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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


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


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.


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


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.


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



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.


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


(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.


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


http://www.apa.org/education/k12/high-five.pdf

http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/jpr/vol3/iss1/7

Mary J. HenoldJohn R. Turbyfill Professor of HistoryHistory DepartmentRoanoke College221 College LaneSalem, VA 24153


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


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)



Irene LópezAssociate Professor Psychology Kenyon College203 North College RoadSam Mather Hall 302Gambier, Ohio USA 43022


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


II. RESEARCHERS

Fall Semester

Dr. István KarsaiDr. Ryan MartinMs. Jessica Storey-Nagy

Spring Semester

Dr. Pamela StoverDr. Paja FaudreeDr. Johann Rafelski


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


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


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:


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.


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)


Pamela StoverAssociate ProfessorMusic University of ToledoMailstop 605, 2801 W. Bancroft St. Toledo, OH, 43606-3390


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


Paja Faudree


Johann RafelskiProfessor of PhysicsDepartment of PhysicsThe University of ArizonaTucson, AZ 85721-0081


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


Relativity Matters: Springer-Nature, 2017

Hadrons and Quark Gluon Plasma: with Jean Letessier, Cambridge University Press, 2002


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


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


Molly RyanPharmD CandidatePharmacy Ohio Northern University525 S Main St, Ada, OH 45810


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



“Inter-Professional Collaboration to Increase Awareness on Falls Prevention during a Community Outreach Event”

American Society of Consultant Pharmacists National Conference, 2017


Dylan Shomidie


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


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.


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


‘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


http://hdl.handle.net/10166/5694

Joseph CadaginPhD Candidate in MusicologyStanford University Department of Music541 Lasuen MallStanford, CA 94305


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.


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)


Over 130 reviews and features published in Opera News, San Francisco Classical Voice, and Fanfare, accessible at clippings.me/joecadagin


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.


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


Ms. Ashley DuPuisB.A.HistoryDartmouth College10 N Main St, Hanover, NH [email protected]


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



Darsen Hover


Kate McGinnB.Sc. GraduateCommerce University of VirginiaUniversity of Virginia, Peabody Hall, Charlottesville, VA 22904


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


Hope in the Midst of “American Carnage” — Assessing the Economic Impact of UVA-Wise on Wise, Virginia: Univ. of Virginia GCS, 2019


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.


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


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.


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.


Documents

Fulbright Hungary · Web viewAmerican Fulbright Grantees in Hungary Academic Year 201 9 /20 20 Hungarian-American Fulbright Commission for Educational Exchange H-1111 Budapest, Bertalan