Media and Public Information

Issues and Crisis Team
517-353-7077
media@msu.edu

University Spokesperson
Emily Gerkin Guerrant
517-355-3843
emilyg@msu.edu

Director of Public Relations
Sydney Hawkins
517-432-0304
sydneyh@msu.edu

Media Contacts by College and Topic

Kim Ward, Senior Public Relations Manager
517-432-0117
kward@msu.edu
Colleges and units: Agriculture and Natural Resources, Education, Social Science, Veterinary Medicine, Law

• College of Social Science: Psychology, history, criminal justice, child development, economics, sociology, anthropology, Asian Pacific American studies, Chicano/Latino studies

• College of Education: Teacher preparation, reading levels/scores, disability awareness/training, counseling, kinesiology, education psychology, education policy

• Veterinary Medicine: Large- and small-animal clinical sciences, pathobiology and diagnostic investigation, pharmacology and toxicology, zoonotic diseases

• Law: Indigenous law, social justice, business and regulatory law, immigration law, animal law, first amendment

• College of Agriculture and Natural Resources: Agricultural science; entomology; horticulture; forestry; fisheries and wildlife; water; climate change; food science and human nutrition; planning, design and construction; packaging and community sustainability


Emilie Lorditch, Science Public Relations Manager
517-355-4082
lorditch@msu.edu
Colleges and units: Facility for Rare Isotope Beams/FRIB, Engineering, Mobility, Natural Science, Lyman Briggs

• College of Natural Science: Biochemistry, biology, chemistry, cell and molecular biology, computational mathematics, earth and environmental sciences, evolution, ecology, geography, genetics, genomes, mathematics and statistics, microbiology, neuroscience, sustainability, plant science, physiology, physical sciences, physics, isotopes and astronomy

• College of Engineering: Biomedical, biosystems, chemical engineering and material science, civil and environmental engineering, energy, cybersecurity, coding, computer science, computational data and engineering, nanotechnology, electrical and mechanical engineering, autonomous vehicles, electric vehicles, EV batteries, semiconductor and wearable technology


Alex Tekip, Public Relations Manager
517-353-8819
tekipale@msu.edu
Colleges and units: Arts and Letters, Communication Arts and Sciences, Broad College of Business, International Studies and Programs, Music, Residential College in the Arts and Humanities, Honors College

• College of Arts and Letters: African American and African studies, apparel and textile design, art, art history and design, graphic design, film studies, literature, linguistics, languages and cultures, philosophy, religion, romance and classical studies, Native American studies, women’s and gender studies, theater

• College of Communication Arts and Sciences: Journalism, advertising, public relations, social media, game design and development, user experience and technologies, telecommunication, health and risk communication, communicative science and disorders, esports

• Broad College of Business: Supply chain, hospitality, finance, accounting, human resources, marketing, management, real estate, sports business management, entrepreneurship, sales, risk management, wealth management, corporate sustainability

• College of Music: Instrumental music, music performance, music education, Jazz studies, music theory, composition, conducting

• Arts and culture: Broad Art Museum, MSU Museum, Wharton Center for Performing Arts, W.J. Beal Botanical Garden, libraries, cultural collections


Dalin Clark, Public Relations Manager, MSU Health Sciences
616-308-8590
dalin.clark@msu.edu
Colleges and units: Human Medicine, Osteopathic Medicine, Nursing, Health Sciences, Public Health, MSU Health Care, Henry Ford Health + MSU Partnership

• Colleges of Human Medicine and Osteopathic Medicine: Primary care, mental health, public health, gastroenterology, medical research, infectious disease, cancer, neurosciences, psychiatry, pharmacy, emergency medicine, children’s health, women’s health, health disparities, rural health, pharmacology and toxicology

• College of Nursing: Clinical practice, research, workforce development, research, health care delivery

• Health Sciences: Workforce development, innovation, partnerships, administration

• MSU Health Care: Clinical services and practice, joint ventures, key partnerships

• Henry Ford Health + MSU Partnership: Research, health disparities, clinical services


Jack Harrison, Public Relations Coordinator
(517) 884-5995
harr1565@msu.edu
Colleges and units: James Madison College, Social Science

• James Madison College: International relations; domestic and global affairs; social relations, justice and policy; political theory and constitutionalism

• College of Social Science: Political Science, Politics, Institute for Public Policy and Social Research, Human Resources and Labor Relations, Economics