Staff

They hold graduate credentials in the social sciences providing a breadth of data and research experience, knowledge and skills.

Contact us at 616.395.7556 or via email frostcenter@hope.edu.

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  Dr. Rodrigo SerrãoView Dr. Rodrigo Serrão's Profile

  Sociology and Social Work DepartmentAssistant Professor of Sociology

  Work616.395.7084

  serrao@hope.edu

  Van Zoeren Hall Room 255B 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423

Scientific Advisory Board

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  Dr. Llena ChavisView Dr. Llena Chavis's Profile

  Sociology and Social Work DepartmentAssociate Professor of Social Work and Social Work Field Director

  Work616.395.7364

  chavis@hope.edu

  Van Zoeren Hall Room 265 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423

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  Dr. Annie DandavatiView Dr. Annie Dandavati's Profile

  Political Science DepartmentProfessor of Political Science

  Work616.395.7948

  dandavati@hope.edu

  Lubbers Hall – Room 205 126 East 10th Street Holland, MI 49423

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  Dr. Marissa DoshiView Dr. Marissa Doshi's Profile

  Communication DepartmentAssociate Professor of Communication

  Work616.395.6800

  doshi@hope.edu

  Martha Miller Center 115 257 Columbia Avenue Holland, MI 49423

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  Dr. Steven McMullenView Dr. Steven McMullen's Profile

  Economics & Business DepartmentAssociate Professor of Economics

  Work616.395.7579

  mcmullen@hope.edu

  VanZoeren Hall 180 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423

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  Dr. Olufemi OluyedunView Dr. Olufemi Oluyedun's Profile

  Kinesiology DepartmentAssistant Professor of Kinesiology

  Work616.395.7697

  oluyedun@hope.edu

  DeVos Fieldhouse 222 Fairbanks Avenue Holland, MI 49423

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  Dr. Kendra ThomasView Dr. Kendra Thomas's Profile

  Psychology DepartmentAssociate Professor of Psychology

  Work616.395.7716

  thomas@hope.edu

  A. Paul Schaap Science Center Room 1163 35 East 12th Street Holland, MI 49423

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  Dr. Deb VanDuinenView Dr. Deb VanDuinen's Profile

  Education DepartmentArnold and Esther Sonneveldt Associate Professor of Education

  Work616.395.7737

  vanduinen@hope.edu

  VanZoeren Hall Room 283 41 Graves Place Holland, MI 49423

Research Assistants

Providing students with community-based research opportunities is central to the Frost Center mission and reflects the work of Dr. Carl Frost. Each year a team of research assistants gains applied experience as they work with our professional staff to complete Hope College and community partner projects.

Nhi Hoang

Research Assistant

Nhi Hoang is from Danang, Vietnam, and is a psychology major with a neuroscience minor. Her career goal is to do research in clinical psychology. At Frost Research Center, Nhi will be working on developing surveys, cleaning and organizing datasets, analyzing data, and making data visualizations.

Carly Mursch

Research Assistant

Carly Mursch is a senior from Delton, Michigan. She is majoring in political science and has a minor in economics. After graduation, she plans to attend graduate school to work towards obtaining a Ph.D. in international relations to conduct research in political science in the future. At Frost Center, Carly works on a variety of projects ranging from the Student Congress assessment project to community-based research projects. She has experience in survey design and implementation, and data collection, cleaning, analysis, visualization and reporting, including SPSS and Qualtrics.

Katherine Yakes

Research Assistant

Kate Yakes is a senior from Ionia, Michigan. She is majoring in both psychology and sociology. She is applying to graduate programs in clinical psychology. At the Frost Center, she works primarily with qualitative data analysis in assisting to create/code responses, conducting focus groups, and working on community projects, including recent partnerships with the City of Holland.