Advanced Study Grant Recipients 2008
university fellowships committee
Recipient |
Project Proposal |
Faculty Adviser |
| Cara Campanelli | Improvisation: To support an investigation of the concept in Khyal singing and American vocal jazz. [An Advanced Study Grant in the Arts] |
Ann Spinney Music |
| Catherine Chopra-McGowan | Teaching Theology in India: To support theology instruction in a local parish in Dehra Dun, India. |
David Vanderhooft Theology |
| Marissa Cohler | Environmental Portraiture with Shelby Lee Adams: To support skills acquisition in environmental portrait photography. [An Advanced Study Grant in the Arts] |
Charles Meyer Fine Arts |
| Katherine Dacey | Political Science + Physics + NASA = Summer in the Office of External Relations: To support an internship and research project with NASA's Export Control and Liaison Division. |
Kenji Hayao Political Science |
| Claire Duggan | The Education System for Young Girls in Senegal: To support a sociological analysis of the education system for girls in Dakar. |
Michael Malec Sociology |
| Meghan Gavin | An Environmental Excursion to the East: To support study of the science and management of water resources in Vietnam and China. |
Noah Snyder Geology/Geophysics |
| Ariana Ghom | Improving Therapy Techniques in Ciudad Juarez: To support language fluency and study of therapy techniques for victims of domestic violence in Mexico. [Declined] |
Karen Daggett Psychology |
| Sara Goek | Continuity and Innovation: To support a study of traditional music in Scotland today. [An Advanced Study Grant in the Arts] |
Ann Spinney Music |
| Kathryn Goettl | Material Expressions of French and Mexican-American Catholicism: To support a comparative study of Catholic cathedrals, chapels, and shrines in France and the American Southwest. |
Margaret Flagg Romance Languages |
| Daniel Gostin | Discovering New Possibilities in Historical Performance: To support conducting lessons With Boston's renowned Early Music director. [An Advanced Study Grant in the Arts] |
Jeremiah McGrann Music |
| Faith Goronga | Zimbabwe's Health Crisis: To support a study of the challenges of reconstructing Zimbabwe's health care system following economic crisis. |
Gilda Morelli Psychology |
| Scott Jelinek | Micro-Economics, Institutional Policies, and HIV/AIDS in Mozambique: To support a study of the impact of standard of living and cultural attitudes on health care delivery. |
Joseph Breines A&S Honors Program |
| Jamila Jones | Non-Governmental Organizations and Their Struggle to Succeed: To support a comparative study of non-governmental social-service organizations in New York City and Pittsburgh. [A Martin Luther King, Jr., Advanced Study Grant] |
Paul McNellis, S.J. Philosophy |
| Kenta Kodema | Paradox: Scottish Devolution and European Integration: To support a study of the link of Scottish devolution to the rise of the European Union. |
Anne Davenport A&S Honors Program |
| Alexandra Yejin Lee | West Indian Immigrant Culture as Resistance and Critique: To support a study of the differing cultural responses of Caribbean immigrants to the United States. [A Martin Luther King, Jr., Advanced Study Grant] |
Marilynn Johnson History |
| Christopher Lemming | Researching the Modern Catholic Church: To support language fluency and archival research in Church archives in Parma. |
Susan Michalczyk A&S Honors Program |
| Rene Lento | Male Preferences among Female Body-Types: To support research into changing body-type preferences held by adolescent minority males. |
Karen Rosen Psychology |
| Jennifer Leung | Gateway to Japan: To support intensive language study in Japan. |
Kazuko Oliver Slavic and Eastern Languages |
| Colleen Maher | The Things We Know Best: To support research into memory and attention functions in electro-convulsive therapy patients in Dublin. |
Gene Heyman Psychology |
| Cecelia McDonald | The Next Billion: To support language fluency and research into fostering micro-finance projects in China. |
James Anderson Economics |
| Madeline McSherry | A Taste of Guadalajara: To support Spanish language acquisition, cultural immersion, and service work in Mexico. [A Peter Bowley Advanced Study Grant] |
Suzanne Matson English |
| Meghan Michael | Arabic Language, Media and Culture: To support language study and an internship at a major Egyptian newspaper. |
Atef Ghobrial Slavic and Eastern Languages |
| Tara O’Hanlon | Investigating the Massachusetts Housing Crisis: To support research into the effect of state and local housing and land-use regulations on housing shortages. [A Martin Luther King, Jr., Advanced Study Grant] |
Shep Melnick Political Science |
| Brian Panichella | Female Infanticide in South India: To support language study and research in the practice and ideology supporting female infanticide. [Declined] |
Margaret Thomas Slavic and Eastern Languages |
| Jenna Peart | Gender Roles and the Dissemination of HIV/AIDS in Guatemala City: To support study of cultural norms among Guatemalan women and the links to HIV/AIDS. [A Peter Bowley Advanced Study Grant] |
Thomas Epstein A&S Honors Program |
| Celso Perez | Bioethics, Public Health, and Catholic Theological Ethics: To support participation in the European Academy of Bioethics conference in Germany. |
James Keenan, S.J. Theology |
| Jonathan Pike | The Eco-village Development Concept: To support research into local sustainable development practices in Senegal. |
Marvin Kraus Economics |
| Leon Ratz | The Effect of Global Trade in Conventional Weapons on Human Rights Violations: To support a research internship on weapons export/import regulations with Amnesty International in London. |
Dennis Sardella Chemistry |
| Maria Rivas | Theater of Hope: To support a collaborative theater project with poor children in Ecuador. [An Advanced Study Grant in the Arts] |
Crystal Tiala Theater |
| Amanda Rothschild | Anti-Semitism on College Campuses: To support survey research into the attitudes of college undergraduates at eight New England universities. [Horace Seldon Advanced Study Grant] |
Jennie Purnell Political Science |
| Jonathan Sege | Assessment of Water-Borne Toxins: To support field research on water-borne toxins and their effects on health in Nicaragua. [A Peter Bowley Advanced Study Grant] |
Rudolph Han Geology/Geophysics |
| Colleen Silva | Calling Out the Silence: To support research on violence against women and girls in Guatemala. [A Peter Bowley Advanced Study Grant] |
Brinton Lykes Educational Psychology |
| Dorothy Smith | Corporate Responsibility and the Environment: To support language fluency and an environmental internship in Kuwait. |
Kathleen Bailey Political Science |
| Catalina Tang | Discovering Zen Philosophy and Art Through Japanese Language: To support intensive language study and research into Zen philosophy. |
Margaret Thomas Slavic and Eastern Languages |
| Shelbi Thurau | The Psychological and the Personal: To support an inquiry into how psychological components and personal experience combine in recognizing "classic" works of theatre. [An Advanced Study Grant in the Arts] |
Stuart Hecht Theater |
| Alexandra Valdez | FUBiS Term II: To support intensive language study at Freie Universität of Berlin. |
Michael Resler German Studies |
| Michael Weston-Murphy | Kuwaiti Nationalism after Gulf War One: To support language study and research on state- and pan-Arab nationalist sentiment in Kuwait. |
Kathleen Bailey Political Science |
| Paul Wooten | Three Ships that Changed the World: To support research on the transformative designs of three historical British warships. |
Lynn Lyerly History |
| Catherine Yun | The Plight of the North Korean Refugee: To support a study of the hardships of cultural assimilation. |
Paul McNellis, S.J. Philosophy |