Academic Year 2010 - 2011 U.S. Grantees Researcher: Mercedes RICHARDS Professor U.S. Institution: Pennsylvania State University - University Park Slovak Affiliation: Astronomical Institute Slovak Academy of Science, Tatranská Lomnica Project: Modeling Interacting Binary Stars Major Discipline/Specialization : Physics and Astronomy Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 3 months/June 2011 Lecturers: Alice BRIGGS Artist U.S. Institution: Independent Scholar/Unaffiliated Slovak Affiliation: Academy of Fine Arts Bratislava Project: Printmaking: A Radical Analogue Major Discipline/Specialization : Arts Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 4 months/March 2011 Peter GREGWARE Associate Dean U.S. Institution: New Mexico State University, College of Arts of Sciences Slovak Affiliation: Institute of International Relations and Approximation of Law, Faculty of Law, Comenius University Bratislava Project: Efficacy and the Rule of Law Major Discipline/Specialization: Law Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 4 months/February 2011 Andrew GIARELLI Adjunct Faculty U.S. Institution: Washington State University Vancouver Slovak Affiliation: Department of English and American Studies, Faculty of Education, Comenius University Bratislava Project: The American Experience: Folklore, Journalism and Literature Major Discipline/Specialization : American Studies Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 4 months/February 2011 Louise JACKSON Professor U.S. Institution: Bemidji State University, MN Slovak Affiliation: Department of Psychology and Patopsychology Faculty of Education, Comenius University Bratislava Project: Psychotherapy Training Model: Intensive Supervision Major Discipline/Specialization : Psychology Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 5 months/September 2010 English Teaching Assistants: Karalynn BROWN U.S. Institution: University of Nebraska Slovak Affiliation: Gymnasium Ľudovita Štúra, Tren čín Project: TESOL Major Discipline : B.A. in International Studies, English, Spanish Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 10 months/September 2010 Katrina HEGEMAN U.S. Institution: Wheaton College, MA Slovak Affiliation: Gymnasium M. M. Hodžu, Liptovský Mikuláš Project: TESOL Major Discipline : B.A. in English/Secondary Education Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 10 months/September 2010 Jennifer JOHNSON U.S. Institution: Pitzer College, CA Slovak Affiliation: Department of English, Faculty of Humanities Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica Project: TESOL Major Discipline : B. A. in Media Studies/Theatre Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 10 months/September 2010 Anna LIPPARD U.S. Institution: Coker College, SC Slovak Affiliation: United School Metodova, Bratislava Project: TESOL Major Discipline : B. A. in History/English, Dance Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 10 months/September 2010 Stephanie LOCKE U.S. Institution: Lewis and Clark College, OR Slovak Affiliation: Evangelic Gymnasium,Tisovec Project: TESOL Major Discipline : B. A. in Communication/Russian Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 10 months/September 2011 Kathryn SHELDON U.S. Institution: Seton Hall University, NJ Slovak Affiliation: Gymnasium J. M. Hurbana, Čadca Project: TESOL Major Discipline : B. A. in Systematic Theology/Ethics Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 10 months/September 2010 Olivia STRANSKY U.S. Institution: Simon’s Rock College of Bard, MA Slovak Affiliation: Department of English and American Studies Faculty of Arts, Comenius University Bratislava Project: TESOL Major Discipline : B. A. in Literature/Film Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 9 months/October 2010 Anna WILSON U.S. Institution: Bethel University, MN Slovak Affiliation: Gymnasium M. R. Štefanika, Košice Project: TESOL Major Discipline : B. A. in English Literature/Philosophy Duration of Grant/Starting Date: 10 months/September 2010 Slovak Grantees: Researchers: Alexandra BITU ŚÍKOVÁ Senior Researcher Home Institution : Matej Bel University, Banská Bystrica Host Institution: Boston University, Boston, MA Project Title: Urban Public Spaces as Places of Sustainable Diversity Duration of Grant 5 months/February 2011 Matej DANIEL Associate Professor Home Institution : Czech Technical University, Prague Host Institution : University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA Project Title: Mechanobiology of Articular Joints - a System Approach Duration of Grant: 6 months/March 2011 Zuzana HUSÁROVÁ Research Fellow Home Institution: Institute of World Literature SAS, Bratislava Host Institution : Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA Project Title: Digital Fiction - The Juncture of Literature and Computing Duration of Grant : 5 months/ February 2011 Ondrej KUBÍK Associate Professor Home Institution: Comenius University, Bratislava Host Institution : Florida International University, Miami, FL Project Title: Psychological Credibility Assessment - Current Issues Duration of Grant : 5 months/September 2010 Matúš VALLO Architect Home Institution: Vallo-Sadovský Architects, Bratislava Host Institution : Columbia University, New York, NY Project Title: City Interventions Duration of Grant : 5 months/ September 2010 Graduate Students: Zuzana KEPPLOVÁ Home Institution : Central European University, Budapest Host Institution : Stony Brook University, New York, NY Field of Study : Comparative Gender Studies Duration of Grant : 10 months/September 2010 Miroslav ŠKRIE ČKA Home Institution : Dexia Bank, Žilina Host Institution : Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL Field of Study : Economic Analysis Duration of Grant : 10 months/September 2010 Marcel ŠTEFÁNIK Home Institution : Gymnázium Jura Hronca, Bratislava Comenius University Bratislava Host Institution : University of Maryland, College Park Field of Study : Education/Developmental Science Duration of Grant : 10 months/September 2010 Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Eva BALÁŠOVÁ Home Institution : SB Partners Architects Host Institution : Massachusetts Institute of Technology Field of Study : Urban and regional Planning Duration of Grant : 10 months (beginning September 2010) .