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American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary

Academic Year 2015/2016

Hungarian-American Fulbright Commission for Educational Exchange

H-1082 Budapest, Baross u. 62. Tel: (36-1) 462-8040 Fax: (36-1) 252-0266 E-mail: [email protected] Internet: http://www.fulbright.hu

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 FULBRIGHT GRANTEES IN HUNGARY, AY 2015/2016

I. Lecturers

Dr. Ellen M. Litwicki US History Dr. Jessica M. Deshler Mathematics Dr. Gregory Gardner Business Dr. Skyla Herod Neuroscience Dr. Andrea Noel Education

II. Researcher

Ms. Meredith Morten Fine Arts Austrian- Hungarian Joint Grant III. Students

Ms. Irina Denischenko Comparative Literature Ms. Natalie Douglass Education Mr. Zachary Milliman Musicology Mr. James Moffet Interdisciplinary Studies Ms. Mara Richman Psychology Mr. Lihan Yao Mathematics Mr. Robert Mevissen Modern History

English Teaching Assistants

Ms. Elisabeth Walsh TEFL Ms. Susanne Liaw TEFL Ms. Rachel McVey TEFL

Renewals

Ms. Alissa Caitlin Lester Education/Anthropology Ms. Lisa Romain Music Ms. Hanni Thoma TEFL

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 I. LECTURERS

Fall Semester

Dr. Ellen Litwicki Dr. Jessica Deshler Dr. Gregory Gardner

Spring Semester

Dr. Skyla M. Herod Dr. Andrea M. Noel

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Dr. Ellen M. Litwicki Professor Department of History State University of New York at Fredonia 280 Central Avenue, Fredonia, NY 14063 [email protected]

Date of Birth: July 15, 1955

Grant Category: Lecturer

Discipline: History & American Studies

Specialization: U.S. Cultural History; Gilded Age & Progressive Era; Material Culture; American Holiday & Gift Rituals

Affiliation in Hungary: University of Szeged Institute of English and American Studies Department of American Studies H-6722 Szeged, Egyetem utca 2.

Duration of Stay: September 2015 – December 2015

Academic Background: Ph.D., University of Virginia, 1992 M.A., University of Virginia, 1985 B.A., Northern Arizona University, 1976

Professional Background: Professor, State University of New York Fredonia, 2007 Associate Professor, SUNY Fredonia, 1999-2007 Assistant Professor, SUNY Fredonia, 1992-99 Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Utah, 1990-91

Foreign Languages: None

Selected Publications:

“George’s Story: Dolls and the Material Culture of Christmas.” Common-place 12:3 (2012), http://www.common-place.org/vol-12/no-03/lessons/

“ From the ‘ornamental and evanescent’ to ‘good, useful things’: Redesigning the Gift in Progressive America”: Journal of the Gilded Age and Progressive Era 10 (2011)

“‘Agitate, Educate, Organize’: Labor Day in America.” Encyclopedia of American Holidays and National Days: Greenwood Press, 2006

America’s Public Holidays, 1865-1920: Smithsonian Institution Press, 2000

“ ‘ Our Hearts Burn with Ardent Love for Two Countries’: Ethnicity and Assimilation at Chicago Holiday Celebrations, 1876-1918,” Journal of American Ethnic History 19 (2000)

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Dr. Jessica M. Deshler Associate Professor Department of Mathematics West Virginia University PO Box 6310, 320 Armstrong Hall Morgantown, WV, 26506, USA [email protected]

Date of Birth: June 20, 1977

Grant Category: Lecturer

Discipline: Mathematics

Specialization: Undergraduate Mathematics Education, Professional Development of Graduate Students, Equity in Mathematics, Calculus Learning

Affiliation in Hungary: Central European University Department of Mathematics and Its Applications Center for Teaching and Learning H-1051 Budapest, Nádor u. 9.

Duration of Stay: November 15 2015 – March 2016

Academic Background: Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 2008 M.S., University of New Mexico, 2001 B.S., New Mexico Institute of Mining & Technology, 1999

Professional Background: Associate Professor, West Virginia University, 2015- Assistant Professor, West Virginia University, 2008 -2015

Foreign Languages: Spanish

Deshler, J.M., Hauk, S. & Speer, N.M., (2015). Professional Development in Teaching for Mathematics Graduate Students, The Notices of the American Mathematical Society, 62 (6)

Burroughs, E.A. & Deshler, J.M., (2015). Three Characteristics of a Feminist Mathematics Classroom, International Journal of Diversity in Education, 15 (2)

Deshler, J.M. & Burroughs, E.A., (2014). Making Mathematics Meaningful for Calculus Students, MathAMATYC Educator, 6 (1)

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Dr. Gregory A. Gardner Associate Professor Business Administration State University of New York (SUNY) Potsdam 44 Pierrepont Avenue Potsdam, New York 13676 [email protected]

Grant Category: Researcher/Lecturer

Discipline: International Business

Specialization: International strategy and management, innovation

Affiliation in Hungary: Eszterházy Károly College Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences Institute of Economics H-3300 Eger, Egészségház u. 4.

Duration of Stay: September 2015 – January 2016

Academic Background: Ph.D., University of Capella, 2005 M.S., Embry-Riddle University, 1988 B.S., Southern Illinois University, 1982

Professional Background: Associate Professor, SUNY Potsdam, 2005 Dean of Business, Jefferson Community College, 94-05 Mgr of Strategic Plning, McDonnell Douglas Corp 82-94 US Air Force/Reserve, 1980-2014 (with some breaks)

Foreign Languages: German, Some Russian and French

(2015) Innovative Strategies of American World-Class Research Universities . Economic Policy, Kyiv, Ukraine

(April 2008) Возможный Кризис Валюты в Украине (Possible Currency Crisis in Ukraine), National Academy of Finance, Dnipropetrovsk. Presented in Russian.

(2008) The role of university incubators in international economic development. Journal of Educational Technology, Kherson State University, Kherson, Ukraine.

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Dr. Skyla M. Herod Associate Professor Department of Biology and Chemistry Azusa Pacific University PO Box 7000, Azusa, CA 91702-7000 [email protected]

Date of Birth: June 14, 1979

Grant Category: Lecturer/Researcher

Discipline: Neuroscience

Specialization: Developmental and Behavioral Neuroendocrinology, genetic models of anxiety and depression, fetal brain development, early life stress, neurotransmitter/endocrine signaling and neurophysiology

Affiliation in Hungary: Eötvös Loránd University Institute of Psychology H-1064 Budapest Izabella u. 46.

Hungarian Academy of Sciences Institute of Psychology H-1117 Budapest Magyar Tudósok krt. 2.

Duration of Stay: February 2015 – May 2015

Academic Background: Ph.D., Oregon Health and Science University, 2009 B.S., Belmont University, 2001

Professional Background: Associate Professor, Azusa Pacific University, 2012 District Director, Beta Beta Beta National Biological Honor Society Director, Brain Awareness Week Assistant Professor, Azusa Pacific University, 2009-2012

Foreign Languages: none

Herod SM, Dettmer AM, Novak MA, Meyer JS, Cameron JL (2011) Sensitivity to stress- induced reproductive dysfunction is associated with a selective but not a generalized increase in activity of the adrenal axis. American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism 300(1):E28-36.

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Dr. Andrea M. Noel Professor Department of Elementary Education, OM 221 State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, NY 12561 USA [email protected]

Date of Birth: May 9, 1962

Grant Category: Researcher/Lecturer

Discipline: Educational Psychology

Specialization: Early Child Development and Learning (especially school readiness and early literacy)

Affiliation in Hungary: University of West Hungary Benedek Elek Faculty of Pedagogy, Sopron, Hungary

Duration of Stay: February - May 2016

Academic Background: Ph.D Educational Psychology, Univ. at Albany 1997 M.S. German Education, Univ. at Albany, 1986 B.S. Business-Economics/German, SUNY, 1983

Professional Background: Professor, State Univ. of New York at New Paltz, 2015 Associate Professor, 2008-2015. Assistant Professor, 2001-2008 Assistant Professor, Marist College, 1999-2001 Civics Education Fellow, US Information Agency, Wittenberg, Germany, 1998-1999.

Foreign Languages: German

Noel, A. M. (2014). Teacher performance assessment (edTPA): An instructor's development and evaluation of an embedded signature assessment in an early childhood literacy course. Journal of Early Childhood Teacher Education, 35(4), 357- 372.

Noel, A. & Lord, K. (2014). Beyond Columbus: Helping young children develop a conceptual understanding of "exploration". Childhood Education 90(6), 427-433.

Noel, A. (2011). Easing the transition to school: Administrators’ descriptions of transition activities. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood Education. 36(4), 44-52.

Noel, A. M. (2010). Perceptions of school readiness in one Queensland primary school. Australasian Journal of Early Childhood Education. 35(2). 28-35.

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 II. RESEARCHER

Ms. Meredith Morten

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Ms. Meredith Morten Professor Sculpture and Foundation Montserrat College of Art 23 Essex Street, Beverly MA 01915 [email protected]

Grant Category: Researcher

Discipline: Visual Art

Specialization: Ceramic sculpture, installation art, performance art, inspired by prehistoric artifacts of Central Europe

Affiliation in Hungary: Kecskemét Contemporary Art Studios International Ceramics Studio H-6000, Kecskemét, Kápolna u. 11 Duration of Stay: April - May 2016

Academic Background: M.F.A., Massachusetts College of Art, 1979 B.A., Connecticut College, 1972 Professional Background: Professor, Montserrat College of Art, 2009 to present Associate Professor, Montserrat College of Art, 2001- 2009 Assistant Professor, Montserrat College of Art, 1997- 2001 Chair, Department of Sculpture, Montserrat College of Art, 2000–2009

Foreign Languages: French

Selected Solo Exhibitions (ceramic sculpture): 2012 Gorka Géza Ceramics Museum, Verőce Hungary, “Homage to the Terrain” 2011 HallSpace, Boston MA, “re:Stata” 2009 Museion, Kecskemét Hungary, “Time Collapse” 2008 Montserrat College of Art, Beverly MA, “Fertile Soil” 2006 HallSpace, Boston MA, “Organography” 2000 Cultural Informative Centre, Skopje Macedonia, “Traces II” (installation) Selected Group Exhibitions: 2014 Spoke Gallery, Boston MA, “By Land, By Sea – Hidden Histories” 2013 FPAC Gallery, Boston MA, Annual Members Exhibition 2012 FPAC Gallery, Boston MA, Annual Members Exhibition Cultural Exchange Projects (installation and performance art): 1999/2000 “Usvajanje Slobode/Taking Liberty”, multiple venues: Pula, Porec, Labin Croatia (1999) and Boston MA (2000) 1996/1997 “Liquor Amnii”, Skopje Macedonia (1996) and Providence RI (1997)

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 III. STUDENTS

Ms. Irina Denischenko Ms. Natalie Douglass Mr. Zachary Milliman Mr. James Moffet Ms. Mara Richman Mr. Lihan Yao Mr. Robert Mevissen

English Teaching Assistants

Ms. Elisabeth Walsh Ms. Susanne Liaw Ms. Rachel McVey

Renewals

Ms. Alissa Caitlin Lester Ms. Lisa Romain Ms. Hanni Thoma

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Irina Denischenko PhD Candidate Department of Slavic Languages & Literatures and the Institute for Comparative Literature & Society Columbia University 116th St & Broadway, New York, NY 10027, USA [email protected]

Date of Birth: August 31, 1985

Grant Category: Student

Discipline: Comparative Literature

Specialization: Literatures & cultures of Central and Eastern Europe; philosophy of language; 20th-century avant-garde literature & art.

Affiliation in Hungary: Kassák Múzeum H-1033 Budapest, Fő tér 1.

Duration of Stay: September 2015 - May 2016

Academic Background: M.Phil., Columbia University, 2013 M.A., Columbia University, 2012 M.A., Central European University, 2008 B.A., Stanford University, 2007

Professional Background: Instructor, Columbia University, 2012-present

Foreign Languages: Russian, Hungarian, Czech, German

• Translation of art film, Mayakovsky Forever, with Bradley Gorski, The State Museum of Literature (Gosudarstvennyi literaturnyi muzei), Moscow, Russia (2015). • “S. Ansky’s Letters”, with Gabriella Safran in Studies in Russian and Eastern European Literature, Society and Culture, Peter Lang Pub Inc. (Feb 2008).

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Natalie Douglass Doctor of Musical Arts, Horn Performance Winds, Brass, and Percussion University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music Cincinnati, OH [email protected]

Date of Birth: August 12, 1987

Grant Category: Researcher/Student

Discipline: Music Education

Specialization: Kodály Methodology, Brass Pedagogy, Horn Performance

Affiliation in Hungary: Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Music H-6000 Kecskemét, Kéttemplom köz 1

Academic Background: D.M.A., University of Cincinnati, 2015 M.M., University of Illinois, 2012 B.M.E., University of Illinois, 2010

Professional Background: Horn Studio Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Cincinnati, 2012-2015 Brass Methods Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Cincinnati, 2015 Kendall Betts Horn Camp, Teaching Staff, 2013 and 2015 Freelance Horn Player, substitute with Kentucky, Louisville, Illinois Symphonies Summer Program Coordinator, David Adler Center for the Arts, 2010

Foreign Languages: Spanish

“Aural Approaches to Horn Performance and Instruction” The Horn Call, Journal of the International Horn Society, February 2014

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Zachary Milliman M.M. Vocal Performance At Large [email protected]

Discipline: Musicology

Specialization: Peripheral Opera Repertories; Hungarian Opera; Opera in Politics; 20th Century Music/Opera; Liszt Studies; Gender Studies; Voice; Vocal Pedagogy

Affiliation in Hungary: Hungarian Academy of Sciences, “Lendület" Archives and Research Group H-1014 Budapest, Táncsics Mihály utca 7.

Academic Background: M.M. University of Utah, 2012 B.M. Brigham Young University, 2009

Professional Background: Lecturer, University of Alaska, 2013-2015

Foreign Languages: Hungarian

Victoria for Mrs. President : Modern Women at the Opera: Journal of the IAWM, 2013

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 James David Moffet III Graduate Researcher Columbia University GSAPP/Harvard GSD [email protected]

Date of Birth: March 5, 1983

Discipline: Interdisciplinary Studies

Specialization: Design; Design Education; Civic Engagement; Public Policy; Community Development; Entrepreneurship

Affiliation in Hungary: Central European University Center for Media, Data and Society H-1051 Budapest, Október 6. utca 7.

Academic Background: Master Design Studies, Harvard GSD, 2018 New York / Paris Program, Columbia GSAPP, 2015 Architecture Studio, Harvard GSD, Summer 2014 B.S. Comp. Sci. DePaul University, 2005

Professional Background: Digital Media Strategist, Columbia U. Europe, 2015 Board Director & Exec. Secretary, Depave, 2013-2015 Data Analyst/Data Designer, SEIU, 2009-2014 Election Campaign Manager, SEIU, 2008

Foreign Languages: Spanish (Fluent), French, Hungarian

Blockbuster Architecture: How the imaginings of cinema and other media shape urban reality in Paris, Univ. of Columbia Press, 2015

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Mara Richman Kalamazoo College Department of Psychology 1200 Academy Street Kalamazoo, MI 49006 [email protected]

Date of Birth: September 15, 1992

Discipline: Psychology

Specialization: Borderline Personality Disorder

Affiliation in Hungary: Eszterházy Károly College Department of Psychology H-3300 Eger, Eszterházy tér 1.

Academic Background: B.A., Kalamazoo College, 2015

Professional Background: Research Assistant, Harvard Medical School, 2014-2015 Research Assistant, Semmelweis University, 2013-2014 Research Assistant, National Institutes of Mental Health, 2013 Research Assistant, University of Pennsylvania Schizophrenia Research Center, 2012 Assistant Professor, Duke University, 1986-1991

Foreign Languages: Hungarian (Some proficiency); Spanish

Selected Publications: Richman, M.J., Moore, K, Barrett, B, & Young, M.S. (2014) Examining baseline mental health symptoms as predictors of drug court graduation for female offenders with prescription drug issues. Undergraduate Journal of Human Sciences, 14, 1-18.

Moore, K., Richman, M.J., Laguna, S, Barrett, B, & Young, M.S. (2013) Policies and procedures handbook for the pinellas county adult drug court. October 2013

Richman, M.J., & Unoka, Z., (in press) Reading in the mind of the eyes test in major depression and borderline personality disorder: A meta-analysis. British Journal of Psychiatry, 207, doi: 10.1192/bjp.bp.114.152108

Unoka, Z., & Richman, M.J., (2014) Neurocognitive deficits in BPD patients and the moderator effects of co-occurring mental disorders: A meta-analysis. (in review) Clinical Psychology Review

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Lihan Yao B.S. Mathematics Fordham University 441 East Fordham Road, Bronx, NY 10458 [email protected]

Date of Birth: November 2, 1993

Discipline: Mathematics

Specialization: Combinatorics, Graph Theory

Affiliation in Hungary: HAS Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics 1053 Budapest, Reáltanoda u. 13-15.

Academic Background: B.S., Fordham University, 2015

Professional Background: N/A

Foreign Languages: Chinese, Spanish

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Robert Mevissen History Department Georgetown University 3700 O St NW Washington, DC 20057 [email protected]

Date of Birth: October 3, 1986

Grant Category: Researcher

Discipline: History

Specialization: Identity politics in the 19th-century Habsburg Empire, particularly the influence that modernization projects and the transformation of nature had on imperial identification and loyalty.

Affiliation in Hungary: Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Social and Economic Geography H-1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C

Duration of Stay: January 2016 - May 2016

Academic Background: Ph.D., Georgetown University, ongoing M.A., Georgetown University, 2011 B.A., Saint John’s University (Collegeville, MN), 2009

Professional Background: Teaching Assistant, Georgetown University, 2013-2015 Research Assistant, Georgetown University, 2011-2013

Foreign Languages: German, Hungarian, French

Selected Publications: “ Innovation on the Danube and Loyalty in the Habsburg Empire” Gnovis Journal, (Georgetown University, 10 Dec 2014),

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Elizabeth Walsh English Teacher Newark Public Schools St. John’s University 8000 Utopia Parkway Queens, NY 11439 [email protected]

Date of Birth: October 22, 1990

Grant Category: English Teaching Assistant

Discipline: English literature and History

Specialization: English education; 18th century literature; travel literature; world literature;

Affiliation in Hungary: Fulbright Commission Advising Center H-1082 Budapest, Baross u. 62.

Pázmány Péter Catholic University Institute of English and American Studies H-2081 Piliscsaba, Egyetem u. 1.

Academic Background: M.A., St. John’s University, 2013 B.A., St. John’s University, 2012

Professional Background: English Teacher, Newark Public Schools, 2013-2015 Teach for America Corps Member, 2013-2015

Foreign Languages: Intermediate French

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Susanne Liaw English Teacher Olympic High School 721 Ocean Park Blvd. Santa Monica, CA 90405 [email protected]

Grant Category: English Teaching Assistant, Roma Student Initiative

Discipline: English, Education

Specialization: American Literature, Expository Writing, Social Justice Education

Affiliation in Hungary: University of Debrecen North American Department H-4032 Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1.

Wáli István Roma Residential College H-4024 Debrecen, Blaháné u 15

Academic Background: M.Ed., University of California, Los Angeles, 2011 M.A., University of Washington, 2009 B.A., Pomona College, 2005

Professional Background: English Teacher, Olympic High School, Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District 2013-2015 English Teacher, Huntington Education, 2011-2012 English Teacher, Santee Education Complex, Los Angeles Unified School District, 2010-2011 English Teaching Assistant, University of Washington, 2008-2009

Foreign Languages: Mandarin

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Rachel McVey History and Sociology University of Pittsburgh 4200 5th Ave, Pittsburgh, PA 15260 [email protected]

Date of Birth: March 4, 1992

Grant Category: English Teaching Assistant, Roma Student Initiative

Discipline: History and Sociology

Specialization: American History

Affiliation in Hungary: Jesuit Roma Residential College H-1191 Budapest, Hunyadi u. 2-4. Tel/Fax: 36-1-704-8950

Roma Versitas Foundation H-1066 Budapest, Teréz krt. 46. Tel: 36-1-269-5987

Academic Background: B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 2014

Foreign Languages: French, Albanian, Hungarian

Publications:

Altruism, Prejudice, and Culture in Roma Education Advocacy: Education and Children in the Decade of Roma Inclusion: University of Wisconsin Journal of Undergraduate International Studies, 2012

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Alissa Caitlin Lester Ph.D. Candidate Departments of Anthropology and Educational Leadership and Policy Studies Indiana University, Bloomington 201 N. Rose Avenue Bloomington, IN 47405-1006 [email protected]

Date of Birth: September 14

Discipline: Anthropology; Education Policy Studies

Specialization: Internalization of Higher Education, Higher Education Reform, Anthropology of Policy and the State; Transnational Political Activism and Grassroots Globalization; Students and New Media.

Affiliation in Hungary: Eötvös Loránd University Faculty of Humanities School of English and American Studies, Department of American Studies H-1088 Budapest, Rákóczi út 5.

Duration of Stay: September 2015 - December 2015

Academic Background: Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, in progress M.A., University of California, San Diego, 2005 B.A., University of California, Los Angeles, 2001

Professional Background: Assistant Instructor, Indiana University, 2009-2013 Writing and Grammar Instructor, Elite Preparatory Institute, 2007-2009 Teaching Assistant, University of California, San Diego, 2003-2009

Foreign Languages: Hungarian

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Lisa Romain Professional Studies Diploma Violin Performance Mannes College The New School for Music Arnhold Hall 55 West 13th Street New York, NY 10011 [email protected]

Discipline: Music

Specialization: Violin Performance; Chamber Music; Contemporary Music

Affiliation in Hungary: Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music H- 1077 Budapest, Wesselényi u. 52.

Academic Background: P.S.D., Mannes College The New School for Music, 2012 M.M., Mannes College The New School for Music, 2010 B.M., The Juilliard School, 2007

Professional Background: Guest violinist, Concerto Budapest, 2013 – present Fulbright Grant recipient to Hungary, 2014 – 2015 Substitute Faculty, Mannes College Preparatory Division, 2009 – present Teaching Assistant, The Juiliard School Pre-College Division and Meadowmount School of Music, 2003 – 2007

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016 Hanni Thoma M.Ed. candidate Teacher Education/Curriculum Studies University of Massachusetts Amherst 300 Massachusetts Ave. Amherst, MA 01003 [email protected]

Grant Category: English Teaching Assistant

Discipline: Bilingual/ESL/Multicultural Education

Specialization: Second Language Learning; Higher Education

Affiliation in Hungary: Pázmány Péter Catholic University Faculty of Information Technology and Bionics 1083 Budapest Práter u. 50/A

National University of Public Service 1083 Budapest Ludovika tér 2.

EducationUSA Advising Center Hungarian Fulbright Commission H-1082 Budapest Baross u. 62

Duration of Stay: September 2015 - December 2015

Academic Background: M.Ed. candidate, University of Massachusetts, 2016 B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 2009

Professional Background: Research Assistant, Office of Research and Engagement, UMass College of Education, 2013-2015 Research Assistant, Office of Innovative and Development Alliances, USAID, 2013-2014 Assistante de Langue Étrangère, Lycée George Sand, 2011-2012

Foreign Languages: French

Selected Publications: Berger, J.B., & Thoma, H.S. (2015). The challenges of developing an autonomous higher education system in Afghanistan. International Higher Education, 81(Summer 2015), 20-21.

American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2015-2016