27 Fulbright Applicants Named Semi-Finalists

The Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships is delighted to announce that 27 Northeastern students and alumni—the largest number ever—have been named semi-finalists for awards from the Fulbright U.S. Student Program. This means that these students’ applications for Fulbright Study/Research and English Teaching Assistant Awards have been recommended by the Fulbright National Screening Committee and will be forwarded to the Fulbright Commissions in the students’ proposed host countries for a final decision.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program is America’s premier international exchange fellowship, with a mission to promote mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Through the Fulbright, awardees can study, conduct independent research, or teach English in over 160 countries worldwide. Reflecting Northeastern’s status as a global, experiential research university, 44 students and recent graduates applied to pursue projects around the world and across a wide field of endeavor this year.

If you will be graduating in academic year 2019-2020 (or are a recent graduate) and want to learn more about applying for a Fulbright award, register to attend a Fulbright Information Session on Tuesday, April 2, at noon or 5:30 PM.

We congratulate all of our semi-finalists and offer a special thanks to the faculty members who served on Northeastern’s internal Fulbright committee, offering intensive mentorship and advice to our applicants. Committee members included Vincent Harris, University Distinguished Professor and William Lincoln Smith Chair in electrical and computer engineering; Tom Nakayama, professor of communication studies; Rebecca Riccio, Khaled & Olfat Juffali Director of the Social Impact Lab; Justin Silvestri, Assistant Director, University Honors Program; Liza Weinstein, associate professor of sociology; and Thomas Vicino, professor of political science, public policy and urban affairs.

Fulbright Study/Research Award Semi-Finalists
Fulbright Study/Research grants allow recipients to undertake independent research projects or enroll for a graduate degree in another country.

 Minhal Ahmed COE’19, Bioengineering
Ahmed proposed to undertake a project in Medical Sciences while in Australia. They hope to investigate how enteroendocrine cells of the gut communicate to the nervous system and mediate processes like nutrient sensing.

Anna Annino LAW’19
Annino proposed to undertake a project in Law while in Sweden. They hope to pursue a Master of Laws (LLM) in International Human Rights Law at Lund University.

Ashley Cryan COS’13, PhD’21, Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology
Cryan proposed to undertake a project in Urban Development and Planning while in the Netherlands. They hope to pilot a study on resilience of the built and natural shoreline environments in the Port of Rotterdam.

Morgan Hines COS’19, Biology/English
Hines proposed to undertake a project in Language and Literature while in the United Kingdom. In pursuit of a research master’s at the University of Liverpool, they hope to use archives to investigate communications between physicians in Liverpool and the British colonies to discover how medical developments in Britain influenced the health of enslaved persons.

Jameson Johnson CSSH’19, Political Science/Communication Studies, Minor in Art History
Johnson proposed to undertake a Young Professional Journalist project while in Germany. They hope to create an online and print publication chronicling artists’ experiences of structural disparities within Berlin’s art scene.

Kestral Johnston COE’19, Environmental Engineering
Johnston proposed to undertake a project in Engineering while in the Netherlands. They hope to conduct a pilot study on the feasibility of naturally recovering and treating wastewater for reuse.

Isaac Kresse COS’19, Chemistry/Computer Engineering
Kresse proposed to undertake a project in Biology while in Germany. They hope to study the role of chaperone proteins in regulating the formation of aggregates of misfolded proteins in the brain.

Conor Messer COE’19, Bioengineering, Minor in Computer Science
Messer proposed to undertake a project in Engineering while in the United Arab Emirates. They hope to advance the development of soft robotic catheters to enable less invasive cardiac surgery.

Congtin Nguyen COE’19, Bioengineering
Nguyen proposed to undertake a project in Biology while in Germany. They hope to earn a master’s degree in regenerative medicine and biology at TU Dresden and to continue scientific outreach to young students in an international context.

Danielle Reid CAMD’19, Architectural Studies, Minor in French
Reid proposed to undertake a project in Urban Development and Planning while in France. They hope to document the ways gender underlies disparities in the construction of public space while earning the master’s in architecture from Paris-Val-de-Seine University.

Donovan Richardson COS’19, Linguistics, Minor in Japanese
Richardson proposed to undertake a project in Urban Development and Planning while in Japan. They hope to investigate the role of bicyclists and bicycle infrastructure in the changing urban transit landscape of Utsunomiya, where a light rail line is currently under construction.

Kevin Ryan PhD’22, Marine & Environmental Sciences
Ryan proposed to undertake a project in Environmental Studies while in Chile. They hope to analyze the effect of the commercially important salmon fishery on levels of dissolved matter in freshwater.

Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship Semi-Finalists
Fulbright English Teaching Assistantships allow recipients to spend a year teaching English, sharing insights into American culture, and engaging with local host communities.

Ngenyi Beja CSSH’19, International Affairs, Minor in Economics
Beja proposed to teach English in Belgium.

Zoe Bishop COS’19, Biochemistry, Minor in African American Studies
Bishop proposed to teach English in South Korea.

 Erin Bourque CSSH’19, Political Science/International Affairs, Minor in Russian
Bourque proposed to teach English in Moldova.

Tim DiFazio CSSH’18, English, Minors in Linguistics, Psychology
DiFazio proposed to teach English in South Korea.

Megan Doe CPS’18, Global Studies and International Relations
Doe proposed to teach English in Germany.

Adrian Forrest CAMD’19, Communication Studies, Minor in Spanish
Forrest proposed to teach English in Costa Rica.

Claire Frey CAMD’19, Communication Studies, Minor in French
Frey proposed to teach English in Brazil.

Brady Greene COS’19, Chemistry, Minor in Spanish
Greene proposed to teach English in Mexico. 

Michele Kinama DMSB’19, International Business, Minor in Russian
Kinama proposed to teach English in Russia. 

Ashley Liu CSSH’19, English
Liu proposed to teach English in South Korea.

Eleanor Patten CSSH’19, Political Science/Business Administration, Minor in Global Social Entrepreneurship
Patten proposed to teach English in Spain.

Sara Scott DMSB’19, Business Administration, Minor in Spanish
Scott proposed to teach English in Spain.

Erin Sedita CSSH’19, International Affairs
Sedita proposed to teach English in the Netherlands.

Cathy Tripp CSSH’19, International Affairs, Minor in Cultural Anthropology
Tripp proposed to teach English in South Korea.

Paige Welch CSSH’19, Spanish
Welch proposed to teach English in Argentina.