Sue Nichols, a member of I-GUIDE’s Engagement and Partners team, is the Assistant Director and Research Communication Strategist for the Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability at Michigan State University. Prior to that, she was the marketing and communications director of the Michigan Energy Institute at the University of Michigan, leading the communications effort on the broad spectrum of energy research at the university, as well as supporting initiatives that integrate science into economic recovery. In her first tour of duty at MSU, she spent 15 years as the university's chief science writer and led initiatives to increase the public’s understanding of science and research in topics ranging from environmental issues and science’s role in international development.