Fulbright Global Scholar Award

Meet the Global Award Scholars

Fulbright Scholars represent a diverse and dynamic network of academics and professionals. Learn more about how they are actively working to foster mutual understanding between the United States and partner nations, sharing knowledge across communities and improving lives around the world.

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2024-2025 Global Award Scholars

Image Ben Bobowski Home Institution: National Park Service Host Countries: Costa Rica and Poland  Field: Public Administration

Image Sarah Bowen  Home Institution: North Carolina State University  Host Countries: Spain and Colombia  Field: Rural Sociology

Image Margaret Bublitz  Home Institution: Lifespan Hospitals  Host Countries: United Kingdom and New Zealand  Field: Psychology

Image John Bussey Home Institution: The Wall Street Journal Host Countries: Bulgaria, Chile, and Taiwan Field: Journalism

Image Lauren Hallett  Home Institution: University of Oregon Host Countries: Argentina, Spain, and Australia  Field: Ecology

Image TL Hill Home Institution: Temple University  Host Countries: Australia and Finland Field: Business Management

Image Curtis Kent  Home Institution: Brigham Young University  Host Countries: Mexico and Slovenia  Field: Mathematics: Topology

Image Dennis Kivlighan Home Institution: University of Maryland, College Park  Host Countries: Italy and Taiwan  Field: Mental Health Counseling

Image Elisa Konofagou Home Institution: Colombia University  Host Countries: France and Japan  Field: Acoustics

Image David MacFarlane  Home Institution: Michigan State University  Host Countries: Mexico and Italy  Field: Forestry

Image Andrew McElrone  Home Institution: U.S. Department of Agriculture Host Countries: Australia and Chile Field: Agriculture

Image K. Kayon Morgan  Home Institution: University of Hartford  Host Countries: South Africa and Jamaica  Field: Education

Image Angela Salmon  Home Institution: Florida International University  Host Countries: Colombia, Poland, and Greece Field: Early Childhood Education

Image Samantha Siedlecki  Home Institution: University of Connecticut  Host Countries: Italy and South Africa  Field: Oceanography

2023-2024 Global Award Scholars

Image Rashida Braggs Home Institution: Williams College Host Countries: France and Canada Field: Jazz Studies

Image David Craig Home Institution: University of Southern California Host Countries: Chile, Thailand, and Israel Field: Communications

Image Elena Deanda-Camacho Home Institution: Washington College Host Countries: Spain, Mexico, and Germany Field: Romance Languages and Literature

Image Meagan Driver Home Institution: Michigan State University Host Countries: Austria, Argentina, and Greece Field: Applied Linguistics

Image Steven Fassnacht Home Institution: Colorado State University Host Countries: Spain and Chile Field: Environmental Sciences

Image Randall Filer Home Institution: Hunter College, The City University of New York Host Countries: Georgia, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan  Field: Policy Economics

Image Jacqueline Fox Home Institution: University of South Carolina, Columbia Host Countries: Australia and the United Kingdom Field: Health Law

Image Vladimir Hamed-Troyansky  Home Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara Host Countries: Pakistan and Turkey Field: Modern History

Image Moncef Krarti Home Institution: University of Colorado Boulder Host Countries: Australia and Saudi Arabia  Field: Architectural Engineering

Image Karl Krupp Home Institution: University of Arizona Host Countries: Sweden and India  Field: Global Policy

Image Kimberley Lakes Home Institution: University of California, Riverside Host Countries: Ireland and South Africa Field: Clinical Child Psychology

Image Allison Matulli Home Institution: Florida International University Host Countries: Colombia, Italy, and Trinidad and Tobago  Field: Law

Image Tobi Nagel Home Institution: Phages for Global Health Host Countries: Malaysia, Kenya, and Uganda  Field: Global Health

Image Nancy Ann Neudauer Home Institution: Pacific University Host Countries: New Zealand and South Africa  Field: Mathematics

Image Tim Oakes Home Institution: University of Colorado Boulder Host Countries: Singapore and Norway Field: Geography

Image Judith Pace Home Institution: University of San Francisco  Host Countries: South Africa and Bosnia and Herzegovina  Field: Teaching Methodology

Image Sheree Pagsuyoin Home Institution: University of Massachusetts, Lowell Host Countries: Philippines, Belgium, and South Korea Field: Environmental Engineering

Image Caitlyn Placek Home Institution: Ball State University Host Countries: Netherlands, Canada, and the United Kingdom  Field: Cultural Anthropology

Image Christina Sun Home Institution: University of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus Host Countries: Botswana and Taiwan Field: Public Health

Image Blanca Patricia Tovar Home Institution: John Jay College of Criminal Justice, The City University of New York Host Countries: Spain and Mexico  Field: Latin America & Caribbean History

Image Oscar Vazquez Home Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Host Countries: Spain and Mexico  Field: Art History

Image Brian Walker Home Institution: Fairfield University Host Countries: New Zealand, South Africa, and Chile  Field: Environmental Sciences

 

2022-2023 Global Award Scholars

Image Eliyana Adler  Home Institution: The Pennsylvania State University  Host Countries: Poland and Argentina  Field: History and Jewish Studies

Image Gail A. Bulman Home Institution: Syracuse University Host Countries: Argentina, Peru, and Spain Field: Latin American and Spanish Theater, Literature, and Culture

Image Jon Keune Home Institution: Michigan State University Host Countries: Taiwan, Japan, and the United Kingdom Field: Religious Studies

Image Brian Norris  Home Institution: Lincoln University of Missouri   Host Countries: Colombia and Mozambique  Field: Comparative Politics

Image Jami Leibowitz Home Institution: East Carolina University   Host Countries: Indonesia, Namibia, and Kazakhstan Field: International Education

Image Manoj A. Thomas Home Institution: The University of Sydney Host Countries: Ecuador and Uganda Field: Information Systems / Information Technology

Image Michael Putman Home Institution: University of North Carolina at Charlotte Host Countries: Finland, South Africa, and Germany Field: Teacher Education

Image Stephanie Kampf  Home Institution: Colorado State University  Host Countries: Spain, Chile, and Argentina Field: Hydrology

Image Phillip A. Hough Home Institution: Florida Atlantic University Host Countries: Colombia, Kenya, and Vietnam Field: Sociology

Image Ellen Lesperance Home Institution: Independent Artist  Host Countries: Italy, United Kingdom, and Australia Field: Fine Arts

Image Corina L. Petrescu  Home Institution: The University of Mississippi Host Countries: Romania and Israel  Field: Transnational Jewish Studies

Image Jeanie Bukowski Home Institution: Bradley University  Host Countries: Portugal and Costa Rica  Field: International Relations/Natural Resources Management & Policy

Image Fausto Sarmiento  Home Institution: University of Georgia    Host Countries: Austria, Japan, and Chile   Field: Transdisciplinary Montology

Image Noah Coburn Home Institution: Bennington College Host Countries: Germany, Kosovo, and Vietnam Field: Cultural Anthropology

2021-2022 Global Award Scholars

Image Alex Peh Home Institution: State University of New York College, New Paltz Host Countries: Burma and Greece  Field: Piano

Image Alexandra Golby Home Institution: Harvard University  Host Countries: Morocco and Rwanda  Field: Biomedical Technology

Image Andrew Heckert Home Institution: Appalachian State University Host Countries: Poland and South Africa  Field: Paleontology

Image Brian Pappas Home Institution: Eastern Michigan University Host Countries: Denmark, Greece, and Japan  Field: Dispute Resolution

Image Cara Djonko-Moore Home Institution: Rhodes College Host Countries: Canada and Finland  Field: Teacher Training

Image Clifford Bob  Home Institution: Duquesne University Host Countries: Brazil, India, and South Africa  Field: Comparative Politics

Image Diana Aga  Home Institution: University at Buffalo, The State University of New York Host Countries: the Philippines and Portugal  Field: Analytical Chemistry

Image Hakim Williams  Home Institution: Gettysburg College Host Countries: Ghana and Jamaica  Field: Non-Formal Education

Image Jessica Taft      Home Institution: University of California, Santa Cruz Host Countries: Peru and the United Kingdom  Field: Cultural Sociology

Image Jiquan Chen Home Institution: Michigan State University Host Countries: Australia and Germany  Field: East Asia, Pacific & Australian Studies

Image Pearl Gluck  Home Institution: Pennsylvania State University-University Park Campus Host Countries: Israel and Poland  Field: Film Directing

Image Qinhong Hu Home Institution: The University of Texas at Arlington Host Countries: Australia, Finland, and France  Field: Petroleum Geology

Image Sara Gilmer Host Institution: United States Department of Justice Host Countries: Canada and the United Kingdom  Field: Public Policy Analysis

Image Susan Appe Home Institution: State University of New York at Albany Host Countries: Colombia, Mexico, and India  Field: International Development

Image Susan Brooks  Home Institution: Drexel University Host Countries: Israel and New Zealand  Field: Dispute Resolution

Image Volodymyr Tarabara Home Institution: Michigan State University Host Countries: Georgia, France, and Singapore  Field: Environmental Engineering

Image William Miles  Home Institution: Northeastern University Host Countries: India, Israel, and Morocco  Field: Comparative Politics

2020-2021 Global Award Scholars

Image Yaroslava Bebenchuk Home Institution: Suffolk County Community College Host Countries: Singapore and Romania Field: Performing Arts

Image Betül Başaran  Home Institution: St. Mary’s College of Maryland  Host Countries: United Kingdom and India Field: History

Image Matthew S. Bramble  Home Institution: Children’s National Medical Center Host Countries: Philippines and South Africa Field: Genetics

Image Nikki Dryden  Home Institution: Independent Scholar Host Countries: Canada and United Kingdom Field: Human Rights

Image Guadalupe Escobar   Home Institution: University of Nevada, Reno Host Countries: Philippines and Mexico Field: Literature

Image Mary E. Gallagher  Home Institution: University of Ann Arbor Host Countries: Germany, South Korea, and Japan Field: Labor and Industrial Relations

Image Diana Garvin Home Institution: University of Oregon Host Countries: Brazil and Italy Field: Italian Studies

Image Sarah Gendron  Home Institution: Marquette University Host Countries: Ireland, United Kingdom, and Australia  Field: Human Rights

Image Roselyn Hsueh  Home Institution: Temple University Host Countries: Mexico, Taiwan, and India Field: Political Science

Image Kimberly Ilosvay Home Institution: University of Portland Host Countries: United Kingdom and Ecuador Field: Education

Image Farida Jalalzai Home Institution: Oklahoma State University Host Countries: Iceland, New Zealand, and Poland Field: Political Science

Image Alan Jay Kaufman  Home Institution: University of Maryland, College Park Host Countries: Namibia and Australia  Field: Geology

Image Eric Kurlander Home Institution: Stetson University Host Countries: France, Poland, and Israel Field: History

Image Carleen Maitland Home Institution: Pennsylvania State University, University Park Campus Host Countries: Uganda and Panama Field: Information Sciences

Image Ana Marjanovic-Shane  Home Institution: University of Delaware Host Countries: Serbia, Israel, and Norway Field: Education

Image Avi Meyerstein  Home Institution: Alliance for Middle East Peace Host Countries: United Kingdom and Israel Field: Political Science

Image Jennifer Powers  Home Institution: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities  Host Countries: Australia, Brazil, and Cambodia Field: Environmental Sciences

Image Sonia Rocca Home Institution: Independent Scholar Host Countries: Kazakhstan, Japan, and Uruguay Field: Language Teaching

Image Lucy HG Solomon  Home Institution: California State University, San Marcos Host Countries: Norway, Brazil, and Peru Field: Visual and Performing Arts

Image Aimee Tallian Home Institution: Independent Scholar Host Countries: Mongolia, Norway, and Sweden Field: Biology

Image I. India Thusi Home Institution: California Western School of Law Host Countries: Sweden and New Zealand Field: Anthropology

Image YuYe J. Tong  Home Institution: Georgetown University Host Countries: Denmark and New Zealand Field: Chemistry

Image Asim Zia Home Institution: University of Vermont Host Countries: Ecuador, Israel, and Pakistan Field: Public Policy

2019-2020 Global Award Scholars

Toni Barstis Home Institution: Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana Host Countries: Nepal, Ghana Discipline: Analytical Chemistry	Nigel Boyle Home Institution: Pitzer College Host Countries: Vietnam, Pakistan, Germany Discipline: Liberal Arts and Sciences
Laura Brown Home Institution: University of New Mexico Host Countries: Portugal, Canada Discipline: Public Health	Chien-Fei Chen Home Institution: University of Tennessee, Knoxville Host Countries: United Kingdom, China Discipline: Sociology
Vicki Collet Home Institution: University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Host Countries: Japan, Ireland Discipline: Education	David Corina Home Institution: University of California, Davis Host Countries: United Kingdom, Qatar, Hong Kong Discipline: Neurobiology of Language, Linguistics of ASL and Other Sign Languages
Silvia Dorado-Banacloche Home Institution:  University of Rhode Island and University of Massachusetts, Boston Host Countries:  South Africa and Argentina Discipline:  Entrepreneurial Management	Beth Ferholt Home Institution: Brooklyn College, The City University of New York Host Countries: Japan, Sweden Discipline: Education
Randall Harlow Home Institution: University of Northern Iowa Host Countries: Netherlands, Canada Discipline: Music	Anita Kishore Home Institution: Stanford University Host Countries: Netherlands, Australia, India Discipline: Medical Sciences, Child Psychiatry
Mark Lehrer Home Institution:  Suffolk University, Boston Host Countries:  Israel, Germany Discipline:  Management (Business Administration)	Lauren Lieberman Home Institution:  The College at Brockport Host Countries:  Ghana, Ireland, Brazil Discipline:  Adapted Physical Education (Inclusive Education, Teaching Children with Visual Impairments or Deafblindness)
Elisabeth Micheli Home Institution: Dwight Center for Conservation Science at Pepperwood Host Countries: Spain, Chile, Australia Discipline: Environmental Sciences	John Mortensen Home Institution: Cedarville University Host Countries: United Kingdom, Lithuania, Canada Discipline: Music
Kevin Murphy Home Institution:  Washington State University Host Countries:  Ecuador, Malawi Discipline: Agriculture	Sharon Nicholson Home Institution: EOAS, Florida State University Host Countries: Namibia, France, Germany Discipline: Meteorology
Linda Nie Home Institution: Purdue University Host Countries: Germany, South Korea Discipline: Nuclear Physics	Ryan O’Hayre Home Institution: Colorado School of Mines Host Countries: Norway, Australia Discipline: Materials Science
Diane Pataki Home Institution: University of Utah Host Countries:  Australia, Israel Discipline:  Urban Ecology	David Purpura Home Institution: Purdue University Host Countries: Belgium, South Africa Discipline: Education
Lance Rake Home Institution: University of Kansas Host Countries: Australia, Nepal Discipline: Design	Elizabeth Ransom Home Institution:  The Pennsylvania State University Host Countries:  Australia, Namibia Discipline:  Sociology
Ellie Schainker Home Institution:  Emory University Host Countries:  Israel, Lithuania Discipline:  History

2018-2019 Global Award Scholars

Marjorie Aelion Home Institution: University of Massachusetts, Amherst Host Countries: Australia, Greece, Mexico Discipline: Environmental Sciences	Tasha Beretvas Home Institution: University of Texas at Austin Host Countries: Belgium, Canada, Spain Discipline: Social Sciences
Matthew Bowker Home Institution: Northern Arizona University Host Countries: Mexico, Iceland Discipline: Biology	Robert Bringle Home Institution: Indiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis Host Countries: Netherlands, Spain, Singapore Discipline: Education
Karida Brown Home Institution: University of California, Los Angeles Host Countries: Australia, South Africa Discipline: Sociology	Judith Byfield Home Institution: Cornell University Host Countries: United Kingdom, Nigeria Discipline: History
Lisa Covert Home Institution: College of Charleston Host Countries: France, Peru Discipline: History	Robert Dawson Home Institution: Stanford University Host Countries: Italy, Israel, Greece Discipline: Arts
Michael Falk Home Institution: Northern Arizona University Host Countries: France, New Zealand Discipline: Mathematics	Mary Fernández-Giménez Home Institution: Colorado State University Host Countries: Morocco, Spain, Mongolia Discipline: Environmental Sciences
Harcourt Fuller Home Institution: Georgia State University Host Countries: Jamaica, United Kingdom Discipline: History	Isabel Hawkins Home Institution: Exploratorium Host Countries: New Zealand, Guatemala, Peru Discipline: Astronomy
Sharon Horne Home Institution: University of Massachusetts, Boston Host Countries: Colombia, South Africa, Philippines Discipline: Psychology	Eufemia Jacob Home Institution: University of California, Los Angeles Host Countries: Philippines, Turkey Discipline: Nursing
Nikolai Kalugin Home Institution: New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology Host Countries: United Kingdom, Chile Discipline: Materials Science	Keliann LaConte Home Institution: Space Science Institute Host Countries: Australia, United Kingdom Discipline: Education
Steven Liebling Home Institution: Long Island University, C.W. Post Campus Host Countries: Spain, Argentina, Canada Discipline: Physics	Zora Longworth Home Institution: University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Host Countries: Serbia, Guatemala, Australia Discipline: Nutrition
Laura Meyerson Home Institution: University of Rhode Island Host Countries: South Arica, Argentina, Czech Republic Discipline: Environmental Sciences	Erica Saphire Home Institution: The Scripps Research Institute Host Countries: Germany, United Kingdom, South Africa Discipline: Virology
John Swanson Home Institution: University of Tennessee, Chattanooga Host Countries: Ukraine, Israel, Hungary Discipline: History	Dasan Thamattoor Home Institution: Colby College Host Countries: Japan, Czech Republic, Singapore Discipline: Chemistry
Rosemary Wakeman Home Institution: Fordham University Host Countries: India, China, United Kingdom Discipline: History	Elizabeth Wishnick Home Institution: Montclair State University Host Countries: China, Kazakhstan, Russia Discipline: Political Science
Amanda Wooden Home Institution: Bucknell University Host Countries: Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Russia Discipline: Political Science

2017-2018 Global Award Scholars

Denise Saint Arnault Home Institution: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Host Countries: Brazil, Romania Discipline: Nursing	Heidi Asbjornsen Home Institution: University of New Hampshire Host Countries: Ecuador, Belgium, Peru Discipline: Environmental Sciences
Frederick Asher Home Institution: University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Host Countries:Singapore, India, Oman Discipline: Art History	Janet Bauer Home Institution: Trinity College Host Countries: Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, Germany Discipline: Anthropology
Gregory Beaucage Home Institution: University of Cincinnati Host Countries: South Africa, United Kingdom, Ethiopia Discipline: Materials Science	Bruce Berglund Home Institution: Calvin College Host Countries: Czech Republic, Korea, Canada Discipline: History
Cathy Campbell Home Institution: University of Virginia Host Countries: South Africa, Thailand Discipline: Nursing	Karen Chapple Home Institution: University of California, Berkeley Host Countries: United Kingdom, Colombia, Spain Discipline: Urban Studies
Meenakshi Chhabra Home Institution: Lesley University Host Countries: India, United Kingdom, South Africa Discipline: Education	Malika Coletta Home Institution: Chicago Youth Symhony Orchestras Host Countries: Trinidad and Tobago, Canada, United Kingdom Discipline: Music
Alan Daly Home Institution: University of California, San Diego Host Countries: New Zealand, South Africa Discipline: Education	Louise Davies Home Institution: Dartmouth College Host Countries: Japan, United Kingdom Discipline: Medical Sciences
James Davis Home Institution: University of Richmond Host Countries: Germany, France, Canada Discipline: Mathematics	Batsheva Dreisinger Home Institution: John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY Host Countries: Rwanda, South Africa, Chile Discipline: Literature
Barbara Engebretsen Home Institution: Wayne State College Host Countries: Ethiopia, Nepal Discipline: Physiology	Stuart Kandell Home Institution: University of California, Berkeley Host Countries: Japan, Germany Discipline: Arts
Laurie Lopez Charles Home Institution: Our Lady of the Lake University Host Countries: Sri Lanka, Kosovo Discipline: Psychology	Gertraud Maskarinec Home Institution: University of Hawaii, Manoa Host Countries: Iceland, Japan, United Kingdom Discipline: Medical Sciences Home Institution: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Host Countries: Brazil, Romania Discipline: Nursing
Susan Sharfstein Home Institution: State University of New York-Institute of Technology Host Countries: Ireland, Australia Discipline: Engineering	Lori Spies Home Institution: Baylor University Host Countries: Zambia, India, Vietnam Discipline: Nursing
Demian Willette Home Institution: Loyola Marymount University Host Countries: Philippines, Ecuador, Thailand Discipline: Biology	Deborah Young Home Institution: Naropa University Host Countries: Costa Rica, Nepal, West Bank Discipline: Education

2016-2017 Global Award Scholars

Marco Castaldi Home Institution: City College of New York, The City University of New York Host Countries: France, Italy Discipline: Chemical Engineering	Joelle Dietrick Home Institution: Florida State University Host Countries: Germany, Chile, Hong Kong Discipline: Intermedia/Multimedia
Abraham Engeda Home Institution: Michigan State University Host Countries: China, Ethiopia Discipline: Mechanical Engineering	Michael Greenfield Home Institution: University of Rhode Island Host Countries: Denmark, Netherlands Discipline: Chemical Engineering
Kimberly Hoang Home Institution: University of Chicago Host Countries: Vietnam, Burma (Myanmar) Discipline: Regional Studies	Gregory Kirk Home Institution: Johns Hopkins University Host Countries: Barbados, South Africa, Netherlands Discipline: Epidemiology
Terry Konn Home Institution: Brookdale Community College Host Countries: Ghana, Rwanda Discipline: Health Services/Allied Health & Sciences	Margaret Lanzetta Home Institution: Independent Scholar Host Countries: India, Singapore, Thailand Discipline: Arts
Rachel Lopez Home Institution: Drexel University Host Countries: Guatemala, Spain Discipline: International Law	Brian Meacham Home Institution: Worcester Polytechnic Institute Host Countries: Sweden, Spain, Japan Discipline: Engineering, Other
Joshua Newell Home Institution: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Host Countries: Japan, China, Russia Discipline: Geography, E. Europe & USSR	Andrea Orzoff Home Institution: New Mexico State University Host Countries: Germany, Mexico, Peru Discipline: History
Hugh Safford Home Institution: USDA Forest Service, Pacific Southwest Region Host Countries: Spain, Portugal, France Discipline: Ecology	Greta Schiller Home Institution: Rachel Carson Center for Environment and History, University of Munich Host Countries: Spain, India, Australia Discipline: Film Production
Adam Seligman Home Institution: Boston University Host Countries: Japan, Israel Discipline: Cultural Sociology	Keya Sen Home Institution: University of Washington Bothell Host Countries: India, Bangladesh, China Discipline: Microbiology
Valerie Soe Home Institution: San Francisco State University Host Countries: Taiwan, Hong Kong, United Kingdom Discipline: Intermedia/Multimedia	Kirilka Stavreva Home Institution: Cornell College Host Countries: United Kingdom, Italy Discipline: English Literature
Richard Taylor Home Institution: Marquette University Host Countries: Turkey, Italy Discipline: Philosophy, Miscellaneous