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Staff

Frost Center professional staff lead research design, data collection, analysis and dissemination of findings for both Hope College and our community research partners.

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

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

Staff

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    Elizabeth Bocks

    Frost Center for Data and ResearchOffice Manager

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    bocks@hope.edu

    Anderson Werkman Financial Center 100 East 8th Street Suite 260 Holland, MI 49423-3603

  • Donald Friesner

    Frost Center for Data and ResearchDirector of Institutional Research

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    friesner@hope.edu

    Anderson Werkman Financial Center Suite 260 100 East 8th Street Holland, MI 49423

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    Eric Jones

    Frost Center for Data and ResearchData and Research Coordinator

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    jonese@hope.edu

    Anderson-Werkman Center Suite 260 100 East 8th Street Holland, MI 49423

Frost Center Fellows

Portrait of Dr. Anita Esquerra-Zwiers
Dr. Anita Esquerra-Zwiers

Assistant Professor of Nursing

Nursing Department
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 1150
35 East 12th Street
Holland, MI 49423
616.395.7424
aezwiers@hope.edu
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Dr. Benjamin Meagher

Assistant Professor of Psychology

Psychology Department
A. Paul Schaap Science Center 1161
35 East 12th Street
Holland, MI 49423
616.395.7731
meagher@hope.edu

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.

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Carly Mursch

Research Assistant

Carly is a sophomore from Delton, Michigan. She is majoring in political science and has a minor in economics. She plans to attend law school or possibly conduct political science research after graduation. At Frost Center Carly works on data analyses for Frost Center Fridays, the Student Congress Assessment Project, and community research. She has experience in data collection and cleaning and helps the team with visualizations and reporting. 
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Phuong Anh (Jeannie) Vu

Research Assistant

Jeannie Vu is from Hanoi, Vietnam, and currently studying math and economics with a minor in Chinese. Her plan after graduation is to get into a Ph.D. program in economics to study more about economic growth as well as international trade. At Frost Research Center, Jeannie helps with designing and distributing surveys, collecting, cleaning and coding data, as well as performing analysis through SPSS for both Hope College and community projects.
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Anderson-Werkman Center100 East 8th StreetSuite 260Holland, MI 49423

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