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Fulbright Finland Grantees 2018-2019 FINAL LIST Fulbright Finland Grantees 2018-2019 Finnish Grantees ASLA-Fulbright Research Grants for Senior Scholars for post-doctoral research Laippala, Veronika Corpus and Computational Linguistics Structuring Language Use across Multilingual Web Corpora University of Turku Northern Arizona University, AZ The grant is cost-shared with University of Turku 7 months, beginning August 2018 Total grantees for ASLA-Fulbright Research Grant for a Senior Scholar Program: 1 ASLA-Fulbright Research Grants for Junior Scholars for post-doctoral research Immanen, Mikko Modern European Intellectual History Adorno and Conservative Kulturkritik: Turning Anti-Enlightenment Arguments for Enlightenment University of Helsinki The Graduate Center, City University of New York, NY 9 months, beginning September 2018 Myllylä, Teemu Biomedical Sensing and Instrumentation Validating and Advancing Sensing Methods Towards Monitoring (G)lymphatic System University of Oulu Boston University, MA The grant is cost-shared with University of Oulu 4 months, beginning March 2019 Tarkiainen, Lasse Demography, Social Epidemiology Explaining the Changing Association between Education and Mortality University of Helsinki University of Texas at Austin, TX The grant is cost-shared with University of Helsinki 6 months, beginning October 2018 Total grantees for ASLA-Fulbright Research Grant for a Junior Scholar Program: 3 Fulbright Arctic Initiative Research Awards for research collaboration and participation in the Fulbright Arctic Initiative program Gritsenko, Daria Energy and Environment Sustainable Energy for the Arctic Regions University of Helsinki George Washington University, D.C. Program term: May 2018-October 2019 Research visit: 3 months, beginning January 2019 Nystén-Haarala, Soili Commercial Law and Russian Law Companies and Benefit Sharing of Natural Resource Extraction University of Lapland University of Washington, WA Program term: May 2018-October 2019 Research visit: 3 months, beginning April 2019 Total grantees for Fulbright Arctic Initiative Research Awards Program: 2 Fulbright Finland Travel Grants for Research Collaboration for a short research visit in the U.S. Kudo, Saki Experimental Economics and Social Policy The Determinant of Gender Pay Gap: The Impact of Family Leave on Gift-Exchange Experiment University of Tampere Rice University, TX 2 months, beginning September 2018 Nefedova, Irina Electrical Engineering THz and Millimeter-Wave Measurements and Calibration Techniques in Support of European Space Agency Missions Aalto University NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), CA 5 weeks, beginning June 2019 Ng, Kwok Wei Special Education Building Online Content for Teaching Physical Activity with Children with Severe Disabilities University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu University of Virginia, VA June 2019 Pöyliö, Hanna Education Improving Phonological Skills of English as a Foreign Language Learners in Finland Niilo Mäki Institute, Jyväskylä MGH Institute for Health Professions, MA 3 weeks, beginning October 2018 Total grantees for Fulbright Finland Travel Grants for Research Collaboration Program: 4 ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows for doctoral research Aska, Elli-Mari Biochemistry and Developmental Biology The Role of Mlh1 in Maintaining Normal Lymphocyte Development University of Helsinki Stanford University, CA The grant is cost-shared with University of Helsinki 6 months, beginning September 2018 Jokela, Maija Political and Cultural Sociology, Social Movements Citizenship in Action University of Tampere University of Virginia, VA The grant is cost-shared with University of Tampere 6 months, beginning August 2018 Kainulainen, Mikko Education Epistemic Cognition and Conceptual Change in the Development of Expertise in History University of Turku Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, NJ The grant is cost-shared with University of Turku 6 months, beginning September 2018 Laine, Veera Political History The Power of Definition – Conceptual History of Nationalism in the Russian Political Discourse University of Helsinki Columbia University, NY The grant is cost-shared with University of Helsinki 6 months, beginning January 2019 Lassila, Maija Development Studies The Future Landscapes of Mining in Arctic Finland: Stories from Extractivist Visions to Lived Environments University of Helsinki University of California, Santa Cruz, CA The grant is cost-shared with university of Helsinki 6 months, beginning January 2019 Silvan, Kristiina Political History Moving on from Komsomol: Government-Organized Youth Organizations in Russia and Belarus After the Collapse of Communism University of Helsinki Princeton University, NJ The grant is cost-shared with University of Helsinki 6 months, beginning April 2019 Surma-aho, Antti Product Development The Development and Influence of Empathy in Design Teams Aalto University Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA The grant is cost-shared with Aalto University 10 months, beginning August 2018 Total grantees for ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows Program: 7 ASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grants for graduate studies and doctoral research Castrén, Martina Law Completing an LL.M. degree in the U.S. Graduate of the University of Helsinki Harvard University, MA 9 months, beginning August 2018 Henriksson, Erik Phonology Syllable Prominence and Metrical Mapping in Ancient Greek Poetry University of Helsinki University of California, Los Angeles, CA 9 months, beginning September 2018 Ilvesmäki, Henrik Building Architecture Completing a Master’s degree in Architecture in the U.S. Graduate of Aalto University Harvard University, MA 9 months, beginning August 2018 Kantola, Sini Geography Participation of Citizens in Land of Use Planning and Decision Making in Sparsely Populated Northern Areas University of Oulu Aldo Leopold Wilderness Research Institute, MT 9 months, beginning October 2018 Lemettinen, Jori Micro- and Nanosciences Expanding Knowledge in Emerging High Performance Electronics Aalto University Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA Sponsored by KAUTE Foundation 12 months, beginning July 2018 Lihr, Tuomas Law, Economics and Global Affairs Completing a Master's degree in Global Affairs in the U.S. Graduate of the University of Helsinki Yale University, CT 9 months, beginning August 2018 Suuronen, Ville Intellectual History and Political Science Thinking through the Twentieth-Century: Hannah Arendt and Carl Schmitt on Politics, Philosophy and Law University of Helsinki Barnard College of Columbia University, NY 9 months, beginning September 2018 Tikka, Iida International Relations Completing a Master's degree in Security Studies in the U.S. Graduate of the University of Tampere Georgetown University, D.C. 9 months, beginning August 2018 Total grantees for ASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grant Program: 8 Fulbright-Technology Industries of Finland Grants for graduate study and post-doctoral research in projects with relevance to the fields represented by the technology industries. Program in cooperation with Technology Industries of Finland Centennial Foundation. Jukarainen, Sakari Health Data Science Completing a Master’s degree in Health Data Science in the U.S. Graduate of the University of Helsinki Harvard University, MA 9 months, beginning August 2018 Total grantees for Fulbright-Technology Industries of Finland Grant: 1 Fulbright Finland Partnership Awards for Graduate Studies Sangi, Pekko Architecture Non-degree studies in Architecture Tampere University of Technology University of Colorado, Denver, CO The Johnson Scholarship 9 months, beginning August 2018 Total grantees for Fulbright Finland Partnership Awards for Graduate Studies: 1 Fulbright Finnish Language and Culture Teaching Assistants for teaching Finnish and graduate studies Hiitelä, Marjo Finnish Language; Journalism and Mass Communication University of Helsinki; University of Tampere University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 9 months, beginning August 2018 Isomaa, Jukka Finnish Language and Literature Graduate of the University of Oulu Indiana University, Bloomington, IN 9 months, beginning August 2018 Luoma, Meri Finnish Language and Literature Teacher University of Jyväskylä University of Washington, WA 9 months, beginning August 2018 Total grantees for Fulbright Finnish Language and Culture Teaching Assistant Program: 3 Fulbright Finland Undergraduate Grants Funded by the Finland-America Educational Trust Fund Elopuro, Hulda Human Biology Completing a Bachelor’s degree in the U.S. University of Southern California, CA 9 months, beginning August 2018 Total grantees for Fulbright Finland Undergraduate Grant Program: 1 Fulbright Finland Partnership Award with Vanderbilt University For undergraduate studies Moisio, Agneetta Social Sciences Completing a Bachelor's degree in Political Science in the U.S. Vanderbilt University, TN Hilppa A.K. Roby Scholarship 9 months, beginning August 2018 Total grantees for Fulbright Finland Partnership Award with Vanderbilt University: 1 Fulbright Finland Travel Grants for Institutional Partnership Building Lowery Wilson, Michael Group Leader Bilateral Academic Exchange and Network Strengthening in Trauma Research and Prevention University of Turku Jacobi Medical Research Center in New York, NY June-July 2019 Total grantees for Fulbright Finland Travel Grants for Institutional Partnership Building: 1 ASLA-Fulbright Mid-Career Professional Development Grant for professional development projects Ahonen, Aila Sport Management Developing Sports Management Education in Finland by Benchmarking the U.S.
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