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RSS2013 Boren Fellows
Name | Language, Proposed Country* |
| Joseph Adams Middlebury College Linguistics, MA | Arabic, Egypt The Interface of Human Intelligence, Technology, and National Security |
| Amelia Altz-Stamm University of Texas Public Administration, PhD | Arabic, Jordan An Assessment of Water User Associations in the Jordan Valley |
| Cameron Asam Brandeis University International Affairs, MA | Bahasa, Indonesia Understanding Disaster Risk Reduction on the Indonesian Archipelago |
| Andrew Baer George Mason University International Affairs, MS | Portuguese, Mozambique Resolving Stigmatization Through Health Aid and Narrative Resolution: Child Land Mine Victims in Mozambique |
| William Baldwin Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Language & Literature, MA | Swahili, Tanzania Swahili Language and Culture Study Program |
| Lauren Bieniek International Affairs, MA | Swahili, Tanzania Intensive Swahili Language Study and Private Sector Development Internship |
| Juliet Blalack University of Virginia Journalism, MA | Arabic, Tunisia Post-Revolution Journalism Ethics in Tunisia |
| Lauren Barr American University International Relations, PhD | Arabic, Morocco Morocco: Negotiating Parliamentary Change |
| Evan Boucher Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Area Studies, MA | Arabic, Jordan The Humanitarian and Regime Stability Crisis of Syrian Refugees in Jordan |
| Nina Brekelmans Georgetown University Area Studies, MA | Arabic, Egypt Intensive Language and Cultural Immersion in Cairo, Egypt |
| April Brewer University of Chicago Social Work, MA | Swahili, Kenya Social Enterprise for Public Health: Program Evaluation for Menstrual Health Initiatives in the Republic of Kenya |
| Sara Brown Clark University History, Ph.D. | Kinyarwanda, Rwanda Gender and Agency During the Rwandan Genocide: A Comparative Study of Female Rescuers and Perpetrators |
| Ruth Carlitz University of California, Los Angeles Political Science, Ph.D. | Swahili, Tanzania Visibility and Accountability: The Politics of Public Goods Provision in Tanzania |
| Christopher Carothers Political Science, Ph.D. | Korean, South Korea Ask the Neighbors: South Korean and Chinese Perspectives on the Pyongyang Regime |
| James Casey Princeton University History, Ph.D. | Arabic, Egypt Advanced Arabic Language Study and Research |
| Michael Celone Tulane University Public Health, MPH | Swahili, Tanzania Schistosomiasis Control in Tanzania |
| Lawrence Coig George Washington University Area Studies, MA | Portuguese, Brazil A Study of the Brazilian Private Sector Through Practicum and Language Immersion |
| Stone Conroy Georgetown University Political Science, MA | Hausa, Nigeria Hausa Study in Nigeria: Conflict Stabilization and Development in a Region of Rising International Security Concerns |
| Jaime Cordes Georgetown University Area Studies, MA | Serbian, Serbia Youth and Civil Society Empowerment in Serbia |
| Melissa Creary Emory University Public Health, Ph.D. | Portuguese, Brazil Sickle Cell Disease in Brazil: Race, Policy, and Population Health |
| Jarrod Crockett Seton Hall University Language & Literature, MA | Arabic, Jordan Intensive Arabic Language Study in Jordan & Egypt |
| DeNealia Cunningham Howard University Law, JD | Arabic, Qatar Intensive Arabic Language Study at Qatar University |
| Ana Maria Defillo New York University International Affairs, MS | Portuguese, Brazil Human Trafficking in the Americas: How Brazil and the U.S Can Lead the Region |
| John Delurey University of Arkansas, Little Rock Environmental Sciences, MA | Swahili, Tanzania Solar Mamas: the Impacts of Solar Energy Electrification on Women's Empowerment in Zanzibar |
| Tony Demchak Kansas State University History, Ph.D. | Russian, Russia Choice and Foreign Technology in the Russian and Soviet Navies, 1905 to 1940 |
| Ryan Donaghy University of California, Los Angeles Education, Ph.D. | Turkish, Turkey Examining the Institutionalization of University-Based Women's Studies Programs in Turkey |
| Kara Downey Stanford University Political Science, Ph.D. | Russian, Kyrgyzstan National Identity and Political Stability in Post-Soviet Central Asia |
| Zachary Dunn Oregon State University Public Administration, MPP | Swahili, Kenya Swahili Language Study and Microinsurance Impact Analysis in Kenya |
| Emme Edmunds Cornell University Sociology, Ph.D. | Hindi, India Reproductive Health Information and Services in Delhi, India: The Differences Between Desired and Actual Resources |
| Nicholas Enz Duke University International Affairs, MA | Turkish, Turkey Social Safety Net Programs and Kurdish Populations in Turkey |
| Emily Ernst University of Texas Area Studies, MA | Urdu, India Intensive Urdu in Lucknow, India |
| Jeanine Finley American University International Relations, MA | Swahili, Uganda Effectiveness of Institutions and Policies Employed to Achieve Stakeholder Participation in the Nile Basin |
| Zach Fredman Boston University History, Ph.D. | Mandarin, China Perilous Alliance: Sino-American Encounters in Wartime China, 1941-1946 |
| Sarah Gates University of Denver International Affairs, MA | Swahili, Tanzania Swahili Language Study and Research on Youth Peacebuilding |
| Kyle Gibson American University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Israel Engaging the Youth Bulge: Youth and Conflict Prevention in the Palestinian Territories |
| Olivia Gilmore American University International Affairs, MA | Portuguese, Brazil Water Governance and Conflict in Brazil: A Comparative Study of Participatory Mechanisms for Conflict Resolution |
| Sarah Graveline Georgetown University International Affairs, MA | Swahili, Tanzania COIN in the Age of Light Footprints: Kenyan Military Planning on the Frontlines of Insurgency |
| Ashley Greene University of Notre Dame History, Ph.D. | Swahili, Uganda Narratives of Power: The Construction and Transmission of National History in Post-Independence Uganda |
| Adam Grimm Georgetown University Area Studies, MA | Mandarin, China Climbing the Ladder of Innovation: China's Investment in Education and Research and Implications for U.S. Policy |
| Tiffany Grobelski University of Washington Geography, Ph.D. | Polish, Poland EU Law, Civil Society, and the Re-Mapping of Environmental Politics in Poland |
| Jennifer Hagan American University International Affairs, MA | Tagalog, Philippines Philippine Labor Migration and Prevention of Trafficking in Persons |
| Alison Heslin Emory University Sociology, Ph.D. | Bengali, India Food Security and Political Stability in South Asia: A Comparative Study of Food Riots in India and Bangladesh |
| Daniel Hoshizaki Yale University Environmental Sciences, MS | Khmer, Cambodia Khmer Language Study and Mekong River Water Resource Management |
| Samantha Howland Georgetown University International Affairs, MA | Quechua, Peru Quechua Immersion and the Promotion of Human Security through Community Development in the Peruvian Andes |
| Eric Hundman University of Chicago Political Science, Ph.D. | Mandarin, Taiwan Innovative Deviation: Tactical Decision-Making on Qing China's Battlefields |
| Laura Jagla University of Denver International Affairs, MA | Portuguese, Mozambique Portuguese Language Study and a Study of State-Building, Youth, and Media in Mozambique |
| Amanda Jessen Georgetown University International Affairs, MA | Turkish, Turkey Illegal Trafficking and Political Violence in Turkey: Where Do Women Fit In? |
| Eric Johnson George Mason University International Affairs, MS | Arabic, Oman Intensive Arabic Language Study in Oman |
| Kira Jumet Rutgers University Political Science, Ph.D. | Arabic, Egypt Egypt 2011: Assessing the Impact of Opposition Groups’ Mobilization Tactics on Non-Group Affiliated Protesters |
| Elizabeth Kaknes University of Virginia Political Science, Ph.D. | Portuguese, Brazil Portuguese Language Training and Policy Evaluation Research in Brazil |
| Elinor Kasting Georgetown University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Egypt Economic Development and Political Stability in Egypt |
| Conor Kennedy Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Political Science, MA | Mandarin, China Master's Degree at the SAIS Program of the Hopkins-Nanjing Center in China |
| Elizabeth Kerley Harvard University History, Ph.D. | Russian, Russia Circumstantial Democrats: (Post)-Soviet Elites and the Problem of International Norms |
| Stephen Kim Tufts University International Affairs, MIA | Korean, South Korea Intensive Korean Language Study |
| Andrew Kirst University of California, Santa Barbara International Affairs, MA | Portuguese, Mozambique Rural Development and Portuguese Language in Mozambique |
| Nicholas Knowlton University of Florida Political Science, Ph.D. | Akan, Ghana Trajectories of Democracy in Africa: Ghana as a Least-Likely Case |
| Jessica Kuntz University of Pittsburgh Economics, MPA | Bosnian, Bosnia Herzegovina An Intensive Study of the Bosnian Language and the Use of Public Goods to Defuse Economic Instability in Bosnia Herzegovina |
| Laura Kwong Stanford University Engineering, Masters - PhD | Bengali, Bangladesh Study of Bangla and Urban Sanitation in Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Eileen Lee University of California, Irvine Public Health, MA | Cantonese, Hong Kong, China Cantonese Language Study and Public Health Promotion |
| Sonya Lee University of California, San Diego International Affairs, MIA | Korean, South Korea Intensive Korean Language Study and Research on the Lives of North Korean Refugees From the Beginning to the End |
| Jenna Lindeke American University International Affairs, MA | Japanese, Japan Japan as a Development Power: Gender in Japanese Development NGOs in India |
| Jing Ling Liu Tufts University Public Health, MA | Mandarin, China The Role of Social Enterprises in China's Public Health System |
| Trinh Luu University of California, Berkeley Language & Literature, Ph.D. | Vietnamese, Vietnam Law, Literature, and the State in Postsocialist Vietnam |
| Daniel MacDuff American University International Affairs, MA | Russian, Russia Russian Language Study Program |
| Eli Magana University of California, Berkeley Area Studies, MA | Japanese, Japan The Pyongyang Connection: Uncovering North Korea's Support Network in Japan |
| Joanna Maggard Middlebury College Language & Literature, MA | Arabic, Egypt The Center for Arabic Study Abroad: A Year of Intensive Arabic Study |
| Francis Manzella Case Western Reserve University Anthropology, Ph.D. | Portuguese, Brazil Adolescent Narratives of Social Exclusion and Immobility |
| Jennifer Mark University of Washington Public Health, Ph.D. | Swahili, Kenya Improving Prevention of Neonatal HIV in a Three-Country Health Systems Study of Africa |
| Sarah Mathews University of California, Los Angeles Area Studies, MA | Yoruba, Nigeria African Language Initiative |
| Laura McAdams University of Pennsylvania Education, M Ed. | Arabic, Jordan Intensive Arabic Language Study and Academic Internship |
| Christopher McCarthy University of California, San Diego International Affairs, MA | Mongolian, Mongolia The Importance of Strong U.S.-Mongolia Relations |
| Emily McCready Brandeis University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Jordan Growing Instability in Jordan and the Syrian Refugee Crisis |
| Anthony Medrano University of Wisconsin, Madison History, Ph.D. | Malay, Malaysia Criminal Currents: Smugglers, Traders, and Pirates in Malaysian Waters |
| Byron Meinerth Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Economics, MA | Mandarin, China Effects of Cross-Straits Relations on Taiwan's Political Recognition in Central America |
| Christopher Michael Johns Hopkins University, SAIS International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Jordan Intensive Arabic Study and Arab Strategic Studies Internship |
| Caitlin Milder Johns Hopkins University Public Health, MPH | Japanese, Japan Language Study and Radiological Research in Japan |
| Garret Mitchell George Washington University Linguistics, MA | Russian, Russia Russian Language Study |
| Ibraam Nashed American University International Affairs, MA | Persian, Tajikistan Winning the Ideological Battle: The U.S.'s Role in the Persian-Speaking World |
| Sarah Norris Monterey Institute of International Studies International Affairs, MA | Russian, Russia Reaching Out to Russia Through Nuclear Policy and Cooperation - Building Language to Build Trust |
| Suzie Oh George Washington University International Affairs, MA | Korean, South Korea Advanced Korean Language Study and Working with the Settlement and Integration of North Korean Refugees in South Korea |
| Sean O'Keefe University of Arkansas, Little Rock Public Administration, MPA | Arabic, Tunisia Tunisia: A Clinton School Capstone Project with Mercy Corps and Advanced Arabic Studies at Centre Sidi Bou Said |
| Scott Olsen Arizona State University History, MA | Russian, Russia The Soviet Union & Cold War Politics in Somalia |
| Darci Pauser Syracuse University International Affairs, MPA | Turkish, Turkey The Other Two Dimensions of Security: Achieving Global Sustainability Through Strategic Diplomacy and Development |
| Amy Porter University of Wisconsin, Madison Education, Ph.D. | Wolof, Senegal Small Business in Senegal: Institutionalizing Entrepreneurship |
| David Powers Tufts University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Jordan Arabic Language Study |
| Allison Quatrini George Washington University Political Science, Ph.D. | Mandarin, China "Party" Politics: Ethnic Minority Holiday Celebrations and Ethnic Identity Formation |
| Sierra Ramirez American University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Israel Studying Arabic and Water Security in the West Bank |
| Brett Reilly University of Wisconsin, Madison History, Ph.D. | Vietnamese, Vietnam International Military Advising and the Armed Forces of the Republic of Vietnam |
| Victoria Ryan Johns Hopkins University Public Health, MPH | Amharic, Ethiopia Population, Health, and Environment Interventions to Improve Maternal and Child Health in Ethiopia |
| Garik Sadovy North Carolina State University Computer Science, MS | Bahasa Indonesian, Indonesia GIS for Environmental Applications in Indonesia |
| Jennifer Sewall George Washington University Language & Literature, MA | Swahili, Tanzania Intensive Swahili Language and Development Studies at the State University of Zanzibar and the University of Dar es Salaam |
| Kartikeya Singh Tufts University Environmental Sciences, Ph.D. | Hindi, India Let There be Light: Scaling Technologies for the Base of the Pyramid |
| Nickolas Smith Portland State University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Jordan Advanced Arabic Language Acquisition and Research Analysis on Cyber Security as it Relates to U.S. Regional Interests |
| Chase Stoudenmire University of Arkansas History, MA | Georgian, Georgia Humanizing International Relations: Educational Exchange and Public Diplomacy in Georgia |
| Amanda Stueve Texas A&M University Political Science, MIA | Arabic, Egypt Standard Arabic and Inter-Religious Relations in Egypt |
| Tye Sundlee Georgetown University Business, MBA | Tajik Tajikistan Tajik Entrepreneurship and the New Silk Road Strategy |
| Robert Tender II American University International Affairs, MA | Twi, Ghana Improving Education Disparity in Ghana |
| Julie Tippens University of Arizona Public Health, Ph.D. | Swahili, Tanzania Household Resilience and Psychosocial Coping Among South Sudanese Refugees in Nairobi, Kenya |
| Whittney Tom George Washington University International Affairs, MA | Swahili, Tanzania Swahili: A Language for Partnership - The African Language Initiative in Zanzibar |
| Jay Totte Johns Hopkins University, SAIS International Affairs, MA | Portuguese, Mozambique Mozambique Portuguese Language Study and Displacement and Migration Research |
| Morgan Tucker Monterey Institute of International Studies Public Administration, MPA | Portuguese, Brazil HIV/AIDS Care in Rio de Janeiro |
| Jacob Vawter Georgetown University International Affairs, MS | Japanese, Japan Contemporary Nationalism in Japan: Risks and Opportunties for the U.S. |
| David Wallsh Tufts University International Affairs, Ph.D. | Arabic, Jordan Arabic Immersion Study and Dissertation Research on Foreign Policy Realignment in the Middle East |
| Scott Weiner George Washington University Political Science, Ph.D. | Arabic, Kuwait The Integration Of Power: Explaining Government-Tribe Relations in the Arab Gulf |
| Travis Wessler Saint Mary's University International Affairs, MA | Turkish, Turkey What Kurdistan Means for US Security |
| Kristen Whited Brandeis University Language & Literature, MPP | Korean, South Korea Korean Language Study for Engagement with North Korean Refugees |
| Alexander Wilner Georgetown University Language & Literature, MA | Persian, Tajikistan Persian Language Study in Dushanbe, Tajikistan |
| Jackson Woods George Washington University Political Science, Ph.D. | Mandarin, China Nationalism and the New Media in China |
Please note that this list is subject to change should recipients decline their awards and alternates be promoted to awardees.
*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.
