Multidisciplinary Research Team
Current Graduate Students
• Jiahui Ma, PhD Student, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering, 2019-Present.
• Kaitlyn Benner, Master of Science Student, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering,
2023-Present.
• Nejc Sitar, Master of Science Student, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering,
2022-Present.
• Mariah McCallum, PhD Student, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering, 2021-Present.
• Macy Fitzgerald, Master of Science Student, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering,
2023-Present.
• Corey LaForge, Master of Science Student, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering,
2022-Present.
• Gabriel "Gabe" Schulze, Master of Science Student, Industrial & Management Systems
Engineering, 2020-Present.
Past Graduate Students
• Gage Halverson, Master of Science, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering,
2022. Project: Using Decision Trees for Montana Resident Student Cost of Attendance.
• Srinivasan "Srini" Sridhar, PhD, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering , 2019-2022.
Dissertation: Healthcare Analytics at a Perioperative Surgical Home Implemented Community
Hospital.
• Bukola "Bukky" Saliu, Master of Science, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering,
2020-2022. Project: Multi-Faceted Ergonomics Assessment in Medical Device Manufacturing: A Case
Study.
• Hailey Barlow, Master of Science, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering, 2021-2022.
Project: Engineering Graduate Students’ Attitudes Towards Social Justice.
• Taylor Walker, Master of Science, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering, 2021-2023. Internship.
• James David "JD" Page, WWAMI-Idaho, UW School of Medicine, 2021. Independent Investigative Inquiry (III)
Scholarship of Discovery Project: Cost-Effective Electrocardiogram Didactic and Manual
Skills Training Platform. **In partenrship with MSU WWAMI Instructor Dr. Martin Teintze.
• Catherine (Varnes) Hahola, Master of Science, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering,
2020-2021. Project: Undergraduate Engineering Students Find Meaningfulness in Statistics Technical
Writing Project.
• Zachary Dugger, Master of Science, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering,
2019-2021, Thesis:Emotion Intelligence, Safety Behavior, and Peer-Assessed Pilot Performance.
Undergraduate Scholars
• Rhyan Klostermeyer, Biomedical Engineering, 2021-Present.
• Orrin Clark, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering, 2020-2021.
• Sam Allen, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering, 2019-Present.
• Bradford "Brad" Burns, Cell Biology & Neuroscience, 2020-Present.
• Alex Cuevas, Biological and Chemical Engineering, 2018-2019.
• Macy Fitzgerald, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering, 2019-2020.
• Anders Enevoldsen, Microbiology, 2018-2019.
• Andre Bidegaray, Biochemistry, 2019.
• Vincent Davison, Biochemistry,2019.
• Erik Moody, Mechanical Engineering, 2020.
• Judah Prestegaard, Mechanical Engineering, 2019.
• Jacob Alborano, Mechanical Engineering Technology, 2019.
• Sam Alm, Mechanical Engineering, 2020-2021.
• Quinn Krause, Cell Biology & Neuroscience, 2018-2021.
• Meghan Muench, Microbiology, 2019.
• Matt Trzisnki, Industrial & Management Systems Engineering, 2018-2019.
