Contact

Rebecca A. Malouin, Ph.D., M.P.H., M.S. 
Director
malouinr@msu.edu

Dr. Rebecca Malouin is the director of the Canadian Studies Center. Dr. Malouin has been engaged with the center for over 10 years as a faculty member, serving on the Advisory Board, the Core Faculty, and conducting U.S.- Canada research focused on health systems. She also serves as the associate dean and director of the Institute for Global Health in the MSU College of Osteopathic Medicine. Her academic appointment is in the Department of Family and Community Medicine. As director of the Canadian Studies Center, Dr. Malouin engages those involved with the center and with an interest in Canada and supports the center's continued collaboration with alumni, students, faculty, US and Canadian partners, and other international organizations interested in supporting education, research, and service either about, in, or with Canada.

Dr. Malouin received her Ph.D. and M.P.H. in international health from the Johns Hopkins University, and an M.S. in epidemiology from Michigan State University.  She completed her B.S. at the University of Michigan.  Dr. Malouin has served as a Peace Corps volunteer, as an epidemiologist at both the Maryland and Michigan state health departments, and as a consultant to several non-governmental organizations, such as Helen Keller International.

Mitch Goldsmith, Ph.D.
Assistant Director
goldsm40@msu.edu

Mitch Goldsmith, Ph.D., joined the Canadian Studies Center as assistant director in 2024. In this role, he is responsible for organizing much of the center’s communications and programming, including the CN Forum, and for administering strategic partnership grants. Before joining the center, Dr. Goldsmith was an instructor of record and teaching assistant in the social sciences and humanities at Brock University in St Catharines, Ontario, Canada, where he was also a long-term research fellow with the university's Posthumanism Research Institute.

Dr. Goldsmith holds a Ph.D. in interdisciplinary humanities from Brock University in St Catharines, Ontario, a master's degree from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, and a bachelor's degree from James Madison College at Michigan State University.

Jaclyn Hunnicutt
Administrative Assistant
hunnicu4@msu.edu

Jaclyn (Jacie) Hunnicutt joined the Canadian Studies Center as the administrative assistant in the spring of 2024. She holds a B.A. in psychology and Spanish from Albion College in Albion, Michigan, and brings diverse experience from her roles in public education, finance, and international business administration. 

Beyond her professional endeavors, Jacie finds joy in traveling, exploring nature, and expanding her knowledge of global affairs.

Dao Rong Gong
Liaison for Canadian Studies
gongd@msu.edu

Dao Rong Gong is the liaison for Canadian Studies and metadata librarian at Michigan State University Libraries. He oversees the Canadian Studies Library Collection and provides support to students, faculty, and researchers for their library resource needs.

Prior to MSU, he worked in the library software services industry in both the US and Canada. He received his M.S. in library and information science from McGill University, Canada and his M.A. in history from Hiroshima University, Japan.