Fulbright-Creative New Zealand Pacific Writer’s Residency David Fane, a New Zealand-born Samoan, 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 workshops, undertake research within the Tagata Moana community in Hawai’i, and work on a new piece.
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award Kathryn Hay from Kāpiti will research how neurodivergent learners can be supported to succeed in their work-integrated learning experiences at Drexel University, Philadelphia. Kathryn is an Associate Professor in Social Work, and Associate Dean Work-Integrated Learning in the College of Health at Massey University.
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award Mahsa McCauley from Auckland will explore transforming bee welfare with secure AI-enhanced precision apiculture at the Farm Security Operations Centre (FSOC) at North Carolina AandT State University, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Mahsa is a Senior Lecturer in School of Engineering, Computer and Mathematical Science at Auckland University of Technology.
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award Ashley Shearar, living in Rotorua, will research the emerging field of young adult justice at Columbia University in New York. Ashley is a Principal Inspector at the Office of the Inspectorate, Te Tari Tirohia, for the New Zealand Department of Corrections, Ara Poutama Aotearoa.
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award Mei Peng from Dunedin will research parental decision-making on plant-based food choices at the University of California, Davis, and Washington State University, Pullman. Mei is a Senior Lecturer in Sensory Science in the Department of Food Science at the University of Otago.
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award Jason Ingham from Auckland will research heritage and sacred architecture with a focus on vulnerability assessment and remediation at the University of Notre Dame, Indiana. Jason is a Professor of Structural Engineering and the Deputy Dean in the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Auckland.
Fulbright New Zealand Scholar Award Jesse Pirini from Wellington will research how innovative data visualization can support Indigenous development at the University of Massachusetts (Amherst and Boston). Jesse is a Senior Lecturer and Co-Director of Te Kahu o Te Ao–The Atom Innovation Space at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington.
Fulbright Ngā Pae o te Māramatanga Scholar Award Hona Black (Tūhoe, Te Whānau-a-Apanui, Te Whakatōhea, Tūwharetoa) will explore language interference with te reo Māori and the Hawaiian language at the University of Hawai’i. Hona is a Senior Lecturer at Te Pūtahi-a-Toi: The School of Māori Knowedge, at Massey University.
Fulbright US Scholar Award Kira Omelchenko, from Kansas, currently teaching in Ontario, is a music conductor. Her project involves collaborative performances with students, colleagues, and community members, as well as co-creating new music with local Indigenous and Classical composers in New Zealand at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. Kira is an Associate Dean and Associate Professor at the Faculty of Music, at Wilfrid Laurier University. She has an MA in Orchestral Conducting from the University of New Mexico-Main Campus and a DMA in Orchestral Conducting from the University of Iowa.
Fulbright US Scholar Award Sheila Crowell from Eugene, Oregon, will research ‘Enhancing support for pregnant adolescents through a cross-cultural exchange of skills and resources in New Zealand’ at Te Herenga Waka-Victoria University of Wellington. Sheila is a Professor of Psychology, and a Director, at the Oregon Research for Clinical Health at the University of Oregon.
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Alexander Young from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland will complete a Master of Laws specialising in Environmental Law at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina. Alexander graduated with an LLB(Hons) and a BSc in Geography from the University of Auckland in 2020.
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Luke Elborough from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland will complete a Master of Laws specialising in trial and appellate advocacy, with a focus on criminal law, international law and human rights, at New York University in New York City, New York. Luke graduated with an LLB (Hons) and a BA in Classical Studies from the University of Auckland in 2017.
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Sidney Wong 黃吉贊 from Te Awakairangi ki Tai Lower Hutt will research automatic hate speech detection on social media at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois toward a PhD in Linguistics at the University of Canterbury. Sidney graduated with a BSc in Linguistics from the University of Canterbury in 2016, an MLing (Distinction) in 2018, and an MADS (Distinction) in 2022.
Fulbright US Scholar Award Alexandra Adams, from Bozeman, Montana, will research ‘Examining Models of Māori Indigenous Knowledge Incorporation in Health Promotion Programs’ at The University of Auckland. Alex is a Professor and the Director and Principal Investigator at the Centre for American Indian and Rural Health Equity (CAIRHE) at Montana State University. She has an MD in Medicine from the University of Illinois and a PhD in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Wiliame Gucake from Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington will complete a Master of Laws focused on transitional justice and indigenous rights at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Wiliame is the Registrar of the Waitangi Tribunal in Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington.
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Amelia Kendall from Mitimiti, Northland, will complete a Master of Laws at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Amelia graduated with a LLB (Hons) and BA conjoint from Waipapa Taumata Rau, The University of Auckland.
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.
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 from the University of Wisconsin, and a Master of Public Policy from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities.
Fulbright New Zealand General Graduate Award Chelsea Wong from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland will complete a Master of Arts in American Studies – Public Humanities focusing on Asian diaspora experiences in the arts at Rutgers University in Newark, New Jersey. Chelsea graduated with a BMus in Musicology and an LLB (Hons) from the University of Auckland in 2018.
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.
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 of Teaching and Education Leadership from The Mind Lab as part of the Ako M?t?tupu: Teach First NZ programme in 2021.
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.
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. Fin graduated with a BA in Māori Resource Management and Psychology (2020), and an BSci (Hons) in Psychology (2021) at Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington.
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.
Fulbright US Graduate Award Gabrielle Langkilde, from Pago Pago, American Samoa, will research ‘Pacific Studies: Making Space for Pasifika Voices and Ways of Knowing in Academia’ at the University of Auckland. Gabby has a BA in Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and a minor in Sociology from Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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 key water governance transition at the interface between policy and practice. Monica has a BA in Geology and Politics from Oberlin College, Ohio.
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.
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 with a BSc (Hons) in Psychology in 2023.
Fulbright US Graduate Award Panikaa Teeple, from Anchorage, Alaska, will study for a Master’s Degree in public health, researching ‘Tangata Whenua and their Healing Efforts from Historical Trauma’ at the University of Auckland. Panikaa has a BA in Social work from the University of Anchorage, Alaska.
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.
Ian Axford (New Zealand) Fellowship in Public Policy Rachel Levinson-Waldman, from Washington, D.C., will research ‘Social Media Surveillance in New Zealand: Landscape, Best Practices, and Guardrails’ while gaining experience at the Office of the Privacy Commissioner. Rachel is the Managing Director, Liberty and National Security Program at the Brennan Centre for Justice in Washington. She has a BA in Religion from Williams College, Massachusetts, and a JD from the University of Chicago Law School.
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Ryan Meachen, from Heretaunga Hastings, will research organisational behaviour, leadership theory and wellbeing science at the Leadership and Happiness Laboratory at the Harvard Kennedy School, Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ryan graduated with an MBA from Te Herenga Waka – Victoria University of Wellington in 2020, where he is currently a PhD student, exploring how individuals fulfill their potential by striving towards becoming their ideal self.
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.
Fulbright Science and Innovation Graduate Award Sainimere from Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland will research healthcare experiences of families of Native American children with respiratory infections at Johns Hopkins University’s Center for Indigenous Health in Baltimore, Maryland. She is studying for a PhD at Waipapa Taumata Rau, The University of Auckland. Sai graduated with an MBChB from the University of Otago in 2002, a Diploma in Obstetrics and Gynaecology from the Fiji School of Medicine in 2006 and an MPH (Distinction) from the University of Otago in 2011. She is a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine.