Fulbright US Scholar Program Edition
Dr. Jaeshil Kim is a linguistics professor at Liberty University and a Fulbright scholar at Universitas Airlangga in Surabaya, East Java. Her teaching interests encompass syntax and morphology, introduction to linguistics, linguistics for language teachers, and second language acquisition. Jaeshil’s research focuses on referentiality and plurality in classifier languages, the syntax and semantics of classifiers,.. Read More.
Dr. Ioana Mihaila is a full professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at California State Polytechnic University Pomona and a Fulbright Scholar at the Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Her teaching interests include real and complex analysis, topology, and combinatorics. She is interested in problem-solving and mathematical competitions. Ioana received her PhD.. Read More.
Joe Figel is a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Conservation and Research at the Memphis Zoo, his current US base for coordinating collaborative tiger conservation activities in Sumatra, Indonesia. Before the COVID-19 interruption, Joe’s previous Fulbright US Scholar fellowship (2019-2020) was primarily based on the planning and implementation of forest expeditions and ranger.. Read More.
Dr. Eric A. Vance is an associate professor of applied mathematics, director of the Laboratory for Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis (LISA) at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), and the global director of the LISA 2020 Network, which comprises 35 statistics and data science collaboration laboratories in ten developing countries (Nigeria, Ghana, Ethiopia, Brazil, India,.. Read More.
As a US Fulbright Scholar, Dr. Marina Vance is researching indoor and outdoor air quality in Java from September 2023 to May 2024. This project focuses on using low-cost air quality sensors to quantify personal exposures to ambient fine particulate matter around Bogor, Java. Dr. Vance is collaborating with Professor Rizaldi Boer from the Geophysics.. Read More.
Matthew Clay-Robison is an artist and curator whose practice-based research project, “Multiplicity: Visual Art as an Agent of Intercultural Understanding,” seeks to create a visual discourse between contemporary artists in the United States and Indonesia through print trade portfolios and exhibitions. His research period is from June to November 2023. Based in Yogyakarta, Matthew is.. Read More.
Dr Susan Fenty Studham is an international theatrical stage manager, educator, and arts researcher currently investigating the complex relationship between globalization, decolonization, and cultural identity in the context of Balinese performance production processes. Her 2023 Fulbright project entitled “Decolonizing theatre production practice: Identifying Balinese performance management” (February-July 2023) is hosted by Institut Seni Indonesia, Denpasar,.. Read More.
Based in Yogyakarta, Dr. Shei-chau Wang is collaborating with faculty members in art education department at Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) to adopt the concepts of visual culture, STREAM, and art-based inquire in pre-service teacher training curriculum. Specifically, he will work with art education faculty and graduate students to apply these.. Read More.
Sean Hayward is a composer and performer based in Central Java. His music is a reflection of his wide ranging interests, which include minimalism, Javanese music, metal, ancient tuning systems, and interdisciplinary story telling. Notable projects include the score for Umbilical (dir. Danski Tang), a recent album with the string trio Cenglu, and research on.. Read More.
Elizabeth Lokon is conducting a teaching project entitled “Using Art to Teach Intergenerational Service Learning for People Living with Dementia.” Universitas Katolik Atma Jaya is hosting the project. Dr. Christiany Suwartono, PhD from the Department of Psychology, and Dr. Kevin Kristian, MD, from the Faculty of Medicine, serve as her counterparts. She will also collaborate.. Read More.
