Students

Tristin Smith

Tristin is a research assistant working on CLOSUP’s “Close Up on the U.P” program. She is a third-year in the School of Information majoring in Information Analysis and minoring in Digital Studies. Tristin is interested in researching the…
Students

Samantha Clark

Samantha is a Research Assistant helping to analyze the Michigan Public Policy Survey data for CLOSUP’s Function of Democracy Project. She is an undergraduate student planning to study public policy at the Ford School and eventually attend law…
Students

Steve Kraft

Steve is a research assistant working on developing community-centered qualitative research designs on rural Michigan communities through CLOSUP's Fiscal Health project. He is expected to graduate in 2025 with a Master's in Public Policy and a…