Fulbright Association 2017 National Conference Program

The Fulbright Association

40th Anniversary National Conference & Advocacy Day November 4-7, 2017 November 4-7, 2017 | Washington, D.C.

SPONSORS The Fulbright Association thanks the 40th Annual Conference sponsors:

Mary Ellen & Carl Schmider

2 Program Design: Michelle Dimino

TABLE OF CONTENTS WELCOME.....................................................................................................................................4 SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE.........................................................................................................5 CONFERENCE VENUE & GETTING AROUND.................................................................6-7 DAILY CONFERENCE SCHEDULES...................................................................................9-12 PLENARY SPEAKERS..........................................................................................................14-16 LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT & CHAPTER AWARDS............................................................17 CONCURRENT PANEL SESSION PRESENTERS.........................................................18-20 RESEARCH ROUNDTABLES.............................................................................................22-23 POSTER PRESENTATIONS................................................................................................24-25 INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS............................................................................................28-29 CHAPTER NETWORK.............................................................................................................30 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE Manfred Philipp, Chair Shaz Akram John Bader Paula Bobrowski Josephine Dorado Alison Gardy Samantha Lakin Robert Lively, Jr. DeDe Long Thomas Moga Jay Nathan Nancy Neill Mary Ellen Heian Schmider

PROGRAM COMMITTEE Robert Lively, Jr., Chair Adria Baker Eniko Csomay Mario Gonzalez-Fuentes Trey Guinn Robert Schock Marynel Ryan Van Zee

COHEN LECTURE COMMITTEE

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

STAFF & FELLOWS

Board Members Cynthia Ackron Baldwin Pat LeMay Burr Erwin Cho Jerome Cooper Josephine Dorado Scott Friedman Alison Gardy Nada Beth Glick Melanie Horton Christopher Kelley Ann von Briesen Lewis Thomas Moga Jay Nathan Philip Rakita Ramesh Ramakrishnan Ulku Rowe Donald Sparks Samantha Lakin, Student Rep.

Josephine Dorado, Chair and 2012 Awardee Madeleine Hackney, 2015 Awardee Patrick Alcedo, 2014 Awardee Alice Blumenfeld, 2013 Awardee Victoria Laurel Gray, 2009 Awardee Mary Ellen Heian Schmider

John Bader, Executive Director Shaz Akram, Deputy Director Michelle Dimino, Manager Kelsey Poholsky, Manager Alison Aadland, Office Coordinator Alvaro Vasquez, Finance Consultant Hoyt Purvis, Distinguished Fellow Michael Korff, Senior Fellow Maria Kostavasili, Travel Fellow Erandi Trevino, Advocacy Fellow

INTERNS

Nino Aspanadze, Government Anna Bechly, Chapters & Programs Kalyn Cai, Communications Ian Haimowitz, Government Seulki Kim, Graphic Design Nikki Liu, Finance Ellen Manwaring, Government

Executive Committee Nancy Neill, President Kim David Eger, Vice President Dolores Rinke, Treasurer Manfred Philipp, Secretary Max Burns, Advocacy Chair H. Andrea Neves, Gov. Chair

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WELCOME TO THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY CONFERENCE I am delighted to welcome you to Washington and to our annual conference. This year’s conference is special, connected for the first time to an Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill. We do this because the political climate is in turmoil, and we need to Stand For Fulbright with a strong, unified voice. We hope that your day on the Hill is exciting and fulfilling.

You will find many other ways to enjoy and engage our amazing Fulbright community during this conference — receptions, plenaries, panels, posters, research, and more — all thanks to the generosity of our volunteers and participants.

I have been to many Fulbright Association conferences, but this is my first as Executive Director. I have much to learn, as we always strive for excellence, so I welcome your feedback on your experience at john@fulbright.org.

I am truly grateful for all the support we get from you all year, but especially these exciting days in Washington.

Enjoy, and let us know if we can help you in any way!

John B. Bader, Ph.D. Executive Director, Fulbright Association CONFERENCE LOGO This summer, the Fulbright Association held a design competition for a logo to represent our conference theme, “Fulbright: Now More Than Ever.” The winning logo, which you see on our program cover, was created by Grant Thomas, a designer from Indianapolis. His sister, Christy Thomas, received a Fulbright in 2013.

The divided globe in Thomas’s design stood out to the Association: it reflects both a fractured world and the power of international exchange to cross boundaries and promote unity and understanding. We come together for our 40th anniversary conference to celebrate the importance of the Fulbright Program — now, more than ever — and advocate for its future. This design captures the urgency of our organization’s mission.

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SCHEDULE AT A GLANCE SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6

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1:00–5:00pm Registration & Fulbright Store 9:00am-5:00pm Chapter Leadership Workshop

columbia ab (ballroom level)

6:00-9:00pm Diplomatic Opening Reception and Keynote Address regency foyer

7:00am–5:00pm Registration & Fulbright Store hyatt regency conference rooms

8:30-9:45am Concurrent Panel Sessions regency a (ballroom level)

9:45-11:10am Opening Plenary: Human Rights

(Includes coffee break)

regency a (ballroom level) 11:10am-Noon Selma Jeanne Cohen Lecture Noon-1:00pm Lunch (on your own) regency d (ballroom level)

Noon-1:00pm International Commissions & Board Luncheon (by invitation) olympic

8:30-9:30am Panel: U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs regency a (ballroom level)

9:30-10:15am Annual Meeting

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5

7:00am-5:00pm Registration & Fulbright Store

(2nd floor)

1:15-2:15pm Presidents Council (by invitation)

regency a (ballroom level) 10:15-11:15am International Commission Reports: Fulbright Around the World regency a (ballroom level)

11:15-11:30am Coffee Break

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11:30-12:45pm Concurrent Panel Sessions regency a (ballroom level)

1:00pm Lunch (Advocacy Day participants)

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1:30-3:30pm Advocacy Day Training

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3:30-5:30pm Film Screening: For Akheem

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embassy of canada

1:15-2:30pm Concurrent Panel Sessions

6:00-8:00pm Fulbright Reception

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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7

2:00-4:00pm

Poster Session

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2:45-4:00pm

capitol hill

All day Fulbright Advocacy Day

Research Roundtables

congressional a (lobby level) 2:45-4:15pm Individual Career Counseling Sessions (by appointment only) regency foyer (ballroom level)

3:45-4:15pm Coffee Break

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4:15-5:30pm Plenary Session: The Politics of Foreign Policy regency a (ballroom level)

6:30-9:30pm Awards Gala

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CONFERENCE VENUE &

GETTING AROUND CAPITOL HILL The Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill is conveniently located for exploring Washington, D.C.’s major attractions, and within a short distance of local and national transportation centers. Should you need anything during your stay, please contact the concierge desk or a Fulbright Association staff member for assistance. Welcome to Washington!

Transportation Centers:

- Union Station (DC Metro, Amtrak trains, and Greyhound buses): 0.4 miles - Ronald Reagan National Airport (DCA): 5 miles - Dulles International Airport (IAD): 30 miles - Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport (BWI): 31 miles

Washington, D.C. Public Transit Centers:

- Union Station: Access to Washington, D.C. attractions via Metrorail (Red Line service) and Metrobus - DC Circulator bus: Massachusetts Avenue NE and North Capitol St NE: Access to Georgetown, the National Mall, and the Navy Yard - 13Y bus at Massachusetts Avenue NE and North Capitol Street NE: Access to Theatre District, Pentagon, Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) - D6 bus at E Street NW and New Jersey Avenue NW: Access to Sibley Hospital, Stadium-Armory, Farragut Square, Georgetown - 96 bus at Louisiana Avenue NW and New Jersey Avenue NW: Access to Adams Morgan, Woodley Park, the Smithsonian’s National Zoo, Washington National Cathedral

Local Dining Guide (for additional options, please visit concierge desk)

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Union Station Food court with various to-go options

Capital Grille

Corner Bakery 500 N. Capitol St. NW Sandwiches

Bistro Bis 15 E St. NW French

Article One Hotel Lobby American

Sushi Aoi 1100 New York Ave. NW Japanese/Chinese

Café Berlin

322 Massachusetts Ave. NW

German

Rasika 633 D St. NW Indian

Toscana 601 2nd St. NE Italian

West Wing Café 300 New Jersey Ave. NW Sandwiches

The Monocle 107 D St. NE American

Oyamel 401 7th St. NW Latin American

601 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

Steaks

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DAILY SCHEDULES SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4 regency foyer

1:00-5:00pm Registration & Fulbright Store

regency b (ballroom level)

9:00am-5:00pm Chapter Leadership Workshop columbia ab (ballroom level) 6:00-9:00pm Diplomatic Opening Reception and Keynote Address

Opening Address:

Mary Ellen Iskenderian |

Women’s World Banking

Keynote Address:

Charity Tillemann-Dick |

Soprano & Author

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5

regency foyer

7:00am-5:00pm Registration & Fulbright Store hyatt regency conference rooms

8:30-9:45am Concurrent Panel Sessions:

bryce (2nd floor) 1. Crises in Governance and Human Rights - Vigjilenca Abazi | New York University School of Law; Maastricht University - Malkhaz Nakashidze | Boston College Law School; Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University yosemite (2nd floor) 2. Distributive Justice in Offshore Natural Resources Development

- Anita L. Parlow | Harvard Law School

congressional cd (lobby level) 3. The Future of Public Diplomacy: How the Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship Enriches International Cooperation - Alex D’Agostino| Booz Allen Hamilton - Johanna Gusman | Oxford University - Aaron Sayama | Consultant - Luke Warford | Albright Stonebridge Group

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4. Fulbright Scholarship: Influence on Professional Careers - Darin Cook | Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects - Jerome Cooper | Cooper Carry - Christopher Hays | American Institute of Architects

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(2nd floor)

5. Sustaining Peace: Fulbright Projects in Liberia - Joe Buttner | Salem State University - Greg Carroll | Salem State University - David Mercer | Salem State University - Allan Shwedel | Salem State University congressional b (lobby level)

6. Transforming Higher Education Through Transdisciplinary Action, Research, and Advocacy - Judith Michelle Hill | Parsons School of Design - Nabil Marshood | Hudson County Community College - Kevin Merges | Rutgers Preparatory School

- Melda N. Yildiz | New York Institute of Technology

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SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 5 regency a (ballroom level)

10:00-10:15am Remarks

Allan Goodman | Institute of International Education

regency a (ballroom level)

10:15-11:10am Plenary Session: Human Rights - Xavier Devictor | The World Bank - T. Alexander Aleinikoff | The New School - Lara Ho | International Rescue Committee

regency a (ballroom level)

11:10am-Noon Selma Jeanne Cohen Lecture Rebecca Davis | MindLeaps Noon-1:00pm Lunch (on your own)

hyatt regency conference rooms

1:15-2:30pm Concurrent Panel Sessions:

congressional cd (lobby level) 1. Your Career: The Next Step - Nada Beth Glick | Fulbright Association - Sherry Lee Mueller | American University - Spencer Niles | The College of William and Mary - David J. Smith| David J. Smith Consulting yosemite (2nd floor) 2. Fulbright Adviser Panel Session - Stacey Bustillos | Northern Virginia Community College - Carleen Leggett | Morgan State University - Joseph B. Scholten| University of Maryland - Katherine Sumner | St. Mary’s College of Maryland grand teton (2nd floor) 3. Contemplating Our Future - Anita Brown-Graham | University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill

- Robert Y. George | George Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability

- Tom Ross | Volcker Alliance

congressional b (lobby level)

4. Deconstructing the Dilemma of Fake News - Sean Baird| Cisco Talos

- Samantha Barry | CNN Worldwide

- Ben Dagan | Political Scientist

- Katharine Kosin | Newseum

- Neringa Jurciukonyte | National Institute for Social Integration; Media4Change

Moderated by Josephine Dorado |

The New School bryce (2nd floor)

5. Pathways to Peace, Health and a

Sustainable Future in Malawi - Jack Allison | Retired; Formerly, Charles George VA Medical Center - Craig McMahan | Mercer University - William Kamkwamba | WiderNet - Zipangani Vokhiwa | Mercer University Moderated by Kim David Eger |

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(2nd floor)

6. Acculturation of Incoming Fulbrighters - Jerry Gallucci | U.S. Department of State

- Uddipana Goswami | University of Pennsylvania - Ayaka Ishii | National Institutes of Health - Ankur Kulshreshtha | Harvard University; Massachusetts Institute of Technology Moderated by Jay Nathan | St. John’s University regency/columbia 2:00-4:00pm Poster Session

congressional a (lobby level)

2:40-4:15pm Career Counseling Sessions (by prior appointment)

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4:15-5:30pm Plenary Session: The Politics of Foreign Policy - Richard Lugar | The Lugar Center; Former U.S. Senator (Indiana) - Larry Pressler | Lawyer, Speaker, Writer; Former U.S. Senator (South Dakota) - Mark Pryor | Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board; Venable LLP; Former U.S. Senator (Arkansas) Moderated by Barbara Crossette | The Nation regency a (ballroom level)

6:30-9:30pm Awards Gala

Lifetime Achievement Award:

David Bradley | Atlantic Media

regency a (ballroom level)

9:30-10:15am Annual Meeting Nancy Neill | President, Fulbright Association regency a (ballroom level)

10:15-11:15am International Commission Reports: Fulbright Around the World

- Adriana Gaviria Duque |

Fulbright Colombia

- Norma Gonzalez | Fulbright Commission - Argentina

- Alberto Lopez San Miguel |

Fulbright Spain

- Terhi Mölsä | Fulbright Finland Foundation

- Arnaud Roujou | Franco American Fulbright Commission Moderated by Erica Lutes |

Fulbright Belgium, Luxembourg & Schuman regency a (ballroom level)

11:15-11:30am Coffee Break

hyatt regency conference rooms

Chapter Awards: Northern

California, National Capital Area, Minnesota, and Central Virginia

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6

regency foyer

7:00am-5:00pm Registration & Fulbright Store olympic

(2nd floor)

8:30-9:30am Panel: U.S. Department of State Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs - Janice Cantieri | Wellstone Center

- Richard Harknett | University of Cincinnati

- Noor Johnson | University of Colorado - Boulder / Tufts University

Moderated by Mary Kirk| U.S. Department of State

11:30-12:45pm Concurrent Panel Sessions: yosemite

(2nd floor)

1. Bringing the Virtual Student Foreign Service Internship to Your Campus

- Nora Dempsey | U.S. Department of State - Bridget Roddy | U.S. Department of State Moderated by Pat LeMay Burr |

University of the Incarnate Word congressional b (lobby level)

2. Cleopatras Among Us: Stories From World Leaders - Nimet Habachy | WQXR Classical Radio - Awatef Hamed | University of Cincinnati - Madiha El Mehelmy Kotb |

Mechanical Engineer and Independent Consultant - Faiza Wahby Shereen | California State Polytechnic University — Pomona - Samia I. Spencer | Auburn University 11

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6 (2nd floor) 3. Finding Common Ground grand teton

Through The Art of Theatre - Linda Alper | Artists Repertory Theatre - Imran Iftikhar | Theatre Wallay - Kathleen Mulligan | Ithaca College - Rabia Pasha | Theatre Wallay - David Studwell | Actor/Director

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4. Global Technology Solutions and the Fulbright Network - Mark Grobmyer (Panel Co-Chair)|

Global Solutions International; P80 Group Foundation - William Fulbright Foote (Panel Co Chair) | Root Capital - Steve Darr | Peacework Development Fund - Michael Eckhart | CitiBank - David Gill | Heifer International - Mark Pryor | Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board; Venable LLP - Andy Reynolds | University of Virginia bryce

(2nd floor)

5. Human Rights - Bruce Fowler | Toxicology and Risk Assessment Consulting Services, LLC; University of Alaska — Fairbanks; Emory University - Sudka Haley | Maryland Federation - Donald Mooers | Mooers Immigration; Columbus School of Law, Catholic University glacier

(2nd floor)

6. Experience the Fulbright Difference: Travel With Us - Cynthia A. Baldwin | Duane Morris, LLP; Pennsylvania Supreme Court - Sharon Y. Nickols | University of Georgia - Kathy Parkison | Indiana University — Kokomo - Mary Ellen Heian Schmider |

University of Maryland University College - Mary A. Stanton | Retired Teacher and Instructor

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regency a (ballroom level) 1:00pm Lunch (for Advocacy Day participants) regency a (ballroom level)

1:30-3:30pm Advocacy Day Training - John Bader | Fulbright Association - Max Burns | Gordon State College; Former U.S. Representative regency a (ballroom level)

3:30-5:30pm Film Screening: For Akheem

embassy of canada

6:00-8:00pm Fulbright Reception

Speakers:

Senator John Boozman | U.S. Senator for Arkansas

Martin Loken | Embassy of Canada

Kim Needy | University of Arkansas

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7

capitol hill

All Day Fulbright Advocacy Day

SIGNATURE PANEL SPONSOR “Pathways to Peace, Health and a Sustainable Future in Malawi”

Dr. Jack Allison

Former Chief of Staff, Charles George VA Medical Center; Peace Corps Volunteer in Malawi (1967-69)

Dr. Craig McMahan

Minister to the University, Dean of the Chapel & Assistant Professor, Mercer University; Director, Mercer On Mission

William Kamkwamba

Author, “The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind” & Youth Program Designer/Coordinator, WiderNet

Dr. Zipangani Vokhiwa

Associate Professor of Science, Mercer University; President, Georgia Chapter of the Fulbright Association

PLENARY SPEAKERS

T. Alexander Aleinikoff The New School

Janice Cantieri

Barbara Crossette

Rebecca Davis

Alex Aleinikoff is University Professor at The New School, and has served as Director of the Zolberg Institute on Migration and Mobility since January 2017. He received a J.D. from Yale Law School and a B.A. from Swarthmore College.

He has written widely in the areas of immigration and refugee law and policy, transnational law, citizenship, race, and constitutional law.

Janice Cantieri is an environmental journalist focusing on human adaptations to change, especially in the developing world. She traveled to Fiji on a Fulbright-National Geographic Storytelling Fellowship in 2015-16. She is a recent graduate of the Medill Graduate School of Journalism at Northwestern, and is currently a resident intern at the Wellstone Center in the Redwoods.

Barbara Crossette is an award-winning author and journalist. She is currently the United Nations correspondent for The Nation, a senior fellow at the Ralph Bunche Institute at City University of New York, a contributing editor at PassBlue.com, and a freelance writer on foreign policy. In 2008, she received a Fulbright award for her contributions to international understanding.

Rebecca Davis is the founder of MindLeaps, an international organization working in post-conflict countries, and a Security Fellow at the Truman National Security Project.

A classically-trained ballet dancer and choreographer, she is a two-time Fulbright scholar and holds a Bachelor’s degree from Temple University and a Master’s degree from American Military University.

Xavier Devictor

Adriana Gaviria Duque Norma González

Allan Goodman

Xavier Devictor is the Advisor for the Fragility, Conflict and Violence Group at the World Bank, leading work on forced displacement as a development challenge.

He has broad experience across regions on country programs, strategy and policy dialogue, and holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Ecole Polytechnique in Paris.

Adriana Gaviria Duque is Executive Director of Fulbright Colombia. She is a Fulbright alumna, having received a Fulbright award to pursue her Ph.D. in Public and Urban Policy, which she earned in 2012 from The New School.

She is an economist and anthropologist by training, and received a Master’s of Cooperation and Development from the University of Barcelona.

Allan Goodman is President and CEO of the Institute of International Education.

He is the author of several books on international affairs, has served as a consultant to numerous foundations, and is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations. He holds a Ph.D. in Government from Harvard, an MPA from the Kennedy School of Government, and a B.S. from Northwestern University.

The World Bank

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The Wellstone Center

Fulbright Colombia

The Nation

Fulbright Commission Argentina

Norma González has been Executive Director of the Fulbright Commission in Argentina since 1994.

After completing her undergraduate degree at the National University of Rio Cuarto, she received a Fulbright award to pursue her doctoral degree in history at the University of Massachusetts. She was a professor in the international relations program at Torcuato Di Tella University for 15 years.

MindLeaps

Institute of International Education

Richard Harknett

Lara Ho

Mary Ellen Iskenderian

Noor Johnson

Richard Harknett is Professor and Head of the Department of Political Science at the University of Cincinnati and Affiliate Professor with the School of Information Technology at UC. He holds a professorial lectureship at the Diplomatic Academy in Vienna, where he served as Fulbright Professor in 2001. In 2017, he was selected as an inaugural Fulbright Scholar in Cyber Studies at Oxford University.

Lara Ho is Senior Technical Advisor for Health Programs at the International Rescue Committee. She is experienced in social and behavioral communitybased intervention research and health systems strengthening in refugee and post-conflict settings.

She holds a Bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a BSN, MHS, and Ph.D. in international health from Johns Hopkins.

Mary Ellen Iskenderian is President and CEO of Women’s World Banking, a global nonprofit devoted to giving low-income women access to financial tools and resources. She is a permanent member of the Council on Foreign Relations and holds an MBA from the Yale School of Management and a Bachelor’s degree from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.

Noor Johnson holds a joint Research Science appointment with the ELOKA Project at the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado - Boulder and the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University.

From 2015-16, she was an inaugural Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholar working on offshore and renewable energy and indigenous communities.

University of Cincinnati

International Rescue Committee

Women’s World Banking

University of Colorado Boulder / Tufts University

Mary E. Kirk

U.S. Department of State

Alberto López San Miguel Fulbright Spain

Senator Richard Lugar

Erica Lutes

Mary E. Kirk is the Director of the Office of Academic Exchange Programs in the Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. Ms. Kirk is responsible for directing the worldwide Fulbright Program for students and scholars and overseeing other key State Department exchange programs. She holds degrees in history from Harvard University and Oxford University.

Alberto López is Executive Director of the Commission for Cultural, Educational and Scientific Exchange between the United States and Spain. He was a Fulbright student from 199596 at the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University, where he earned an M.A. in International Relations. He also has a Master’s in International Marketing from ESDEN Business School in Madrid.

Former U.S. Senator Richard Lugar is President of The Lugar Center, a non-profit focusing on global food security, WMD nonproliferation, aid effectiveness, and bipartisan governance. The longest serving member of Congress in Indiana history, Senator Lugar is a Presidential Medal of Freedom recipient as well as the 2016 recipient of the J. William Fulbright Prize for International Understanding.

Erica Lutes is Executive Director of the Commission for Educational Exchange Between the United States and Belgium. She is a lecturer in intercultural communications at the University College of Brussels since 2012. A graduate of Mount Holyoke College, she also holds three Master’s degrees from the University of Leuven (Belgium) in political economy, conflict and peace studies, and 15 international business.

The Lugar Center

Fulbright Belgium

Terhi Mölsä

Nancy Neill Fulbright Association

Senator Larry Pressler

Senator Mark Pryor

Terhi Mölsä has been the Chief Executive Officer of the Fulbright Finland Foundation since 2016, and Executive Director of the Finland-U.S. Educational Exchange Commission since 2002. She has nearly 30 years of professional experience in higher education internationalization, and hosted the European Fulbright Conference in 2016 in Helsinki.

Nancy Neill is the President of the Fulbright Association Board of Directors, and has been part of the board and executive team for several years. Early in her career, she served as a consultant in communication for McKinsey & Company.

She then established her own firm, the Atlanta Communications Group, LLC, which served NGOs and corporate clients in the U.S. and abroad for over 20 years.

Former U.S. Senator Larry Pressler served in the Senate for 18 years, and was the first Vietnam veteran elected to the Senate. He also served in the House of Representatives from 1975-79. Senator Pressler was a Fulbright professor in Italy and France, and has taught or lectured at over 20 universities. He recently published a book, Senator Pressler: An Independent Mission to Save Our Democracy.

Mark Pryor is an attorney and former Attorney General of Arkansas, who served as a U.S. Senator for 12 years. Currently, he is a partner at Venable LLP in Washington, D.C., serving as the Legislative and Government Affairs and State Attorneys General Practice Group’s chair. He was appointed by President Barack Obama in January 2017 to the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board.

Fulbright Finland Foundation

Lawyer, Writer, Speaker

Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board

Arnaud Roujou

Charity Tillemann-Dick

John Boozman

Kim Needy

Arnaud Roujou de Boubée has been the Executive Director of the FrancoAmerican Fulbright Commission since 2000.

He is an elected member of the Conference of Fulbright Executive Directors from Europe and serves on several boards and committees on FrancoAmerican exchanges.

“Agrége” in French literature, he also holds degrees in History and Business.

Charity Tillemann-Dick is an American-born soprano and top-selling classical recording artist. She is also the recipient of two double lung transplants. She has performed across the U.S., Europe, and Asia and for numerous presidents, prime ministers, and world dignitaries. She studied music at Johns Hopkins University and the Franz Liszt Academy of Music, where she was a Fulbright Scholar.

Her book, “The Encore: A Memoir in Three Acts,” was published in 2017.

John Boozman is Arkansas’ senior U.S. Senator and the dean of the state’s Congressional delegation.

Prior to serving in the Senate, he represented the Third District of Arkansas in the U.S. House of Representatives.

He is a graduate of the University of Arkansas and the Southern College of Optometry. He serves on five committees in the 115th Congress: Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry; Appropriations; Budget; Environment and Public Works; and Veterans’ Affairs.

Kim LaScola Needy was named Dean for the Graduate School and International Education at the University of Arkansas in 2014. Prior to this appointment she was Department Head and 21st Century Professor of Industrial Engineering at the University of Arkansas.

She received her B.S. and M.S. degrees in Industrial Engineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and her Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Wichita State University.

Franco-American Fulbright Commission

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Soprano, Recording Artist and Author

U.S. Senator for Arkansas

University of Arkansas

David G. Bradley Chairman, Atlantic Media 2017 Fulbright Lifetime Achievement Awardee

David G. Bradley is Chairman of Atlantic Media, whose holdings include The Atlantic, Quartz, National Group, and Government Executive Media Group. At the age of 26, he launched his first company, the Advisory Board Company, a for-profit think tank ultimately serving 4,000 corporations, financial institutions, and medical centers around the world. The Advisory Board Company and its sister enterprise, the Corporate Executive Board, today are public companies listed on NASDAQ. During his early twenties, Mr. Bradley was a Fulbright Scholar in the Philippines. He graduated from Swarthmore College, and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a J.D. from Georgetown University, and, more recently, an Honorary Doctorate of Letters from Swarthmore. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and his board memberships include the Council on Foreign Relations, General Assembly, Kipp DC, and New America Foundation. He is based in Washington, D.C.

Fulbright Association Chapter Awards The Fulbright Association congratulates the following chapters, which are the recipients of 2017 Chapter Awards. The awards have been made possible by a generous donation from Mary Ellen and Carl Schmider and Thrivent Financial.

Excellence in Advocacy: Northern California Chapter This award recognizes a chapter that has engaged in sustained outreach to local and national leaders and influential policymakers, helping to raise the Fulbright profile and advocating for Congressional funding for the Fulbright Program.

Excellence in Programming: National Capital Area Chapter This award recognizes a chapter that has shown a consistently high level of engagement in its community of U.S. Fulbright alumni and visiting Fulbright students and scholars through diverse programming and creative initiatives.

Committee’s Choice: Minnesota Chapter and Central Virginia Chapter The Committee’s Choice Award recognizes the unique initiatives that chapters create to fulfill the Fulbright mission in new ways. These chapters’ grass-roots efforts teach us all new approaches to outreach and programming, especially for chapters that aim to bring together a widespread Fulbright community.

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CONCURRENT PANEL SESSION PRESENTERS Vigjilenca Abazi, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Law, Maastricht University; Fellow, New York University | Panel: Crises in Governance and Human Rights Jack Allison, Former Chief of Staff, Charles George VA Medical Center (Asheville, NC) | Panel: Pathways to Peace, Health and a Sustainable Future in Malawi

Stacey Bustillos, Associate Director, Program Planning and Initiatives, Office of International Education and Sponsored Programs, Northern Virginia Community College|Panel: Fulbright Adviser Panel Joe Buttner, Professor of Biology, Salem State University |Panel: Sustaining Peace: Fulbright Projects in Liberia

Linda Alper, Actor and Playwright, Artists Repertory Theatre | Panel: Finding Common Ground Through the Art of Theatre

Janice Cantieri, Environmental Journalist; Resident Intern, Wellstone Center | Panel: U.S. Department of State — ECA Alumni

Sean Baird, Cyber Threat Researcher, Cisco Talos |Panel: Deconstructing the Dilemma of Fake News

Greg Carroll, Professor, Interdisciplinary Studies, Salem State University |Panel: Sustaining Peace: Fulbright Projects in Liberia

Cynthia A. Baldwin, Partner, Duane Morris LLP; Retired Justice, Pennsylvania Supreme Court | Panel: Experience the Fulbright Difference: Travel With Us

Darin Cook, Senior Associate Principal, Pelli Clarke Pelli Associates |Panel: Fulbright Scholarship: Influence on Professional Careers

Samantha Barry, Executive Producer for Social and Emerging Media, CNN Worldwide |Panel: Deconstructing the Dilemma of Fake News Anita Brown-Graham, Professor of Public Law and Government, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill |Panel: Contemplating Our Future Pat LeMay Burr, Distinguished Chair and Director, Center for International Peace Studies, University of the Incarnate Word |Panel: Bringing the Virtual Student Foreign Service Internship to Your Campus

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Jerome M. Cooper, Chairman, Cooper Carry, Inc. |Panel: Fulbright Scholarship: Influence on Professional Careers Alex D’Agostino, Consultant, Booz Allen Hamilton |Panel: The Future of Public Diplomacy: How the Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship Enriches International Cooperation Ben Dagan, Political Scientist and Security Policy Specialist; Lecturer, Donau-Universität Krems|Panel: Deconstructing the Dilemma of Fake News Steve Darr, CEO, Peacework Development Fund | Panel: Global Technology Solutions and the Fulbright Network

Nora Dempsey, Senior Advisor for Innovation, U.S. Department of State |Panel: Bringing the Virtual Student Foreign Service Internship to Your Campus Josephine Dorado, Professor and Senior Digital Marketing Strategist, The New School |Panel: Deconstructing the Dilemma of Fake News Michael Eckhart, Managing Director and Global Head of Environmental Finance and Sustainability, CitiBank| Panel: Global Technology Solutions and the Fulbright Network Kim David Eger, President and CEO, Eco Smart Shutters | Panel: Pathways to Peace, Health and a Sustainable Future in Malawi William Fulbright Foote, Founder and CEO, Root Capital | Panel: Global Technology Solutions and the Fulbright Network Bruce A. Fowler, Toxicologist, Toxicology and Risk Assessment Consulting Services (TRACS), LLC; Presidents Professor, University of Alaska - Fairbanks; Adjunct Professor, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University| Panel: Human Rights Jerry Gallucci, Retired Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State |Panel: Acculturation of Incoming Fulbrighters Robert George, President & CEO, George Institute for Biodiversity and Sustainability |Panel: Contemplating Our Future

David Gill, Senior Director of Technology and Innovation, Heifer International | Panel: Global Technology Solutions and the Fulbright Network Nada Beth Glick, Career Counselor & Development Consultant | Panel: Your Career: The Next Step Johanna Gusman, Research Visitor, Mansfield College, University of Oxford |Panel: The Future of Public Diplomacy: How the Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship Enriches International Cooperation Uddipana Goswami, Poet, Writer, and Sociologist, University of Pennsylvania |Panel: Acculturation of Incoming Fulbrighters Mark Grobmyer, Chairman, Global Solutions Institute; Managing Director, P80 Group Foundation | Panel: Global Technology Solutions and the Fulbright Network Nimet Habachy, Broadcaster, WQXR Classical Radio | Panel: Cleopatras Among Us: Stories from World Leaders Sudka K. Haley, Vice President and Legislative Director, Maryland Federation | Panel: Human Rights Awatef Hamed, Director, Center for Intelligent Propulsion and Brian Rowe Professor of Aerospace Engineering, University of Cincinnati | Panel: Cleopatras Among Us: Stories from World Leaders

Richard Harknett, Professor and Head, Department of Political Science, and Affiliate Professor, School of Information Technology, University of Cincinnati | Panel: U.S. Department of State — ECA Christopher Hays, Principal, Hays+Ewing Design Studio |Panel: Fulbright Scholarship: Influence on Professional Careers Judith Michelle Hill, Professor, Parsons School of Design|Panel: Transforming Higher Education Through Transdisciplinary Action, Research, and Advocacy Imran Iftikhar, Teacher and Actor, Theatre Wallay (Islamabad) | Panel: Finding Common Ground Through the Art of Theatre Ayaka Ishii, Child Psychiatrist and Assistant Professor, University of Tokyo; Fulbright Scholar, National Institutes of Health |Panel: Acculturation of Incoming Fulbrighters Noor Johnson, Research Scientist, National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado - Boulder and Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, Tufts University | Panel: U.S. Department of State — ECA Alumni Neringa Jurciukonyte, CEO, National Institute for Social Integration; Journalist and Founder, Media4Change |Panel: Deconstructing the Dilemma of Fake News William Kamkwamba, Youth Program Designer/Coordinator, WiderNet| Panel: Pathways to Peace, Health and a Sustainable Future in Malawi

Madiha El Mehelmy Kotb, Mechanical Engineer and Independent Consultant | Panel: Cleopatras Among Us: Stories from World Leaders Katharine Kosin, Media Educator, Newseum | Panel: Deconstructing the Dilemma of Fake News Ankur Kulshreshtha, Visiting Assistant Professor, Broad Institute, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard University |Panel: Acculturation of Incoming Fulbrighters Carleen Leggett, Fulbright Program Adviser, Morgan State University |Panel: Fulbright Adviser Panel Nabil Marshood, Professor of Sociology, Hudson County Community College|Panel: Transforming Higher Education Through Transdisciplinary Action, Research, and Advocacy Craig McMahan, Minister to the University, Dean of the Chapel, and Assistant Professor, Mercer University | Panel: Pathways to Peace, Health and a Sustainable Future in Malawi David Mercer, Associate Professor, Biology, Salem State University |Panel: Sustaining Peace: Fulbright Projects in Liberia Kevin Merges, Executive Director, Rutgers Preparatory School|Panel: Transforming Higher Education Through Transdisciplinary Action, Research, and Advocacy Donald Mooers, Attorney, Mooers Immigration; Adjunct Professor, Columbus School of Law, Catholic University | Panel: Human Rights

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Sherry Lee Mueller, Distinguished Practitioner in Residence, School of International Service, American University | Panel: Your Career: The Next Step Kathleen Mulligan, Associate Professor, Ithaca College | Panel: Finding Common Ground Through the Art of Theatre Malkhaz Nakashidze, Fulbright Scholar at Boston College Law School; Associate Professor, Batumi Shota Rustaveli State University | Panel: Crises in Governance and Human Rights Jay Nathan, Professor of Management, St. John’s University |Panel: Acculturation of Incoming Fulbrighters Sharon Y. Nickols, Dean and Professor Emerita, University of Georgia | Panel: Experience the Fulbright Difference: Travel With Us Spencer Niles, Dean and Professor, School of Education, The College of William and Mary | Panel: Your Career: The Next Step Kathy Parkison, Professor of Economics, Indiana University Kokomo | Panel: Experience the Fulbright Difference: Travel With Us Anita L. Parlow, Research Associate, MIT-Harvard Public Disputes Program, Harvard Law School |Panel: Distributive Justice in Offshore Natural Resources Development Rabia Pasha, Actor, Lawyer, and Teacher, Theatre Wallay (Islamabad) | Panel: Finding Common Ground Through the Art of Theatre

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Mark Pryor, Partner, Venable LLP; Member, Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board; Former U.S. Senator from Arkansas | Panel: Global Technology Solutions and the Fulbright Network Andy Reynolds, Professor, University of Virginia; Former Chairman, UN Commission on Science and Technology for Development | Panel: Global Technology Solutions and the Fulbright Network Bridget Roddy, Virtual Student Federal Service Coordinator, U.S. Department of State |Panel: Bringing the Virtual Student Foreign Service Internship to Your Campus Tom Ross, President, Volcker Alliance |Panel: Contemplating Our Future Aaron Sayama, Consultant |Panel: The Future of Public Diplomacy: How the Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship Enriches International Cooperation

Allan Shwedel, Professor, Secondary and Higher Education, Salem State University |Panel: Sustaining Peace: Fulbright Projects in Liberia David J. Smith, Consultant, Speaker, Coach, and Trainer, David J. Smith Consulting | Panel: Your Career: The Next Step Samia I. Spencer, Professor Emerita of French, Auburn University | Panel: Cleopatras Among Us: Stories from World Leaders Mary A. Stanton, Retired Teacher and Instructor | Panel: Experience the Fulbright Difference: Travel With Us David Studwell, Actor and Director | Panel: Finding Common Ground Through the Art of Theatre Katherine Sumner, Director of International Education, St. Mary’s College of Maryland |Panel: Fulbright Adviser Panel

Mary Ellen Heian Schmider, Adjunct Professor, University of Maryland University College | Panel: Experience the Fulbright Difference: Travel With Us

Zipangani Vokhiwa, Associate Professor of Science, Mercer University | Panel: Pathways to Peace, Health and a Sustainable Future in Malawi

Joseph B. Scholten, Associate Director, Office of International Affairs, University of Maryland |Panel: Fulbright Adviser Panel

Luke Warford, Analyst, Albright Stonebridge Group|Panel: The Future of Public Diplomacy: How the Fulbright Public Policy Fellowship Enriches International Cooperation

Faiza Wahby Shereen, Professor of English, California State University — Pomona | Panel: Cleopatras Among Us: Stories from World Leaders

Melda N. Yildiz, Associate Professor and Chair, New York Institute of Technology|Panel: Transforming Higher Education Through Transdisciplinary Action, Research, and Advocacy

TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY-SAN ANTONIO IS PROUD TO SUPPORT THE NATIONAL FULBRIGHT ASSOCIATION. Congratulations on 40 years of building a global community.

RESEARCH ROUNDTABLES ROUND 1: 2:45-3:05pm

ROUND 2: 3:10-3:30pm

A Heidi Gilchrist | A Human Right to Higher Education?

B Flora Keshishian | My Fulbright Scholarship in the Republic of Armenia: The Positive Impact of the Experience on My Research and Teaching C Michael Gallagher | Modern Dictatorship D Alejandro Gutierrez | Conflict Assessment: The Government of Colombia and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia E Valentyna Kharkhun | 25 Years of the Ukrainian Fulbright Program: How We Are Creating a New Future for Ukraine and the World F Suzanne McBride| Teaching College Students Abroad as a Means to Promote International Understanding and Encourage Future Travel G Robert Alex Kaufman | Writing Across the Atlantic H Anne Fitzgibbon| Adapting Venezuela’s “El Sistema” to New York City: A Decade’s Perspective I Marilyn Liggio| Manual for Parents with Autistic Children J Latika L. Young | The Gilman Scholarship: A Pipeline for Encouraging Diversity in the Fulbright Program

A Wendy Perry | Measuring the Social Impact of U.S. Investments Abroad: Development and Democratization in Morocco B Richard Foxman Boehnke | Dutch Municipalities: Overcoming Barriers to Climate Action C Carolyn Shore, Kathy Talkington, Joseph Thomas, and David Visi | Could a Targeted Research Initiative Jumpstart Antibiotic Discovery?

D Judy Veramendi and Iftikhar Hassan | Voiceless Melodies: Folksongs of Punjabi Women E Nattharmma Thong-Iam, Pramarn Subphadoongchone, and Betsy Gilliland | The Impact of Language Assessment: Literacy Training on EFL University Lecturers’ Practices of Student Self-Assessment F Maryam Abdi | Theatre for Development G Karlyga Myssayeva | ‘New Media’ Development in Kazakhstan: The Role of Social Media in Social Change H Stephen Charbonneau| Projecting Race: Documentary Film, Civil Rights, and U.S./ Canada Relations I Gregory R. Jones | Using Arts to Enhance Cooperative Presentations in the Balkans J Darla J. Domke-Damonte, William E. Hills, and

K Michael Moncrieff and Pierre Lienard | The Application of Moral Norms During Conflict: Commitment or Coordination?

L Susanna Alford and Trey Guinn | Strategies for Strengthening Abroad Programs: Student Led Social Media Marketing Campaigns M Randy Diane Booth | Beyond Boundaries: A Fulbright Experience on the Benefits of Language Learning in Cuba N Alyssa Meyer| Household Energy Access in Kyrgyzstan: Government Rhetoric Versus Daily Realities O Nancy McCornack Ackles | Contrasting Understandings of Knowledge and Education: Lessons From Central Asian Classrooms

Donald L. Sparks | Fulbright Activities of the South Carolina Chapter: How One University Can Make a Difference K Christine Keung | Empowering Women to Sustain Community-Based Waste Management and Water Conservation in Northwestern China L Nena Beecham | The Changing Faces of Qatar M Kate Oviatt | Growing Change: Urban Agriculture and Women’s Empowerment N Juan Boungou | Congo Elikia: A Spontaneous Generation O Rebecca S. Wheeler, Kitty Purgason, and Deborah Silver | Arcane Basics: Portraits from the Educational Terrain of South and Central Asia

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A Lynne West | An Impression of Foreign Language Teaching in the Netherlands B Brent C. Elder and Michael Schwartz |

‘If the adjustment is not effective, it’s not reasonable’: Deaf Access to Justice in Northern Ireland C Peter Christenson | Dundonian Diaries: A Cultural Capital Archive of Dundee, Scotland D Sadaf Zamir Ahmed and Hina Zamir |Role of Decision Making Practices in Public and Private Universities E María Gabriela Portal and María Fernanda Rodríguez | Comparative Analysis of Cultural Expressions F Ryan Elisabeth Reid| Ma: A History of Us: Making Artwork with Multi generational Nepali Women G Pat LeMay Burr and Al Rubio| Building a Fulbright Culture on a University Campus H Eve L. Mullen | Identity in Pluralism: Extremes, Realities, and an Indonesian Example I Barbara Schwartz-Bechet |

Identification of Needs of Parents of Children Identified with Autism/ Developmental Delays in Qatar J Linda Kay Mizell, Betsy Brody, and Diana Hopes | These Are the Times: Advocating for Mutual Understanding K Trey Guinn and Bethany Kalich | T.E.A.C.H. Patients: Enhancing Educational Delivery to Overcome the Barriers of Limited Health-Literacy L Patricia Ann Brock| Keeping the Fulbright Legacy Alive!

M Ashley Conard | Fulbright, Diplomacy, and Science Policy

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POSTER PRESENTATIONS number presenter | topic 1 Valerie Sartor | Teacher Training in Siberia 2 Carolina Ivonne Cardona Cabrera | The Slowing Pace of Life Expectancy Gains Since 1950 3 Rebecca Ilana Cooley | Recovering Revolutionary History 4 Judy Nelson | Making Evidenced Based Practices Fun and Accessible for Communities Here and Abroad 5 Marvi Ahmed | Paving the Way for a Sustainable Future: Inclusive Development Led by the Rural Woman 6 Thuy Le and Rafael Franceschi | Creating a Campus Community of Fulbright Scholars 7 Kelley McKenna Rossier | International Artistic and Literary Collaboration 8 Dumitrina Galantonu | Peace Machine and Human Values 9 Margarita Benitez | open thread wien 10 Hassaan Idrees | Empowering Umerkot 11 Dorothy S. McClellan | License for Genocide: Bleiburg Violations of International Law 12 Teresa Kennedy | Building an Online Engineering Education Course in Argentina: The University of Texas at Tyler and the National University of Comahue (UNCo) 13 James Piacentini | Rome: Eternal City or Evolving Metropolis 14 Hannah Pell | Finding Balance Through Fulbright 15 Mona Anita K. Olsen | Seeding the Bloom Ithaca: Engaged Faculty Fellow for Social Entrepreneurship and Community Engagement at Cornell 16 Brenda Faye McGadney | All-Voices-Matter: Narratives from Internally Displaced Women Involved in a Multi-Ethnic Conflict in Northern Ghana 17 Martyna Kosno | Compositional Analysis of Biomolecular Condensates 18 Lidia Cano | Measuring the Implementation of SDG 16, Looking at Peace From a Different Angle 19 Aubrey Herrera | How Mental Health Interviews Conducted Alone, in the Presence of an Adult, a Child or Both Affects Adolescents’ Reporting of Psychological Symptoms and Risky Behaviors 20 Hannah Allen | The BEST Foundation: How One ETA Project Has Transformed English Language Learning in Bulgaria 21 Fernando I. Soriano | Discrimination, Ethnic Identity, and Acculturation in Mexican Origin Transnational Youth 22 Rosa Fagundes | My Year in Bangladesh 23 Nan McEntire | This is the Place! Fulbright in Utah 24 Iheanyi Omezuruike Okonko | Genetic Diversity of HIV-1 Subtypes in “Old Eastern” Nigeria Reveals an Intermixing of Cameroonian and Nigerian Genotypes 25 Cathleen Kazio | CAVS (Cavaliers With Academic and Vocational Success) - A Fulbright-inspired Program for Middle School Students 26 Cesar L. Barraza-Botet | From Biofuel Chemistry to Biofuel Policy: On How Scientific Findings Can — and Should — Inform Policy-Making 27 Dana Babbitt Rensi | Amazonian Return 28 Darlene DeMarie | The Impact of High Quality Child Care on Children’s Lives: A Lesson About the Outcome of My Fulbright to South Africa 29 Rachel Rettaliata | Promoting Cultural Heritage Protection in the Republic of Moldova 30 Karolina Paulina Stepien | Structural Insights on Neurotransmitter Release

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number presenter | topic 31 Majda Atieh | Disciplinary and Educational Approaches to the Boredom of Modernity 32 Natasha Masub | The Myth of “Halving it All”: Exploring Work-Family Negotiations in the Context of Immigration 33 Maureen Theresa Drdak | Eternal Visions — Contemporary Forms; Preservation and Viability of Endangered Arts Practices Through Twenty-first Century Guru-Shikshya Relationship 34 William E. Hills | The Added Value of Fulbright: From Fulbright Scholar to Research Grant Recipient 35 Taiyo Scanlon-Kimura | Regional Resilience: Lessons from Local Food Systems for Japanese Agricultural Reform Policy 36 Deepa Srikantaiah | Bridging Mathematics and Art to Improve Motivation and Learning for Minority Students 37 Simone Pilon | Fulbright-Hays Outcomes: Pedagogy, Programming, and Scholarship 38 Salma Sallout | Mutual Understanding 39 Neil B. Huben | Fulbright, Still, and Osler: Shaping the World of Global Health 40 Phyllis Bell Miller | Fulbright Cultural Research: Enhancing the Creativity of Student and Professor 41 John Michael Jean | Between Idea and Reality: A Century of Quantum Metaphysics 42 Rebecca Leech | Preparing All Our Youth for a New World: Global Strategies for Post-16 Students With Disabilities 43 Keturah Nichols | “Blacktivism”: Social Media Activism and Global Solidarity 44 Monique Renee Mansour | Cultural Exchange at Work 45 Ashley Mae Conard | Determining the Winning SH3 Coalition: How Cooperative Game Theory Reveals the Importance of Domain Residues in Peptide Binding 46 Christian Smirnow | Pathways to Gender Identity 47 Julie Perng | The Biases of Development Professionals: The Importance of Knowing Context 48 Wei-Ming Chen | Electricity Market Reconstruction: What Taiwan Can Learn From Delaware’s 20 year Experiences 49 Thanh G. Dinh-Trang | The American Portraits 50 Kathy Parkison and Mary Ellen Heian Schmider | Fulbright Alumni Service Corps Trips: Connect, Learn, and Create a Better World 51 Sharon Nickols and Mary A. Stanton | Fulbright Insight Trips: Connect, Learn, Explore, and Collaborate

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Congratulations to the National Fulbright Association upon its 40th anniversary of helping to build a Global Community from

The University of the Incarnate Word San Antonio, Texas Founded in 1881 by three young women from France, now with campuses in Mexico, a European Study Center in Germany, and 144 Sister Schools in 45 countries.

UIW has always been a global community!

INSTITUTIONAL MEMBERS American University Amherst College Arizona State University Assumption College Auburn University Auburn University at Montgomery Augsburg College Augusta University Azusa Pacific University Barbados Community College Bard College at Simon Rock Barnard College Bates College Baylor University Bellarmine University Bennett College Bethune-Cookman University Bowling Green State University Bradley University Brown University Bucknell University Buffalo State University Cal Poly University California State University — Dominguez Hills California State University — East Bay California State University — Fresno California State University — Long Beach California State University — Los Angeles California State University — Monterey Bay California State University — Northridge California State University — San Bernardino Case Western Reserve University Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Coastal Carolina University

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Colgate University Colorado College Columbia University Columbus State University Community Colleges of Spokane Creighton University Dartmouth College Davidson County Community College Drake University Duke University Eastern Michigan University Elon University Fairfield University Fashion Institute of Technology Ferris State University Flagler College Florida A&M University Florida State University Fordham University Furman University Gallaudet University Georgetown University Georgia State University Gonzaga University Gordon State College Grinnell College Hobart and William Smith Colleges Hofstra University Hope College Howard University Hunter College (CUNY) Idaho State University Illinois Wesleyan University Institute of International Education Iowa State University James Madison University Jarvis Christian College John Carroll University Kansas State University Kean University Kent State University

Lafayette College Lewis & Clark College Lincoln University Longwood University Loyola University — New Orleans Lynn University Macalester College Manhattan College Mary Baldwin University Marywood University Massachusetts Institute of Technology McKendree University Mercer University Metropolitan State University of Denver Miami Dade College Miami University Michigan State University Middlebury College Minnesota State University — Moorhead Mississippi State University Missouri State University Montclair State University Morgan State University Nazareth College of Rochester New Jersey City University New York Institute of Technology New York University North Carolina State University Northeastern Illinois University Northeastern University Oakland University Oklahoma State University Our Lady of the Lake University Pennsylvania State University Pitzer College Purdue University Radford University Rensselaer Polytechnic University Rhode Island School of Design

Rice University Rochester Institute of Technology Roger Williams University Rutgers University Saint Louis University Salisbury University San Francisco State University Santa Clara University Scripps College Seattle University Sewanee: The University of the South Smith College Southeastern Louisiana University St. Olaf College St. Philip’s College Stanford University State University of New York at Oswego Stetson University Swarthmore University Syracuse University Taylor University Texas A&M University Texas Christian University Texas Southern University Texas State University Texas Tech University The Citadel - The Military College of South Carolina The College of Wooster The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art The George Washington University

The University of Alabama The University of Michigan — Dearborn Trinity University Tufts University Tulane University University of Alabama — Birmingham University of Arizona University of Arkansas — Fayetteville University of California — Berkeley University of California — Los Angeles University of California — Riverside University of California — San Diego University of Central Oklahoma University of Cincinnati University of Connecticut University of Florida University of Georgia University of Guam University of Houston University of Idaho University of Kansas University of Kentucky University of La Verne University of Maine University of Maryland — College Park University of Michigan — Flint University of Mississippi University of Nebraska — Lincoln

University of North Carolina — Asheville University of North Carolina — Chapel Hill University of North Carolina — Wilmington University of North Florida University of Notre Dame University of Pittsburgh University of Portland University of Puget Sound University of Redlands University of Richmond University of Scranton University of South Florida University of Southern California University of Washington University of West Florida University of Wisconsin — La Crosse University of Wisconsin — Whitewater University of Wyoming Valparaiso University Vanderbilt University Vassar College Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Military Institute Virginia State University Washington & Jefferson College Washington State University Webster University Western Washington University William Paterson University Williams College Xavier University of Louisiana

The Fulbright Association is grateful for the support of our institutional members.

For more information about how your institution can join our network, call our office at 202-775-0725 or email us at info@fulbright.org!

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U.S. CHAPTER NETWORK CHAPTER Alabama Chapter Arizona Chapter Arkansas Chapter Austin (Texas) Chapter Blue Ridge Virginia Chapter Brazos Valley (Texas) Chapter Central New York Chapter Central Pennsylvania Chapter Central Virginia Chapter Chicago Chapter Colorado Chapter Connecticut Chapter Dallas (Texas) Chapter Eastern New York Chapter Georgia Chapter Greater Los Angeles Chapter Greater New York Chapter Hawai’i Chapter Houston / Southeast Texas Chapter Iowa Chapter Maine Chapter Massachusetts Chapter Michigan Chapter Mid-Florida Chapter Minnesota Chapter Mississippi Chapter National Capital Area Chapter Nevada Chapter New Hampshire Chapter New Jersey Chapter New Mexico Chapter North Carolina Chapter North Florida Chapter North Idaho / Eastern Washington Northeast Ohio Chapter Northern California Chapter Oregon Chapter Philadelphia / Delaware Valley Rhode Island Chapter San Antonio (Texas) Chapter San Diego (California) Chapter Seven Rivers Region South Carolina Chapter Southeast Virginia Chapter Southern Illinois Chapter Tennessee Chapter Utah Chapter Western NY / Northwest PA Western Washington Chapter Wisconsin Chapter

PRESIDENT Stacey Nickson Rick Szal DeDe Long Robert Watkins Roland Walters Robert Harmel Andrew Horsfall William Shuey Charlotte McDaniel Mary Mares Patricia Surman Tom Agoston Martyna Kosno Joan Savitt Zipangani Vokhiwa Jose Siles Kathleen Bakarich William Chapman Toni Holland Sonia Gunderson Robert Lively Joseph McDonough Jeffrey Nutt Darlene DeMarie Marynel Ryan Van Zee Stephen Cottrell Lara Ehrenhofer Patrick O’Rourke Ann Ackerman Virgil Blanco Lucy Gent Foma Ruie Pritchard Andrew Gordon Rachel Halverson Benjamin Muego Robert Schock Michael Clark Frances Novack Mary Alice Grellner Pat LeMay Burr Eniko Csomay Laura Milner Donald Sparks David Keithly Andrew Carver Kathryn Skinner Nan McEntire Joseph Sankoh Richard Thornton Maj Fischer

CONTACT INFORMATION scn0004@auburn.edu Rick.Szal@nau.edu dslong@uark.edu robert.watkins@austin.utexas.edu waltersrol250@gmail.com r-harmel@pols.tamu.edu ashorsfa@law.syr.edu wts5003@psu.edu centralva.fulbright@gmail.com marymarestv@gmail.com psurman@msudenver.edu tom.agoston@gmail.com kosno.martyna@gmail.com jnsavitt@yahoo.com info@fulbrightga.org president@fulbright-gla.org fulbrightny@gmail.com wchapman@hawaii.edu tonimholland@fulbrightmail.org soniagund@aol.com lively@maine.edu consultrol@aol.com jeffrey.nutt@fulbrightmail.org DeMarie@usf.edu mryanvanzee@carleton.edu wescottrell70@gmail.com ehrenhof@umd.edu porourke@unr.edu nhfulbright@gmail.com vblanco@middlesexcc.edu lucygent@gmail.com ruie_pritchard@ncsu.edu agordon@ufl.edu rhalverson@uidaho.edu benjaminmuego@gmail.com bob@bontekoe.net clarkm@pdx.edu fnovack@ursinus.edu magre26@cox.net burr@uiwtx.edu ecsomay@mail.sdsu.edu lmilner@uwlax.edu donald.sparks@fulbrightmail.org davidmkeithly@earthlink.net acarver@siu.edu kathryn.skinner@belmont.edu nan.mcentire@indstate.edu jsankoh@daemon.edu rjthornton@comcast.net fischerwing-fulbright@yahoo.com

Kudos to the National Fulbright Association!

Thank you for supporting 60 chapters and 370,000 Fulbright Awardees in 165 countries. from

The San Antonio Fulbright Chapter San Antonio, Texas Chapter Recipient of the 2016 Fulbright Association Excellence in Advocacy Award

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The German Academic Exchange Service and the US Alumni Association of the German Academic Exchange Service congratulate the Fulbright Association for serving the cause of international exchange of students and scholars for the last 40 years.

Just as the Fulbright Program primarily brings students and scholars to and from the US, DAAD programs primarily bring students and scholars to and from Germany. Founded in Heidelberg in 1925 on the initiative of a single student, DAAD has funded nearly 2 million students and scholars. It is the largest organization of its kind.

DAAD invites applications from undergraduates, postdocs, and senior scientists. DAAD also supports doctoral studies. We offer intensive language courses for students and scholars.

We look forward to your applications!

The DAAD Alumni Association wishes its former President, Dr. Manfred Philipp, all the best on assuming the Presidency of the Fulbright Association in January 2018. — Rosmarie Morewedge, President of the DAAD Alumni Association for the US and Nina Lemmens, Director, DAAD North America

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The University of Arkansas — Senator Fulbright’s alma mater — is pleased to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Fulbright Association

2017 marks the 40th anniversary of the Fulbright Association, celebrating four decades of strengthening the Fulbright Program through advocacy, education, and outreach.

We urge you to consider donating in any capacity to our 5-year, $5 million capital campaign, “Fulbright: Now More Than Ever.”

There’s no better time to give. This is how you can support: - Become a Donor

Donations are fully tax-deductible, and they are the lifeblood of our organization. Make a sustained gift to show your commitment through monthly or annual giving circles. We appreciate all you can contribute, whether $5 or $50,000.

- Make a 5-Year Commitment

Plan to give every year for the length of this campaign. Your steady support will help the Association achieve its mission.

- Join the 1946 Society

“1946ers” pledge $1,946 the first year, and $1,000 for the years following, and enjoy special access and recognition.

- Join the Advisory Council

Council members, pledging $10,000/year, serve as important advisers, providing strategic vision and input for the organization.

- Make a Legacy Gift

Share your remarkable life through a legacy gift by including the Fulbright Association in your estate plan or will.

- Donate Stocks, Securities or Estates To learn more, contact us today.

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