Advanced Study Grant Recipients 2011
university fellowships committee
Recipient |
Project Proposal |
Faculty
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| Tair Akhemejanov | Combinatorics of Triangulations of Manifolds: To support participation in an NSF-funded summer research seminar. [An ACC-IAC Thesis Research Grant] |
Mark Reeder Mathematics |
| Matthew Alonsozana | Philippine Public Policy and Poverty Reduction: To support research on the social context of economic and health policy in metropolitan Manila. | James Keenan, S.J. Theology |
| Estelle Baik | Regional Economic Policy in the Russian Far East: To support interview research with Asian entrepreneurs in Khabarovsk. [An ACC-IAC Thesis Research Grant] |
Peter Ireland Economics |
| Katherine Brandenburg | A Community Affair: To support research on how sharing user-generated knowledge influences individual consumers and strategic business unit engagement. [An ACC-IAC Thesis Research Grant] |
Kay Lemon Marketing |
| Terry Bustos | Health Care Policy in a Developing Country: To support research and clinical practice in urban and rural Philippines. | Lichuan Ye Connell School of Nursing |
| Rosemary Chandler | The Downfall of Synagoga: To support research on Renaissance depictions of Judaism and the Old Testament. | James Bernauer, S.J. Philosophy |
| Max Chou | Housing Bubbles in Japan, the United States, China: To support comparative research on government policies toward real estate bubbles. | Sarah Cabral Carroll School of Management |
| Shannon Cook | Hidden Argentinean History: To support the study of Argentina's cultural history through its cuisine. | Virginia Reinburg History |
| Nicole Crosby | How Tourism and Culture Collide: To support research into the effects of global tourism on rural areas of Costa Rica. [A Peter Bowley Advanced Study Grant] |
Amy Lacombe Carroll School of Management |
| Matthew DeMaio | The Right to Education Project: To support Arabic language study and research into the education system in the West Bank. | Eve Spangler Sociology |
| Jordan Dorney | Graecum est, non legitur: To support intensive study of ancient Greek. | Alice Behnegar A&S Honors |
| Eun Kyung DuBois | The Korean Diaspora and North-South Relations: To support translation of Korean children's literature into English. | Christina Klein English |
| Kathryn Duerr | Gender and the German Labor Force: To support research into the gender wage-gap in Germany. | Monika Totten German Studies |
| Ryan Folio | Confessions of the Lebanese Media: To support comparative research of media coverage of ethnic-religious communities in Beirut. [An ACC-IAC Thesis Research Grant] |
Kathy Bailey Political Science |
| Jeanny Fuentes | Don Quixote and the Art of Dying: To support research into the 16th and 17th Century literary context of Cervantes' novel. | Elizabeth Rhodes Romance Languages |
| Stephanie Ger | Melding Art and Math: To support research on the comparative appreciation of artistic works by mathematicians and non-mathematicians. [Declined] | Ellen Winner Psychology |
| Jeffrey Hall | Diabetes Education: To support research on a sustainable program for diabetes education in rural Bolivia. | John McDargh Theology |
| Jonathan Harrington | Freedom University: To support research and participation in a seminar on the Austrian School of Economics. | Alice Behnegar A&S Honors Program |
| Kasia Hart | Urban Farming: To support research on sustainable urban farming and its social-justice implications in Chicago. | Meghan Sweeney Theology |
| Alexander Hoffarth | The Glorious Burden: To support research into political leadership during the Reagan Presidency. | Alice Behnegar A&S Honors Program |
| Megan Jantsch | Evaluating the Efficacy of NGOs: To support research on culturally-sensitive economic development programs in rural Peru. | Kerry Cronin Philosophy |
| Yoonsoo Jung | Music in Cremona: To support music performance study of the cello at the International Music Academy in Italy. [An Advanced Study Grant in the Arts] |
Sandra Hebert Music |
| Joo Yeon Koo | Korean Orphan to American Child: To support research on the factors accounting for the expansion of Korean adoptions by U.S. parents in the 1970s. [An ACC-IAC Thesis Research Grant] |
Arissa Oh History |
| Gloria Kostadinova | Eastern European Sustainability: To support research on Bulgarian environmental policy. | Mariela Dakova Slavic & Eastern Languages |
| Jung-hyun Lee | The Minjung Movement in South Korea: To support research on the role of Christian churches in the democratic transformation of Korea. | Kenji Hayao Political Science |
| Brooke Loughrin | Women, Islam, and Politics: To support intensive study of Turkish in Istanbul and research on the politics of gender in Turkey and Iran. | Christopher Constas A&S Honors Program |
| Narintohn Luangrath | From Sud-Ouest to Le Parisien: To support research on the portrayal of the burqa in French print media. | Kenji Hayao Political Science |
| Logan Macomber | Formalizing a Tradition: To support research on the presentation of Irish musical identity by Comhaltas Ceoltoiri Eireann. [An Advanced Study Grant in the Arts] |
Donald James Music |
| Joseph Manning | Canadian Approaches to Renewable Energy: To support research on renewable energy programs in Nova Scotia. | Brian Gareau Sociology |
| Claire Marinello | Beyond the Textbook: To support Arabic language fluency and study of Egyptian colloquial Arabic. | Wallada Sarraf Slavic & Eastern Languages |
| Thomas Mattera | A Green Wave to Lift All Boats: To support research into the nascent Green Collar Economy. | Hiroshi Nakazato International Studies |
| Brogan Matthews | Micro-Credit Loans in Africa: To support research into the effects of micro-finance on economic growth in Cameroon. | Donald MacMillan, S.J. Campus Ministry |
| Alyssa McCarthy | Children and Emotional Expression: To support research into children’s understanding of norms about emotion expression in public and private contexts. [An ACC-IAC Thesis Research Grant] |
James Russell Psychology |
| Sarah Messer | A Different Perspective: To support intensive language study and research on the French experience of the World Wars. | Regine Jean-Charles African & African Diaspora Studies |
| Sophia Moradian | Durable Solutions for the Forcibly Displaced: To support research on appropriate self-reliance strategies for refugees in the Middle East and North Africa region. [An ACC-IAC Thesis Research Grant] |
Kathy Bailey Political Science |
| Stephanie Mui | In Pursuit of Cultural Competence: To support clinical practice and research on complementary and alternative therapies in Beijing. | Lichuan Ye Connell School of Nursing |
| Rachel Newmiller | Innocent until Proven Guilty: To support an internship and research into criminal defense investigation for indigent clients. [A Horace Seldon Advanced Study Grant] |
Danielle Taghian Biology |
| Binh Nguyen | East Asian Security: To support intensive language study in Beijing and research on the effect of China-Vietnam disputes on China's security. | Robert Ross Political Science |
| Margaret C. O'Neill | The Harvard Complex: To support intensive language study and research on the 'Americanization' of Germany universities. | Michael Resler German Studies |
| Yuriy Pavlish | Composition in Musical Theater: To support a production combining the historical musical theater form with urban culture. [An Advanced Study Grant in the Arts] |
Stuart Hecht Theater |
| Matthew Richey | “Eat this Scroll and Go, Speak”: To support research on the motifs of textual preservation in the Hebrew Prophetic Books. [An ACC-IAC Thesis Research Grant] |
David Vanderhooft Theology |
| Kevin Savage | Community Health Care in India: To support research on caste discrimination and the delivery of health care in rural India. [A Martin Luther King, Jr., Advanced Study Grant] |
Hiroshi Nakazato International Studies |
| Alexandra Savinkina | Paleo-Anthropological Exploration: To support field research of Bronze Age sites in western Siberia. | Mary Joe Hughes A&S Honors Program |
| Maria Schneeweiss | Germany's Socialized Health Care: To support research into citizen satisfaction with health care delivery in rural Germany. | Ronald Tacelli, S.J. Philosophy |
| Margaret Scollan | The Bones of Black Friary: To support archaeological skill acquisition and research in osteology of medieval Ireland. | Timothy Duket A&S Honors Program |
| Elizabeth Sierocinski | Charlas and Brigadistas: To support participatory research on public health services in Nicaragua. | Michael Malec Sociology |
| Colleen Sinnott | Health Clinics in Quito: To support research on public health policy and delivery in Ecuador. | Susan Michalczyk A&S Honors Program |
| Shaun Slusarski | Apartheid and the Catholic Church: To support archival research on the response of the South African Catholic Church to the Black Consciousness movement. [An ACC-IAC Thesis Research Grant] |
Shawn Copeland Theology |
| Charles Stewart | James Joyce and His Cities: To support research on the relationship of the cityscapes of Trieste and Dublin on Joyce's Ulysses. | Joseph Nugent English |
| Corey Streitwieser | Amicus Plato Sed Magis Amicus Veritas: To support research on Aristotle's critique of Platonic cosmology. | Kendra Eshleman Classics |
| Kelsey Swift | The Refugee Experience of Displaced Iraqis: To support intensive language study and research on refugee services in Jordan. | Kathy Bailey Political Science |
| Brian Tracz | Neuroscience beyond the Neuron, Consciousness beyond the Brain: To support research on the intersection of philosophy and neuroscience. [An ACC-IAC Thesis Research Grant] |
James Keenan, S.J. Theology |
| Alison Wawrzynek | Globalism and Cultural Identity: To support research on the effects of English proliferation on multi-lingual Morocco. | Regine Jean-Charles African & African Diaspora Studies |
| India Winter | The Life of Edward Betts: To support research on the professional and creative development of an artist. [An Advanced Study Grant in the Arts] |
Claude Cernuschi Fine Arts |
| William Woody | Creating a Space for Solidarity: To support interviews and publication of collected life stories of "justice-seekers" in Boston, El Salvador, and Rwanda. [A Martin Luther King, Jr., Advanced Study Grant] |
Mary Ann Hinsdale, IHM Theology |