Globally-Minded Huskies Propose Innovative Fulbright Projects

October 19, 2021 | by URF Staff

Northeastern University is proud to share our 2021 slate of applicants to the Fulbright US Student Program. 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 either pursue study/research opportunities or teach English in one of over 140 countries worldwide.

Reflecting Northeastern’s status as a global, experiential research university, our students and recent graduates have applied to pursue projects around the world and across a wide field of endeavor — read on to learn about these exciting projects!

Drew Baldwin, CSSH’21, International Affairs
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, Taiwan
Baldwin proposed to undertake a master’s degree in international studies at National Chengchi University.

Brian Best, COS’22, Cell and Molecular Biology
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, Sweden
Best proposed a project examining understudied genes of the healthcare-associated pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa.

Rodrigo Blanco Bravo, COE’22, Bioengineering
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, United Kingdom
Blanco Bravo proposed to undertake a master’s degree in conservation and biodiversity at the University of Exeter.

Sarah Bluhm, COS’22, Biochemistry
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, Finland
Bluhm proposed to undertake a master’s degree in biosystems and biomaterials engineering at Aalto University.

Hannah Boyce, COE’22, Chemical Engineering
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, Sweden
Boyce proposed a project examining the use of extracellular vesicles in drug delivery.

Amanda Brea, CAMD/DMSB’22, Theatre and Marketing
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Spain

Avital Brodski, COS’22, Environmental Science/Media and Screen Studies
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, Moldova
Brodski proposed to create a documentary examining the environmental legacies of the Soviet period in contemporary Moldova.

Kelsey Burroughs, Bouvé’22, Health Sciences
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Spain

Lia Capotorto, CAMD’20, Theatre
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, Ireland
Capotorto proposed to undertake a master’s degree in theatre practice at University College Dublin.

Daniel Carr, COS’22, Mathematics
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Belgium

Chinmai Deo, COS’22, Economics/Mathematics
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, Argentina
Deo proposed to study Argentine culture through the lens of Argentina’s tennis community.

Paula Soumaya Domit, CSSH’22, Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, United Kingdom
Domit proposed to undertake a master’s degree in conflict studies at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Alexandra Fryman, COS’21, Psychology
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Greece

Abbott Gailmard, CSSH’22, Environmental Studies/International Affairs
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Rwanda

Maxcy Grasso, CSSH’22, Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Argentina

Abigail Hartzel, CSSH’22, Politics, Philosophy, and Economics
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Norway

Connor Holmes, Bouvé’21, Health Science
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, India
Holmes proposed to study the structural forces that shape the health of transgender women sex workers in Maharashtra.

Lake Jacobs-Skolik, COE’22, Electrical Engineering
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, Australia
Jacobs-Skolik proposed to use a brain-computer interface implanted in sheep to study how certain neural activation patterns are modulated by circadian rhythm; results from the proposed study will inform the development of future brain-computer interfaces for humans.

Julia Jaime Rodriguez, CSSH’22, Security and Resilience Studies
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Mexico

Jeriyla Kamau-Weng, COS’22, Marine Biology
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, New Zealand
Kamau-Weng proposed to undertake a master’s degree in marine science at the University of Auckland.

Katelyn Keen, CAMD’22, Architecture
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Spain

Alissa Lederer, CSSH’19, English
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Colombia

Hannah Lee, COS’21, Linguistics
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Italy

Charlotte MacDonald, COS’22, Biology
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Spain

Daliyah Middleton, CSSH’22, English
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, United Kingdom
Middleton proposed to undertake a master’s degree in creative writing at Manchester Metropolitan University.

Sarah Minto-Sparks, COS’21, Behavioral Neuroscience
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, Australia
Minto-Sparks proposed to undertake a master’s degree in behavioral neuroscience or clinical neuropsychology.

Larissa Morikawa, CSSH’21, Political Science/International Affairs
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, Japan
Morikawa proposed to examine the resilience and capacity to respond to disasters exhibited by four ethnic minority groups in Japan during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nicole Naquin, CSSH’22, Political Science
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, United Kingdom
Naquin proposed to undertake a master’s degree in public policy and development at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Nicole Occidental, COS’22, Behavioral Neuroscience
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, The Netherlands
Occidental proposed to undertake a master’s degree in psychology at Maastricht University.

Victoria Pajak, COS’21, Behavioral Neuroscience
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Poland

Natalie Reeder, CSSH’22, International Affairs
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Colombia

Emma Riccardi

Emma Riccardi, COS’21, Environmental Science
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, Singapore
Riccardi proposed to study the role of green spaces in carbon sequestration, fixation, and transformation at the sea-city interface in tropical Southeast Asia.

Emma Robinson, COS’21, Cell and Molecular Biology
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, Norway
Robinson proposed to investigate the role of glia-neuron interactions during epileptic state transitions.

Emily Shen, DMSB’22, Business Administration/Design
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Taiwan

April Sim, CSSH’22, Environmental Studies/International Affairs
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Costa Rica

Paloma Socorro, CSSH’22, Political Science
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, Italy
Socorro proposed to study initiatives in Palermo to reclaim buildings and outdoor spaces formerly associated with, or controlled by, the Mafia.

Pearl Strand, CSSH’21, Criminal Justice/Political Science
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Spain

Zaneta Sulley, CSSH’22, Criminal Justice/Sociology
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Greece

Carrie Tam, COE’22, Civil Engineering/Architectural Studies
Award: Fulbright Study/Research Grant, Finland
Tam proposed to undertake a master’s degree in building technology at Aalto University.

Tarin (Jenny) Tungsubutra, DMSB’22, Business Administration
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Spain

Lilly Wilcox, CAMD’22, English/Communication Studies
Award: Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant, Slovak Republic