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RSS2011-2012 Boren Fellows
Name | Language, Proposed Country* |
| Naheed Ahmed University of South Florida Public Health, MPH | Swahili, Tanzania NSEP African Languages Initiative |
| Sarah Arkin Georgetown University International Relations, MA | Arabic, Egypt Arabic Language Study & Research Examining Media Consumption & Perceptions of the Revolution, Political Development, and the U.S. |
| Christina Barstow University of Colorado at Boulder Engineering, PhD | Swahili, Rwanda Development of a Real-Time Monitoring System for Safe Water in Rural Rwanda |
| Christopher Bassett Georgetown University International Affairs, MA | Persian, Tajikistan Immersive Persian & Project Management in Tajikistan |
| Alysha Bedig Tufts University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Tunisia Intensive Arabic Study & Research on the Impact of Economic Reform on Business Groups |
| Jonathan Bell University of California, Los Angeles Urban Studies, PhD | Mandarin, China Economic Development Profiles in Three Historic Urban Settlements |
| Katherine Bersch University of Texas Political Science, PhD | Portuguese, Brazil Transforming the State: The Politics of Public Expenditure Reform in Brazil |
| Aryn Bloodworth New School University Urban Studies, MS | Albanian & Macedonian, Macedonia Intensive Language Study & Integrated Education Research |
| Brooke Bocast Temple University Anthropology, PhD | Luganda, Uganda Beauty, Gender, Consumption, Transactional Sex, & Higher Education in Uganda |
| Kate Bogan American University International Affairs, MA | Khmer, Cambodia Societal Reconciliation in Cambodia |
| Christy Brandly University of Chicago International Affairs, MA | Russian, Russia Growth & Tension at the Russian-Chinese Border |
| Jennifer Bream Brandeis University International Affairs, MA | Swahili, Tanzania NSEP African Languages Initiative |
| Natalie Breen Johns Hopkins University, SAIS International Relations, MA | Arabic, Egypt Advanced Arabic Study & Academic Internship with United Nations Development Program |
| Anna Brodrecht University of Florida Anthropology, PhD | Mayan, Mexico Policy & Poverty Alleviation in Three Communities in Yucatan, Mexico |
| Katherine Bruhn Ohio University Area Studies, MA | Bahasa Indonesian, Indonesia Language Study in Yogyakarta & Research Looking at Religious Education in two Secular Schools |
| Jessie Bullock Vanderbilt University International Affairs, MA | Portuguese, Brazil Brazil on the Rise: Food Security in an Interdependent World |
| Kristin Burke George Washington University Area Studies, MA | Mandarin, China (P.R.C.) Advanced Language Study with Focus on Achieving Professional Level of Business Mandarin |
| Josef Burton University of Washington Foreign Languages, MA | Turkish, Turkey Ideographic Survey of Politically Active Turkish Youth |
| Sara Cady American University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Israel Peacebuilding in Palestinian Civil Society |
| Selina Carter Syracuse University Economics, MA | Turkish, Turkey Distributional Outcomes of Economic Liberalization in Turkey |
| Marta Casey Beloit College Communications, MA | Mandarin, China (P.R.C.) Nationalism & Ethnicity Among Chinese Hui & Uyghur Communities |
| Aamira Chaney Howard University Area Studies, PhD | Zulu, South Africa NSEP African Languages Initiative |
| Phally Chroy Columbia University Anthropology, MA | Khmer, Cambodia Cambodian Piety: Language, Aesthetics, and Policy Making |
| Daniel Clausen Florida International University International Affairs, PhD | Japanese, Japan Examining Agency, Structure, & Entrepreneurship in Japanese Defense Politics |
| Robert Cooper University of Pennsylvania Political Science, JD | Persian, Turkey Iranian Studies & Persian Immersion |
| Emmarie Deputy Bracy University of Texas Political Science, PhD | Arabic, Egypt Irrigation & the Politics of Egypt's Second Nile River Valley |
| Christian Donath University of California, San Diego Political Science, PhD | Arabic, Egypt Islamic Modernism, New Islamism, and Modern Egypt |
| Raisa Dukas Georgetown University International Relations, MA | Arabic, Oman Omani Foreign Policy: Balancing the United States and Iran |
| Heather Dylla Louisiana State University Engineering, PhD | Portuguese, Brazil Intensive Language Study & Material Science Research for Developing Clean Renewable Energy Solutions |
| Elizabeth Edouard Monterey Inst. of International Studies Public Health, MPA | Swahili, Tanzania NSEP African Languages Initiative & Research on Monitoring & Evaluation in Primary Health Care |
Jason Edwards | Amharic, Ethiopia Agent-Based Models of Ethiopian Ecosystems |
| Anna Erokhina Monterey Inst. of International Studies International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Egypt Arabic Language Study |
| Alexander Etra Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Economics, MA | Hindi, India India & the "Unholy Trinity" After the Crisis: Macroeconomic Policy and Financial Regulation |
| Julia Famularo Georgetown University History, PhD | Uighur, China (P.R.C.) Chinese Communist Party Ethnic Policy Toward Tibet & Xinjiang |
| Ashley Fitzgerald University of Pittsburgh International Relations, MIA | Swahili, Tanzania Language Immersion & Studies in East African Conflict Mitigation |
| Ronya Foy Howard University Social Work, PhD | Swahili, Tanzania NSEP African Languages Initiative |
| Bridget Fuller Syracuse University Social Work, MA | Swahili, Tanzania NSEP African Languages Initiative |
| Jennifer Gayton California State University, Los Angeles Political Science, MA | Persian, Tajikistan Persian Language Study and Research on Tajikistan's Role in Combating Narco-Terror: The Drug Trade to Fund Terrorism |
| Douglas Grane University of Iowa Geography, PhD | Swahili, Kenya Kenyan Government & "Citizen Led" Monitoring and Evaluation (M & E) |
| David Guerena Cornell University Agriculture, PhD | Swahili, Kenya NSEP African Languages Initiative & Research on Soil Fertility Restoration in the Highlands of Western Kenya |
| Chi Thuc Ha University of California, Berkeley History, PhD | Vietnamese, Vietnam Collective Memory, Regime Legitimacy, & Nation-Building in 20th Century Vietnam |
| Jaira Harrington University of Chicago Political Science, PhD | Portuguese, Brazil Domestic Work, Legal-Social Policy & Political Subjectivity in the Brazilian Context |
| Cari Beth Head Ohio University International Affairs, MA | Swahili, Tanzania NSEP African Languages Initiative |
| Michael Hegedus Ohio State University Language & Literature, MA | Mandarin, China (P.R.C.) Research of Non-profit Organizations in the Ethnic Minority Communities of Guizhou, China |
| Veronica Hernandez Seton Hall University International Affairs, MA | Mandarin, China (P.R.C.) Me Generation: China’s Future Leaders public opinion of the United States |
| Benjamin Hillbery George Washington University International Affairs, MA | Korean, South Korea Integrated or Ostracized? The Status of North Korean Refugees in South Korea |
| Dezeree Hodish University of Kansas History, PhD | Ukrainian, Ukriane Slavs & Steel: The Role of Social Organizations in the Construction of Industrial Cities |
| Christopher Hofius George Washington University International Affairs, MA | Portuguese, Brazil Language Study & Research on Effectiveness of the Unidades de Polícia Pacificadora on Rio's Hill-Top Slums |
| Joseph Imbriano American University International Affairs, MA | Mandarin, China (P.R.C.) Intepreting Chinese Military Strategy |
| Nathan Jackson University of Iowa Law, JD | Mandarin, China (P.R.C.) Labor Law, Worker Strikes, & China’s Economic Competitiveness |
| Wilson Jackson Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Political Science, MA | Arabic, Egypt Egyptian Political Development & Egyptian Colloquial/Modern Standard Arabic Language Study |
| Aaron Johnson Northern Illinois University Political Science, PhD | Thai, Thailand The Politics of Nothing: Addressing Resource Challenges in Provincial Thailand |
| Andrew Kaiser Johns Hopkins University, SAIS International Affairs, MA | Mandarin, China (P.R.C.) University Graduate Employment Opportunities & Problems in Chongqing, China |
| Kristen Kao University of California, Los Angeles Political Science, PhD | Arabic, Jordan & Kuwait Voting Preferences in the Middle East: Do Voters Equate Tribalism or Islamism with Patronage? |
| Camilla Kardel University of Maryland Language & Literature, MA | Persian, Tajikistan Persian Overseas Flagship Program |
| Daniel Keebler University of California, Los Angeles Public Health, PhD | Afrikaans, South Africa Infectious Disease Dynamics in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Charles Kilby American University International Affairs, MA | Mandarin, China (P.R.C.) Rare Earth Elements and Environmental Security in China |
| Jacqueline Kingfield Tufts University Public Health, MA | Urdu, India Urdu Language Aquisition & Research on Cultural Barriers to Family Planning in Muslim Communities |
| Jonathan Kinkel University of Texas Political Science, PhD | Mandarin, China (P.R.C.) Overseas Language Immersion in Shanghai |
| Kathryn Lance-Parsoud American University International Affairs, MA | Bosnian, Bosnia Herzegovina Youth & Peacebuilding in Bosnia-Hezegovina |
| Erica Layer Johns Hopkins University Public Health, MPH | Swahili, Tanzania Knowledge & Risk: Perception of Male Circumcision in Iringa, Tanzania |
| Vanessa Leal University of Maryland Language & Literature, Masters - PhD | Arabic, Egypt The Language Flagship in Egypt |
| Andrew Loizeaux Fordham University International Affairs, MA | Armenian, Armenia Homegrown Peace: Role of Civil Society & Economic-Based Dialog in Creating Domestic Foundation for Peace |
| Meghan Luckett Texas A&M University Agriculture, PhD | Hindi, India Small Scale Production of the Highly Nutritious Avocado & Drumstick Trees in Hazaribag, India |
| Olimar Maisonet-Guzman American University International Affairs, MA | Portuguese, Brazil Hydroelectric Dam Conflicts in Brazil |
| Patrick McLennan University of Denver International Affairs, MA | Zulu, South Africa NSEP African Languages Initiative & Research on Forecasting for Economic Development in South Africa |
| Jeanene Mitchell University of Washington International Affairs, PhD | Turkish, Turkey Energy and Environmental Governance in the Black Sea & Caspian Regions: The Role of Turkey |
| Alisa Modica University of Hawaii, Manoa Language & Literature, MA | Korean, South Korea Korean Flagship Overseas Program |
| Naomi Moland New York University Education, PhD | Yoruba, Nigeria NSEP African Languages Initiative |
| Benjamin Moore Columbia University International Affairs, MIA | Arabic, Jordan Intensive Arabic Language Instruction & Security Management Internship in Amman, Jordan |
| Emma Mullaney Pennsylvania State University Geography, PhD | Nahuatian, Mexico Daily Practices of Maize Cultivation & Agrobiodiversity Conservation in Central Mexico |
| Keavy Nahan Georgetown University International Affairs , MA | Swahili, Tanzania & Kenya NSEP African Languages Initiative & Internship Examining the Role of Media in Conflict |
| William Nicholson Biola University Religious Studies, MA | Persian, Tajikistan Mapping Counter-Radical Discourse in Tajikistan: The Role of Official & Unofficial Madrassas |
| Nevin Nilanont Johns Hopkins University, SAIS International Affairs, MA | Mandarin, China (P.R.C.) The New Age of Aid and Development: A Study of Chinese Influence in the African Continent |
| Lynne Nolte University of Wisconsin Area Studies, MA | Bahasa Indonesian, Indonesia The Impact of Decentralization of Higher Education |
| Grace Ogunyemi Carnegie Mellon University International Affairs, MPP | Yoruba, Nigeria NSEP African Languages Initiative |
| Valerie Oliphant Georgetown University Language & Literature, MA | Yoruba, Nigeria NSEP African Languages Initiative & Research on the Role of Women in Mitigating Religious Conflict |
| Kathryn Owens University of Michigan Urban & Regional Planning, PhD | Swahili, Tanzania NSEP African Languages Initiative & Research on the Role of Land Title Formalization in Development & Conflict |
| Christine Parobii University of Texas Public Administration, MPA | Turkish, Turkey Intensive Language Study & Research on Turkey's Role with NATO and as a U.S. Ally |
| Sarah Paulsworth University of Pittsburgh Law, JD | Kazakh, Kazakhstan Intensive Kazakh Language Study & Research on Kazakhstan's Framework for Ethnic Stability |
| Arthur Pignotti Arizona State University History, MA | Bosnian, Bosnia-Herzegovina Resettlement in Ethnically Divided Mostar |
| Patrick Pratt Middle Tennessee State University International Relations, MA | Swahili, Tanzania NSEP African Languages Initiative |
| Rhiannan Price University of Denver International Affairs, MA | Swahili, Tanzania & Kenya NSEP African Languages Initiative & Internship with Mapendo in East Africa |
| Dana Rafter Western Washington University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Jordan Advanced Study of Arabic Language & Research on Political Islam |
| Samidha Redkar Carnegie Mellon University International Affairs, MA | Urdu, India India's Regional Perspective: Diplomacy within South Asia & China |
| Karen Rupprecht Georgetown University Political Science, PhD | Arabic, Morocco Arabic Language & Natural Law Philosophy in Morocco |
| Meredith Ryder-Rude Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Environmental Sciences, MA | Swahili, Kenya Swahili Language Study & Research of Rural Electrification Efforts in Kenya |
| Barbara Salera Washington State University Political Science, PhD | Swahili, Tanzania NSEP African Languages Initiative & Research on Creating Social Capital in Rural Tanzania |
| Andrew Schauf University of Colorado at Boulder Mathematics, MS | Bahasa Indonesian, Indonesia Wave Modeling & Simulation for Indonesian Coastal Waters |
| Christine Schoellhorn University of Florida Area Studies, MA | Arabic, Egypt Arabic Language Study |
| Suzanne Scoggins University of California, Berkeley Political Science, PhD | Mandarin, China (P.R.C.) Policing China: Effective Policing Practices & Bureaucratic Structure in the People's Republic of China |
| Mary Selig University of Washington Language & Literature, MA | Urdu, India Intensive Urdu Study at American Institute of Indian Studies |
| Darren Sheinberg University of South Carolina Business Administration, MBA | Mandarin, China (P.R.C.) Language, Cultural, & Business Studies in China |
| Jennifer Annelle Sheline George Washington University Political Science, PhD | Arabic, Egypt Arabic Study in Egypt |
| Jessica Smelser George Washington University Area Studies, MA | Arabic, Egypt Arabic Language Study & Immersion |
| Jomo Smith University of California, San Diego History, PhD | Mandarin, China (P.R.C.) Cultivating Muslims: Education and the Creation of the Hui Modern, 1919-1949 |
| Mie-Na Srein Seton Hall University International Relations, MA | Somali, Kenya Intensive Somali Language Study & Research on Somali Women's Rights |
| Matthew Steele Georgetown University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Egypt Intensive Arabic Language Study in Cairo |
| Jeffrey Stoike Yale University Environmental Sciences, PhD | Portuguese, Brazil Reforestation at Multiple Scales: Institutions & Communities in the Atlantic Forest |
| Laine Strutton New York University Political Science, PhD | Ijo, Nigeria Resistance from Below: Anti-Oil Mobilizations in the Niger Delta |
| Margaret Sullivan Indiana University Public Administration, MPA | Tajik, Tajikistan Local Governance & Service Provision in Tajikistan |
| Averell Sutton American University International Affairs, JD | Portuguese, Brazil Intensive Portuguese Language Study, the Economic Rise of Brazil & Newfound Global Relationships |
| Benjamin Sweeney University of Michigan Area Studies, MA | Georgian, Georgia Mechanism for Maintaining the "Social Contract" in Post-Soviet Societies |
| Alexander Tedeschi Harvard University Sociology, MA | Russian, Russia Contesting “The Foundations of Orthodox Culture” & Negotiating National Identity in Contemporary Russia |
| Jose Valdovinos California State University, Chico Political Science, MA | Arabic, Egypt Socio-Political Influences on Traditional Middle Eastern Cultures |
| Bapu Vaitla Tufts University International Relations, PhD | Hindi, India The Political Economy of Child Undernutrition in India |
| Alanna Van Antwerp George Washington University Political Science, PhD | Arabic, Egypt Arabic Language Study & Research on Democratization in Egypt |
| Jacqueline Vitello University of Denver International Affairs, MA | Mandarin, Taiwan The U.S.-Taiwanese Relationship: Taiwanese Perceptions of the Taiwan Relations Act |
| Rachel Wahl New York University Political Science, PhD | Hindi, India Local Law Enforcement & Human Rights in India: How Indian Police Officers Respond to Human Rights Training |
| Travis Warner University of Chicago Political Science, PhD | Mandarin, China (P.R.C.) Beyond Village Elections: Authority, Accountability, & Governance in Rural China |
| Sean Webeck Kansas State University International Affairs, Masters - PhD | Arabic, Jordan Intensive Advanced Arabic Language Study & Research on Civil-Military Relations in the Middle East |
| Yuval Weber University of Texas Political Science, PhD | Russian, Russia Resource Rents & Foreign Policy in Soviet Union and Russia, 1949-2010 |
| Rebekah Wilberg University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Political Science, MS | Swahili, Tanzania NSEP African Languages Initiative & Research on Tanzanian Foreign Policy Objectives |
| Ismat Yassin American University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Jordan Where Culture & Politics Meet: The Political-Sociology of Palestinian Refugees in Jordan |
| Shirlene Yee Johns Hopkins University, SAIS International Affairs, MA | Mandarin, China (P.R.C.) Increased Economic Integration across the Taiwan Strait: Effect on Sino-US Relations |
| Liabeth Yohannes University of Maryland Geography, MS | Portuguese, Brazil Study of Portuguese Language & Research on Social & Environmental Impact of Biofuels on Family Farmers |
*Proposed countries may change due to regional concerns and changes in students' programs.
**The institution listed is the student's most recent institution at the time of application.
