American Fulbright Granteesin Hungary
Academic Year 2019/2020
Hungarian-American Fulbright Commission for Educational Exchange
H-1111 Budapest, Bertalan Lajos u. 2. BME ‘Z’ BuildingTel: (36-1) 462-8040 Fax: (36-1) 252-0266
E-mail: [email protected]: http://www.fulbright.hu
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
FULBRIGHT GRANTEES IN HUNGARY, AY 2019/2020
I. Lecturers
Dr. Richard Allan Allday EducationDr. Jeffrey Griffitts Environmental SciencesDr. Mary Henold HistoryDr. Lajos Balogh Medical SciencesDr. George Stoffan MusicDr. Jesse RichmanDr. Darlene DeMarieDr. Irene López
Political SciencePsychologyPsychology
II. Researchers
Dr. István Karsai Biology Dr. Ryan Martin MathematicsDr. Pamela Stover MusicDr. Paja Faudree Anthropology, FLEX grantDr. Johann RafelskiMs. Jessica Storey-Nagy
Physics, FLEX grantCentral Eurasian and Hungarian Studies
III. Students
Mr. Stephen Gracza International RelationsMs. Molly Ryan Public HealthMr. Dylan Shomidie AnthropologyMs. Kayla Hanvey Musical Instrument Training
- FluteMs. Caledonia Wilson MathematicsMr. Joseph Cadagin MusicologyMs. Margeaux Claude DesignMs. Ashley DuPuis International RelationsMs. Darsen Hover Political ScienceMs. Katherine McGinn Journalism
English Teaching Assistants
Ms. Victoria Tsang TEFL, Higher Education Administration
Mr. Chandler Fritz TEFL, Roma Student Initiative Grant
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
I. LECTURERS
Fall Semester
Dr. Richard Allan AlldayDr. Jeffrey GriffittsDr. Lajos BaloghDr. George StoffanDr. Jesse RichmanDr. Darlene DeMarie
Spring Semester
Dr. Mary HenoldDr. Irene López
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
R. Allan AlldayAssociate ProfessorDepartment of Early Childhood, Special Education and Rehabilitation Counseling University of Kentucky229 Taylor Education BuildingLexington, KY 40506-0001
Grant Category: Lecturer
Discipline: Special Education
Specialization: Applied Behavior Analysis, Emotional/Behavioral Disabilities, Severe Behavior Problems, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Behavioral Consultation, Special Education Teacher Preparation
Affiliation in Hungary: University of Sopron Benedek Elek Faculty of Pedagogy
9400 Sopron, Ferenczy J. u. 5.
Duration of Stay: September 2019 - January 2020
Academic Background: Ph.D., Auburn University, 2004M.Ed., Auburn University, 2000B.A., Auburn University, 1998
Professional Background: Associate Professor, University of Kentucky, 2014-19Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky, 2011-14Assistant Professor, Oklahoma State University, 2007-11Assistant Professor, College of Charleston, 2004-07Fulbright Scholar to Ukraine, 2008
Foreign Languages: None Mastered
Selected Publications:
Allday, R. A. (2018). Functional thinking for managing challenging behavior. Intervention in School and Clinic, 53, 245-251.
Allday, R.A., Neilsen-Gatti, S., Hinkson-Lee, K., Hudson, T., Russel, C. S., & Kleinke, A. (2012). Training general educators to increase behavior specific praise: Effects on students with EBD. Behavioral Disorders, 37, 87-98.
Allday, R.A., Neilsen-Gatti, S., & Hudson, T.M. (2013). Preparation for inclusion in teacher education pre-service curricula. Teacher Education and Special Education, 36, 298-311.
Jones, M., Allday, R. A., & Givens, A. (2019). The effects of interdependent group contingency on reducing cell phone usage among high school students. Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis, 52, 386-393.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Jeff GriffittsAssociate ProfessorBiologySouthern Nazarene UniversityOklahoma City, OK
Grant Category: Researcher/Lecturer
Discipline: Environmental Health
Specialization: Molecular biology; Detection and elucidation of fatty acyl species in tissues and in soil; Environmental health risk assessment.
Affiliation in Hungary: Szent Istvan University Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
2103 Gödöllő, Páter Károly utca 1
Duration of Stay: September 2019 - December 2019
Academic Background: Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 2008B.S., East Central University, 2003
Professional Background: Associate Professor, Southern Nazarene University, 2010-Director, Quetzal Education Research Center, Costa Rica, 2013-2019Post-Doc, Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 2009-2010Biology Contractor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2008-2009
Selected Publications:
Griffitts J., Saunders D., Tesiram Y.A., Reid G., Salih A., Liu S., Lydic T.A., Busik J.V., Kang J.X., and Towner R. The Non-mammalian Fat-1 Gene Prevents Neoplasia when Introduced to a Mouse Hepatocarcinogenesis Model. BBA - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 2010; 1801: 1133-44.
Roberts, M. G., Bart Faulkner, C. Su, J. Griffitts, J. Groves, and J. Ferguson. The Effect of pH on Stability and Sorption of Cryptosporidium parvum Oocysts by Nanoparticles. Presented at The Soil Science Society of American Annual Meetings, Pittsburg, PA, November 01 - 05, 2009.
Griffitts J., Tesiram Y., Reid G.E., Saunders D., Floyd R., and Towner R. In Vivo MRS Assessment of Altered Fatty Acyl Unsaturation in Liver Tumor Formation of a TGFα/c-myc Transgenic Mouse Model. Journal of Lipid Research. 2009 Apr;50(4):611-22.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Lajos P. BaloghEditor-in-Chief, Precision Nanomedicine Andover House, Inc.138 River Rd., STE 107, Andover, MA 01810, USA
Grant Category: Lecturer/Researcher/
Discipline: Medical Sciences
Specialization: Nanomedicine & Nanotechnology, Dendrimers, online publishing; Science communication
Affiliation in Hungary: Nanomedicine Research and Education CenterSemmelweis University Medical School Budapest 1085, Nagyvárad tér 4, Hungary
Duration of Stay: September 2019 – December 2019
Academic Background: Ph.D. in Chemical Technology, University of Debrecen, 1975M.A., in Chemistry, University of Debrecen, 1972
Professional Background: CEO, AA Nanomed. and Nanotechnology Consultants 2009-Editor-in-Chief. Precision Nanomedicine, 2018-Nanomedicine NBM (Elsevier) 2008-2015Professor, U. at Buffalo, NY; Director of Nanotechnology Research, Roswell Park Cancer Institute 2005-2009Res. Assoc. Prof., U. Michigan, Ann Arbor, 2000-2005Asst. Res. Scientist, Center for Biologic Nanotechnology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 1998-2000:
Foreign Languages: Hungarian, English
Selected Publications:Balogh, LP, Balancing Interests of Science, Scientists, and the Publishing Business. Prec.
Nanomed. 2018 Apr; 1(1):5-14. DOI:10.29016/180418.1W. Parak, B. Pelaz, C, Alexiou, R.A. Alvarez-Puebla, F. Alves, A.M. Andrews, S. Ashraf, LP.
Balogh, et al, Diverse Applications of Nanomedicine, ACS Nano, 2017, 11 (3), pp 2313–2381, DOI: 10.1021/acsnano.6b0604
JF Kukowska-Latallo, KA Candido, Z Cao, SS Nigavekar, IJ Majoros, Nanoparticle targeting of anticancer drug improves therapeutic response in animal model of human epithelial cancer, Cancer research 65 (12), 5317-5324, 2005
L Balogh, DA Tomalia, Poly (amidoamine) dendrimer-templated nanocomposites. 1. Synthesis of zerovalent copper nanoclusters, J. of the American Chemical Society 120 (29), 7355-7356, 1998
S Hong, AU Bielinska, A Mecke, B Keszler, JL Beals, X Shi, L Balogh, Interaction of Polyx(amidoamine) dendrimers with supported lipid bilayers and cells: hole formation and the relation to transport, Bioconjugate chemistry 15 (4), 774-782, 2004
L Balogh, DR Swanson, DA Tomalia, GL Hagnauer, AT McManus, Dendrimer−silver complexes and nanocomposites as antimicrobial agents, Nano Letters 1 (1), 18-21, 2001
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
George StoffanAssociate Professor of Music (Clarinet)School of Music, Theatre and Dance Oakland University371 Varner Dr., Rochester, MI 48309
Grant Category: Teaching
Discipline: Music
Specialization: Clarinet- solo, chamber, orchestral music
Affiliation in Hungary: Liszt Academy of Music
Liszt Ferenc tér 8, 1061 Hungary
Duration of Stay: September 2019 – January 2020
Academic Background: D.M.A., University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2001M.M., Indiana University, 1995B.M., University of Michigan, 1994
B.A., University of Michigan, 1994
Professional Background: Associate Professor, Oakland University, 2010-Assistant Professor,Oakland University, 2006-2010Assistant Professor,Southern Utah University,2004-2006
Selected Recordings:
A Postcard from Europe, 2008. A recording featuring contemporary clarinet music of Central and East Europe. Available on Amazon, iTunes, and YouTube.
United States Air Force Band, 1997-2001. Principal Clarinet. Fourteen recordings of standard wind ensemble repertoire, as well as transcriptions, new music, and commissions. Available on the Naxos label and on YouTube.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Jesse RichmanAssociate Professor of Political Science and International StudiesPolitical Science and GeographyOld Dominion UniversityBAL 7000, Norfolk VA 23529
Grant Category: Teaching and Research, Classroom Teacher Exchange
Discipline: Political Science
Specialization: American Political Institutions; Political Parties; American Political Thought; Electoral Politics; Voting Behavior; Trade policy; Game Theory; Regional Politics.
Affiliation in Hungary: National University of Public Service Faculty of International and European Studies
Address: Ludovika sqr. 2., 1083 Budapest,Postal address: 1440 Budapest, P.O. Box: 60.
Duration of Stay: September 2019 – December 2019
Academic Background: Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon University, 2005M.A., Carnegie Mellon University, 2001B.A., University of Pittsburgh, 1999
Professional Background: Associate Professor, Old Dominion University, 2012Assistant Professor, Old Dominion University, 2006-12Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University, 2005-2006
Foreign Languages: French
Selected Publications:
(With Joshua Zingher). “Polarization and the Nationalization of State Legislative Elections” American Politics Research. 2018.
“The Electoral Costs of Party Agenda Setting: Why the Hastert Rule Leads to Defeat” Journal of Politics. 2015. 77(4): 1129-1141.
(With Howard B. Richman and Raymond L. Richman) Balanced Trade. Lanham MD: Lexington Books. 2014.
Selected Public Lectures:
Making Sense of American Politics in the Trump Era. Delivered to multiple local and regional community and academic groups.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Darlene DeMarieFulbright Faculty Advisor & Assoc. Prof., Educational PsychologyEducational and Psychological StudiesUniversity of South Florida4202 East Fowler Avenue – EDU 105, Tampa, Florida 33620-5650
Grant Category: Researcher/Lecturer Discipline: Education & PsychologySpecialization: Early Childhood Education; Memory Development;
Application of Psychology Research to Educational Practice; Young Children’s Cognitive Development
Affiliation in Hungary:Eötvös Lorånd University, Faculty of Education and Psychology H-1075; Budapest, Kazinczy u. 23-27.
Duration of Stay: September 2019 – January 2020Academic Background: Ph.D., University of Florida, 1988
M.S. University of Florida, 1985M.Ed., Ohio UniversityB.A., Marietta College
Professional Background: Fulbright Faculty Advisor, University of South Florida 2014-presentAssociate Professor, Educational Psychology, Universityof South Florida, 1998-presentFulbright Scholar, South Africa, 2007-2009Chair, Psychology Department, Muskingum Univ., 1998Assistant/Associate Professor, Psychology, Muskingum University, 1987-19981st, 2nd Grade, Teacher: Learning Disabilities/Behavior Disorders, Grades 1-3 & 7-8, Caldwell & Marietta, Ohio
Foreign Languages: noneSelected Recent Publications:DeMarie, D. (2018). Was the professional development I conducted in South Africa evident
in teachers’ practices many years later? Journal of Practitioner Research, 3(1), Article 7. Available: http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jpr/vol3/iss1/7
Luccariello, J., Graham, S., Nastasi, B., Dwyer, C., Skiba, R., Plucker, J., Pitoniak, M., Brabeck, M., DeMarie, D., Pritzker, S., & Subotnik, R. (2015-present). Top twenty principles from psychology for prek-12 teaching and learning. Washington DC: American Psychological Association. 10 Languages to date: English version translated into Czech, Korean, Mandarin, French, Portugese, Servian, Slovanian, Turkish, Spanish. Version for Creative, Talented, and Gifted Students and Early Childhood (in press). [We will translate this publication into Hungarian during my Fulbright.]
Bugos, J., & DeMarie, D. (2017). The effects of a short-term music program on preschool children’s executive functions. Psychology of Music, 1, 1-13. doi: 10.1177/0305735617692666
Curby, T. W., Berke, E., Alfonso, V., Blake, J., DeMarie, D., DuPaul, G. J., Flores, R. L., Hess, R. S., Howard, K. A. S, Lepore, J. C., Subotnik, R. F. (2017). Kindergarten teacher perceptions of kindergarten readiness: The importance of social-emotional skills. Perspectives on Early Childhood Psychology and Education, 2, 115-137.
DeMarie, D., Flores, R., Alfonso, V., Blake, J., Curby, T., DuPaul, G., Hodges, K., Howard, K., Lepore, J., Tinio, P. (2017). High 5: Must-ask questions in search of the best early childhood program for your child. American Psychological Association. Available: http://www.apa.org/education/k12/high-five.pdf
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Mary J. HenoldJohn R. Turbyfill Professor of HistoryHistory DepartmentRoanoke College221 College LaneSalem, VA 24153
Grant Category: Teaching
Discipline: History
Specialization: American Social and Cultural History; Women’s/Gender History; American Catholic History; Recent United States
Affiliation in Hungary: Pázmány Péter Catholic UniversityInstitute of English and American StudiesH-1021 Budapest, Tárogató út 2-4Faculty Associate: Dr. Károly PintérEmail: [email protected]
Duration of Stay: February-May 2020
Academic Background: Ph.D., University of Rochester, 2003B.A., University of Detroit Mercy, 1996
Professional Background: John R. Turbyfill Professor of History, Roanoke College, 2016-Associate Professor, Roanoke College, 2010-2016 Assistant Professor, Roanoke College, 2005-2010Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow, Valparaiso University, 2003-3005
Foreign Languages: none
Selected Publications:
The Laywoman Project: Remaking Catholic Womanhood in the Vatican II Era (Forthcoming from University of North Carolina Press, Spring 2020)
Catholic and Feminist: The Surprising History of the American Catholic Feminist Movement (University of North Carolina Press, 2008)
“How Catholic Women Fought against the Vatican’s Prohibition on Contraceptives,” The Conversation (online magazine), 25 June 2018
"Learning to Bloom Where You’re Planted: Adapting Vocation to the Specifics of Place," in Jason Mahn ed., The Vocation of Lutheran Higher Education (Lutheran University Press, 2016)
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Irene LópezAssociate Professor Psychology Kenyon College203 North College RoadSam Mather Hall 302Gambier, Ohio USA 43022
Grant Category: Teaching
Discipline: Psychology
Specialization: Cross-Cultural Psychology; Discrimination and Social Class; Ethnic and Racial Identity; Migration and Border Issues; Psychopathology and Trauma; Global Education; Disaster Psychology
Affiliation in Hungary: Eötvös Loránd UniversityFaculty of Psychology and EducationH-1075 Budapest, Kazinczy utca 23-27
Duration of Stay: February 2019 -May 2019
Academic Background: Ph.D., Kent State University, 2005M.A., Kent State University, 1998B.A., Vassar College, 1991
Professional Background: Associate Professor, Kenyon College, Assistant Professor, Kenyon College, 2007-
Foreign Languages: English, Spanish
Selected Publications:Lewis-Fernández, R., & López, I. (2016). Ataques de Nervios. In B. A. Sharpless (Ed.).
Unusual and Rare Psychological Disorders: A Handout for Clinical Practice and Research. Oxford University Press.
López, I. & Legan, O. (2016). Controlling for class - or the persistence of classism in psychology. In A. L. Hurst & S. K. Nenga (Eds.), Working in Class: Recognizing How Social Class Shapes Our Academic Work. (pp. 23-34). Rowman & Littlefield
López, I., Walker H. M., L., & Yildiz Spinel, M. (2015). Understanding the association between phenotype and ethnic identity. In C. E. Santos & A. Umaña-Taylor (Eds.). Studying Ethnic Identity: Methodological and Conceptual Approaches Across Disciplines. (pp. 119-148). Washington, D. C: American Psychical Association.
Diemer, M.A., Mistry, R., Wadsworth, M.E., López, I. & Reimers, F. (2012). Best practices in conceptualizing and measuring social class in psychological research. Analyses of Social Issues & Public Policy, 13: 77-113. doi: 10.1111/asap.12001
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
II. RESEARCHERS
Fall Semester
Dr. István KarsaiDr. Ryan MartinMs. Jessica Storey-Nagy
Spring Semester
Dr. Pamela StoverDr. Paja FaudreeDr. Johann Rafelski
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Istvan KarsaiFull ProfessorDepartment of Biological SciencesEast Tennessee State UniversityBrown Hall, 173 Sherrod Dr. Johnson City, Tennessee 37614-0703 USA
Grant Category: Researcher
Discipline: Biological Science
Specialization: Complexity in Biological Systems; Ecology; Social Behavior; Self-organization
Affiliation in Hungary: Eotvos Lorand University Department of Ethology
H-1117 Budapest, Pazmany Peter setany 1/c.
Duration of Stay: August 2019 - December 2019
Academic Background: Ph.D., Kossuth Lajos University, 1977C.Sc. Hungarian Academy of Sciences, 1977M.A., Jozsef Attila University, 1987B.A., Jozsef Attila University, 1987
Professional Background: Professor, East Tennessee State University 2013-Assoc. Prof., East Tennessee State University 2006-2013Director, Institute for Quantitative Biology 2003-2009Assist. Prof., East Tennessee State University 2001-2006Research Assist Prof, UMSL St Louis 2000-2001
Foreign Languages: Hungarian
Selected Publications:
Hilbun A, Karsai I Perry D. (2019) The effect of pain on balancing behavior: Complexity analysis of mediolateral force trajectories. Gait & Posture 71: 145–150.
Schmickl T and Karsai I (2018). Integral feedback control is at the core of task allocation and resilience of insect societies. PNAS 115 (52): 13180-13185
Karsai I. Roland B. and Kampis G (2016). The effect of fire on an abstract forest ecosystem: an agent based study. Ecological Complexity, 28: 12-23
Karsai I. Montano E. and Schmickl T (2016). Bottom-up ecology: an agent-based model on the interactions between competition and predation. Letters in Biomathematics, 3:1, 161-180
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Ryan R. MartinProfessorDepartment of Mathematics Iowa State University411 Morrill Road, Ames, IA 50011-2104
Grant Category: Research Grant
Discipline: Mathematics
Specialization: Extremal Graph Theory; Extremal Poset Theory; Probabilistic Combinatorics
Affiliation in Hungary: Hungarian Academy of SciencesAlfréd Rényi Institute of MathematicsH-1053 Budapest, Reáltanoda u. 13-15.
Budapest Semesters in MathematicsH-1071 Budapest, Bethlen Gábor tér 2.
Duration of Stay: August 2019 - December 2019
Academic Background: Ph.D., Rutgers University, 2000B.Sc., University of Delaware, 1995
Professional Background: Professor, Iowa State University, 2014Associate Professor, Iowa State University, 2009-2014Assistant Professor, Iowa State University, 2003-2009
Foreign Languages:
Selected Publications:
An asymptotic multipartite Kühn-Osthus theorem: with R. Mycroft and J. Skokan, SIAM J. Discrete Math., 2017.
The edit distance in graphs: methods results and generalizations: Recent Trends in Combinatorics, IMA Vol. Math. Appl., 2016.
On diamond-free subposets of the Boolean lattice: with L. Kramer and M. Young, J. Combin. Theory Ser. A, 2013.
How many random edges make a dense graph hamiltonian?: with T. Bohman and A. Frieze, Random Structures Algorithms, 2003.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Jessica R. Storey-Nagy PhD CandidateDepartment of Central Eurasian Studies, Hungarian Studies Indiana University, BloomingtonHamilton Lugar School of Global and International Studies 3rd Floor, 355 N. Jordan Ave. Bloomington, IN 47405 USA
Grant Category: Researcher/ PhD Candidate
Discipline: Area Studies and Anthropology
Specialization: Hungarian Studies; Political Rhetoric; Language and Power; Institutional Structure; Nationalism and Identity
Affiliations in Hungary: Corvinus University of BudapestFaculty of Social Sciences and International Relations, Institute of Behavioral Sciences and Communication TheoryH-1093 Budapest, Közraktár utca 4-6.
MTA Társadalomtudományi Kutatóközpont Center for Social Sciences H-1097 Budapest, Tóth Kálmán u. 4.
Political CapitalPolicy Research and Consulting Institute H-1037 Budapest, Mortevideo út 2/C, 2. 1ph., 2. em.
Duration of Stay: August 2019- February 2020
Academic Background: Ph.D., Indiana University, Bloomington, (in progress) M.A., Indiana University, Bloomington, 2015B.A., University of Colorado, Boulder, 2007
Professional Background: Outreach Graduate Assistant at Indiana University for Russian and East European Institute, 2018-2019
Foreign Languages: Hungarian (advanced)Estonian (intermediate)German (reading) French (reading)
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Pamela StoverAssociate ProfessorMusic University of ToledoMailstop 605, 2801 W. Bancroft St. Toledo, OH, 43606-3390
Grant Category: Researcher
Discipline: Music
Specialization: Music Education, Pipe Organ and Church Music, Historical Research in Music Education, Teaching Methods: Kodály and Orff-Schulwerk Certification.
Affiliation in Hungary: Ferenc Liszt Academy of MusicZoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of MusicH-6000 Kecskemét, Kéttemplom köz 1.
Duration of Stay: January 2020 - May 2020
Academic Background: Ph.D., Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, 2003Orff-Schulwerk Mastery Certification, University of St.
Thomas, MN, 1999Kodály Level 1 Certificate, Indiana University, 1995M.A., University of Iowa, 1987B.M., Iowa State University, 1983
Professional Background: Associate Professor, University of Toledo, 2017-PresentAssistant Professor, University of Toledo, 2011-2017Assistant Professor and Coordinator of Music Education, Southern Illinois University 2004-2011Assistant Professor, Clarion University of PA 1998-2002
Foreign Languages: English, German
Selected Publications:Teacher Preparation, Methods and Materials for Music Education in Rural and One-Teacher Schools in Selected Areas of the Midwest (1890-1950) Indiana University Dissertation (2004)
Singing with the Schoolmarm: Music from America’s One-room Schools. (forthcoming)
“Orff-Schulwerk” in Music in Elementary Education, edited by John Flohr and Valerie Trollinger. Prentice-Hall (2009)
“Digging into the Archives: Doing Historical Orff-Schulwerk Research” The Orff Echo (Winter 2015)
Music of Martin Luther and the Reformation, Organ recital tour in Ohio and Illinois (2017)
Over 90 research papers & 110 teaching workshops presented in the USA and internationally
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Paja Faudree
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Johann RafelskiProfessor of PhysicsDepartment of PhysicsThe University of ArizonaTucson, AZ 85721-0081
Grant Category: Researcher
Discipline: Physics
Specialization: Theoretical Fundamental and Subatomic
Affiliation in Hungary: Hungarian Academy of SciencesWigner Research Center for Physics H-1121 Budapest
Duration of Stay: May 2019 – July 2019May 2020 – July 2020
Academic Background: Ph.D., University of Frankfurt 1973B.Sc., University of Frankfurt 1970
Professional Background: Professor, The University of Arizona, 1987 – presentProfessor, University of Cape Town 1983 – 1987Associate Professor, Frankfurt University, 1979 – 1983Fellow, CERN-Geneva, 1977 – 1979Staff, Argonne National Laboratory, Chicago 1973 – 1977
Select Visiting Engagements: University Paris 7-Denis Diderot Visit. Professor 1994 – 2005DFG Excellence Professor LMU Munich 2007 – 2009École Polytechnique Paris Visi. Professor 2012 – 2016
Foreign Languages: German, Polish, French
Selected Publications:
Relativity Matters: Springer-Nature, 2017
Hadrons and Quark Gluon Plasma: with Jean Letessier, Cambridge University Press, 2002
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
III. STUDENTS
Mr. Stephen GraczaMs. Molly RyanMr. Dylan ShomidieMs. Kayla HanveyMs. Caledonia WilsonMr. Joseph CadaginMs. Margeaux ClaudeMs. Ashley DuPuisMs. Darsen HoverMs. Katherine McGinn
English Teaching Assistants
Ms. Victoria TsangMr. Chandler Fritz
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Stephen Andrew GraczaSecond LieutenantU.S. Army West Point – United States Military Academy600 Swift Road, West Point, NY 10996, USA
Grant Category: Student Grant
Discipline: International Relations / MSc International Security and Defense Policy
Specialization: Hungarian Exceptionalism and Hungarian Security Posture within the European Union; Identity Politics
Affiliation in Hungary: National University of Public ServiceDepartment of International and European Studies H-1083 Budapest, Ludovika tér 2.
Hungarian Association of Military Science Department of Army Operations H-1581 Budapest, Hungária krt. 9-11.
Duration of Stay: September 2019 - July 2021
Academic Background: B.S., United States Military Academy, 2019
Professional Background: Second Lieutenant, Air Defense Artillery, U.S. Army
Foreign Languages: Hungarian
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Molly RyanPharmD CandidatePharmacy Ohio Northern University525 S Main St, Ada, OH 45810
Grant Category: Researcher
Discipline: Public Health
Specialization: Pharmaceutical Sciences; Public Health; Outreach Care
Affiliation in Hungary: Semmelweis UniversityFaculty of MedicineDepartment of Public HealthNagyvárad tér 4.
Duration of Stay: September 2019 - May 2020
Academic Background: PharmD Candidate 2022
Professional Background: Pharmacy Intern, Walgreens, 2017-2019Long-term Care Outreach Founder and Supervisor,Ohio Northern University 2016-2019
Foreign Languages: French
Selected Publications:
“Inter-Professional Collaboration to Increase Awareness on Falls Prevention during a Community Outreach Event”
American Society of Consultant Pharmacists National Conference, 2017
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Dylan Shomidie
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Kayla HanveyMaster of Music in Woodwind PerformanceCollege of MusicFlorida State University112 N. Copeland St.Tallahassee, FL 32306
Grant Category: Student
Discipline: Music Performance
Specialization: Flute performance; Extended techniques; Contemporary chamber music
Affiliation in Hungary: Budapest Music CenterHungarian Music InformationCenter and Music LibraryH-1093 Budapest, Mátyás u. 8.
Dr. István Matuz, FlutistEmeritus [email protected]
Duration of Stay: September 2019 – May 2020
Academic Background: M.M., Florida State University, 2019B.M., Virginia Commonwealth University, 2016
Professional Background: Teaching Assistant, Florida State University, 2017 - 2019
Foreign Languages: Spanish
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Caledonia WilsonStudentMathematicsMount Holyoke College50 College StreetSouth Hadley, MA 01075
Grant Category: US Student Program
Discipline: Mathematics
Specialization: Fluid dynamics, geometry and topology
Affiliation in Hungary: Budapest Semesters in Mathematics H-071 Budapest, Bethlen Gábor tér 2.
Hungarian Academy of SciencesAlfréd Rényi Institute of MathematicsH-1053 Budapest, Reáltanoda u. 13-15.
Duration of Stay: September 2019 - May 2020
Academic Background:B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 2019.
Professional Background: Mount Holyoke College student researcher in physicsResearch Experience for Undergraduates (REU) in Combinatorics, University of Minnesota, 2018REU in Physics, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2017
Foreign Languages: Arabic
Selected Publications:
‘Coherent Structure Detection using Topological Tools and a Graph Theoretic Approach,’ undergraduate senior thesis awarded summa cum laude, Mount Holyoke College, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10166/5694
‘Dimer Interpretations in Cluster Algebras,’ with Piriyakorn Piriyatamwong, report for University of Minnesota REU in Combinatorics, 2018. http://www-users.math.umn.edu/~reiner/REU/PiriyatamwongWilson2018.pdf
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Joseph CadaginPhD Candidate in MusicologyStanford University Department of Music541 Lasuen MallStanford, CA 94305
Grant Category: Student
Discipline: Musicology
Specialization: Opera after 1960; the music of György Ligeti
Affiliation in Hungary: Liszt Ferenc Academy of Music Doctoral School; Musicology Department 1061 Budapest, Liszt Ferenc tér 8.
Hungarian Academy of SciencesInstitute of Musicology1014 Budapest, Táncsics M. u. 7.
Duration of Stay: September 2019 - May 2020
Academic Background: B.A., The University of Michigan, 2013
Professional Background: Freelance music critic and journalist, 2012-present
Foreign Languages: Spanish, German (reading), French (reading)
Selected Publications:
Over 130 reviews and features published in Opera News, San Francisco Classical Voice, and Fanfare, accessible at clippings.me/joecadagin
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Ms. Margeaux ClaudeBFAKansas City Art Institute4415 Warwick Blvd, Kansas City, MO 64111, [email protected]
Grant Category: Student / Lecturer
Discipline: Visual Art
Specialization: Ceramic Art and Design, Hungarian Ceramics: The Intersection of Design, Manufacturing and the Artist
Affiliation in Hungary: University of PécsDepartment of Music and Visual ArtsH-7622 Pécs, Vasvári Pál utca 4.
International Ceramic Studio KecskemétH-6000 Kecskemét, Kápolna u. 11.
Duration of Stay: September 2019 - May 2020
Academic Background:B.F.A., The Kansas City Art Institute, 2011
Professional Background:Studio Artist, 2011-19Senior Project Manager, Wells Fargo, 2019 Independent Project Director, 2015-18Design & Vendor Management, Room & Board, 2013-
15Gallery Assistant, Northern Clay Center, 2011-13Teaching Assistant, Ceramics, KCAI, 2010
Selected Publications, Exhibitions & Awards:Jerome Foundation Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN 2015Jerome Foundation Emerging Artist Grant, Minnesota State Arts Board, MN 2014Redwing Exhibition, Northern Clay Center, Minneapolis, MN 2013Red Wing Collectors Society Foundation Award, Minneapolis, MN 2012Ceramics Monthly: Exposure, March 2013Ceramics Monthly: College Clay, September 2011Kansas City Art Institute Northland Campus Permanent Installation, Kansas City, MO 2011Craft in America Study Center; Object Lesions, Los Angeles, CA 2009
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Ms. Ashley DuPuisB.A.HistoryDartmouth College10 N Main St, Hanover, NH [email protected]
Grant Category: Student
Discipline: International Relations & Political Science
Specialization: Legal and Political History of Migration and Asylum Policy in the Visegrád Group
Affiliation in Hungary: Antall József Knowledge CentreH-1093 Budapest Czuczor u. 2.
Duration of Stay: September 2019-June 2020
Academic Background: B.A., Dartmouth College, 2019
Professional Background: PolitiCorps Fellow, The Bus Project, 2016Finance and Communications Intern, Kate Brown for
Oregon campaign, 2018Independent Researcher, Comprehensive Rural Health
Project, 2018Researcher, Nelson A. Rockefeller Center Policy
Research Shop, 2016-2018
Foreign Languages: French
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Darsen Hover
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Kate McGinnB.Sc. GraduateCommerce University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia, Peabody Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22904
Grant Category: Researcher
Discipline: Journalism
Specialization: Documentary Filmmaking, Political Sociology, Minority Studies
Affiliation in Hungary: Színház- és Filmmüvészeti Egyetem Institute of Film and Media1088 Budapest, Vas u. 2/c.
Central European UniversityRomani Studies ProgramNador u. 9, 1051 Budapest, Hungary
Duration of Stay: September 2019 – May 2020
Academic Background: B.Sc., University of Virginia 2019
Professional Background: Venture Capital Investment Associate, Summit Partners June 2018 – August 2018Student Director, HackCville May 2017 – June 2018Impact Evaluation Intern, Ashoka May 2017 – July 2017FinTech Support and Payments Lead, StartSomeGoo May 2016 – June 2017
Foreign Languages: German, Hungarian
Selected Publications:
Hope in the Midst of “American Carnage” — Assessing the Economic Impact of UVA-Wise on Wise, Virginia: Univ. of Virginia GCS, 2019
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Victoria TsangInterim Coordinator of Academic Operations and Global InitiativesAustin W. Marxe School of Public and International AffairsCUNY Baruch College55 Lexington Ave., New York, NY 10010 USA
Grant Category: English Teaching Assistant
Discipline: Higher Education Administration / English Teaching
Specialization: International Higher Education Administration, English as a Second Language
Affiliation in Hungary: Budapest Metropolitan UniversityInstitute of Foreign LanguagesH-1148 Budapest, Nagy Lajos király útja 1-9.
Hungarian-American Fulbright CommissionEducationUSA Advising CenterH-1111 Budapest, Bertalan Lajos u. 2.
Duration of Stay: September 2019 - May 2020
Academic Background: M.S.Ed., CUNY Baruch College, 2016B.A., CUNY Macaulay Honors College - Baruch, 2014
Professional Background: Interim Coordinator of Academic Operations and Global Initiatives, CUNY Baruch College, 2019Global Initiatives Coordinator, CUNY Baruch College, 2018-2019Global Initiatives Office Assistant, CUNY Baruch College, 2016-2017International Tutor, Education University of Hong Kong, 2014-2015
Foreign Languages: Chinese Cantonese, Chinese Mandarin
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
Chandler FritzEnglish Literature and Philosophy Arizona State University1151 S. Forest Ave. Tempe, AZ 85281
Grant Category: English Teaching Assistant—Roma Initiative
Discipline: English Literature and Language
Specialization: European and American Modernism; Prison Education; Creative Writing and Comedy Studies
Affiliation in Hungary: Eszterházy Károly University Eger Roma Residential College H-3300 Eger, Egészségház u. 4.
Duration of Stay: September 2019 - May 2020
Academic Background: B.A., English Literature and Philosophy, Arizona State University, 2019
Professional Background: Creative Writing Instructor, Arizona Department of Juvenile Corrections, 2017-2018Head Writer, ASU Comedy, 2016-2019
Selected Publications: “Reflections on My Time Teaching.” Prison Education Newsletter, Vol. 5, 2018.
“‘Don’t Look Back,’ and Other Clichés I Learned Running with the Bulls.” Normal Noise Literary Magazine, Vol. 3, 2017.
“Closing Time.” Audeamus Interdisciplinary National Review, Vol. 3, 2017.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2019-2020
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