Core Staff

Melissa W Li

Research Administration Manager

Melissa is the research administrator for the Orthopaedic Surgery Department at the University of Michigan. She conducts pre- and post award grant management, routes agreements, assists with clinical trial management, and manages administrative and human resource details for the researcher faculty, staff, and trainees in the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. 

email: melilimi@med.umich.edu

Sarah Boston

Administrative Assistant

Sarah provides administrative support for the research faculty within the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery. She assists the labs with procurement, travel arrangements, and administrative details. 

email: sjayers@med.umich.edu

Andrea Clark

microCT/nanoCT Core Manager

Andrea manages the nanoCT/microCT core for the Orthopaedic Research Laboratories. Andrea holds a B.S. in Biochemistry from Michigan State University. Andrea joined the lab with a wealth of experience in microscopy imaging.

email: clarkand@med.umich.edu

Conor Locke

Research Lab Specialist Inter 

Conor coordinates the clinical biomechanics research projects for the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery.

email: cslocke@med.umich.edu

Robert Goulet, Ph.D.

Computer Research Specialist

Rob is the computer research specialist for the Orthopaedic Research Laboratories. Rob holds a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan.  

email: rgoulet@med.umich.edu

Emma Snyder-White

Research Area Specialist, Histology

Emma works in the Histology Core located within the Orthopaedic Research Laboratories. 

email: eparrs@med.umich.edu

Carol Whitenger

Histologist

Carol manages the Histology Core located within the Orthopaedic Research Laboratories. Carol develops novel protocols for plastic and paraffin embedding, sectioning samples, and staining tissues. Carol performed histology studies in industry for 14 years before returning to the ORL in 2014.

email: whitinge@med.umich.edu