Fellowship Winners2018–19

OFFICE OF FELLOWSHIPS

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Welcome to Northwestern University’s Office of Fellowships!

You may wonder, “What’s a fellowship?” A fellowship can be

• a grant for a creative or research project

• a scholarship for an academic qualification

• an internship for professional development

What makes a grant, scholarship, or internship a fellowship is the cohort

of people chosen to develop their talents together with guidance from

mentors, through group activities, and in support of a larger goal.

This booklet lists the hundreds of Northwestern students and alumni who secured

external funding during the 2018–19 academic year to create, research, study, and intern

through fellowships all over the country and around the globe. The fellowships are listed

in four categories:

• those requiring students to apply first to Northwestern for endorsement before filing

applications to national competitions

• those offering international experiences by taking recipients outside

the United States

• those taking recipients off campus to destinations within the United States

• those funding student activities on campus

We want you to join these fellowship winners and help us paint the world purple,

one Wildcat at a time!

Elizabeth Lewis Pardoe, PhD

Director

Year in parentheses after school name indicates date of receiving degree. Abbreviated year after winner’s name indicates current undergraduate class year.

A sampling of this year’s undergraduate winners

Giovanni Gamalong, a senior in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, won a

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to support a summer study abroad term

at the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City. A double major in chemistry and

global health studies, Gamalong studied public health abroad while taking classes on

Spanish literature and the history of Mexico.

English and French double major Laura Gomez left her mark on Northwestern as a

researcher and tutor—as a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow and through her work at

the Writing Place. With the support of an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, Gomez begins

a master’s degree in comparative literature, specializing in French and Italian, this fall

at the University of Strasbourg and continuing at the University of Bologna.

Elissa Gray, a journalism and political science double major, was awarded a Truman

Scholarship for her record of leadership and public service. On campus, Gray is coeditor

of the online magazine Her Campus and president of Alpha Phi Omega, a coeducational

service fraternity. She plans to dedicate her career to the intersection of sexual-assault-

survivor advocacy and the criminal justice system’s shortcomings.

A double major in electrical engineering and applied mathematics in the McCormick

School of Engineering, Robert Gray is one of several Northwestern alumni and gradu-

ate students to receive funding for further education through the National Science

Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Gray is pursuing a PhD at the

California Institute of Technology.

When Jamilah Silver wasn’t leading cheers for Northwestern’s student athletes, you

could find her conducting research in a psychology lab. After winning funding and

awards for her undergraduate research, Silver is taking the next step in her academic

career by pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology at New York’s Stony Brook University,

supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.

As a double major in philosophy and neuroscience, Daniel Wu pursued an inter-

disciplinary path at Northwestern. Equally dedicated to service, Wu volunteered at

Lurie Children’s Hospital, counseled at Camp Kesem, and participated in the Brady

Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life. Now he takes his commitment to service to

Malaysia as an English teaching assistant through the Fulbright US Student Program.

Junior Tara Wu had already studied Mandarin for seven years before continuing to

enhance her fluency this past summer through a Critical Language Scholarship for

study in Xi’an, China. By mastering the language and deepening her understanding

of Chinese culture, Wu aims to offer nuanced and accurate depictions of China during

her future career as an American journalist.

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British Marshall ScholarshipPatrick Z. LiuPsychology, Biological Sciences, and Neuroscience,

Weinberg (2017)Study—United Kingdom

DAAD Research GrantTheodore LaportGerman, Graduate School Research—Germany

DAAD Study ScholarshipVictoria Larsen (declined)Anthropology, Biological Sciences, and Philosophy,

Weinberg (2015)Study—Germany

Wayne Duke Postgraduate AwardOlivia RosendahlFrench, International Studies, and Political Science,

Weinberg (2019)Study

Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship ProgramAndrea RosengartenHistory, Graduate School Research—Namibia, Germany, and South Africa

Fulbright US Student ProgramCesar AlmeidaLearning Sciences, Education and Social Policy (2018)Research—Ghana

Megan AndersonGerman and Chemistry, Weinberg (2018)Teaching—Germany

Kyle CraigAnthropology, Graduate School Research—Jordan

Aine DoughertyJournalism and French, Medill (2019)Teaching—France

Avi DravidPolitical Science and Biological Sciences, Weinberg (2019)Study—United Kingdom

Bailey EllisPolitical Science and Spanish, Weinberg (2019)Teaching—Spain

Catherine EttingerSocial Policy and History, Education and Social Policy (2019)Teaching—Malaysia

Meredith FalkSecondary Teaching, Education and Social Policy (2019)Teaching—Mexico

Ellen FurgisHuman Development and Psychological Services and

Environmental Studies, Education and Social Policy (2019)Research—Greece

Caroline Elaine Gholson (declined)Learning and Organizational Change, Education

and Social Policy (2019)Teaching—Saudi Arabia

Laura Gomez (declined)English and French, Weinberg (2019)Teaching—France

Zachary HennenfentEconomics and Global Health Studies, Weinberg (2019)Teaching—Laos

Carolina LagunaInternational Studies, Political Science, and History,

Weinberg (2019)Teaching—Colombia

Theodore LaportGerman, Graduate School Research—Germany

By Northwestern University Endorsement

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Jayson Maurice PorterHistory, Graduate School Research—Mexico

Darlene ReyesInternational Studies and Linguistics, Weinberg (2015)Research—Brazil

Sofie RosenzweigHistory, German, and Environmental Policy and Culture,

Weinberg (2019)Teaching—Germany

Alon SchneidmanIndustrial Engineering and Political Science, McCormick

(2017)Teaching—Uzbekistan

Jessica SchwalbHistory and Spanish, Weinberg (2019)Research—Chile

John SincavageMedical Science Training, Feinberg Research—Malawi

Miranda SmithReligious Studies, Graduate School Research—China

Emma Jane SvobodaHistory, Science and Human Culture, and French,

Weinberg (2016)Teaching—Turkey

Lauren Catherine ThomasEconomics, Political Science, and Mathematics,

Weinberg (2017)Study—France

Anthony TopoleskiSlavic Languages and Literatures, Graduate School Research—Russia

Daniel WuNeuroscience and Philosophy, Weinberg (2019)Teaching—Malaysia

Goldwater ScholarshipNicholas J. Chen, ’20Chemistry, Biological Sciences, and Integrated Science,

WeinbergStudy

Kathryn Julia Dierksheide, ’20Biological Sciences, Integrated Science, and Spanish,

WeinbergStudy

Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund FellowshipJoy Sales*History, Graduate SchoolResearch

Jim McKay Graduate ScholarshipJennifer HaskelJournalism and Economics, Medill (2019)Study

Projects for PeaceFaith Chebet, ’21Undeclared, WeinbergStudy—Kenya

Schmidt Science FellowshipPaul Erich OhnoChemistry, Graduate SchoolStudy

Truman ScholarshipElissa Gray, ’20Journalism and Political Science, MedillStudy

Yenching Academy at Peking University FellowshipMax RoweComparative Literary Studies, Economics, and Asian

Languages and Cultures, Weinberg (2018)Study—China

*Awarded in 2017–18

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American Center of Oriental Research– Council of American Overseas Research Centers Predoctoral FellowshipKyle CraigAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Jordan

American Research Institute in Turkey Summer Fellowship for Advanced Turkish Language StudyElizabeth HowellHistory, Graduate SchoolStudy—Turkey

Association for Asian Studies China and Inner Asia Council GrantLu HaoHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Taiwan and China

Rachel WallnerHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Taiwan

Belgian American Education Foundation Fellowships for US CitizensElsa KoninckxChemical Engineering, Graduate SchoolResearch—Belgium

Boren FellowshipJustin HackettGlobal Health, Professional StudiesStudy—Jordan

British Institute in Eastern Africa Thematic Research GrantPatrick Mbullo Owuor*Anthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Kenya

Center for Arabic Study Abroad FellowshipAaron BoxermanHistory, Weinberg (2019) Study—Egypt

Center for the Art and Architectural History of Port Cities Research ResidencyNathan ReevesMusicology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Italy

Chateaubriand FellowshipMichael Louis KatzPhysics, Graduate SchoolResearch—France

Council on Library and Information Resources Mellon Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original SourcesColin BosHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Nigeria and United Kingdom

Olivia CacchioneMusicology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Canada and United Kingdom

Matthew ForemanHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Taiwan and China

Critical Language ScholarshipAaron Boxerman (declined)History, Weinberg (2019) Study—Morocco

Abigail Everding, ’22Undeclared, WeinbergStudy—South Korea

Elizabeth Howell (declined)History, Graduate SchoolStudy—Azerbaijan

*Awarded in 2017–18

International Fellowships

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Tara Wu, ’21Journalism and Environmental Studies, MedillStudy—China

Emily ZaycoskyPublic Policy and Administration, Professional StudiesStudy—Russia

DAAD Research Internship in Science and EngineeringOrion Matthew Forowycz, ’21Mathematics, Physics, and Integrated Science, WeinbergInternship—Germany

Serena Lewin, ’21Environmental Science, WeinbergInternship—Germany

Rachel Claire Orenstein, ’20Materials Science and Engineering, McCormickInternship—Germany

Naomi A. Pieczulewski, ’21Materials Science and Engineering and Integrated Science,

McCormickInternship—Germany

Marco Radaelli, ’21Computer Science, McCormick; Economics, WeinbergInternship—Germany

Henry Webster Raeder, ’20Biological Sciences, WeinbergInternship—Germany

Julian Paul Richey, ’21Computer Engineering, McCormick; Jazz Performance,

BienenInternship—Germany

Thomas John Sheehan, ’21Mechanical Engineering, McCormickInternship—Germany

Katherine Su, ’20Materials Science and Engineering, McCormickInternship—Germany

Deborah Turetsky, ’20Biomedical Engineering, McCormick; Dance,

Communication; Economics, WeinbergInternship—Germany

Brendan T. Ward, ’21Computer Science, McCormickInternship—Germany

DAAD Summer Language GrantStella Katherine Cole, ’21Theatre, Communication; International Studies, WeinbergStudy—Germany

Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Venetian Research Program GrantVanessa TonelliMusicology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Italy

Erasmus Mundus ScholarshipLaura GomezEnglish and French, Weinberg (2019) Study—France and Italy

Foreign Language and Area Studies FellowshipStephen Delaney McNabbSpanish and Portuguese, Graduate SchoolStudy—Peru

Fulbright UK Summer InstituteGrace Gay, ’21English and Legal Studies, WeinbergStudy—United Kingdom

Funai Foundation for Information Technology Overseas ScholarshipMegumi Murakami*Economics, Graduate SchoolStudy—Japan

German Chancellor FellowshipDiana RaiselisTheatre, Communication (2012)Research—Germany

Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Catherine Buchaniec, ’22Journalism, MedillStudy—France

Ingrid Cheung, ’22Biomedical Engineering, McCormickStudy—South Korea

Kahlil Ellis, ’20Journalism and Sociology, MedillStudy—Czech Republic

Carmen M. Fernandez, ’21Journalism, MedillStudy—Japan

Rachel Fimbianti, ’20Radio/Television/Film, Communication; Psychology,

WeinbergStudy—Italy

Samantha Margaret Flood, ’20Psychology, WeinbergStudy—Vietnam

*Awarded in 2017–18

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Giovanni Gamalong, ’20Chemistry and Global Health Studies, WeinbergStudy—Mexico

Lizbeth Garcia, ’20Psychology and Global Health Studies, WeinbergStudy—China

Austin Lloyd Goodwin, ’20Mathematics, Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences,

and Sociology, WeinbergStudy—Costa Rica

David Guirgis, ’20Social Policy, Education and Social Policy; Critical Theory

and Sociology, WeinbergStudy—France

Kelia HumanBiomedical Engineering, McCormick; Global Health Studies,

Weinberg (2019)Study—South Africa

Sophie Jiang, ’21Radio/Television/Film, Communication; Asian Languages

and Cultures, WeinbergStudy—China

Yuri Jo, ’21Human Communication Sciences, Communication;

Psychology, WeinbergStudy—South Korea

Jana Kim, ’21Economics, WeinbergStudy—France

Charles Lei (declined)Economics and Global Health Studies, Weinberg (2019) Study—Switzerland

Leana Janae Lindsay, ’20Political Science, Sociology, and African American

Studies, WeinbergStudy—Uganda

Rowan Miller, ’21Winds and Percussion, BienenStudy—Austria

Antonette O. Narvasa, ’20Industrial Engineering, McCormickStudy—Singapore

Gabrielle Plotkin, ’21History, WeinbergStudy—Argentina

Erika Rodriguez, ’20Radio/Television/Film, CommunicationStudy—United Kingdom

Kaitlyn Rubinstein, ’21Spanish, WeinbergStudy—Bolivia

Panhaneath Seng, ’20Neuroscience and Global Health Studies, WeinbergStudy—China

Tomomi SuenagaIndustrial Engineering, McCormick (2019) Study—South Africa

Andrew Vuong, ’21Secondary Teaching, School of Education and Social PolicyStudy—France

ILJU Academy and Culture Foundation ScholarshipDeborah KimEconomics, Graduate SchoolStudy—South Korea

International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology Travel AwardSarah CollierHuman Development and Social Policy, Graduate SchoolResearch—Italy

Jerusalem Press Club Reporting FellowshipPatty Vassar NiebergEditorial Journalism, MedillInternship—Israel

Henry Luce Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies Program in China Studies Predissertation Summer Travel GrantMelody ShumHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—China

Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Art Historical ResearchSandra RacekArt History, Graduate SchoolResearch—Netherlands

Mitchell ScholarshipAlison MahoneyTheatre, Communication; Gender and Sexuality Studies,

Weinberg (2014) Study—Ireland

National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center Global Health FellowshipAndrew Wooyoung KimAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—South Africa

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National Science Foundation Interdisciplinary Research in Korea on Applied Smart Systems for Undergraduate StudentsSkylar Ladson-Gary, ’21Chemical Engineering, McCormickInternship—Korea

Orient-Institut Beirut Visiting Doctoral FellowshipSean LeePolitical Science, Graduate SchoolResearch—Lebanon

Princeton in Africa FellowshipDiane Kukuwa ArthurHuman Development and Psychological Services,

Education and Social Policy (2017) Internship—Zambia

Leah DunlevyJournalism, Medill (2019)Internship—Rwanda

Princeton in Asia FellowshipAngie ChenHuman Communication Sciences, Communication (2019) Internship—China

Princeton in Latin America FellowshipLorna Sanchez McCannBiological Sciences and Global Health Studies,

Weinberg (2019) Internship—Guatemala

Aliana RuxinAmerican Studies, Weinberg (2019)Internship—Costa Rica

Project Global Officer ScholarshipJames Belleque,* ’20Mechanical Engineering, McCormickStudy—China

Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting GrantCarly GrafEditorial Journalism, MedillInternship—West Bank

Rubenianum FellowshipSandra RacekArt History, Graduate School Research—Belgium

Simon Fraser University Postdoctoral FellowshipHye Yun Kang (declined)Political Science, Graduate SchoolResearch—Canada

Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute InternshipFinote Aster Gijsman KelemuBiological Sciences and Environmental Sciences,

Weinberg (2019) Internship—Panama

Social Science Research Council International Dissertation Research FellowshipAdrienn KacsorArt History, Graduate School Research—Jordan

Keegan TerekAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Jordan

ThinkSwiss Research ScholarshipJennifer Anne GlerumMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate SchoolResearch—Switzerland

US Teaching Assistantships at Austrian Secondary SchoolsMegan Anderson (declined)German and Chemistry, Weinberg (2018) Teaching—Austria

Payton DannerEnglish and Music, Weinberg (2017) Teaching—Austria

Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork GrantAshley AgbasogaAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Mexico

Foroogh FarhangAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Syria

Andrew Wooyoung KimAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—South Africa

Hafsa OubouAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—South Africa

Dil SinghAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Ethiopia

Zhi-Xing China Eisenhower FellowshipSamir Shailesh MayekarBusiness Administration, KelloggStudy—China

*Awarded in 2017–18

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American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Science & Engineering FellowshipSarah Louise WhiteLearning Sciences, Graduate SchoolInternship—Waukesha, Wisconsin

American Association for the Advancement of Science Science and Technology Policy Executive Branch FellowshipJessica Danielle CreeryPsychology, Graduate SchoolInternship—Washington, DC

American Political Science Association Prestage-Fenno FundJustin Michael Zimmerman*Political Science, Graduate SchoolInternship—Washington, DC

American Society of Magazine Editors Magazine Internship ProgramJustin Michael Curto, ’20Journalism, Musicology, and Critical Theory, MedillInternship—New York City, New York

Paola de Varona, ’20Journalism, MedillInternship—New York City, New York

Amgen ScholarsKathryn Julia Dierksheide, ’20Biological Sciences, Integrated Science, and Spanish,

WeinbergInternship—Pasadena, California

Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library Visiting Graduate Student FellowshipJayme CollinsEnglish, Graduate SchoolResearch—New Haven, Connecticut

Ruby DailyHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—New Haven, Connecticut

Black Metropolis Research Consortium Summer Short-Term FellowshipAshley Dominique DennisAfrican American Studies, Graduate SchoolResearch—Chicago, Illinois

Bloomberg-UNC-Berkeley Business Journalism Diversity ProgramJessica Ashley FloydEditorial Journalism, MedillStudy

Emma Bowen Foundation FellowshipMilan Taylor Polk, ’20Journalism and Gender and Sexuality Studies, MedillInternship—Washington, DC

Elly Esperanza Rivera, ’20Journalism and English, MedillInternship—Chicago, Illinois

Laura Isabel Zornosa, ’20Journalism, International Studies, and Spanish, MedillInternship—Washington, DC

Tom Carsey ScholarsAmanda Sahar d’UrsoPolitical Science and Statistics, Graduate SchoolResearch—College Park, Maryland

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Associate ProgramEmma Zblewski*Anthropology and Global Health Studies, Weinberg (2018)Internship—Columbus, Ohio

Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive ProgramAngela TateHistory, Graduate SchoolStudy—Long Beach, California

Domestic Fellowships

*Awarded in 2017–18

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Chicago Objects Study Initiative Mellon Curatorial InternshipJessica Anne HoughArt History, Graduate SchoolInternship—Chicago, Illinois

Jacob Henry LevetonArt History, Graduate SchoolInternship—Chicago, Illinois

Chicago Objects Study Initiative Mellon Curatorial Research FellowshipScott David MillerArt History, Graduate SchoolResearch—Chicago, Illinois

Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research ProgramDing Wen ChungMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School Internship—Lemont, Illinois

Darren Jason HsuChemistry, Graduate SchoolInternship—Lemont, Illinois

Louis Robert RedfernChemistry, Graduate SchoolInternship—Lemont, Illinois

Vivien RiveraCivil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School Internship—Lemont, Illinois

Dylan TemplesPhysics and Astronomy, Graduate SchoolInternship—Batavia, Illinois

Dirksen Congressional Center Congressional Research GrantGideon Cohn-PostarHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Washington, DC, and Portland, Maine

Disney ABC Comedy Writer’s FellowshipNayana AgrawalWriting, Graduate SchoolInternship—Burbank, California

James H. Dunn Jr. Memorial Fellowship Michael DeneroffSocial Policy, Education and Social Policy; Legal Studies,

Weinberg (2019)Internship—Springfield, Illinois

Getty Library Research GrantAdrienn KacsorArt History, Graduate SchoolResearch—Los Angeles, California

Goldie ScholarsNora Schmidt BonehamGeneral Management, KelloggStudy—Chicago, Illinois

Hannah McMinn FrenchGeneral Management, Kellogg Study—Chicago, Illinois

Linda Anne KanoskiExecutive Management for Design and Construction,

McCormick Study—Chicago, Illinois

Megan Lynn MayGeneral Management, Kellogg Study—Chicago, Illinois

Vasiliki MitrakosLaw, Pritzker Study—Chicago, Illinois

Hargrett Library Signature Research StipendLaura Jeanne Ferdinand FeldmeyerTheatre and Drama, Graduate SchoolResearch—Athens, Georgia

Harvard Art Museums Summer Institute for Technical Studies in ArtTamar KharatishviliArt History, Graduate School Research—Cambridge, Massachusetts

Harvard-Newcomen Postdoctoral Fellowship in Business HistoryEmilie TakayamaHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Boston, Massachusetts

Hemsley Internship ProgramAnthony Michael ForchielliDesign, Graduate SchoolInternship—San Francisco, California, and New York City,

New York

Huntington Residential Institute in the History of Science, Technology, and MedicineOlivia DillArt History, Graduate SchoolResearch—San Marino, California

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Risa Aja PuleoArt History, Graduate School Research—San Marino, California

Jerome FellowshipSofya Levitsky-WeitzWriting, Graduate SchoolInternship—Minneapolis, Minnesota

Soon Young Kim Postdoctoral FellowshipDouglas GabrielArt History, Graduate SchoolResearch—Cambridge, Massachusetts

Knowles Teaching Fellows ProgramBradley Emmons SmithSecondary Teaching, Education and Social PolicyInternship and Study—Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan;

Moorestown, New Jersey; and Dallas, Texas

Samuel H. Kress Foundation FellowshipEmily Bennett WoodArt History, Graduate SchoolResearch

Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field ResearchSusan Malia DeansPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate SchoolResearch

Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies Visiting FellowshipAlissa Elias SchapiroArt History, Graduate SchoolResearch—Washington, DC

Massachusetts Institute of Technology Diversity Predoctoral FellowshipAndrew Ifedapo ThompsonPolitical Science, Graduate SchoolResearch—Cambridge, Massachusetts

Medieval Slavic Summer InstituteThomas FeerickSlavic Languages and Literatures, Graduate SchoolStudy—Columbus, Ohio

Mershon Center Postdoctoral FellowshipHye Yun KangPolitical Science, Graduate SchoolResearch—Columbus, Ohio

Michigan Society of Fellows Postdoctoral FellowshipAlvita Ansa AkibohHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Ann Arbor, Michigan

New York City Urban Fellows ProgramMichaela ShapiroHistory and Psychology, Weinberg (2018)Internship—New York City, New York

Northeast Modern Language Association Contingent/Adjunct/Independent Scholar Two-Year Caucus Travel AwardKelly CoyneScreen Cultures, Graduate SchoolResearch—Boston, Massachusetts

Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral FellowshipMavis Dufie BoamahChemistry, Graduate SchoolResearch—Richland, Washington

Penn Program on Race, Science, and Society Predoctoral FellowshipKenneth PassSociology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Dianne M. Pinderhughes Mentorship AwardBrianna Alexis-Marie WillisPolitical Science, Weinberg (2019)Study—Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Politico Journalism InstituteJessica Ashley FloydEditorial Journalism, MedillInternship—Washington, DC, and Arlington, Virginia

Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer InstituteAdam Davies, ’20Social Policy, Education and Social Policy; Gender and

Sexuality Studies, WeinbergStudy—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pulliam Journalism FellowshipDrake Alexander HillsEditorial Journalism, MedillInternship—Phoenix, Arizona

Jeannette Rosemary HinkleEditorial Journalism, Medill Internship—Phoenix, Arizona

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Chips Quinn Scholars Program for Diversity in JournalismLaura Isabel Zornosa, ’20Journalism, International Studies, and Spanish, MedillInternship—Nashville, Tennessee; New York City, New York;

and Washington, DC

George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center Postdoctoral FellowshipLeigh SoaresHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—University Park, Pennsylvania

Rockefeller Archive Center Research StipendOmri TubiSociology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Sleepy Hollow, New York

Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Short-Term FellowshipLaura Jeanne Ferdinand FeldmeyerTheatre and Drama, Graduate SchoolResearch—Atlanta, Georgia

Arlen Specter Center for Public Service Research FellowshipCharlotte RosenHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Stanford East Asia Library Travel GrantMian ChenHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Stanford, California

William A. Steiger Fund for Legislative StudiesJoshua BassechesSociology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Washington, DC

Summer Institute in Computational Social ScienceAndrew Ifedapo ThompsonPolitical Science, Graduate SchoolStudy—Princeton, New Jersey

Venture for America FellowshipAlec D’AlelioSocial Policy, School of Education and Social Policy (2018)Internship—New Orleans, Louisiana

Anand James Lal-TabakEconomics and Mathematical Methods in the Social

Sciences, Weinberg (2019)Internship—Detroit, Michigan

Conor Cashel McGeehanIntegrated Engineering Studies, McCormick (2019)Internship—Birmingham, Alabama

Jintae ParkWinds and Percussion, Bienen (2018)Internship—Birmingham, Alabama

Washington University in St. Louis American Culture Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship in Immigration, Cultures, and LawJoy SalesHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—St. Louis, Missouri

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On-Campus Fellowships

Achievement Rewards for College Scientists ScholarsVictoria Mae CooleyMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School

Jenny Yongjia LiuMechanical Engineering, Graduate School;

Medical Science Training, Feinberg

Jonathan StrutzChemical and Biological Engineering, Graduate School

American Association of University Women International FellowshipAnita Cisternas FuentesPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School

American Bar Foundation–Northwestern University Doctoral FellowshipAri TolmanSociology, Graduate School; Law, Pritzker

American Comparative Literature Association Presidential Undergraduate PrizeMax RoweComparative Literary Studies, Economics, and Asian

Languages and Cultures, Weinberg (2018)

American Heart Association Predoctoral FellowshipHeidi Lynn AndersonInterdisciplinary Biological Sciences, Graduate School

Vasin DumrongprechachanInterdisciplinary Biological Sciences, Graduate School

American Society for Theatre Research Helen Krich Chinoy Dissertation FellowshipCasey Tova MarkensonTheatre and Drama, Graduate School

American Society of Plant Taxonomists Graduate Student Research AwardSusan Malia DeanPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School

Nora Scally Gavin-SmythPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School

American Sociological Association Dissertation AwardJuliette GalonnierSociology, Graduate School

Association for Jewish Studies Dissertation Completion FellowshipCasey Tova MarkensonTheatre and Drama, Graduate School

Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Individual Artists Program GrantJulian OtisVoice and Opera, Bienen

Chicago Drama League Endowed Retention ScholarshipHassan Al RawasDirecting, Graduate School

Tasia Alijia Bernard JonesDirecting, Graduate School

Alexandra Kate MalloryDirecting, Graduate School

College Art Association Professional Development FellowshipC. C. McKeeArt History, Graduate School

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Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation GrantAnna Aline Mehlman DumontArt History, Graduate School

Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate FellowshipLindsey McKenna ByrneAstronomy, Graduate School

Gabriel CasabonaPhysics, Graduate School

Michael ToriyamaMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School

Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate FellowshipSylvia HannaChemistry, Graduate School

Diverse Voices in DocsMilton Ernesto Guillen BendanaDocumentary Media, Graduate School

Sebastian Pinzon SilvaDocumentary Media, Graduate School

Environmental and Water Resources Institute ScholarshipTess Margaret Russell, ’20Environmental Engineering, McCormick

Field Foundation of Illinois FellowshipAngela TateHistory, Graduate School

Fonds de Recherche du Québec–Société et Culture Master’s Research ScholarshipCindy PhenixArt Theory and Practice, Graduate School

Ford Foundation Predoctoral FellowshipMonica Paulina Gallegos GarciaAstronomy, Graduate School

Teresa VargasPsychology, Graduate School

GEM Full FellowJulia Roclo DowningMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School

Gilder Lehrman Institute Scholarly FellowshipGideon Cohn-Postar*History, Graduate School

Global Religion Doctoral Dissertation FellowshipVanessa Kathleen Watters OpaloAnthropology, Graduate School

J. Richard Hackman Dissertation AwardAaron SchecterIndustrial Engineering and Management Sciences,

Graduate School

Hellenic Bar Association Foundation ScholarshipAnna Nicole KarnazeLaw, Pritzker

Maria Fay KarrasLaw, Pritzker

Vasiliki MitrakosLaw, Pritzker

HistoryMakers Digital Humanities FellowshipAngela TateHistory, Graduate School

Frances Degen Horowitz Millennium Scholars ProgramAndrea Kinghorn BusbyHuman Development and Social Policy, Graduate School

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced StudyLuis Fernando Schachner*Chemistry, Graduate School

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research FellowshipAhmed Ali*Medical Science Training, Feinberg

Evan Patel*Medical Science Training, Feinberg

IEEE Council on Superconductivity Graduate Study FellowshipDaikang YanApplied Physics, Graduate School

Illinois Native Plant Society Research GrantMatthew D. EvansPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School

Illinois State Academy of Science Student Research GrantKatherine Elizabeth WenzellPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School

*Awarded in 2017–18

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Illinois Water Environment Association Clean Water ScholarshipKylie Ormond Melodick, ’20Environmental Engineering, McCormick

Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Undergraduate Student ScholarshipDipayan BanerjeeIndustrial Engineering and Mathematics, McCormick (2019)

International Association of Plant Taxonomists Graduate Student Research GrantNora Scally Gavin-SmythPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School

Japan–International Monetary Fund Scholarship Program for Advanced StudiesYoshimasa KatayamaEconomics, Graduate School

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research ScholarSheridan FullerHuman Development and Social Policy, Graduate School

Kodak Student Scholarship Awards, Bronze AwardBenjamin Val BuxtonDocumentary Media, Graduate School

Korean Ancestry GrantJonathan Tae In David, ’21Radio/Television/Film, Communication;

Mathematics, Weinberg

Louisville Institute Dissertation FellowshipMatthew J. SmithReligious Studies, Graduate School

Luce/American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Fellowship in American ArtBrian LeahyArt History, Graduate School

Talia ShabtayArt History, Graduate School

Mark and Ruth Luckens International Prize in Jewish Thought and CultureGrace Kessler OverbekeTheatre and Drama, Graduate School

Floyd Mayweather Jr. Foundation for the Advancement of Women in Sports and Entertainment ScholarshipAlyssa Victoria HolcombLeadership for Creative Enterprises, Communication

Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture Doctoral ScholarshipCasey Tova MarkensonTheatre and Drama, Graduate School

National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate FellowshipElisa C. BorowskiCivil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School

Christopher Xavier MillerMechanical Engineering, Graduate School

National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Medical Research Scholars ProgramAdrian RosenbergMedical Science Training, Feinberg

National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral National Research Service Award (F31)Casey John AdamsChemistry, Graduate School

Daria Agnieszka BoratynNeuroscience, Graduate School

Samuel Adam CoolerNeuroscience, Graduate School

Philip Robert CurtisCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Graduate School

Virginia Terwilliger GallagherClinical Psychology, Graduate School

Timothy John HarkNeuroscience, Graduate School

Sara Ann HoffmanClinical Psychology, Graduate School

Megan Annerose KasterChemistry, Graduate School

Dalton Robert KimChemistry, Graduate School; Medical Science

Training, Feinberg

Maureen Rose McNultyLife Sciences, Graduate School

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Constantine NicolozakesBiomedical Engineering, Graduate School;

Medical Science Training, Feinberg

Namratha G. SastryNeuroscience, Graduate School

Katherine SimeonCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Graduate School

Samantha Maria StiepanCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Graduate School

Christopher Steven VersteegBiomedical Engineering, Graduate School

Kristina Marie WardCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Graduate School

Meghan Baker WardChemistry, Graduate School

Uzma Shaheen WilsonCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Graduate School

National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral National Research Service Award for MD/PhD (F30)Maria AristovaBiomedical Engineering, Graduate School;

Medical Science Training, Feinberg

Michael Sanjay FernandopulleMedical Science Training, Feinberg

Anthony Martin GacitaLife Sciences, Graduate School; Medical Science

Training, Feinberg

Emma Susanna GargusLife Sciences, Graduate School; Medical Science

Training, Feinberg

National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement GrantForoogh FarhangAnthropology, Graduate School

Andrew Wooyoung KimAnthropology, Graduate School

Hafsa OubouAnthropology, Graduate School

Julianna PerezAnthropology, Graduate School

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramMatthew Brooks Amrofell(held at Washington University in St. Louis)Chemical Engineering, McCormick (2017)

Justin Andrew BainPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School

Elena Barham(held at Columbia University)Political Science and Philosophy, Weinberg (2016)

Aleia BellcrossChemistry, Graduate School

Miriam Magdalene Bohlmann Kunz(held at University of Wisconsin–Madison)Chemistry and German, Weinberg (2016)

Margrethe Anne BoydBiomedical Engineering, Graduate School

Nathan Brantly(held at University of Pittsburgh)Biomedical Engineering, McCormick (2014)

Lucia Brunel(held at Stanford University)Chemical Engineering, McCormick (2018)

Kyle Matthew Bushick(held at University of Michigan)Materials Science and Engineering, McCormick (2018)

Heather Ann CalcaterraChemical Engineering, Graduate School

Ioannina CastanoChemistry, Graduate School

Cristina Renee CejaPsychology, Graduate School

Victoria Mae CooleyMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School

Julia Roclo DowningMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School

Christopher EckdahlChemistry, Graduate School

Jane Aileen EdgingtonChemical Engineering, Graduate School

Robert Matthew Gray(held at California Institute of Technology)Applied Mathematics and Electrical Engineering,

McCormick (2019)

Andrea Marie GruverPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School

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Clare HarperLife Sciences, Graduate School

Ashley HollowayNeuroscience, Graduate School

Sara Allmond Johns(held at University of California, Berkeley)Economics and Environmental Sciences, Weinberg (2017)

Yehsong Kim(held at University of Southern California)Psychology and English, Weinberg (2013)

Camila KofmanChemical Engineering, Graduate School

Elsa KoninckxChemical Engineering, Graduate School

Sarah Priscilla LeeHuman Development and Psychological Services,

Education and Social Policy (2017)

Grace Meng-wei Lu(held at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)Mathematics, Physics, and Integrated Science, Weinberg

(2018)

Elizabeth Anne Meehan(held at George Washington University)Political Science, Weinberg (2017)

Kayla Christine MiguelNeuroscience, Graduate School

Christopher Xavier MillerMechanical Engineering, Graduate School

Samuel MinkowiczNeuroscience, Graduate School

Jessie Anna Moravek(held at University of California, Berkeley)Biological Sciences and Environmental Sciences,

Weinberg (2016)

William Dean Morrison(held at University of California, Berkeley)Economics, Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences,

and Mathematics, Weinberg (2015)

Daniel Siukei Ng(held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)Materials Science and Engineering, McCormick; Linguistics,

Weinberg (2019)

Kelsey Bianca Pukelis(held at Harvard University)Economics, Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences,

and Mathematics, Weinberg (2017)

Rebecca Ann RasmussenLife Sciences, Graduate School

Nataliya Rokhmanova(held at Carnegie Mellon University)Biomedical Engineering, McCormick (2017)

Wendy Roldan(held at University of Washington)Mechanical Engineering, McCormick (2017)

Hassan Sayed(held at Princeton University)Economics, Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences,

and Mathematics, Weinberg (2019)

Millicent K. SchlaflyMechanical Engineering, Graduate School

Carrie Anne SchoenebergerChemical Engineering, Graduate School

Jamilah Silver(held at Stony Brook University)Human Development and Psychological Services,

Education and Social Policy; Psychology, Weinberg (2019)

Cara Stephanie SmithBiomedical Engineering, Graduate School

Lauren Catherine Thomas(held at University of California, Berkeley)Economics, Political Science, and Mathematics,

Weinberg (2017)

Daniel Jacob VanBelzenLife Sciences, Graduate School

Maria Anastasia VratsanosMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School

Louis Shen WangMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School

Megan Cathleen WassonChemistry, Graduate School

Garrett WatsonMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School

Samantha Ann WebsterTheoretical and Applied Mechanics, Graduate School

Matthew Steven Whitehill(held at University of Washington)Mechanical Engineering, McCormick (2012)

Devin Scott WiggsSociology, Graduate School

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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Postgraduate Scholarships–Doctoral ProgramKate Lauren ElderMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School

Janet McMillan*Chemistry, Graduate School

Barney Oldfield National Security Reporting FellowshipBeverly BanksEditorial Journalism, Medill

Deborah Orin Scholarship Jessica Ashley FloydEditorial Journalism, Medill

Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate ScholarshipLama Al Hajj HassanCivil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School

Penn Predoctoral Fellowships for Excellence through DiversityBrandon AlstonSociology, Graduate School

PPG Foundation FellowshipMatthias Thomas AgneMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School

Fernando Luis Reyes TiradoMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School

Quantum Computing Graduate Research FellowshipDaniel Kamrath WeissPhysics, Graduate School

Robertson Foundation for Government FellowshipMaria Teresa Peurach*International Studies and Psychology, Weinberg (2018)

Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation FellowshipJacob Bailey PiercePublic Health, Graduate School; Medical Science Training,

Feinberg

David H. Smith Conservation Research FellowshipRebecca Samantha Barak*Plant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School

Social Science Research Council Dissertation Proposal Development ProgramClaire ArnoldHistory, Graduate School

Jessy BellArt History, Graduate School

Allena BerryLearning Sciences, Graduate School

Marissa CroftCommunication Studies, Graduate School

Bright GyamfiHistory, Graduate School

Benjamin JonesArt History, Graduate School

Gervais MarshPerformance Studies, Graduate School

Julissa MuñizHuman Development and Social Policy, Graduate School

Mahmure Idil OzkanAnthropology, Graduate School

Kenneth PassSociology, Graduate School

Kaelin RapportAnthropology, Graduate School

Catalina RodriguezSpanish and Portuguese, Graduate School

Angela TateHistory, Graduate School

Benjamin WeissmanMusicology, Graduate School

Jacob WilkenfeldSpanish and Portuguese, Graduate School

Benjamin ZenderPerformance Studies, Graduate School

*Awarded in 2017–18

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Social Science Research Council Mellon Mays Predoctoral Research GrantOscar CornejoSociology, Graduate School

Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Chicago Section ScholarshipDavid Bruce PickensMechanical Engineering, Graduate School

Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New AmericansJenny Yongjia LiuMechanical Engineering, Graduate School; Medical Science

Training, Feinberg

Tau Beta Pi ScholarshipLucia BrunelChemical Engineering, McCormick (2018)

3M Science and Technology Graduate FellowshipSonal RangnekarMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School

Tyng FellowshipIsaac LohEconomics, Graduate School

Urbanek Founders ScholarshipSeo Young Lindsey ParkMathematics, Weinberg (2019)

US Army Research Laboratory Summer Journeyman FellowshipMarisa Ravena BisramMechanical Engineering, Graduate School

Wentcher Foundation ScholarshipBailey DuBoeMathematics, Weinberg (2022)

Women Divers Hall of Fame Ella Jean Morgan Memorial Dive Training Grant for Young WomenKatherine Anne HaileEarth and Planetary Sciences, Weinberg (2019)

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A sampling of this year’s graduate student winners

Musicology PhD student Olivia Cacchione received a Council on Library and Informa-

tion Resources Mellon Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original Sources to sup-

port her study of music’s role in 19th- and early-20th-century spiritualist séances and

its relation to 20th-century mediated sound production. During her fellowship year

she is accessing archival materials in Canada and the United Kingdom.

Philip Curtis, a PhD student in communication sciences and disorders, works in the

Early Intervention Research Group while pursuing clinical certification in speech

pathology. As a winner of a National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual

Predoctoral NRSA (F31) grant, he is exploring how children’s language abilities relate to

their behavior.

Vice president of Northwestern’s Graduate Society of Women Engineers chapter,

Julia Downing has been named a GEM Full Fellow and a recipient of a National Science

Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in support of her PhD research in materials

science and engineering. Her dissertation focuses on scalable manufacturing of 2-D

nanomaterials to enable formulation of nanomaterial inks.

Born in Beijing, Jenny Liu immigrated to the United States at age seven. Now Liu is a

recipient of the ARCS Scholars award and the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New

Americans, which support her study as an MD/PhD candidate in the Feinberg School

of Medicine’s medical scientist training program. Her research concerns the use of

data-based tools to understand how proteins are controlled.

Paul Ohno just completed his PhD in chemistry and was named to the second-ever

cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows, an initiative designed to support recent doctoral

graduates who will undertake a significant disciplinary pivot from the topic of their

dissertation research. For his next major project, Ohno will work with lasers to deter-

mine climate-relevant properties of suspended atmospheric aerosol particles.

Jayson Porter, a PhD student in history, researches Mexican environmental history

with a focus on chemical eradication campaigns—against plants and people. This year,

the Fulbright US Student Program is funding his field research in Mexico City for his

dissertation, which analyzes pesticide use across military, public health, and agricul-

tural campaigns from 1920 to 1980.

Religious studies doctoral student Miranda Smith is combining her theological train-

ing with her background in creative writing through a grant from the Fulbright US

Student Program to conduct dissertation research this year in Xining, China. Smith’s

research focuses on modern Tibetan poets, examining how they sustain, depart from,

and reinvent Tibetan literary tradition.

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