Fulbright Specialist Program Edition
Holly Emerson is a 2025 Fulbright Specialist collaborating with the Center for Standardization & Services on Plantation, Metallic Minerals and Maritime Industries Indonesia in Makassar, South Sulawesi, from May 29 to June 14, 2026. Her project focuses on carbon accounting, verification, and certification training. Holly has nearly two decades of experience driving innovation that contributes.. Read More.
Dr. Anne Traynor is collaborating with the Faculty of Psychology at Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP) in Semarang, Central Java, on social science research methods as a Fulbright Specialist. The project activities will be carried out from July 13–25, 2026. A series of bring-your-own-data workshops, flash talks, and consultations will translate publication strategies into research products that.. Read More.
Dr. Lisa Abendroth is a Fulbright Specialist who collaborated with Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia (UIII) from April 13 to 28, 2026. Her engagements through various capacity building activities involved the university leaders, faculty, staff, and students across four faculty divisions, namely Economics and Business, Education, Islamic Studies, and Social Sciences. They focused on four main.. Read More.
Dr. Robert Cowherd is a Fulbright Specialist collaborating with colleagues at Universitas Nasional Surakarta (UNS) in Solo, Central Java, from April 14 to May 10, 2026. During this period, he will support the development of curricular content for architectural history and theory courses, as well as the work of graduate students and faculty. While in.. Read More.
Dr. Shelley Herron is a Fulbright Specialist who will collaborate with the Local Government of Palembang from April 6 through 22, 2026, to carry out a project on Positive Learning Environments for Quality Education in the city. She earned her Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of North Texas and completed executive leadership studies.. Read More.
Jóhanna Kristín Birnir, a Bauman Endowed professor in the Department of Government and Politics, University of Maryland, collaborates with the Political Department at Gadjah Mada University in carrying out a short-term project supported by the Fulbright Specialist program. The project runs from February 2 to 15, focusing on building a data analytics “sister lab”. Dr… Read More.
Dr. Nancy Muturi serves as a Fulbright Specialist at the Diploma 3 Nursing Study Program, Ministry of Health Polytechnic in Sorong, West Papua, from November 17 to December 6, 2025. Her project with the host institution focuses on strengthening the communication skills of healthcare workers and students in supporting patients with long-term health conditions. She.. Read More.
Dr. Ashley E. Nickels is an associate professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies at Kent State University. A political scientist working at the intersection of public policy, governance, and civic power, her scholarship examines democracy in practice—how institutions, communities, and civic actors negotiate, contest, and reshape power within urban political environments. Her.. Read More.
Sherri Harvey serves as a Fulbright Specialist at the University of Halu Oleo in Kendari from October 4 to November 2, 2025. She collaborates with the English Literature Study Program at the Department of Language and Literature on a short-term project focused on enhancing the English literature curriculum through the integration of current technology and.. Read More.
Molly Kimmel, the director of the Rural Institute for Inclusive Communities at the University of Montana in Missoula, is collaborating with Universitas Jember in East Java, Indonesia, through the Fulbright Specialist Program, September 9–27, 2025. Their project focuses on capacity building for quality education through the use of assistive technology. An occupational therapist by training,.. Read More.
