Jenni Tupu (Ngāpuhi, Te Aupōuri, Ngāti Hine, Samoa)
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award
Jenni Tupu from Tāmaki Makaurau will research identity development from an Indigenous perspective in relation to traditional practices of kinship adoption, towards a PhD at the University of Otago.
Jenni graduated with a Graduate Diploma in Leadership (Māori Development) from Unitech Institute of Technology in 2005, a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Leadership and Management in 2009, and a Master of Indigenous Studies with Distinction from the University of Otago in 2012.
Pounamu Jade Aikman (Ngāti Maniapoto, Tainui, Ngāi te Rangi, Ngāti Awa)
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award
Pounamu Jade Aikman, from Gisborne, Auckland, and Timaru, will research comparative Indigenous experiences of settler colonialism between Aotearoa and the United States. He will be based in the History Department at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Pounamu graduated with a BA (Hons First Class) in Māori Studies in 2012 and an MA in Anthropology from the University of Otago in 2014; a Level 3 Certificate in Automotive Engineering from Otago Polytechnic in 2014; and a PhD in Pacific Studies from the Australian National University in 2019.
Victoria Macann
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award
Victoria Macann from Rotorua will research the relationships between efficacy beliefs and the implementation and teaching of computational thinking at Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan.
Victoria graduated with a BSc in Biology from the University of Canterbury in 2009, and an MEd in Digital Education (Hons First Class) from Massey University in 2018.
Joanna Hikaka (Ngāruahine)
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Joanna Hikaka from Auckland will research the development of pro-equity healthcare interventions for older adults at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Joanna graduated with a Bachelor of Pharmacy (Dist) from the University of Otago in 2002 and is a PhD candidate at the University of Auckland.
Sophie Burling
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Sophie Burling from Palmerston North will research tissue engineering techniques at Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston, Massachusetts
Sophie graduated with a BSc in 2018, a BSc (Hons First Class) in 2019, and is a PhD candidate at Massey University.
Hariata Tai Rakena (Ngāti Hauā, Ngāti Māhanga)
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Hariata Tai Rakena from Christchurch will complete a PhD in International Health, with a concentration in Social Behavioral Interventions at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland.
Hariata graduated with a BA from the University of Canterbury in 2010, a PGDipA and GDip from Auckland University of Technology in 2015 and 2016, and an MA from McGill University in 2021.
Maryna Sokolova
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Maryna Sokolova from Palmerston North will research Leptospira and Leptospirosis at Yale School of Public Health in New Haven, Connecticut.
Maryna is a PhD candidate in Veterinary Science at Massey University.
Rennie Qin
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Rennie Qin from Auckland will complete a Master of Public Health specialising in global health at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts.
Rennie graduated with an MBChB and a BMedSc (Hons First Class) from the University of Auckland in 2016.
Sam Yoon
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award
Sam Yoon from Auckland will complete a Master in Public Policy specialising in technology policy at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Sam graduated with an LLB/ BCom (Hons) in Politics from the University of Auckland in 2018.
Ashlea Gillon (Ngāti Awa, Ngāpuhi)
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award
Ashlea Gillon from Auckland will research Indigenous sovereignty, wellness, and resilience at the University of Hawai’i at M?noa in Honolulu, O’ahu, Hawai’i.
Ashlea graduated with a BA in Māori Studies in 2012, a GradDipArts in 2014, a PGDipPH in Māori Health in 2015, and an MPH (Hons First Class) in 2017 from the University of Auckland where she is currently a PhD candidate.
Eilish Wilson
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award
Eilish Wilson from Nelson will complete a Master of Fine Arts at CalArts in Los Angeles, California.
Eilish graduated with a Bachelor of Music (Hons First Class) at Te Kōkī – New Zealand School of Music, Victoria University/ Massey University in Wellington.
Henrietta McNeill
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award
Henrietta McNeill from Invercargill will research criminal deportations to the Pacific, while visiting the University of California Los Angeles, the University of Hawai’i at M?noa, and the Lewis and Clark Law School in Oregon.
Henrietta graduated with a BA (Hons First Class) in 2012 and an MA (Distinction) in 2014 from the University of Canterbury, and is a PhD candidate at the Australian National University.
Nicholas (Nick) McKay
Fulbright US Scholar Award
Nick McKay from Flagstaff, Arizona, will research the reconstruction of pre-human aquatic health for New Zealand’s lakes at GNS Science and Victoria University of Wellington.
Nick is an Associate Professor in the School of Earth and Sustainability at Northern Arizona University.