FINAL LIST Fulbright Finland Grantees 2016-2017 Finnish Grantees ASLA-Fulbright Research Grants for Senior Scholars for post-doctoral research Palonen, Pauliina Horticultural Science Breeding for Improved Shelf Life and Postharvest Quality in Rubus Berries – Color Stability and Anthocyanin Content in Various Raspberry Genotypes University of Helsinki Cornell University, NY The grant is cost-shared with University of Helsinki 10 months, beginning September 2016 Wittfooth, Saara Clinical Lab Sciences Evaluating Free PAPP-A as a Risk Marker of Cardiac Events University of Turku Boston Children's Hospital, MA The grant is cost-shared with University of Turku 5 months, beginning January 2017 Total grantees for ASLA-Fulbright Research Grant for a Senior Scholar Program: 2 Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program for scholars and professionals to lecture at U.S. institutions for one semester or academic year Wewer, Taina Education The Curriculum Reform 2016 in Finland: Promoting Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Education and Participatory, Formative Assessment Teacher Training School of Turku University Denison University, OH 9 months, beginning August 2016 Total grantees for Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence Program: 1 ASLA-Fulbright Research Grants for Junior Scholars for post-doctoral research Kärki, Kimi Cultural History Imagine the Superman: A History of Transhumanist Popular Culture University of Turku Case Western Reserve University, OH The grant is cost-shared with University of Turku 6 months, beginning January 2017 Nieminen, Tiina Molecular Medicine The Roles of MYC-Regulated Long Non-Coding RNAs in Cancer University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio City of Hope Duarte - Beckman Research Institute, CA The grant is cost-shared with University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio 12 months, beginning August 2016 Tikkanen, Roope Translational Psychiatry The Role of the Serotonin 2B Receptor in Neuronal Signaling, Psychiatric Disorders, and Violent Behavior University of Helsinki National Institute of Health, MD 12 months, beginning August 2016 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 Sokka, Laura Environmental Sciences Energy VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Stanford University, CA Program term: May 2015-October 2016 Research visit: 3 months, beginning February 2016 Total grantees for Fulbright Arctic Initiative Research Awards Program: 1 Fulbright - Technology Industries of Finland Grant (Scholar) for 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. Björklund, Tua Product Design and Engineering Education Enhancing Development Capabilities of Engineers: Prototyping Practices and Perceptions of Self-Efficacy, Progress and Development Feasibility Aalto University Stanford University, CA 12 months, beginning August 2016 Total grantees for Fulbright - Technology Industries of Finland Grant: 1 Fulbright Center Travel Grants for Research Collaboration Qu, Bin Environmental Sciences The Interactions Between Climate Change and Riverine Carbon Cycle in Permafrost Area Lappeenranta University of Technology Yale University, CT 2 months, beginning November 2016 Rantanen, Saijaleena Music History Music Culture of Finnish Emigrants in the USA and Canada from the 1890s to the 1930s University of the Arts Helsinki, Sibelius Academy University of Minnesota, Immigration History Research Center and Archives, MN 4 weeks, beginning August 2016 Sorvari, Jouni Environmental Sciences The Role of Cuticular Chemistry and Chitin Surface Morphology on Environmental Adaptability in Arctic Ants University of Eastern Finland, Kuopio University of California, Berkeley, CA 4 weeks, beginning March 2017 Total grantees for Fulbright Center Travel Grants for Research Collaboration Program: 3 ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows for doctoral research Kallio, Galina Business "The Visible Hands" - An Ethnographic Inquiry into Food Collectives as a Social Practice Aalto University University of California, Berkeley, CA The grant is cost-shared with Aalto University 6 months, beginning January 2017 Koivisto, Mikko Art Education An Art Education of Egress: Hip Hop Autopathographies and the Pedagogy of Depsychiatrization Aalto University University of Illinois at Chigaco, IL The grant is cost-shared with Aalto University 6 months, beginning August 2016 Matala, Saara History Finlandization of Shipbuilding - The Cold War and Industrial Transformation in a Small Country Aalto University Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MA The grant is cost-shared with Aalto University 7 months, beginning September 2016 Ovaska, Anna Finnish Literature Divided Minds and Worlds of Illness: Narrating Madness in Finnish Modernist Literature University of Helsinki Columbia University, NY The grant is cost-shared with University of Helsinki 6 months, beginning November 2016 Pöyliö, Heta Sociology Education, Occupation and Family - The Role of Institutions in Intergenerational Transmissions University of Turku Stanford University, CA The grant is cost-shared with University of Turku 6 months, beginning September 2016 Total grantees for ASLA-Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Research Fellows Program: 5 ASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grants for graduate studies and doctoral research Hakoköngäs, Eemeli Visual studies and Social Psychology Non-degree studies in Museums & Digital Culture graduate program University of Helsinki Pratt Institute, NY The grant is cost-shared with University of Helsinki 9 months, beginning August 2016 Kuivala, Petra Theology Identity and Development of the Catholic Church in Revolutionary Cuba, 1959- 1986 University of Helsinki Florida International University, FL ASLA-Fulbright Alumni Ambassadorial Award 2016 11 months, beginning August 2016 Manninen, Mika Exercise Psychology Completing a Doctoral degree in Sport Pedagogy in the U.S. University of Jyväskylä University of Georgia, GA 9 months, beginning August 2016 Peltonen, Aleksi Law Completing a Master's Degree in Law in the U.S. University of Helsinki New York University, NY The grant is cost-shared with the University of Helsinki 4 months, beginning January 2017 Pitkänen, Silja General History Children in Soviet and German Propaganda Photographs of the 1930s University of Jyväskylä University of California, Berkeley, CA The grant is cost-shared with University of Jyväskylä 11 months, beginning August 2016 Pyhäranta, Meri-Katriina Energy Law Shale Gas Regulation in the United States: A Model to Follow or Rather to Avoid in the European Union University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu University of Texas at Austin, TX The grant is cost-shared with University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu 9 months, beginning August 2016 Siniauer, Pauliina Food Journalism Completing a Master's degree in Journalism in the U.S. Diaconia University of Applied Sciences The City University of New York, NY 9 months, beginning August 2016 Total grantees for ASLA-Fulbright Graduate Grant Program: 7 Fulbright Finnish Language and Culture Teaching Assistants for Finnish teaching and graduate study. Program in cooperation with CIMO, the Centre for International Mobility, operating under the Finnish Ministry of Education. Kähkölä, Sara Finnish Language University of Tampere University of Washington, WA 9 months, beginning September 2016 Leskinen, Kirsi Finnish Language University of Jyväskylä University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN 9 months, beginning August 2016 Rissanen, Minna English Linguistics University of Jyväskylä University of California, Berkeley, CA 9 months, beginning August 2016 Total grantees for Fulbright Finnish Language and Culture Teaching Assistant Program: 3 Fulbright Center’s Undergraduate Grants Funded by the Finland-America Educational Trust Fund Aitola, Taru Global Studies Completing a Bachelor's degree in Global Studies in the U.S. Tampereen Lyseon lukio Upper Secondary School California State University, Monterey Bay, CA 9 months, beginning August 2016 Ashorn, Klaus Economics Completing a Bachelor's degree in Economics in the U.S. Li Po Chun United World College Harvard College, MA 9 months, beginning August 2016 Tiainen, Teresa Communication Studies Non-degree studies HUMAK University of Applied Sciences Gallaudet University, D.C. 9 months, beginning August 2016 Total grantees for Undergraduate Grant Program for undergraduate studies: 3 ASLA-Fulbright Mid-Career Professional Development Grant for professional development projects Henttonen, Pekka Records and Archives Management Developing Finnish Records and Archives Management Curricula University of Tampere University of California, Los Angeles, CA The grant is cost-shared with University of Tampere 3 months, beginning February 2017 Kuittinen, Outi Social Sciences Developing Practices of Co-Creation for 21st Century Engagement and Collaboration Demos Helsinki The New School, NY 11 months, beginning August 2016 Pohjoisaho, Seppo Wind Instruments Pedagogical Approach to Marching Band Instructing and Show Design Finnish Defence Forces Georgia State University, GA 5 months, beginning August 2016 Sormunen, Kari Science Education Diverse Learners in Science Education University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu Stanford University, CA The grant is cost-shared with University of Eastern Finland, Joensuu 4 months, beginning September 2016 Total grantees for Mid-Career Professional Development