FULBRIGHT FINLAND AWARDSto Finland 2019–2020As of August 12, 2019

FULBRIGHT DISTINGUISHED CHAIRS PROGRAM

BUCHANAN, SCOTTFulbright Bicentennial Chair in American StudiesPolitical ScienceUnderstanding the Complexities of U.S. PoliticsThe Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, SCUniversity of Helsinki9 mths, beginning August 2019

COULOMBE, ROGERFulbright-Saastamoinen Foundation Distinguished Chair in Health SciencesToxicology and Biomedicine Metabolic Disease: Therapy and Prevention Through Dietary Improvement Utah State University, UT University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio 2 mths, Flex grant for academic years 2018-2020

DU, SHUILIFulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business and EconomicsMarketingNew Challenges in Corporate Social Responsibility in the Age of Artificial IntelligenceUniversity of New Hampshire, NHHanken School of Economics, Helsinki5 mths, beginning August 2019

KATZ ROTHMAN, BARBARAFulbright-Saastamoinen Foundation Distinguished Chair in Health Sciences Sociology of Health and Illness Diagnosing Metabolic Disorders: Genetic Testing and Human Concerns City University of New York, NY University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu2 mths, Flex grant for academic years 2018-2020

KLINEFELTER, ANNEFulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair in Information and Communications TechnologiesLawComparative Privacy Law and Impact of the Right to be Forgotten on LibrariesUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, NCUniversity of Helsinki4 mths, beginning August 2019

MUMEY, BRENDANFulbright-Nokia Distinguished Chair in Information and Communications TechnologiesComputer ScienceComputational Challenges Arising from PangenomicsMontana State University, Bozeman, MTUniversity of Helsinki5 mths, beginning January 2020

SANDEEN, SHARONFulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business and EconomicsBusiness LawComparative Information Governance Practices in the United States and European UnionMitchell Hamline School of Law, MNHanken School of Economics, Helsinki5 mths, beginning August 2019

YANG, BINFulbright-Aalto University Distinguished ChairBiological Systems EngineeringDeploymerization of Lignin to Monomeric Aromatics for Production of Value-Added ChemicalsWashington State University, Pullman, WAAalto University6 mths, beginning August 2019

OVER 5 700 FINNS AND AMERICANS HAVE RECEIVED A GRANT FROM THE FINNISH-AMERICAN PROGRAM SINCE ITS INCEPTION IN 1949.

For the academic year 2019-2020, the Fulbright Finland Foundation awards close to 100 grants for Finns and Americans.

This year, approximately 55 Americans participate in the Finnish-American Fulbright program. 46 of these Americans, featured in this catalog, have received a Fulbright grant to lecture, conduct research, study or teach in Finland. In addition, close to ten U.S. Fulbrighters are expected to arrive on a short-term Fulbright grant (Specialist Program or Inter-Country Travel Grant) during the academic year 2019-2020.

CORE FULBRIGHT U.S. SCHOLAR PROGRAM

ALDEA, ANDREEA SMARANDAPhilosophyTranscendental Phenomenology as Critique – Limits, Possibilities, and BeyondKent State University, OHUniversity of Jyväskylä5 mths, beginning August 2019

CONFORTINI, CATIAPeace and Justice StudiesNew Directions for Feminist Peace Research - Gender, Violence, and Global Health: Mapping IntersectionsWellesley College, MATampere University6 mths, beginning July 2019

DEVANEY, THOMASFulbright-University of Turku Scholar AwardHistoryEmotion, Pilgrimage, and Community in Early Modern SpainUniversity of Rochester, NYUniversity of Turku12 mths, beginning August 2019

DONNELLAN, JOHNFulbright-TUAS Scholar AwardManagementBusiness Management and Leadership Teaching at TUASNew Jersey City University, NJTurku University of Applied Sciences5 mths, beginning January 2020

DORMAN, DAVIDFulbright-Saastamoinen Foundation Grant in Health and Environmental SciencesPublic HealthSystematic Review in Toxicology and Its Impact on Chemical Risk AssessmentNorth Carolina State University, NCUniversity of Eastern Finland, Kuopio6 mths, beginning January 2020

HAAPALA, KARLFulbright-Tampere University Scholar AwardMechanical EngineeringUsing Machine Learning and Process Modeling to Improve Economic, Environmental, and Social Performance of Metal-Based Additive Manufacturing ProcessesOregon State University, ORTampere University11,5 mths, beginning August 2019

HARVILLE, EMILYEpidemiologyTransgenerational Influences on Birth OutcomesTulane University, LATampere University6 mths, beginning January 2020

HELLING, WILLIAMFulbright-Haaga-Helia Scholar AwardInformaticsDeveloping International Methods, Materials, and Content in Library and Information Science for Cross-Campus CollaborationIndiana University - Purdue University Indianapolis, INHaaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences5,5 mths, beginning January 2020

HONEA, JOYSociologyGetting Through the Long Winter: Analysis of Gender Differences in Suicidality in Finland and Development of Intervention Strategies for the Northern ClimatesMontana State University, Billings, MTTampere University5 mths, beginning January 2020

KOENIG, GARYChemical EngineeringEnergy Storage Thin Films via Engineered Thermal Spray ProcessesUniversity of Virginia, VATampere University6 mths, beginning January 2020

LARSEN, LAURELFulbright-Saastamoinen Foundation Grant in Health and Environmental SciencesEnvironmental SciencesDirect Delineation of Peatland Feedbacks in Support of Forecasting Climate FuturesUniversity of California, Berkeley, CAUniversity of Eastern Finland, Joensuu9 mths, beginning January 2020

LEAR, BENJAMINFulbright-Tampere University Scholar AwardChemistryModeling Ligand Control Over Electronic Properties in Metallic NanoparticlesPennsylvania State University, PATampere University12 mths, beginning August 2019

PRESSER, LOISFulbright-Tampere University Scholar AwardSociologyNarrative Criminology: Theory and MethodsUniversity of Tennessee, Knoxville, TNTampere University9 mths, beginning August 2019

STONE, MATTHEWFulbright-Haaga-Helia Scholar AwardHospitality and Tourism ManagementTeaching in Hospitality and Tourism ManagementCalifornia State University, Chico, CAHaaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences4 mths, beginning August 2019

FULBRIGHT ARCTIC INITIATIVE RESEARCH AWARD

RINK, ELIZABETHPublic Health, Social Work, AnthropologyReproductive Health Justice in Arctic Indigenous Communities: A Comparative Analysis of Reproductive Health Traditional Knowledge, Resources, Systems and PoliciesMontana State University, MTThule Institute; University of OuluProgram term: May 2018-Oct. 2019

FULBRIGHT U.S. STUDENT PROGRAM

ANDERSON, KAYLEIGHFulbright-University of Turku Graduate AwardGender StudiesCompleting Master’s degree in Gender StudiesGraduate of University of Kansas, KSUniversity of Turku

BANKS, JORDANFulbright-LUT University Graduate AwardEnergy TechnologyCompleting Master’s degree in Bioenergy SystemsGraduate of University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, ILLUT University, Lappeenranta

BLAIR, BRUCEFulbright-EDUFI FellowshipsPolitical ScienceImpact of Policy Narratives on the Sitting of the Onkalo Nuclear Waste RepositoryIdaho State University, IDUniversity of Jyväskylä

BOGDAN, ANNAFulbright-University of Helsinki Graduate AwardInternational Affairs and Public PolicyCompleting Master’s degree in Global Politics and CommunicationGraduate of Princeton University, NJUniversity of Helsinki

CARRANZA, DAVIDFulbright-Tampere University Graduate AwardPublic HealthCompleting a Master’s degree in Public and Global HealthGraduate of University of the Pacific, Stockton, CATampere University

HAHNERT, ERICChemical EngineeringNano-Cellulosic Systems for Energy-Autonomous Water Contamination MonitoringUniversity of Louisville, KYAalto University

HASKINS, ALEXISFulbright-EDUFI FellowshipsEnvironmental Science and SustainabilityThe Effect of Nature-Based Materials on Human Skin Microbial CommunitiesGraduate of Colorado State University, COUniversity of Helsinki, Lahti Campus

MARTIN, ERICAFulbright-LUT University Graduate AwardInternational BusinessCompleting Master’s degree in International Marketing and ManagementGraduate of Virginia Tech, VALUT University, Lappeenranta

MCGINLEY, THOMASFulbright-LUT University Graduate AwardBusinessCompleting Master’s degree in International Marketing ManagementGraduate of University of Scranton, PALUT University, Lappeenranta

MEIERHOFER, MELISSAFulbright-EDUFI FellowshipsWildlife and Fisheries SciencesTexas Winter Roosts and Bats Prior to the Arrival of White-Nose SyndromeTexas A&M University, TXFinnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS, Helsinki

PERRY, BRITTANYBiomedical SciencesGlobal Mapping of the Finnish Maternity PackageGraduate of University of South Florida, FLTampere University

SCHUBBE, JACOBFulbright-LUT University Graduate AwardMechanical EngineeringCompleting Master’s degree in Mechatronic System DesignGraduate of University of Maryland, Baltimore County, MDLUT University, Lappeenranta

TUNYI, JUDEFulbright-Tampere University Graduate AwardBiomedical TechnologyCompleting a Master’s degree in Biomedical TechnologyGraduate of University of Washington, WATampere University

YONCHA, ANNEFulbright-EDUFI FellowshipsFine ArtsRe:Peat (Layers of Peat in Northern Finland: a Look and Listen)University of Montana, MTNatural Resources Institute Finland LUKE, Oulu

Those in the U.S. Student Program will be in Finland at least for 1 academic year.

EXPANDING FINNISH-NORTH AMERICAN COLLABORATION THROUGHEXCHANGES OF TALENTAND KNOWLEDGE.

The Fulbright Finland Foundation is an independent not-for-profit based in Helsinki, Finland. Its purpose is to promote a wider exchange of knowledge and professional talents through educational contacts between Finland and the United States. The Foundation collaborates with a range of government, foundation, university and corporate partners on both sides of the Atlantic to design and manage study and research scholarships, leadership development programs and internationalization services.

The Foundation is funded by the Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture, the U.S. Department of State, the Finland-America Educational Trust Fund, private foundations, Finnish and U.S. higher education institutions, alumni of the Fulbright Finland programs, and private donors.

www.fulbright.fi

FULBRIGHT DISTINGUISHED AWARDS IN TEACHING

HAN, MELISSAEducationThe Secrets of Finland’s Phenomena-Based Instructional Alignment with The National Core CurriculumBaker Elementary, CAUniversity of Jyväskylä5 mths, beginning January 2020

JOSLYN, PAMELAScienceUnleashing the Design ProcessCentral Middle School, IAUniversity of Helsinki5 mths, beginning January 2020

LESLIE, LELANDArts, Social Studies, Special EducationArt Experiences in Phenomenon-Based Learning: A Multi-Curricular Pathway for Visual LiteracyCentral Ninth Grade Center, OKUniversity of Helsinki4 mths, beginning January 2020

POURRABI, MAEDEHESL and Social StudiesGlobal Competency in Schools: Empowering Students Through the United Nation’s Sustainable Development GoalsPatrick Henry Elementary, VAUniversity of Jyväskylä4 mths, beginning January 2020

RANSOM, ANNScienceLearning from Finland’s Shifting Educational Paradigm; Perspectives on Phenomenon-Based InstructionUniversity Preparation Charter School at CSUCI, CAUniversity of Jyväskylä5 mths, beginning January 2020

TURNER, KELSEASocial StudiesNot for School but for Life: Cultivating Agency and Purpose in AdolescentsSpartanburg Day School, SCUniversity of Jyväskylä5 mths, beginning January 2020

TOGETHERSHAPING THE FUTURE

MID-CAREER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT GRANT

FEDEWA, ALICIA LYNNSchool PsychologyThe Intersection of Physical Activity and Education: Optimizing Global Learning Through a Finnish BlueprintUniversity of Kentucky, KYUniversity of Jyväskylä4 mths, beginning January 2020

FULBRIGHT SPECIALIST PROGRAM

DAHL MAHER, MARYMaternal and Child HealthGlobal Health and LeadershipNazareth College of Rochester, NYLaurea University of Applied Sciences, Vantaa6 weeks, beginning August 2019

STRINGFELLOW, WILLIAMEnvironmental SciencesEcological Engineering Course: Hydrology and Nutrient CyclesBerkeley National Laboratory, CAUniversity of Turku6 weeks, beginning August 2019

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