Fulbright US Scholar Award Anna Clark from Minneapolis, Minnesota will research individualism, social welfare, and land rights in nineteenth century New Zealand at the history department of Victoria University, Wellington. Anna is a Professor of History at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis.
Fulbright Specialist Award Mara Sapon-Shevin from Syracuse, New York will collaborate with colleagues at the University of Waikato and the University of Auckland on issues related to inclusive education, social justice and diversity. Mara is a Professor of Inclusive Education at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York.
Fulbright Specialist Award Heather Maynard from Los Angeles, California will research applications of biohybrid polymeric materials in food and agriculture at the University of Auckland. Heather is a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at UCLA and an Associate Director of the California NanoSystems Institute.
Fulbright Specialist Award Harriet Kuhnlein will review the existing health and food information of Māori and Pasifika peoples, in order to create local sustainable diets at Massey University. Harriet is Adjunct Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences of the University of Hawai’i in Manoa.
Fulbright Specialist Award David Griffiths from Portland, Oregon will lecture on Elementary Particle Physics at the University of Otago, Victoria University of Wellington and the University of Auckland. David is an Emeritus Professor of Physics at Reed College.
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme for US Teachers Tina Effray from Belfair, Washington will research how assessment literacy is viewed and utilized in a global educational context. Tina graduated from the University of Washington with a BA in 2006, a Certificate in Elementary Education in 2007 and an MA in 2008.
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme for US Teachers Scott Mandarino from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania will research outdoor education as part of an elementary physical education curriculum. Scott graduated with a BA from the University of Pittsburgh in 1992 and an MAT in 1997.
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme for US Teachers Nathan Ramin from Chicago, Illinois will study efforts to create a culturally-relevant pedagogy for the social studies classroom in New Zealand. Nathan graduated with a BA from Loyola University Chicago in 2003 and an MA from DePaul University in 2008.
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme for US Teachers Khalilah Griffin from New York City, New York will research best practices in educating Māori and Pasifika students with special education needs. Khalilah graduated with a BA from Florida State University in 2000 and an MS from Hunter College in 2008.
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme for US Teachers Gabrielle Popp from Wyandotte, Michigan will research the use of intensive wraparound services in schools to support children with emotional and behavioral disorders. Gabrielle graduated with a BS from Western Michigan University in 2008 and an MA and Ed.S. from Grand Valley State University in 2017.
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme for US Teachers Christian Czaniecki from Washington, D.C. will research the intersection of multiculturalism and the arts. Christian graduated with a BA in English from West Virginia University in 2003 and an MA from Queens University of Charlotte in 2007.
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme for US Teachers Amanda Short from Albuquerque, New Mexico will research culturally-relevant pedagogy and curricular practices based on Māori education, toward improving teacher professional development. Amanda graduated with an MA in special education from the University of New Mexico in 2007.
Fulbright US Scholar Award Michelle Johnson-Jennings of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma will research a framework for Indigenous traditional healing within western medicine. Michelle is the Director at the Research for Indigenous Community Health (RICH) Center, Associate to the Dean for Indigenous Research and Assistant Professor in the College of Pharmacy at the University of Minnesota.
Fulbright US Scholar Award Andrew Schwartz from Boulder, Colorado will research equity crowdfunding at the University of Auckland Law School. Andrew is an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado Law School.
Fulbright US Scholar Award Alice Fothergill from Burlington, Vermont will research children and disaster preparedness at the Joint Centre for Disaster Research at Massey University in Wellington. Alice is a Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Vermont.
Fulbright New Zealand Global Scholar Award Alan J. Daly from San Diego, California will research the eco-systems of relationships between educators in partnership with the education faculty at the University of Auckland. Alan J. Daly is Chair and Professor of the Department of Education Studies at the University of California, San Diego.
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Visual Artist Award Simon Morris from Wellington is a visual artist researching site-responsive abstract painting at Headlands Centre for the Arts, San Francisco. Simon is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Art Whiti O Rehua, College of Creative Arts, Massey University, Wellington.
Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency David Eggleton from Dunedin will research, develop and complete a collection of poems about his Pasifika heritage at the Center for Pacific Islands Studies (CPIS) at the University of Hawai’i, Manoa. David is an award-winning poet, writer, critic, editor, and arts journalist whose work has appeared in a wide range of publications. Read more about David here.
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme for New Zealand Teachers Keith Dobson from Palmerston North will research how student directed learning can be enhanced using technology to maximise engagement and outcomes at Indiana University. Keith is Head of Visual Arts and Head of House (Dean) at Awatapu College.
Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Programme for New Zealand Teachers Karen Douglas from Auckland will research the use of digital and collaborative learning in literacy education, with a particular focus on senior students, at Indiana University. Karen is the Head of History at Botany Downs Secondary College in East Auckland.
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award Robert Joseph is researching the indigenous self-determination governance and economic performance cultural nexus at the University of Arizona. Robert is a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand and lecturer at the University of Waikato.
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award Timothy Stern from Wellington is researching mountain building processes in Antarctica using a suite of computer codes that simulate viscous instability growth in the earth’s mantle at University of Colorado, Boulder. Timothy is a Professor of Geophysics at Victoria University of Wellington.
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award Steven Ratuva is researching horizontal inequality, affirmative action and Pacific Island minorities at UCLA, Duke University and Georgetown University. Steven is Director of the Macmillan Brown Centre for Pacific Studies and professor at the University of Canterbury.
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award Ruth Empson from Dunedin is participating in research to understand how brain activity controls movement at the Department of Neurobiology at Stanford University. Ruth is an Associate Professor in Physiology at the University of Otago.
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award Rachel Spronken-Smith from Dunedin is researching doctoral training systems in the US and NZ, and ascertaining how well the different systems are preparing graduates for the workplace. Rachel is Dean of the Graduate Research School at the University of Otago, and a researcher in the university’s Higher Education Development Centre.
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award John Overton from Wellington is researching the political geography of the Pacific Islands at the University of Hawai’i, Manoa. John is Professor of Development Studies at Victoria University of Wellington.
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award Elizabeth Broadbent from Auckland is researching the design of companion robots to improve health at Tufts University in Boston. Elizabeth is an Associate Professor in Health Psychology at the University of Auckland.
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.
Fulbright US Graduate Award Kyla Siemens from Salem, Oregon is completing a Master’s of Biomedical Science, specialising in breast cancer research, at the University of Auckland. Kyla graduated with a BS in Biology from the University of Oregon in 2016.
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Sarah Nelson from Christchurch will complete a PhD in Economics, specialising in renewable energies and the environment, at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Sarah graduated with a BSc and a BCom from the University of Auckland in 2017.
Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow Abby McBride from Machiasport, Maine is writing and illustrating stories about extraordinary efforts to save seabirds in New Zealand, as a Fulbright-National Geographic Digital Storytelling Fellow. Abby is a science writer and sketch biologist with degrees from MIT and Williams College. She is hosted by the Auckland War Memorial Museum. To connect with Abby visit her website sketchbiologist.com, or connect with her on Facebook, Instagram or X.
Fulbright US Graduate Award Lizzie Yarina from Houghton, Michigan is researching the urban implications of Pacific Islander climate change migration in New Zealand at Victoria University of Wellington. Lizzie graduated with a joint MA in Architecture and City Planning from the Masssachusetts Institute of Technology in 2017. Check out Lizzie’s Fulbright programme work.
Fulbright US Graduate Award Scott Lockwood from Zionsville, Indiana is researching marine microbial production of methane in response to phytoplankton blooms with the Marine Science and Microbiology Department at the University of Otago. Scott graduated with a BA in Mathematics and Biology from DePauw University in 2016.
Fulbright US Graduate Award Lorien Jordan from Atlanta, Georgia is researching decolonizing psychology at Massey University and the Family Centre, Lower Hutt. Lorien graduated with a BA from Arizona State University in 2000, an MA from New York University in 2005, and an MA from Mercer University in 2012. She is studying towards a PhD from the University of Georgia.
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Alex Cheesebrough from Christchurch will complete a Masters in Engineering Management at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Alex graduated with a BE (Hons) (First Class) from the University of Canterbury in 2016.
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu Ngāti Uepōhatu, Ngāti Porou, Te ātiawa, Te Whānau-a-āpanui, Ngāpuhi Hanareia Ehau-Taumaunu from Ruatorea will complete a PhD specialising in plant pathology at Penn State University in State College, Pennsylvania. Hanareia graduated with a BSc/BA Conjoint in 2015, and an MSc (Hons) in 2017 from the University of Auckland.
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Lottie Boardman from Christchurch will complete a Master of Environmental Management degree at Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut. Lottie graduated with an LLB (Hons) and BSc in Biological Sciences and Philosophy from the University of Canterbury in 2014 and an LLM from Victoria University of Wellington in 2016.
Fulbright US Graduate Award Alex Cheung from Kailua, Hawai’i is completing a Master’s of Bioethics and Health Law, specialising in the role that culture plays in ethnically diverse health care settings at the University of Otago. Alex graduated with a BS from Stanford University in 2016.
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Hazelle Tomlin from Christchurch will complete a Master of Environmental Science specialising in Greenhouse Gas Management and Accounting at Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. Hazelle graduated with a BSc in Geology and Geography from the University of Canterbury in 2016.
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Graduate Award Te Puoho Katene from Porirua will complete a Master of Science in Management degree at Stanford University in Palo Alto, California. Te Puoho graduated with a BSc and a BA from Victoria University of Wellington in 2007.
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Andrew Pauling from Dunedin will research the impact of Antarctic ice sheet collapse on the global climate at the University of Washington in Seattle, towards a PhD in Atmospheric Sciences. Andrew graduated with a BSc (Hons) in 2014, and will graduate with an MSc in 2017, both in Physics, from the University of Otago.
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.
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 diatom based record of Holocene paleoclimate evolution from Robertson Bay, Antarctica.
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 of rapid urbanisation.
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 in 2015 from the University of Canterbury.
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Trish Tupou from Auckland will complete a Master of Arts in Pacific Islands Studies specialising in climate change and indigenous environmental narratives at the University of Hawai’i at Mānoa. Trish graduated with a BA (Hons) from the University of Auckland in 2017.
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Angus Chapman from Wellington will complete a PhD in Psychology, specialising in cognitive neuroscience, at the University of California, San Diego. Angus graduated with a BSc (Hons) from Victoria University of Wellington in 2015.
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Ben Riordan from Dunedin will research a text message-based intervention for new university students at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Ben graduated with a BA in 2011 and an MSc in 2014 from the University of Otago and is currently completing a PhD in Psychology at the University of Otago.
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Rahul Gandhi from Auckland will complete a Masters in Public Health focused on Global Health, from Harvard University in Cambridge. Rahul graduated with a BSc in Neuroscience from the University of Otago in 2004, an MBChB from the University of Auckland in 2009, and an MBA from Oxford University in 2016.
Fulbright US Graduate Award Britta Clark from Goshen, Vermont is completing a Master’s in Philosophy at the University of Otago, focusing on the philosophical aspects of recent New Zealand legislation ascribing legal personhood to the Whanganui River. Britta graduated with a BA from Bates College in 2016.
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.
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Rebecca Bonnevie from Wellington will complete a Master in Laws specialising in information privacy, cyber security, and law and the internet at Columbia University in New York. Rebecca graduated with a BA and LLB (Hons) from Victoria University in Wellington in 2008.
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Charlotte Skerten from Dunedin will complete a Master of Laws specialising in international law at Columbia University in New York. Charlotte graduated with an LLB (Hons) and a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Otago in 2012.
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 University of Wellington in 2015.
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Richard Hunter from Christchurch will complete a Master of Science degree in Aerospace Engineering, specialising in space vehicle design and optimisation, at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta. Richard graduated with a BE (Hons) from the University of Canterbury in 2012.
Fulbright US Graduate Award Kirsten Kozlovsky from Sunnyvale, California is researching finite element modeling of 3D printing of polymers at the University of Auckland and Auckland University of Technology. Kirsten graduated with a BS in 2014 and an MS in 2017 from the University of Notre Dame, where she will complete a PhD in Mechanical Engineering.
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Salina Fisher from Wellington will complete a Master of Music in Composition at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. Salina graduated with a BMus in 2013 and a PGDipMus in 2014 from Victoria University of Wellington.