Advanced Study Grant Recipients 2007
university fellowships committee
Recipient |
Project Proposal |
Faculty Advisor |
| Nicholas Ackerman | The Psychological Origin and Purpose of Comedy: To support summer workshop participation with The Second City in Chicago. |
Ellen Winner Psychology |
| Katherine Apple | Feminist Activism in Post-War Berlin: To support summer course work and language proficiency at the Freie Universität in Berlin. |
Rachel Freudenburg German Studies |
| Alexander Batchilo | A More Perfect Union: The American and British Experience with Integration: To support research and interviews in London on British elite opinion toward the European Union. |
Kenji Hayao Political Science |
| Meghan Battle | Personal and Community Development Initiative in Victoria Yoro, Honduras: To support research and design of a program for youth leaders on techniques of community development. |
Jacqueline Lerner Counseling, Lynch School |
| Caroline Beimford | Free Trade in the Dominican Republic: Inspiring or Stifling? To support research, language proficiency, and volunteer service in Santo Domingo. |
Christopher Constas A&S Honors |
| Kevin Benson | The Political Science of U.S. Naval Strategy: To support research and interviews at the U.S. Naval War College. |
Hiroshi Nakazato International Studies |
| Adam Berkland | Bowling Together: Building Social Capital Through Participation in Voluntary Associations: To support participant observation research on civil society in local religious, recreational, and political organizations. |
Jennie Purnell Political Science |
| Michael Betten | Tech in Bulgaria: To support language study and research into the prevalence and use of technology in Bulgaria. |
Mariela Dakova Slavic & Eastern Languages |
| Rebecca Bills | Ivanhoe and the Guttural "Ch": To support linguistics research in Scotland into the linkages of Scottish Gaelic and German. |
Michael Connolly Slavic & Eastern Languages |
| Michael Camacho | Lingua Bibliae Vulgatae: To support Latin language acquisition and reading skills and research into its significance for early Christian and medieval thought. |
Arthur Madigan, S.J. Philosophy |
| Kristina Conroy | Summer in Siberia: Cultural Immersion: To support language study, cultural immersion, and community service in Novosibirsk. |
Elena Lapitsky Slavic & Eastern Languages |
| Lauren Fadely | "Min Yenki": Quality of Life Conversations with Women in Sierra Leone: To support research on post-operative well-being of women treated by a VVF repair clinic in Freetown. |
Margaret Laccetti Nursing |
| John Hynes | Germany and Eastern Europe: Analysis of Current Socioeconomic Conditions: To support language proficiency and research into the transition of East European states from socialism to capitalism. |
Michael Resler German Studies |
| Tyson Jang | Existentialism and Post WWII Art in Paris: To support exploration of a junction between philosophy and art, and the production of paintings for exhibit at Boston College. |
Mary Armstrong Fine Arts |
| Scott Jelinek | Studying the Impact of Microfinance on the Infection Rate of HIV/AIDS in Uganda: To support field research in Uganda on the effect of micro-finance upon the empowerment of women and infection rates. |
Neil Wolfman Chemistry |
| Andrew Johnson | Microfinance and Sustainable Development in Bolivia: To support research into micro-finance as an aid to the economic status of Bolivian women. |
Amy LaCombe Carroll School of Management |
| Innessa Kipnis | Medical Challenges in Russia: To support advanced language study and medical service work in St. Petersburg. |
Cynthia Simmons Slavic & Eastern Languages |
| Robert Kubala | German Language Study and Translation (Gustav Fritsch): To support advanced language study in Germany, through translation of Fritsch's scientific work on electric fish. |
Mark O'Connor A&S Honors |
| Brittany Lewis | The Dominion of Islamic Spain: An Archetype for Modern Globalizations: To support advanced language study and interview research on the contemporary role of Muslims and Jews in modern Spain. |
Robin Fleming History |
| Corinne Madigan | Rwanda's Vision 2020: To support research into the national program for economic recovery in a post-genocide country. |
Paul Christensen Political Science |
| Christopher Maroshegyi | The Missing Component of Economic Development: To support research on Hungary's political bureaucracy and its role in post-communist economic development. |
Jonathan Laurence Political Science |
| Anne Matsko | Against the Odds: Indigenous Identity in a Globalized Society: To support research on the effects of NAFTA economics on a Yaqui community in Sonora, Mexico. |
Jennie Purnell Political Science |
| Matthew McDonnell | Political Ideology and Party Affiliation: To develop polling and interview-survey skills through research into factors shaping the political affiliation of American Catholic voters. |
Kenji Hayao Political Science |
| Timothy Mooney | A Good Bet? Casino Proliferation in the Great Lakes Region: To support interview research into interest-group politics regarding regulation of casino gambling. |
Anne Davenport A&S Honors |
| Timothy Moriarty | A Summer of Intensive Latin: To support language acquisition in preparation for graduate study. |
Paul McNellis, S.J. Philosophy |
| Elizabeth Mumford | Observing the Fight Against the Sex-Trade: To support interview research with a rehabilitation organization in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. |
Hiroshi Nakazato International Studies |
| Joseph Neese | Post-Civil War America and Pre-revolutionary Mexico: To support research into the links through the sisal trade between the United States and the Yucatan in the late-19th century. |
Andrea DeFusco A&S Assistant Dean |
| Cullen Nutt | Interviewing Counterinsurgency Experts: To support interview research into the drafting of the U.S. Army's field manual on counter-insurgency. |
Donald Hafner Political Science |
| John Offer | Contextualizing the New Commemorative Culture of Japan: To support language proficiency through research into the cultural context of public monuments and memorials in Japan. |
Kenji Hayao Political Science |
| Gino Orlandi | Comparative Literature in Translation: To support intensive language study of Latin in Parma, Italy. |
Suzanne Matson English |
| Patrick Passarelli | Silent Killers: To support acquisition of laboratory techniques in research on tropical viruses at the Uganda Virus Research Institute. |
Joseph Breines Romance Languages |
| Maria Teresa Perez | Beginnings of a Contribution to Dominican Health Care: To support medical training and a hospital internship in Santo Domingo. |
Catherine Read Nursing |
| Nicole Picone | Face to Face: To support research into the lives of orphan girls in the Sabina children's home in Kampala, Uganda. |
Michael Malec Sociology |
| Emily Plane | International Cooperation between Non-profit Organizations: To support research into the challenges of collaboration among humanitarian organizations. |
John Cawthorne Associate Dean, Lynch School |
| Sarah Popper | Implications of University Entrance Procedures To support comparative research into the differing entrance requirements and practices of Chilean and American universities. |
Michael Martin A&S Honors |
| Alexander Prounis | Building a Bridge between East and West: To support intensive language training in Istanbul and research into Turkey's social and economic integration with Europe. |
Michael Resler German Studies |
| Dorothy E. Rimmelin | Promoting Girls' Education in Senegal: To support research into the effects of and the barriers to education of girls in rural Senegal. |
Donald Hafner Political Science |
| Kirsten Rood | Living the Language: To support intensive Arabic language study and cultural immersion in Yemen. |
Kathy Bailey Political Science |
| Kathleen Sellers | South Asian Summer Language Institute: To support intensive language study in Hindi in Varanasi, India. |
Paul Gray Sociology |
| Christopher Trueax | Intensive Elementary Greek: To support language study and translation in Ancient Greek. |
Gary Gurtler, S.J. Philosophy |
| Svetlana Turova | Qu'est-ce qu'on mange? To support advanced study of French language, art history, and culinary culture in Quebec. |
Michael Connolly Slavic & Eastern Languages |
| Sarah Williams | Black Performers and the Arts in London: To support research into the lives and performances of African-American performers in Great Britain during the 1920's and 1930's. |
John Houchin Theater |
| Malak Yusuf | Cultural Analysis of Afghan Refugees in Pakistan: To support a study of the social progress and cultural redevelopment of Afghan female refugees relocated to Pakistan. |
Michael Malec Sociology |