Economics
Soo K. Sieber, sieber@oakland.edu
Education
Christine Knaggs, cknagges@adrian.edu
Environmental Science and Ecology
Jeffrey Lake, jlake2@sienaheights.edu
French & Italian Language and Literature
Mandeta Gjata, aw7002@wayne.edu
Geography
Fred Sunderman, fwsunder@svsu.edu
Geological Sciences
Randall Schaetzl, soils@msu.edu
Health and Human Services
Lihua Dishman, ldish888@aol.com
History
Eric M. Washington, emw23@calvin.edu
Interdisciplinary Studies
Deirdre Hennebury, deirdre@umich.edu
Ben Bennett-Carpenter, bennettc@oakland.edu
Language and Literature
Maureen Thum, mthum@umich.edu
Law and Political Science
Reem Abou-samra, reem.abou@gmail.com
Library and Information Sciences
D. Ryan, ryanchel@msu.edu
Suzi Teghtmeyer, teghtmey@msu.edu
Linguistics
Derek Drake, dpdrake@gmail.com
German Zarate-Sandez, german.zarate-sandez@wmich.edu
Mathematics
Bruce Pell, bpell@ltu.edu
Microbiology
Julie Zwiesler-Vollick, jzwiesler@ltu.edu
Philosophy
Boris Turner, borisduvaul57@gmail.com
Physics and Engineering
George Pappas, gpappas@ltu.edu
Psychology
Harvey Burnett, harveyb@andrews.edu
Religious Studies
Jack Kilcrease, jdk002@aquinas.edu
Rhetoric and Composition
Laura McCann, lmccann1@ltu.edu
Sociology
Need section chair. Please contact the Academy if interested.
Spanish Language, Literature & Culture
Maribel Colorade-Garcia, mcolorad@svsu.edu
Women’s and Gender Studies
Prathim Maya Dora-Laskey, dora-laskepm@alma.edu
Zoology
Gary Lange, gmlange@svsu.edu
Session Schedule
Session Schedule
Session Schedule
Information coming soon.
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Keynote Speaker
Information coming soon.
Posters
Posters
Posters
Due to the conference being changed to a Virtual Conference all Poster presentations will be treated as Oral Presentations. You will have access to share your screen via Zoom to use your poster materials to aid in your presentation.