Fulbright US Scholar Program Edition

Patricia Gail Patrick (Trish) is conducting a research project entitled “An Exploration of Indonesian (Bengkulu) Traditional Healer (Battra) Knowledge and Biology Education Student Knowledge and Their Sense of Conservation” hosted by the Universitas Bengkulu under the 2019 Fulbright US Scholar Program. Her research period is from October 2019 to April 2020. She is working with.. Read More.

Russell Barlow is a postdoctoral researcher at the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History in Jena, Germany. He holds a PhD in Linguistics from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. Under the Fulbright US Scholar Program (2019–2020), Russell is documenting, describing, and analyzing the Suwawa language of Gorontalo province in Sulawesi, Indonesia… Read More.

As a US Fulbright Scholar, Joe Figel is joining Indonesian scientists in an effort to assess the status of the Sumatran tiger (Panthera tigris sumatrae) population in Aceh’s Ulu Masen ecosystem. In partnership with Universitas Syiah Kuala in Banda Aceh, he is also investigating site-specific determinants of human-tiger conflict and researches subsequent mitigation strategies to.. Read More.

Jeffrey (Jeff) Kenney is conducting an ethnographic research project entitled “Comparative Religion and Cultural Politics in Indonesia” at the Indonesian Consortium for Religious Studies (ICRS), Gadjah Mada University under the 2019 Fulbright US Scholar Program. Jeffrey (Jeff) Kenney is a professor of religious studies at DePauw University. He has a PhD in religious studies from.. Read More.

Under 2019 Fulbright US Scholar Program, Dr. Jayne Lammers is collaborating with Indonesian Fulbright alumna Dr. Puji Astuti of Universitas Negeri Semarang (UNNES) on a research project entitled “The Digital Literacies of Indonesian Secondary Students: An Exploration to Inform Their Educators.” Together, they are conducting qualitative surveys and interviews with students in several Semarang secondary.. Read More.

From March through August 2019, Ron has the privilege of teaching entrepreneurship and leadership courses at the Politeknik Negeri Manado as part of the Fulbright US Scholar Program. He appreciates the student-focused culture at the Politeknik, and the sincere desire to develop a strong entrepreneurial ecosystem throughout the community – an observation based on his.. Read More.

Antonius (Oki) Wiriadjaja is an assistant arts professor of Interactive Media Arts (IMA) at New York University (NYU) Shanghai. He holds a master of professional studies from NYU Tisch Interactive Telecommunications Program and a bachelor’s degree from Hampshire College. He has taught courses on creative coding, physical computing, wearables, live digital performance, and animation. His work combines programming.. Read More.

Christopher Silver is a professor of urban and regional planning at the University of Florida. He has a PhD in urban history from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill and a master of Urban and Regional Planning from Virginia Commonwealth University. He served as Dean of the College of Design, Construction and, Planning in.. Read More.

Sanjay Pyare research project “Migratory seabird research in coastal Indonesia” is hosted by Udayana University, Denpasar. He will investigate the Aleutian tern and its remarkable migration between Indonesia and Alaska, as well as study the role of coastal Indonesia ecosystems in seabird-migration patterns globally. At a broader level, he seeks to use the science and.. Read More.

Ronald A. Lukens-Bull is a professor of anthropology and religious studies at the University of North Florida. Under the 2018 US Fulbright Scholar Grant, Ronald’s research project is on “Multicultural Nationalism as Piety: Nahdatul Ulama Youth and the Value of a Diverse State.” The research examines the historical development of the value of pluralism in.. Read More.