The Roth Lab

The Roth lab at MSU is a dynamic collaborative group of post-doctoral scientists, graduate students, technicians, and undergraduates.   Our lab encourages an open, welcoming work environment that supports and encourages the diverse experiences of its members.  

Dr. Brian M. Roth
Associate Professor
​Lead Investigator

Dr. William Budnick, PhD
Post-doctoral Research Scientist
Red Swamp Crayfish

Kelley Smith
Lead Technician
Red Swamp Crayfish

Samantha Strandmark
Master's student
​Red Swamp Crayfish

Jacob Sawecki
Doctoral student
Huron-Michigan Predator Diet project

Katie is a master’s student working on the Lake Huron Predator Diet Study. Her project investigates spatiotemporal variation in predator diets and describes the foraging conditions for predators in Lake Huron between 2017 and 2018. To accomplish her study goals, she has collected predator stomachs from anglers along the Lake Huron coast and identified prey items, trained undergraduate research assistants to process predator stomachs, and run statistical analyses on the diet data. Katie is currently in the middle of thesis edits, but when she has time to come up for air, she enjoys hunting, fishing, snowshoeing, and relaxing with friends and family. If you would like to contact Katie, please email her at kierczy2@msu.edu.

Katie Kierczynski
Master's Student
Lake Huron Predator Diets

Sarah Brannon
Lead Technician
Red Swamp Crayfish

Angelica Cabatu
Undergraduate research assistant
Huron-Michigan Predator Diets

Jordan Andrus
Undergraduate research assistant
​Huron-Michigan Predator Diets

Aaron Sullivan
Undergraduate research technician
Red Swamp Crayfish Project

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