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 […]
Jason Mika (Tūhoe, Ngāti Awa, Whakatōhea, Ngāti Kahungunu)
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award Jason Mika from Palmerston North will research the design of effective enterprise assistance for indigenous entrepreneurs at Stanford University in San Francisco, California and University of Arizona in Tuscon, Arizona. Jason is co-director of Te Au Rangahau, the Māori Business and Leadership Research Centre at Massey Business […]
Joshua Ferrer
Fulbright US Graduate Award Joshua Ferrer from Champaign, Illinois will complete a Masters in Politics investigating the effects of proportional representation on election lawmaking in New Zealand at the University of Otago. Joshua graduated with a BA in Political Science and Music from Amherst College in 2018.
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, […]
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.
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.
Jeremy Lee-Hand
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Jeremy Lee-Hand from Dunedin will complete a PhD in Physics specialising in Condensed Matter at Stoney Brook University in New York. Jeremy graduated with a BSc (Hons) from the University of Otago in 2015.
Joellen Russell
Fulbright US Scholar Award Joellen Russell from Tucson, Arizona will help design the modelling framework to combine atmospheric and oceanic observations in order to provide near-real-time information about carbon dioxide emissions and uptake with scientists at the National Institute of Water and Air (NIWA) in Wellington. Joellen is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of […]
Joe Beaglehole
New Zealand Harkness Fellowship 2017 Harkness Fellow Joe Beaglehole is Senior Policy Analyst at the Ministry for the Environment where he works on urban policy issues. He will spend time at the Marron Institute on Cities and The Urban Environment at New York University on a Harkness Fellowship researching new tools for addressing the challenges […]
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.
Jessica Hardin
Fulbright US Scholar Award Jessica Hardin from Staten Island, New York will research medical decision making in Samoan communities at the University of Auckland. Jessica is an Assistant Professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, NY.
Jessica Stubbing (Te Rarawa, Ngāti Awa, Ngai Takoto)
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Jessica Stubbing from Auckland will research adolescent suicide at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, towards a PhD at the University of Auckland. Jessica graduated with a BA in Psychology and Drama (Hons First Class) from the University of Auckland in 2018.
Janet McCarroll
Fulbright-Meg Everton Professional Enhancement Award in Education Janet McCarroll from Tauranga used her Fulbright-Meg Everton Professional Enhancement Award in Education to attend and present at the Building Learning Communities conference in Boston, Massachusetts, attend a leadership course at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and visit schools in Boston and New York. Janet is Deputy Principal of St Mary’s Catholic School.
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.
Karsten Lorentz
Fulbright US Graduate Award Karsten Lorentz from Wenatchee, Washington is completing a Master of Science degree in Geology, specialising in modern day erosional processes occurring on a microscopic scale at Victoria University of Wellington. Karsten graduated with a BS from Montana State University in 2015.
Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle (Ngāi Tahu, Te Atihaunui a Pāpārangi)
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Hitaua Arahanga-Doyle from Christchurch will research positive educational outcomes through use of brief social psychology interventions at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California and Northwestern University in Chicago, Illinois, towards his PhD at the University of Otago. Hitaua graduated with a BA (Hons First Class) in Psychology and a […]
Ingabirano Nintunze
Fulbright US Graduate Award Ingabirano Nintunze from Austin, Texas will complete a Research Masters in Drama at the University of Auckland. Ingabirano graduated with a BA in English Literature and Telecommunication Media Studies from Texas AandM University in 2015, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Notre Dame in 2018.
Injy Johnstone
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Injy Johnstone from Dunedin will complete a Masters of Laws specialising in Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. Injy graduated with a BSc in Physical Geography from the University of Otago in 2017 and an LLB (Hons First Class) from Victoria […]
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 […]
Kendrick Hardaway
Fulbright US Graduate Award Kendrick Hardaway, from West Lafayette, Indiana, will research ‘Preparing Communities for Climate Change Uncertainty’ at the University of Canterbury. Kendrick has a BS in Biological Engineering from the University of Arkansas and a PhD in Ecological Science and Engineering from Purdue University.
Kelley Barsanti
Fulbright US Scholar Award Kelley Barsanti from Boulder, Colorado will research the linkages between fuels, fire behaviour, fire emissions, and air pollutant formation with the Rural Fire Research Group at Scion in Christchurch. Kelley is a scientist at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, in the Atmospheric Chemistry Observations and Modeling Laboratory, in Boulder, Colorado.
Jack Davies
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Jack Davies from Auckland will complete a Masters of Laws specialising in International Business Regulation, Litigation and Arbitration at New York University, New York City, New York. Jack graduated with an LLB (Hons) and a BA in Political Studies and International Relations from the University of Auckland in 2017.
Jackson Cate (Te Atiawa)
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Jackson Cate from Kirikiriroa Hamilton will research the extent to which attaching memories to objects “creating mementos or monuments” inflates the objects’ monetary value at Claremont McKenna College in Claremont, California. He is studying toward at PhD at The University of Waikato. Jackson graduated from The University of Waikato […]
Jacqualine (Jackie) Grant
Fulbright US Scholar Award Jackie Grant from Cedar City, Utah will research native plant seed collection and cultural significance at the New Zealand Indigenous Flora Seed Bank at Massey University in Palmerston North. Jackie is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geosciences and Museum Curator at Southern Utah University in Cedar City, Utah.
Katharine Suding
Fulbright US Scholar Award Katharine Suding from Boulder, Colorado will research trajectories of biodiversity change at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch. Katharine is a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado.
Kate Turner
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Kate Turner from Dunedin will complete a PhD in Geophysics specialising in sea ice geophysics within a collaborative research environment of scientific and indigenous knowledge at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks. Kate graduated with a BSc from the University of Otago in 2010, and a BSc (Hons) from Victoria […]
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 […]
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.
Paul Phifer
Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowship in Public Policy Paul Phifer has worked for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) since 2001. For the past decade, he has served as the assistant regional director for Ecological Services in the Service’s Northeast Region. In this capacity, he manages a dozen offices working on a host of […]
Donna Riley
Fulbright Specialist Award The University of Waikato hosts Donna Riley from Indiana as keynote speaker on Diversity in Engineering at the Australasian Association for Engineering Education Conference, December 2018. Donna is Kamyar Haghighi Head of the School of Engineering Education at Purdue University.
Nicola Daly
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award Nicola Daly from Hamilton will teach and research multilingualism in children’s literature at the University of Arizona in Tuscon, Arizona. Nicola is a Senior Lecturer at the University of Waikato.
Douglas Jones (Rongowhakaata, Ngāti Kahungunu)
New Zealand Harkness Fellowship Douglas Jones, from Gisborne and Wellington will be based at Massachusetts Institute of Technology exploring the environmental trade-offs, and costs that need to be considered when introducing new technologies (such as gene editing) to protect native species. Doug is Manahautū/General Manager of the Māori Policy and Operations Team at the Environmental […]
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.
Nicholas Goodson
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Nicholas Goodson from Wellington will complete a Master of Science in Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Nick graduated with a BE (Hons First Class) in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Canterbury in 2019.
Nicholas (Nick) Dragone
Fulbright US Graduate Award Nick Dragone from Boulder, Colorado will research the microorganisms found in New Zealand’s geothermal and volcanic environments at the University of Canterbury. Nick graduated from Middlebury College, Vermont in 2014 with a BA in Biology and will complete a PhD at the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023.
Dustin Ballard
Fulbright US Scholar Award Dustin Ballard from Marin County, California will research pediatric head injury at the University of Auckland and Starship Child Health. Dustin is the co-chair of the Kaiser Permanente CREST Network and the Medical Director for Emergency Medical Services in Marin County, California.
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.
Nathan Swinton
Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowship in Public Policy Nate Swinton is Senior Trial Counsel at US Department of Justice and Adjunct Professor of Law with Georgetown University Law Center. Nate’s previous roles include clerk to federal magistrate, district, and circuit court judges, and he spent eight years in the Federal Programs Branch of the Department […]
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 […]
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.
Nandini Nair
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Nandini Nair from Wellington will complete a Masters in Design for Interactions focusing on services and social innovation at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Nandini graduated with a BDes (Hons) in Visual Communication Design from Massey University in 2012.
Donna Provoost
New Zealand Harkness Fellowship Donna Provoost from Wellington will undertake research at the University of Oregon and Harvard University exploring how neuroscience, psychology and related disciplines can better inform policies to improve the well-being and resilience of children. Donna is Director of the Strategy, Rights and Advice team at the office of the Children’s Commissioner […]
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.
Dianne Finch
Fulbright Specialist Award Auckland University of Technology’s Journalism Department hosts Dianne Finch from Massachusetts to focus on upskilling students and academics on the use of data and storytelling with data. Dianne is a Data Visualisation Specialist with affiliations to Boston University, Elon University, Kent State University and Salem State University.
Paula Moneypenny
Fulbright-Meg Everton Professional Enhancement Award in Education Paula Moneypenny from Hamilton used her Fulbright-Meg Everton Professional Enhancement Award in Education to attend and present at the 10th International Congress of Qualitative Inquiry in Champaign, Illinois and visited counselling, psychiatric and psychology practitioners and academics in several US cities. Paula is a Guidance Counsellor at Te Aroha College.
Patrick Monari
Fulbright US Graduate Award Patrick Monari, from Madison, Wisconsin, will research ‘Determining the hormonal and vocal responses of a New Zealand bird to artificial light’ at the University of Auckland. Patrick has a BA in Biology and Psychology from Swarthmore College, Pennsylvania and a PhD in Psychology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Wisconsin.
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.
David Robinson
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award David Robinson from Hamilton will complete a Master of Science in Robotic Systems Development, at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. David graduated with a BE (Hons) in Mechatronics Engineering in 2016 from the University of Auckland.
Paige Thomas
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Paige Thomas from Auckland will research the impact of skill training on motor neuron disease at Columbia University in New York, towards a PhD in Speech and Language Sciences at the University of Canterbury. Paige graduated with a BSc in 2013 from the University of Auckland and an MSLP […]
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.
David Sedlak
Fulbright Specialist Award The University of Auckland hosts David Sedlak from California to present lectures, seminars and workshops on prospects for New Zealand’s ‘three waters’ issue: drinking water, storm water and waste water. David is Plato Malozemoff Professor of Environmental Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley.
Oscar Kightley
Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency Oscar Kightley from New Zealand by way of Samoa will undertake a Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writers residency in Hawai’i. While there he will network with the local creative community through writing and lectures, undertake research within the Samoan community in Hawai’i, and work on a new screenplay.
Olivia Truax
Fulbright US Graduate Award Olivia Truax from Chapel Hill, North Carolina completed an MSc at the University of Otago, supported by a Fulbright US Graduate Award. She graduated with a BA from Amherst College in 2016 and is now undertaking a PhD at the University of Otago. Olivia is working on a paleomagnetic, geochemical, and […]
Oliver Armstrong-Scott
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Oliver Armstrong-Scott from Wellington will complete a Masters of Public Health specialising in Global Health at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Oliver graduated with an MBChB from the University of Otago in 2016.
Octavius Jones
Fulbright US Graduate Award Octavius Jones from San Bernardino County, California will research digital storytelling with Māori women on marine conservation projects at Victoria University of Wellington. Octavius graduated with a BS in from University of Wisconsin-Madison in 2009, and an MA in Ethnic Studies with a Certificate in Women and Gender Studies from Colorado […]
David Wells
Fulbright US Scholar Award David Wells, from Austin, Texas, will conduct research based at NIWA on the ocean basin connectivity of Pacific Bluefin Tuna throughout the Pacific Ocean. David is Associate Professor at Texas AandM University at Galveston in Galveston, Texas.
Nancy Ann Neudauer
Fulbright US Global Scholar Award Nancy Ann Neudauer, from Portland, Oregon, will research ‘Connecting far corners of the world through Matroids and Creating a Network of Women in Mathematics’ at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. Nancy is a Professor of Mathematics at Pacific University, Oregon.
Ema Hao’uli
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Ema Hao’uli from Auckland will complete a Masters of Public Administration specialising in Economic and Financial Policy at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. Ema graduated with an LLB (Hons) and a BA in History and Political Studies from the University of Auckland in 2014.
Emma McIntyre
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Emma McIntyre from Auckland will complete a Masters of Fine Arts specialising in Contemporary Painting at ArtCenter College of Design in Los Angeles, California. Emma graduated with a BVA in Painting from Auckland University of Technology in 2011 and an MFA from the University of Auckland in 2016.
Meg Porteous, (Ngāti Maniapoto / Pākehā)
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Meg Porteous from Taranaki will undertake an MFA in Film Directing at the University of California, Los Angeles, in Los Angeles, California. Meg graduate with a BFA in Photography from Canterbury University in 2013 and an MFA from the University of Auckland in 2020.
Megan Seeds
Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowship in Public Policy Megan Seeds, from Hennepin County, Minnesota, will research ‘Strategies to transform digital experience in New Zealand’s social service delivery’ while gaining experience at the Ministry of Social Development. Megan is Director of Digital Experience at Hennepin County, Minneapolis. She graduated with a BA in Psychology and Spanish […]
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.
Ethan Thomson
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Ethan Thomson from Christchurch will be using his 2016 Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award to research ground motion simulation at Stanford University, as part of his PhD in Earthquake Engineering at the University of Canterbury. Ethan graduated with a BE (Hons) from the University of Canterbury in 2014.
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.
Matthew Lachniet
Fulbright US Scholar Award Matthew Lachniet, from Las Vegas, Nevada, will research ‘Fingerprinting the climate controls on Aotearoa New Zealand river water Isotopes’ at NIWA (National Institute of Water and Atmospheric Research). Matthew is a professor at the Geology Department at the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. He has an MS in Geological Sciences, from Michigan […]
Matthew Kereama (Ngāti Manomano)
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Matthew Kereama from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland will complete a Masters of Fine Arts specialising in Stage Directing at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Matthew graduated with a BMus (Hons) in Classical Performance Voice at the University of Auckland in 2020.
Felicity Powell
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Felicity Powell from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland will complete an Ed.M. in Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Felicity graduated with a BA from the University of Canterbury in 2016, a Postgraduate Certificate in Law from the University of Auckland in 2019, and a Master […]
Finley Ngarangi Johnson (Rongomaiwahine, Ngāti Kahungunu)
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award Fin will travel from Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington to Hawai’i, Duluth, and Baltimore as a Visiting Student Researcher. He will work alongside Indigenous scholars and communities affiliated with the University of Hawai’i at Manoa Office of Public Health Studies, and the Johns Hopkins University Centre for Indigenous Health. […]
Fiona Amundsen
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award Fiona Amundsen from Auckland will research relationships between documentary photographic and video artworks and the socio-political realities of military capitalism at California Institute of the Arts (CalArts), in Santa Clarita, California. Fiona is Senior Lecturer at the School of Art and Design at Auckland University of Technology.
Mark Stukel
Fulbright US Graduate Award Mark Stukel from Naperville, Illinois will research the evolutionary relationships and history of hybridisation events in New Zealand cicadas at the University of Auckland as part of his PhD dissertation work at the University of Connecticut. Mark graduated with a BS in Biology from Hope College in Holland, MI in 2016.
Melanie Puka (Tokelau, Samoa)
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Melanie Puka from Wellington will complete a PhD in Geography at the Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Melanie graduated with a BA/LLB conjoint in Development Studies in 2017 and a MDevStud in 2019 from Victoria University of Wellington.
Melanie (Mel) Schwimmer
Fulbright US Graduate Award Melanie Schwimmer, from San Diego, California, will study for a Master’s Degree in Social Sciences and will research ‘Investigating Legacies for LGBTQ+ Women from FIFA World Cup 2023 in New Zealand’ at the University of Otago. Mel has a BA in American Studies from Amherst College, Massachusetts.
Melanie Stowell
Fulbright US Graduate Award Melanie Stowell from Denver, Colorado will support the evaluation and expansion of a health promotion intervention designed to support new mothers and families in preventing childhood obesity, at the University of Auckland. Melanie graduated with a BA in French and Psychology from the University of Denver in 2014, and an MSc […]
Monica Dix
Fulbright US Graduate Award Monica Dix from Chicago, Illinois, will research ‘Drinking Water and Disaster Risk Governance in Canterbury, Aotearoa’. Her project will collaborate with Environment Canterbury on a scoping survey to evaluate the impacts of new water regulatory frameworks on risks and challenges to Canterbury’s regional drinking water systems, capturing the impacts of a […]
Molly Riley Knoedler
Fulbright US Graduate Award Riley Knoedler from Sheboygan, Wisconsin will complete a Masters of Science in Applied Mathematics at the University of Auckland. Riley graduated with a BA (Hons) in Mathematics from Williams College in 2018.
Emily Beck
Fulbright US Graduate Award Emily Beck from Hilton Head Island, South Carolina will complete a Master of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the Auckland University of Technology. Emily graduated with a BA in Psychology (Summa Cum Laude) from the College of Charleston in 2017.
Mitchell Chandler
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Mitchell Chandler from Nelson will complete a PhD in Physical Oceanography at Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California San Diego in San Diego, California. Mitchell graduated with a BSc in Oceanography from the University of Otago in 2017 and a BSC (Hons) in Geophysics from the University of […]
Michelle Meaclem
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Michelle Meaclem from Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington will complete a Master in Public Policy at Harvard University in Boston, Massachusetts. Michelle graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch.
Emily Levesque
Fulbright US Scholar Award Emily Levesque from Seattle, Washington will research Thorne-Zytkow Objects and the evolution of binary massive stars at the University of Auckland. Emily is an Associate Professor in the Department of Astronomy at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington.
Michelle Ballard
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme for New Zealand Teachers Michelle Ballard from Tauranga will research the creation of a senior project-based course using a design thinking framework where students build future focused capabilities alongside their NCEA record of achievement. Michelle is Deputy Principal at Mount Maunganui College.
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.
Michael Bishop
Fulbright US Graduate Award Michael Bishop from Honolulu, Hawaii will research sacred ground, legal personhood, the rights of nature, and creative non-fiction writing at the University of Auckland. Michael graduated with a BA in Psychology from the Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2010, and an MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Idaho […]
Emily Musta
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme for US Teachers Emily Julien Musta from Flagstaff, Arizona will research Ka Hikitia and culturally responsive and relational strategies for teachers at Victoria University of Wellington. Emily is the Honors and AP Biology teacher at Flagstaff High School in Flagstaff, Arizona.
Emma Fitts
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Visual Artist Award Emma Fitts from Christchurch is an artist whose work draws on research into the complexities of touch and tactility and offers new ways in which texture, emotion and feeling can be used as research methodologies towards a new kind of archive. Emma is a Lecturer in Sculpture at […]
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 […]
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.