Isabelle Smith
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Isabelle Smith from Auckland will complete a Masters of Law specialising in Environmental and Energy Law at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Isabelle graduated with an LLB (Hons First Class) from the University of Canterbury in 2018 and is currently completing a BSc in Geography with an Environmental Science endorsement at the University of Canterbury.
Oscar Yip
Fulbright US Graduate Award
Oscar Yip from Lone Tree, Colorado will complete a Masters of Science in Plant Biotechnology investigating pollution resistance in plants at the University of Otago.
Oscar graduated with a BA in Biology with an emphasis in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Occidental College in 2017.
Amanda Wallis
Fulbright-EQC Graduate Award in Natural Disaster Research
Amanda Wallis from Palmerston North will research human behaviour in disaster preparedness at the University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, Colorado towards a PhD in Psychology at Victoria University of Wellington.
Amanda graduated with a BA and a BSc (Hons) from Victoria University of Wellington in 2017.
Jane Yonge
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award
Jane Yonge from Wellington will complete a Masters in Arts Politics at Tisch School of the Arts at New York University in New York City, New York.
Jane graduated with a BA (Hons) in Drama from the University of Auckland in 2011 and an MThA in Directing from Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School and Victoria University of Wellington in 2015.
Paris Watson
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Paris Watson from Wellington will complete a PhD specialising in Biological Chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Paris graduated with a BBMedSc (Hons) in Medicinal Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology from Victoria University of Wellington in 2018.
Amelia Jones
Fulbright US Scholar Award
Amelia Jones from Los Angeles, California will write a book on queer performance theories and histories.
Amelia is the Robert A. Day Professor in Art and Design and Vice Dean of Critical Studies at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, California.
Jeff Mosley
Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowship in Public Policy
Jeff Mosley from Silver Spring, Maryland will research how community-based organisations access varying forms of financial capital to deliver affordable housing with the Ministry of Social Development and Community Housing Aotearoa.
Jeff is the Director of Training and Technical Assistance at the Housing Assistance Council in Washington, DC.
Rachael Jones (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rakaipaaka)
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award
Rachael Jones from Dunedin will complete a Masters of Laws specialising in Constitutional and Indigenous Law at Columbia University in New York City, New York.
Rachael graduated with an LLB (Hons First Class) and a BA in Economics from the University of Otago in 2013.
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Andrew Alder
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Andrew Alder from Auckland will complete a Masters of Science in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, Colorado.
Andrew graduated with a BA and BE (Hons) Conjoint from the University of Auckland in 2018.
Jessica ‘Coco’ Hansell (Ngāpuhi Māori Samoan German)
Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency
Jessica Hansell from Auckland will complete a collection of new writing and visual works at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa in Honolulu.
Jessica graduated with a BA in Broadcasting from Christchurch Polytechnic in 2006 and an MA in Creative Writing from Victoria University of Wellington in 2012.
Rebecca Swan
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Visual Artist Award
Rebecca Swan from Auckland is an interdisciplinary artist researching the nuances of interconnection and cycles of exchange from an ecological and community perspective.
Rebecca is a part time Lecturer in Contemporary Arts at Unitec.
Andrew Erueti (Ngāti Ruanui and Ngāruahinerangi)
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award
Andrew Erueti from Christchurch will research changes in international human rights law and the implications for the future development of law as it relates to Māori and the Crown in New Zealand at the University of Colorado Boulder in Boulder, Colorado.
Andrew is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Auckland.
Jill McCracken
Fulbright Specialist Award
The New Zealand Prostitutes’ Collective is hosting Jill McCracken from Florida to collaborate with and train researchers looking into the impact of sex work legislation on violence and trafficking.
Jill is Assistant Professor in the Department of Visual and Verbal Arts at the University of South Florida.
Rez Gardi Kurdish
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award
Rez Gardi from Auckland will complete a Masters of Law in Human Rights and International Law at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Rez graduated with an LLB (Hons) and a BA conjoint from the University of Auckland in 2016.
Bronwyn Kivell
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award
Bronwyn Kivell from Wellington will research the development of better medications to treat pain and addiction at the Scripps Research Institute and Florida Atlantic University in Jupiter, Florida.
Bronwyn is a Senior Lecturer at Victoria University of Wellington.
Jorlyn Le Garrec
Fulbright US Graduate Award
Jorlyn Le Garrec from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will complete a Masters of Science in Physics at the University of Auckland. She is based at NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research) in Wellington.
Jorlyn graduated with a BS in Mechanical and Ocean Engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2017.
Richard Arnold
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award
Richard Arnold from Wellington will research mathematical models for repair times in complex and repairable ageing systems, such as computers or aircraft, at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Richard is an Associate Professor at Victoria University of Wellington.
Cameron Birchall
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Cameron Birchall from Auckland will research New Zealand’s markets for natural resource quotas at the University of California, Davis in Davis, California towards a PhD at KU Leuven University in Belgium.
Cameron graduated with a BSc from Victoria University of Wellington in 2014, and an MSc from KU Leuven University in Belgium in 2016.
Joseph Beaglehole
New Zealand Harkness Fellowship
Joseph Beaglehole from Wellington will spend three months in New York researching new tools for addressing the challenges of rapid urbanisation.
Joseph is a Senior Policy Analyst at the Ministry for the Environment in Wellington.
Roger Narayan
Fulbright Specialist Award
The University of Otago is hosting Roger Narayan from North Carolina to collaborate on bioink development for 3D bioprinting. Roger is Professor of Biomedical Engineering at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Cara Lembo
Fulbright US Graduate Award
Cara Lembo from Weston, Massachusetts is completing a Masters of Science in Geology focusing on environmental change in early Holocene Fiordland at the University of Otago.
Cara graduated with a BA from Amherst College in 2017.
Karin Bryan
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award
Karin Bryan from Hamilton will research the role of the fringing forest environment in controlling the development of global mangrove forests at Boston University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Karin is a Professor and Assistant Dean (Research) at the University of Waikato.
Sera Henare Muaūpoko (Ngāti Raukawa and Ngāi Tahu)
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme for New Zealand Teachers
Sera Henare from Levin will research culturally responsive and relational pedagogy with a foundation in drama.
Sera is the Head of Dance and Drama, and Kaitiaki Hauora (Māori Dean) at Te Kauwhata College in the Waikato.
Charles Webel
Fulbright Specialist Award
The University of Otago is hosting Charles Webel from California to contribute to the curriculum of peace, conflict and terrorism-related programmes and hold public lectures.
Charles is Professor of Peace Studies at Chapman University and Professor of International Relations at the University of New York in Prague, Czech Republic.
Kate Stone
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award
Kate Stone from Wellington will complete a Masters of Law specialising in Human Rights at Columbia University in New York City, New York.
Kate graduated with a BA (Hons) in Political Science in 2008 and an LLB in 2011 from Victoria University of Wellington, and an LLM from the University of Auckland in 2016.
Smitesh Bakrania
Fulbright US Scholar Award
Smitesh Bakrania from Chesterfield, New Jersey is researching effective methods of engaging engineering students in and outside classrooms at AUT.
Smitesh is an Associate Professor at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey.
Chris Chunting Mi
Fulbright Specialist Award
The University of Auckland is hosting Chris Chunting Mi from California to deliver lectures and advise on wireless power transfer technology for engineering education.
Chris is Professor and Chair in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering at San Diego State University. He is also Adjunct Professor at the University of California.
Lizzie Christmas
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Lizzie Christmas from Rotorua will complete a Masters in Law specialising in Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship at Cornell Tech in New York City, New York.
Lizzie graduated with an LLB (Hons) and a BA in Politics from the University of Otago in 2016.
Sophie Matthewman
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Sophie Matthewman from Auckland will complete a Masters of Public Health specialising in Health Policy at George Washington University in Washington, D.C.
Sophie graduated with a BHSc (Hons) from the University of Auckland in 2016.
Dingcheng Luo
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Dingcheng Luo from Christchurch will complete a PhD in Computational Engineering at the University of Texas at Austin in Austin, Texas.
Dingcheng graduated with a BE (Hons) in Civil Engineering from the University of Canterbury in 2018.
Lynn Bloom
Fulbright Specialist Award
Lynn Bloom The University of Waikato is hosting Lynn Bloom from Connecticut to deliver workshops, public lectures and a symposium on writing matters: Writing, voice lessons and why truth and trust matter more than ever in the age of the internet.
Lynn is Professor Emerita at the University of Connecticut.
Steven Hughes
Fulbright Specialist Award
The University of Auckland is hosting Steven Hughes from Colorado to develop excellence in coastal engineering education. Steven is Senior Research Scientist at Colorado State University.
Steven spent 30 years with the U.S Army Corps of Engineer’s Coastal and Hydraulics Laboratory.
Elizabeth Adetiba
Fulbright US Graduate Award
Elizabeth Adetiba from Dallas, Texas will research the relationship between various justice processes and the needs of victim-survivors of sexual violence, while based at Victoria University of Wellington. =
Elizabeth graduated with a BA (Hons) from the University of Chicago in 2017.
Mallory Sea
Fulbright US Graduate Award
Mallory Sea from Sioux City, Iowa will complete a Masters in Marine Science in shellfish restoration focus on the spatial distribution of sub-tidal mussels in the Hauraki Gulf at the University of Auckland. Mallory graduated with a BS in Biology and a BA in Chemistry from Morningside College in 2016.
Read more about Mallory’s adventures at the One Ocean Conference here.
Tess McClure
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award
Tess McClure from Wellington will complete a Masters of Arts specialising in Journalism at Columbia University in New York City, New York.
Tess graduated with a BA and PGDip in Journalism from the University of Canterbury in 2013.
Erin Houlihan
Fulbright US Graduate Award
Erin Houlihan from Boulder, Colorado is completing a Masters by Thesis in Marine Science investigating ocean acidification and life in the boundary layer for invertebrate marine larvae at the University of Otago.
Erin graduated with a BA in Coordinate Earth and Oceanographic Science and Education from Bowdoin College in 2017.
Melissa Derby (Ngāti Ranginui)
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award
Melissa Derby from Tauranga will research critical theories of race, ethnicity and indigeneity at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado and at San Diego State University in San Diego, California towards a PhD in Education at the University of Canterbury.
Melissa graduated with a BA from Victoria University of Wellington in 2002 and an MA (Hons First Class) from AUT in 2016.
Tim Weihs
Fulbright US Scholar Award
Tim Weihs from Baltimore, Maryland will research and teach biodegradable scaffolds and bio-degradable Mg alloys for use in the human body at the University of Canterbury.
Tim is a Professor in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Eva Cornforth
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme for New Zealand Teachers
Eva Cornforth from Auckland will research high leverage initiatives that target transition points and curriculum alignment across a community of learning in order to raise engagement in STEM by priority learners.
Eva is the Head of Science at Otahuhu College in South Auckland.
Michael Wolking
Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowship in Public Policy
Michael Wolking from Grosse Pointe, Michigan is researching the role of technology in developing 21st century skills with the Ministry of Education and Network for Learning.
Mike is a Senior Strategist at Education Elements in Washington, DC.
Tony Merriman
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award
Tony Merriman from Dunedin will research the genetic basis of urate control and gout in African-Americans at the University of Alabama Birmingham in Birmingham, Alabama.
Tony is a Research Professor at the University of Otago.
Francis Hwang
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Francis Hwang from Auckland will complete a Masters of Public Policy specialising in Health and Urban Policy at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts.
Francis graduated with a BE (Hons) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Auckland in 2015.
Natasha Ironside
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Natasha Ironside from Nelson will research an automated tool for the analysis of head scans in patients with brain bleeds at Columbia University in New York City, New York towards a BMedSci (Hons) at the University of Auckland.
Natasha graduated with an MBChB from the University of Auckland in 2017.
Turner Goins
Fulbright US Scholar Award
Turner Goins from Asheville, North Carolina is researching the influence of cultural factors on healthy aging among Māori at the University of Auckland’s School of Population Health and Māori Studies.
Turner is a Professor at Western Carolina University in Cullowhee, North Carolina.
Guy Jones
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Guy Jones from Tauranga will complete a Masters of Law specialising in Information Privacy at Columbia University in New York City, New York.
Guy graduated with an LLB (Hons) and a BA from the University of Otago in 2013.
Neil Gemmell
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award
Neil Gemmell from Dunedin will research the utility of new €œgene drive€ technologies for the control of predatory pests at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and the Broad Institute in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Neil is a Professor and AgResearch Chair at the University of Otago.
Ziibiins Alexandra Johnson Anishinaabe (Miskwaagamiiwizaaga’igan, Red Lake Nation)
Fulbright US Graduate Award
Ziibiins Alexandra Johnson from Minneapolis, Minnesota will complete a Masters of Arts in Applied Linguistics, researching indigenous language revitalisation at the University of Auckland.
Ziibiins graduated with a BA in American Indian Studies, focusing on Ojibwe language, from the University of Minnesota in 2016.