Fellowship Winners2018–19
OFFICE OF FELLOWSHIPS
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Welcome to Northwestern University’s Office of Fellowships!
You may wonder, “What’s a fellowship?” A fellowship can be
• a grant for a creative or research project
• a scholarship for an academic qualification
• an internship for professional development
What makes a grant, scholarship, or internship a fellowship is the cohort
of people chosen to develop their talents together with guidance from
mentors, through group activities, and in support of a larger goal.
This booklet lists the hundreds of Northwestern students and alumni who secured
external funding during the 2018–19 academic year to create, research, study, and intern
through fellowships all over the country and around the globe. The fellowships are listed
in four categories:
• those requiring students to apply first to Northwestern for endorsement before filing
applications to national competitions
• those offering international experiences by taking recipients outside
the United States
• those taking recipients off campus to destinations within the United States
• those funding student activities on campus
We want you to join these fellowship winners and help us paint the world purple,
one Wildcat at a time!
Elizabeth Lewis Pardoe, PhD
Director
Year in parentheses after school name indicates date of receiving degree. Abbreviated year after winner’s name indicates current undergraduate class year.
A sampling of this year’s undergraduate winners
Giovanni Gamalong, a senior in the Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences, won a
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship to support a summer study abroad term
at the Universidad Panamericana in Mexico City. A double major in chemistry and
global health studies, Gamalong studied public health abroad while taking classes on
Spanish literature and the history of Mexico.
English and French double major Laura Gomez left her mark on Northwestern as a
researcher and tutor—as a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow and through her work at
the Writing Place. With the support of an Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, Gomez begins
a master’s degree in comparative literature, specializing in French and Italian, this fall
at the University of Strasbourg and continuing at the University of Bologna.
Elissa Gray, a journalism and political science double major, was awarded a Truman
Scholarship for her record of leadership and public service. On campus, Gray is coeditor
of the online magazine Her Campus and president of Alpha Phi Omega, a coeducational
service fraternity. She plans to dedicate her career to the intersection of sexual-assault-
survivor advocacy and the criminal justice system’s shortcomings.
A double major in electrical engineering and applied mathematics in the McCormick
School of Engineering, Robert Gray is one of several Northwestern alumni and gradu-
ate students to receive funding for further education through the National Science
Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Gray is pursuing a PhD at the
California Institute of Technology.
When Jamilah Silver wasn’t leading cheers for Northwestern’s student athletes, you
could find her conducting research in a psychology lab. After winning funding and
awards for her undergraduate research, Silver is taking the next step in her academic
career by pursuing a PhD in clinical psychology at New York’s Stony Brook University,
supported by the National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship Program.
As a double major in philosophy and neuroscience, Daniel Wu pursued an inter-
disciplinary path at Northwestern. Equally dedicated to service, Wu volunteered at
Lurie Children’s Hospital, counseled at Camp Kesem, and participated in the Brady
Scholars Program in Ethics and Civic Life. Now he takes his commitment to service to
Malaysia as an English teaching assistant through the Fulbright US Student Program.
Junior Tara Wu had already studied Mandarin for seven years before continuing to
enhance her fluency this past summer through a Critical Language Scholarship for
study in Xi’an, China. By mastering the language and deepening her understanding
of Chinese culture, Wu aims to offer nuanced and accurate depictions of China during
her future career as an American journalist.
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British Marshall ScholarshipPatrick Z. LiuPsychology, Biological Sciences, and Neuroscience,
Weinberg (2017)Study—United Kingdom
DAAD Research GrantTheodore LaportGerman, Graduate School Research—Germany
DAAD Study ScholarshipVictoria Larsen (declined)Anthropology, Biological Sciences, and Philosophy,
Weinberg (2015)Study—Germany
Wayne Duke Postgraduate AwardOlivia RosendahlFrench, International Studies, and Political Science,
Weinberg (2019)Study
Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship ProgramAndrea RosengartenHistory, Graduate School Research—Namibia, Germany, and South Africa
Fulbright US Student ProgramCesar AlmeidaLearning Sciences, Education and Social Policy (2018)Research—Ghana
Megan AndersonGerman and Chemistry, Weinberg (2018)Teaching—Germany
Kyle CraigAnthropology, Graduate School Research—Jordan
Aine DoughertyJournalism and French, Medill (2019)Teaching—France
Avi DravidPolitical Science and Biological Sciences, Weinberg (2019)Study—United Kingdom
Bailey EllisPolitical Science and Spanish, Weinberg (2019)Teaching—Spain
Catherine EttingerSocial Policy and History, Education and Social Policy (2019)Teaching—Malaysia
Meredith FalkSecondary Teaching, Education and Social Policy (2019)Teaching—Mexico
Ellen FurgisHuman Development and Psychological Services and
Environmental Studies, Education and Social Policy (2019)Research—Greece
Caroline Elaine Gholson (declined)Learning and Organizational Change, Education
and Social Policy (2019)Teaching—Saudi Arabia
Laura Gomez (declined)English and French, Weinberg (2019)Teaching—France
Zachary HennenfentEconomics and Global Health Studies, Weinberg (2019)Teaching—Laos
Carolina LagunaInternational Studies, Political Science, and History,
Weinberg (2019)Teaching—Colombia
Theodore LaportGerman, Graduate School Research—Germany
By Northwestern University Endorsement
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Jayson Maurice PorterHistory, Graduate School Research—Mexico
Darlene ReyesInternational Studies and Linguistics, Weinberg (2015)Research—Brazil
Sofie RosenzweigHistory, German, and Environmental Policy and Culture,
Weinberg (2019)Teaching—Germany
Alon SchneidmanIndustrial Engineering and Political Science, McCormick
(2017)Teaching—Uzbekistan
Jessica SchwalbHistory and Spanish, Weinberg (2019)Research—Chile
John SincavageMedical Science Training, Feinberg Research—Malawi
Miranda SmithReligious Studies, Graduate School Research—China
Emma Jane SvobodaHistory, Science and Human Culture, and French,
Weinberg (2016)Teaching—Turkey
Lauren Catherine ThomasEconomics, Political Science, and Mathematics,
Weinberg (2017)Study—France
Anthony TopoleskiSlavic Languages and Literatures, Graduate School Research—Russia
Daniel WuNeuroscience and Philosophy, Weinberg (2019)Teaching—Malaysia
Goldwater ScholarshipNicholas J. Chen, ’20Chemistry, Biological Sciences, and Integrated Science,
WeinbergStudy
Kathryn Julia Dierksheide, ’20Biological Sciences, Integrated Science, and Spanish,
WeinbergStudy
Dolores Zohrab Liebmann Fund FellowshipJoy Sales*History, Graduate SchoolResearch
Jim McKay Graduate ScholarshipJennifer HaskelJournalism and Economics, Medill (2019)Study
Projects for PeaceFaith Chebet, ’21Undeclared, WeinbergStudy—Kenya
Schmidt Science FellowshipPaul Erich OhnoChemistry, Graduate SchoolStudy
Truman ScholarshipElissa Gray, ’20Journalism and Political Science, MedillStudy
Yenching Academy at Peking University FellowshipMax RoweComparative Literary Studies, Economics, and Asian
Languages and Cultures, Weinberg (2018)Study—China
*Awarded in 2017–18
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American Center of Oriental Research– Council of American Overseas Research Centers Predoctoral FellowshipKyle CraigAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Jordan
American Research Institute in Turkey Summer Fellowship for Advanced Turkish Language StudyElizabeth HowellHistory, Graduate SchoolStudy—Turkey
Association for Asian Studies China and Inner Asia Council GrantLu HaoHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Taiwan and China
Rachel WallnerHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Taiwan
Belgian American Education Foundation Fellowships for US CitizensElsa KoninckxChemical Engineering, Graduate SchoolResearch—Belgium
Boren FellowshipJustin HackettGlobal Health, Professional StudiesStudy—Jordan
British Institute in Eastern Africa Thematic Research GrantPatrick Mbullo Owuor*Anthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Kenya
Center for Arabic Study Abroad FellowshipAaron BoxermanHistory, Weinberg (2019) Study—Egypt
Center for the Art and Architectural History of Port Cities Research ResidencyNathan ReevesMusicology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Italy
Chateaubriand FellowshipMichael Louis KatzPhysics, Graduate SchoolResearch—France
Council on Library and Information Resources Mellon Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original SourcesColin BosHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Nigeria and United Kingdom
Olivia CacchioneMusicology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Canada and United Kingdom
Matthew ForemanHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Taiwan and China
Critical Language ScholarshipAaron Boxerman (declined)History, Weinberg (2019) Study—Morocco
Abigail Everding, ’22Undeclared, WeinbergStudy—South Korea
Elizabeth Howell (declined)History, Graduate SchoolStudy—Azerbaijan
*Awarded in 2017–18
International Fellowships
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Tara Wu, ’21Journalism and Environmental Studies, MedillStudy—China
Emily ZaycoskyPublic Policy and Administration, Professional StudiesStudy—Russia
DAAD Research Internship in Science and EngineeringOrion Matthew Forowycz, ’21Mathematics, Physics, and Integrated Science, WeinbergInternship—Germany
Serena Lewin, ’21Environmental Science, WeinbergInternship—Germany
Rachel Claire Orenstein, ’20Materials Science and Engineering, McCormickInternship—Germany
Naomi A. Pieczulewski, ’21Materials Science and Engineering and Integrated Science,
McCormickInternship—Germany
Marco Radaelli, ’21Computer Science, McCormick; Economics, WeinbergInternship—Germany
Henry Webster Raeder, ’20Biological Sciences, WeinbergInternship—Germany
Julian Paul Richey, ’21Computer Engineering, McCormick; Jazz Performance,
BienenInternship—Germany
Thomas John Sheehan, ’21Mechanical Engineering, McCormickInternship—Germany
Katherine Su, ’20Materials Science and Engineering, McCormickInternship—Germany
Deborah Turetsky, ’20Biomedical Engineering, McCormick; Dance,
Communication; Economics, WeinbergInternship—Germany
Brendan T. Ward, ’21Computer Science, McCormickInternship—Germany
DAAD Summer Language GrantStella Katherine Cole, ’21Theatre, Communication; International Studies, WeinbergStudy—Germany
Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation Venetian Research Program GrantVanessa TonelliMusicology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Italy
Erasmus Mundus ScholarshipLaura GomezEnglish and French, Weinberg (2019) Study—France and Italy
Foreign Language and Area Studies FellowshipStephen Delaney McNabbSpanish and Portuguese, Graduate SchoolStudy—Peru
Fulbright UK Summer InstituteGrace Gay, ’21English and Legal Studies, WeinbergStudy—United Kingdom
Funai Foundation for Information Technology Overseas ScholarshipMegumi Murakami*Economics, Graduate SchoolStudy—Japan
German Chancellor FellowshipDiana RaiselisTheatre, Communication (2012)Research—Germany
Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Catherine Buchaniec, ’22Journalism, MedillStudy—France
Ingrid Cheung, ’22Biomedical Engineering, McCormickStudy—South Korea
Kahlil Ellis, ’20Journalism and Sociology, MedillStudy—Czech Republic
Carmen M. Fernandez, ’21Journalism, MedillStudy—Japan
Rachel Fimbianti, ’20Radio/Television/Film, Communication; Psychology,
WeinbergStudy—Italy
Samantha Margaret Flood, ’20Psychology, WeinbergStudy—Vietnam
*Awarded in 2017–18
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Giovanni Gamalong, ’20Chemistry and Global Health Studies, WeinbergStudy—Mexico
Lizbeth Garcia, ’20Psychology and Global Health Studies, WeinbergStudy—China
Austin Lloyd Goodwin, ’20Mathematics, Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences,
and Sociology, WeinbergStudy—Costa Rica
David Guirgis, ’20Social Policy, Education and Social Policy; Critical Theory
and Sociology, WeinbergStudy—France
Kelia HumanBiomedical Engineering, McCormick; Global Health Studies,
Weinberg (2019)Study—South Africa
Sophie Jiang, ’21Radio/Television/Film, Communication; Asian Languages
and Cultures, WeinbergStudy—China
Yuri Jo, ’21Human Communication Sciences, Communication;
Psychology, WeinbergStudy—South Korea
Jana Kim, ’21Economics, WeinbergStudy—France
Charles Lei (declined)Economics and Global Health Studies, Weinberg (2019) Study—Switzerland
Leana Janae Lindsay, ’20Political Science, Sociology, and African American
Studies, WeinbergStudy—Uganda
Rowan Miller, ’21Winds and Percussion, BienenStudy—Austria
Antonette O. Narvasa, ’20Industrial Engineering, McCormickStudy—Singapore
Gabrielle Plotkin, ’21History, WeinbergStudy—Argentina
Erika Rodriguez, ’20Radio/Television/Film, CommunicationStudy—United Kingdom
Kaitlyn Rubinstein, ’21Spanish, WeinbergStudy—Bolivia
Panhaneath Seng, ’20Neuroscience and Global Health Studies, WeinbergStudy—China
Tomomi SuenagaIndustrial Engineering, McCormick (2019) Study—South Africa
Andrew Vuong, ’21Secondary Teaching, School of Education and Social PolicyStudy—France
ILJU Academy and Culture Foundation ScholarshipDeborah KimEconomics, Graduate SchoolStudy—South Korea
International Society of Psychoneuroendocrinology Travel AwardSarah CollierHuman Development and Social Policy, Graduate SchoolResearch—Italy
Jerusalem Press Club Reporting FellowshipPatty Vassar NiebergEditorial Journalism, MedillInternship—Israel
Henry Luce Foundation/American Council of Learned Societies Program in China Studies Predissertation Summer Travel GrantMelody ShumHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—China
Andrew W. Mellon Fellowship for Art Historical ResearchSandra RacekArt History, Graduate SchoolResearch—Netherlands
Mitchell ScholarshipAlison MahoneyTheatre, Communication; Gender and Sexuality Studies,
Weinberg (2014) Study—Ireland
National Institutes of Health Fogarty International Center Global Health FellowshipAndrew Wooyoung KimAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—South Africa
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National Science Foundation Interdisciplinary Research in Korea on Applied Smart Systems for Undergraduate StudentsSkylar Ladson-Gary, ’21Chemical Engineering, McCormickInternship—Korea
Orient-Institut Beirut Visiting Doctoral FellowshipSean LeePolitical Science, Graduate SchoolResearch—Lebanon
Princeton in Africa FellowshipDiane Kukuwa ArthurHuman Development and Psychological Services,
Education and Social Policy (2017) Internship—Zambia
Leah DunlevyJournalism, Medill (2019)Internship—Rwanda
Princeton in Asia FellowshipAngie ChenHuman Communication Sciences, Communication (2019) Internship—China
Princeton in Latin America FellowshipLorna Sanchez McCannBiological Sciences and Global Health Studies,
Weinberg (2019) Internship—Guatemala
Aliana RuxinAmerican Studies, Weinberg (2019)Internship—Costa Rica
Project Global Officer ScholarshipJames Belleque,* ’20Mechanical Engineering, McCormickStudy—China
Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting GrantCarly GrafEditorial Journalism, MedillInternship—West Bank
Rubenianum FellowshipSandra RacekArt History, Graduate School Research—Belgium
Simon Fraser University Postdoctoral FellowshipHye Yun Kang (declined)Political Science, Graduate SchoolResearch—Canada
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute InternshipFinote Aster Gijsman KelemuBiological Sciences and Environmental Sciences,
Weinberg (2019) Internship—Panama
Social Science Research Council International Dissertation Research FellowshipAdrienn KacsorArt History, Graduate School Research—Jordan
Keegan TerekAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Jordan
ThinkSwiss Research ScholarshipJennifer Anne GlerumMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate SchoolResearch—Switzerland
US Teaching Assistantships at Austrian Secondary SchoolsMegan Anderson (declined)German and Chemistry, Weinberg (2018) Teaching—Austria
Payton DannerEnglish and Music, Weinberg (2017) Teaching—Austria
Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork GrantAshley AgbasogaAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Mexico
Foroogh FarhangAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Syria
Andrew Wooyoung KimAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—South Africa
Hafsa OubouAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—South Africa
Dil SinghAnthropology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Ethiopia
Zhi-Xing China Eisenhower FellowshipSamir Shailesh MayekarBusiness Administration, KelloggStudy—China
*Awarded in 2017–18
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American Association for the Advancement of Science Mass Media Science & Engineering FellowshipSarah Louise WhiteLearning Sciences, Graduate SchoolInternship—Waukesha, Wisconsin
American Association for the Advancement of Science Science and Technology Policy Executive Branch FellowshipJessica Danielle CreeryPsychology, Graduate SchoolInternship—Washington, DC
American Political Science Association Prestage-Fenno FundJustin Michael Zimmerman*Political Science, Graduate SchoolInternship—Washington, DC
American Society of Magazine Editors Magazine Internship ProgramJustin Michael Curto, ’20Journalism, Musicology, and Critical Theory, MedillInternship—New York City, New York
Paola de Varona, ’20Journalism, MedillInternship—New York City, New York
Amgen ScholarsKathryn Julia Dierksheide, ’20Biological Sciences, Integrated Science, and Spanish,
WeinbergInternship—Pasadena, California
Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library Visiting Graduate Student FellowshipJayme CollinsEnglish, Graduate SchoolResearch—New Haven, Connecticut
Ruby DailyHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—New Haven, Connecticut
Black Metropolis Research Consortium Summer Short-Term FellowshipAshley Dominique DennisAfrican American Studies, Graduate SchoolResearch—Chicago, Illinois
Bloomberg-UNC-Berkeley Business Journalism Diversity ProgramJessica Ashley FloydEditorial Journalism, MedillStudy
Emma Bowen Foundation FellowshipMilan Taylor Polk, ’20Journalism and Gender and Sexuality Studies, MedillInternship—Washington, DC
Elly Esperanza Rivera, ’20Journalism and English, MedillInternship—Chicago, Illinois
Laura Isabel Zornosa, ’20Journalism, International Studies, and Spanish, MedillInternship—Washington, DC
Tom Carsey ScholarsAmanda Sahar d’UrsoPolitical Science and Statistics, Graduate SchoolResearch—College Park, Maryland
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Public Health Associate ProgramEmma Zblewski*Anthropology and Global Health Studies, Weinberg (2018)Internship—Columbus, Ohio
Chancellor’s Doctoral Incentive ProgramAngela TateHistory, Graduate SchoolStudy—Long Beach, California
Domestic Fellowships
*Awarded in 2017–18
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Chicago Objects Study Initiative Mellon Curatorial InternshipJessica Anne HoughArt History, Graduate SchoolInternship—Chicago, Illinois
Jacob Henry LevetonArt History, Graduate SchoolInternship—Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Objects Study Initiative Mellon Curatorial Research FellowshipScott David MillerArt History, Graduate SchoolResearch—Chicago, Illinois
Department of Energy Office of Science Graduate Student Research ProgramDing Wen ChungMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School Internship—Lemont, Illinois
Darren Jason HsuChemistry, Graduate SchoolInternship—Lemont, Illinois
Louis Robert RedfernChemistry, Graduate SchoolInternship—Lemont, Illinois
Vivien RiveraCivil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School Internship—Lemont, Illinois
Dylan TemplesPhysics and Astronomy, Graduate SchoolInternship—Batavia, Illinois
Dirksen Congressional Center Congressional Research GrantGideon Cohn-PostarHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Washington, DC, and Portland, Maine
Disney ABC Comedy Writer’s FellowshipNayana AgrawalWriting, Graduate SchoolInternship—Burbank, California
James H. Dunn Jr. Memorial Fellowship Michael DeneroffSocial Policy, Education and Social Policy; Legal Studies,
Weinberg (2019)Internship—Springfield, Illinois
Getty Library Research GrantAdrienn KacsorArt History, Graduate SchoolResearch—Los Angeles, California
Goldie ScholarsNora Schmidt BonehamGeneral Management, KelloggStudy—Chicago, Illinois
Hannah McMinn FrenchGeneral Management, Kellogg Study—Chicago, Illinois
Linda Anne KanoskiExecutive Management for Design and Construction,
McCormick Study—Chicago, Illinois
Megan Lynn MayGeneral Management, Kellogg Study—Chicago, Illinois
Vasiliki MitrakosLaw, Pritzker Study—Chicago, Illinois
Hargrett Library Signature Research StipendLaura Jeanne Ferdinand FeldmeyerTheatre and Drama, Graduate SchoolResearch—Athens, Georgia
Harvard Art Museums Summer Institute for Technical Studies in ArtTamar KharatishviliArt History, Graduate School Research—Cambridge, Massachusetts
Harvard-Newcomen Postdoctoral Fellowship in Business HistoryEmilie TakayamaHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Boston, Massachusetts
Hemsley Internship ProgramAnthony Michael ForchielliDesign, Graduate SchoolInternship—San Francisco, California, and New York City,
New York
Huntington Residential Institute in the History of Science, Technology, and MedicineOlivia DillArt History, Graduate SchoolResearch—San Marino, California
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Risa Aja PuleoArt History, Graduate School Research—San Marino, California
Jerome FellowshipSofya Levitsky-WeitzWriting, Graduate SchoolInternship—Minneapolis, Minnesota
Soon Young Kim Postdoctoral FellowshipDouglas GabrielArt History, Graduate SchoolResearch—Cambridge, Massachusetts
Knowles Teaching Fellows ProgramBradley Emmons SmithSecondary Teaching, Education and Social PolicyInternship and Study—Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan;
Moorestown, New Jersey; and Dallas, Texas
Samuel H. Kress Foundation FellowshipEmily Bennett WoodArt History, Graduate SchoolResearch
Lewis and Clark Fund for Exploration and Field ResearchSusan Malia DeansPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate SchoolResearch
Jack, Joseph, and Morton Mandel Center for Advanced Holocaust Studies Visiting FellowshipAlissa Elias SchapiroArt History, Graduate SchoolResearch—Washington, DC
Massachusetts Institute of Technology Diversity Predoctoral FellowshipAndrew Ifedapo ThompsonPolitical Science, Graduate SchoolResearch—Cambridge, Massachusetts
Medieval Slavic Summer InstituteThomas FeerickSlavic Languages and Literatures, Graduate SchoolStudy—Columbus, Ohio
Mershon Center Postdoctoral FellowshipHye Yun KangPolitical Science, Graduate SchoolResearch—Columbus, Ohio
Michigan Society of Fellows Postdoctoral FellowshipAlvita Ansa AkibohHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Ann Arbor, Michigan
New York City Urban Fellows ProgramMichaela ShapiroHistory and Psychology, Weinberg (2018)Internship—New York City, New York
Northeast Modern Language Association Contingent/Adjunct/Independent Scholar Two-Year Caucus Travel AwardKelly CoyneScreen Cultures, Graduate SchoolResearch—Boston, Massachusetts
Linus Pauling Distinguished Postdoctoral FellowshipMavis Dufie BoamahChemistry, Graduate SchoolResearch—Richland, Washington
Penn Program on Race, Science, and Society Predoctoral FellowshipKenneth PassSociology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dianne M. Pinderhughes Mentorship AwardBrianna Alexis-Marie WillisPolitical Science, Weinberg (2019)Study—Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Politico Journalism InstituteJessica Ashley FloydEditorial Journalism, MedillInternship—Washington, DC, and Arlington, Virginia
Public Policy and International Affairs Junior Summer InstituteAdam Davies, ’20Social Policy, Education and Social Policy; Gender and
Sexuality Studies, WeinbergStudy—Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pulliam Journalism FellowshipDrake Alexander HillsEditorial Journalism, MedillInternship—Phoenix, Arizona
Jeannette Rosemary HinkleEditorial Journalism, Medill Internship—Phoenix, Arizona
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Chips Quinn Scholars Program for Diversity in JournalismLaura Isabel Zornosa, ’20Journalism, International Studies, and Spanish, MedillInternship—Nashville, Tennessee; New York City, New York;
and Washington, DC
George and Ann Richards Civil War Era Center Postdoctoral FellowshipLeigh SoaresHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—University Park, Pennsylvania
Rockefeller Archive Center Research StipendOmri TubiSociology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Sleepy Hollow, New York
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Short-Term FellowshipLaura Jeanne Ferdinand FeldmeyerTheatre and Drama, Graduate SchoolResearch—Atlanta, Georgia
Arlen Specter Center for Public Service Research FellowshipCharlotte RosenHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Stanford East Asia Library Travel GrantMian ChenHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—Stanford, California
William A. Steiger Fund for Legislative StudiesJoshua BassechesSociology, Graduate SchoolResearch—Washington, DC
Summer Institute in Computational Social ScienceAndrew Ifedapo ThompsonPolitical Science, Graduate SchoolStudy—Princeton, New Jersey
Venture for America FellowshipAlec D’AlelioSocial Policy, School of Education and Social Policy (2018)Internship—New Orleans, Louisiana
Anand James Lal-TabakEconomics and Mathematical Methods in the Social
Sciences, Weinberg (2019)Internship—Detroit, Michigan
Conor Cashel McGeehanIntegrated Engineering Studies, McCormick (2019)Internship—Birmingham, Alabama
Jintae ParkWinds and Percussion, Bienen (2018)Internship—Birmingham, Alabama
Washington University in St. Louis American Culture Studies Postdoctoral Fellowship in Immigration, Cultures, and LawJoy SalesHistory, Graduate SchoolResearch—St. Louis, Missouri
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On-Campus Fellowships
Achievement Rewards for College Scientists ScholarsVictoria Mae CooleyMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School
Jenny Yongjia LiuMechanical Engineering, Graduate School;
Medical Science Training, Feinberg
Jonathan StrutzChemical and Biological Engineering, Graduate School
American Association of University Women International FellowshipAnita Cisternas FuentesPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School
American Bar Foundation–Northwestern University Doctoral FellowshipAri TolmanSociology, Graduate School; Law, Pritzker
American Comparative Literature Association Presidential Undergraduate PrizeMax RoweComparative Literary Studies, Economics, and Asian
Languages and Cultures, Weinberg (2018)
American Heart Association Predoctoral FellowshipHeidi Lynn AndersonInterdisciplinary Biological Sciences, Graduate School
Vasin DumrongprechachanInterdisciplinary Biological Sciences, Graduate School
American Society for Theatre Research Helen Krich Chinoy Dissertation FellowshipCasey Tova MarkensonTheatre and Drama, Graduate School
American Society of Plant Taxonomists Graduate Student Research AwardSusan Malia DeanPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School
Nora Scally Gavin-SmythPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School
American Sociological Association Dissertation AwardJuliette GalonnierSociology, Graduate School
Association for Jewish Studies Dissertation Completion FellowshipCasey Tova MarkensonTheatre and Drama, Graduate School
Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events Individual Artists Program GrantJulian OtisVoice and Opera, Bienen
Chicago Drama League Endowed Retention ScholarshipHassan Al RawasDirecting, Graduate School
Tasia Alijia Bernard JonesDirecting, Graduate School
Alexandra Kate MalloryDirecting, Graduate School
College Art Association Professional Development FellowshipC. C. McKeeArt History, Graduate School
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Gladys Krieble Delmas Foundation GrantAnna Aline Mehlman DumontArt History, Graduate School
Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate FellowshipLindsey McKenna ByrneAstronomy, Graduate School
Gabriel CasabonaPhysics, Graduate School
Michael ToriyamaMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School
Department of Energy National Nuclear Security Administration Stewardship Science Graduate FellowshipSylvia HannaChemistry, Graduate School
Diverse Voices in DocsMilton Ernesto Guillen BendanaDocumentary Media, Graduate School
Sebastian Pinzon SilvaDocumentary Media, Graduate School
Environmental and Water Resources Institute ScholarshipTess Margaret Russell, ’20Environmental Engineering, McCormick
Field Foundation of Illinois FellowshipAngela TateHistory, Graduate School
Fonds de Recherche du Québec–Société et Culture Master’s Research ScholarshipCindy PhenixArt Theory and Practice, Graduate School
Ford Foundation Predoctoral FellowshipMonica Paulina Gallegos GarciaAstronomy, Graduate School
Teresa VargasPsychology, Graduate School
GEM Full FellowJulia Roclo DowningMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School
Gilder Lehrman Institute Scholarly FellowshipGideon Cohn-Postar*History, Graduate School
Global Religion Doctoral Dissertation FellowshipVanessa Kathleen Watters OpaloAnthropology, Graduate School
J. Richard Hackman Dissertation AwardAaron SchecterIndustrial Engineering and Management Sciences,
Graduate School
Hellenic Bar Association Foundation ScholarshipAnna Nicole KarnazeLaw, Pritzker
Maria Fay KarrasLaw, Pritzker
Vasiliki MitrakosLaw, Pritzker
HistoryMakers Digital Humanities FellowshipAngela TateHistory, Graduate School
Frances Degen Horowitz Millennium Scholars ProgramAndrea Kinghorn BusbyHuman Development and Social Policy, Graduate School
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Gilliam Fellowship for Advanced StudyLuis Fernando Schachner*Chemistry, Graduate School
Howard Hughes Medical Institute Medical Research FellowshipAhmed Ali*Medical Science Training, Feinberg
Evan Patel*Medical Science Training, Feinberg
IEEE Council on Superconductivity Graduate Study FellowshipDaikang YanApplied Physics, Graduate School
Illinois Native Plant Society Research GrantMatthew D. EvansPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School
Illinois State Academy of Science Student Research GrantKatherine Elizabeth WenzellPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School
*Awarded in 2017–18
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Illinois Water Environment Association Clean Water ScholarshipKylie Ormond Melodick, ’20Environmental Engineering, McCormick
Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences Undergraduate Student ScholarshipDipayan BanerjeeIndustrial Engineering and Mathematics, McCormick (2019)
International Association of Plant Taxonomists Graduate Student Research GrantNora Scally Gavin-SmythPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School
Japan–International Monetary Fund Scholarship Program for Advanced StudiesYoshimasa KatayamaEconomics, Graduate School
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research ScholarSheridan FullerHuman Development and Social Policy, Graduate School
Kodak Student Scholarship Awards, Bronze AwardBenjamin Val BuxtonDocumentary Media, Graduate School
Korean Ancestry GrantJonathan Tae In David, ’21Radio/Television/Film, Communication;
Mathematics, Weinberg
Louisville Institute Dissertation FellowshipMatthew J. SmithReligious Studies, Graduate School
Luce/American Council of Learned Societies Dissertation Fellowship in American ArtBrian LeahyArt History, Graduate School
Talia ShabtayArt History, Graduate School
Mark and Ruth Luckens International Prize in Jewish Thought and CultureGrace Kessler OverbekeTheatre and Drama, Graduate School
Floyd Mayweather Jr. Foundation for the Advancement of Women in Sports and Entertainment ScholarshipAlyssa Victoria HolcombLeadership for Creative Enterprises, Communication
Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture Doctoral ScholarshipCasey Tova MarkensonTheatre and Drama, Graduate School
National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate FellowshipElisa C. BorowskiCivil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School
Christopher Xavier MillerMechanical Engineering, Graduate School
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center Medical Research Scholars ProgramAdrian RosenbergMedical Science Training, Feinberg
National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral National Research Service Award (F31)Casey John AdamsChemistry, Graduate School
Daria Agnieszka BoratynNeuroscience, Graduate School
Samuel Adam CoolerNeuroscience, Graduate School
Philip Robert CurtisCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Graduate School
Virginia Terwilliger GallagherClinical Psychology, Graduate School
Timothy John HarkNeuroscience, Graduate School
Sara Ann HoffmanClinical Psychology, Graduate School
Megan Annerose KasterChemistry, Graduate School
Dalton Robert KimChemistry, Graduate School; Medical Science
Training, Feinberg
Maureen Rose McNultyLife Sciences, Graduate School
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Constantine NicolozakesBiomedical Engineering, Graduate School;
Medical Science Training, Feinberg
Namratha G. SastryNeuroscience, Graduate School
Katherine SimeonCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Graduate School
Samantha Maria StiepanCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Graduate School
Christopher Steven VersteegBiomedical Engineering, Graduate School
Kristina Marie WardCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Graduate School
Meghan Baker WardChemistry, Graduate School
Uzma Shaheen WilsonCommunication Sciences and Disorders, Graduate School
National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual Predoctoral National Research Service Award for MD/PhD (F30)Maria AristovaBiomedical Engineering, Graduate School;
Medical Science Training, Feinberg
Michael Sanjay FernandopulleMedical Science Training, Feinberg
Anthony Martin GacitaLife Sciences, Graduate School; Medical Science
Training, Feinberg
Emma Susanna GargusLife Sciences, Graduate School; Medical Science
Training, Feinberg
National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement GrantForoogh FarhangAnthropology, Graduate School
Andrew Wooyoung KimAnthropology, Graduate School
Hafsa OubouAnthropology, Graduate School
Julianna PerezAnthropology, Graduate School
National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship ProgramMatthew Brooks Amrofell(held at Washington University in St. Louis)Chemical Engineering, McCormick (2017)
Justin Andrew BainPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School
Elena Barham(held at Columbia University)Political Science and Philosophy, Weinberg (2016)
Aleia BellcrossChemistry, Graduate School
Miriam Magdalene Bohlmann Kunz(held at University of Wisconsin–Madison)Chemistry and German, Weinberg (2016)
Margrethe Anne BoydBiomedical Engineering, Graduate School
Nathan Brantly(held at University of Pittsburgh)Biomedical Engineering, McCormick (2014)
Lucia Brunel(held at Stanford University)Chemical Engineering, McCormick (2018)
Kyle Matthew Bushick(held at University of Michigan)Materials Science and Engineering, McCormick (2018)
Heather Ann CalcaterraChemical Engineering, Graduate School
Ioannina CastanoChemistry, Graduate School
Cristina Renee CejaPsychology, Graduate School
Victoria Mae CooleyMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School
Julia Roclo DowningMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School
Christopher EckdahlChemistry, Graduate School
Jane Aileen EdgingtonChemical Engineering, Graduate School
Robert Matthew Gray(held at California Institute of Technology)Applied Mathematics and Electrical Engineering,
McCormick (2019)
Andrea Marie GruverPlant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School
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Clare HarperLife Sciences, Graduate School
Ashley HollowayNeuroscience, Graduate School
Sara Allmond Johns(held at University of California, Berkeley)Economics and Environmental Sciences, Weinberg (2017)
Yehsong Kim(held at University of Southern California)Psychology and English, Weinberg (2013)
Camila KofmanChemical Engineering, Graduate School
Elsa KoninckxChemical Engineering, Graduate School
Sarah Priscilla LeeHuman Development and Psychological Services,
Education and Social Policy (2017)
Grace Meng-wei Lu(held at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign)Mathematics, Physics, and Integrated Science, Weinberg
(2018)
Elizabeth Anne Meehan(held at George Washington University)Political Science, Weinberg (2017)
Kayla Christine MiguelNeuroscience, Graduate School
Christopher Xavier MillerMechanical Engineering, Graduate School
Samuel MinkowiczNeuroscience, Graduate School
Jessie Anna Moravek(held at University of California, Berkeley)Biological Sciences and Environmental Sciences,
Weinberg (2016)
William Dean Morrison(held at University of California, Berkeley)Economics, Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences,
and Mathematics, Weinberg (2015)
Daniel Siukei Ng(held at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)Materials Science and Engineering, McCormick; Linguistics,
Weinberg (2019)
Kelsey Bianca Pukelis(held at Harvard University)Economics, Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences,
and Mathematics, Weinberg (2017)
Rebecca Ann RasmussenLife Sciences, Graduate School
Nataliya Rokhmanova(held at Carnegie Mellon University)Biomedical Engineering, McCormick (2017)
Wendy Roldan(held at University of Washington)Mechanical Engineering, McCormick (2017)
Hassan Sayed(held at Princeton University)Economics, Mathematical Methods in the Social Sciences,
and Mathematics, Weinberg (2019)
Millicent K. SchlaflyMechanical Engineering, Graduate School
Carrie Anne SchoenebergerChemical Engineering, Graduate School
Jamilah Silver(held at Stony Brook University)Human Development and Psychological Services,
Education and Social Policy; Psychology, Weinberg (2019)
Cara Stephanie SmithBiomedical Engineering, Graduate School
Lauren Catherine Thomas(held at University of California, Berkeley)Economics, Political Science, and Mathematics,
Weinberg (2017)
Daniel Jacob VanBelzenLife Sciences, Graduate School
Maria Anastasia VratsanosMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School
Louis Shen WangMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School
Megan Cathleen WassonChemistry, Graduate School
Garrett WatsonMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School
Samantha Ann WebsterTheoretical and Applied Mechanics, Graduate School
Matthew Steven Whitehill(held at University of Washington)Mechanical Engineering, McCormick (2012)
Devin Scott WiggsSociology, Graduate School
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Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council Postgraduate Scholarships–Doctoral ProgramKate Lauren ElderMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School
Janet McMillan*Chemistry, Graduate School
Barney Oldfield National Security Reporting FellowshipBeverly BanksEditorial Journalism, Medill
Deborah Orin Scholarship Jessica Ashley FloydEditorial Journalism, Medill
Helene M. Overly Memorial Graduate ScholarshipLama Al Hajj HassanCivil and Environmental Engineering, Graduate School
Penn Predoctoral Fellowships for Excellence through DiversityBrandon AlstonSociology, Graduate School
PPG Foundation FellowshipMatthias Thomas AgneMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School
Fernando Luis Reyes TiradoMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School
Quantum Computing Graduate Research FellowshipDaniel Kamrath WeissPhysics, Graduate School
Robertson Foundation for Government FellowshipMaria Teresa Peurach*International Studies and Psychology, Weinberg (2018)
Sarnoff Cardiovascular Research Foundation FellowshipJacob Bailey PiercePublic Health, Graduate School; Medical Science Training,
Feinberg
David H. Smith Conservation Research FellowshipRebecca Samantha Barak*Plant Biology and Conservation, Graduate School
Social Science Research Council Dissertation Proposal Development ProgramClaire ArnoldHistory, Graduate School
Jessy BellArt History, Graduate School
Allena BerryLearning Sciences, Graduate School
Marissa CroftCommunication Studies, Graduate School
Bright GyamfiHistory, Graduate School
Benjamin JonesArt History, Graduate School
Gervais MarshPerformance Studies, Graduate School
Julissa MuñizHuman Development and Social Policy, Graduate School
Mahmure Idil OzkanAnthropology, Graduate School
Kenneth PassSociology, Graduate School
Kaelin RapportAnthropology, Graduate School
Catalina RodriguezSpanish and Portuguese, Graduate School
Angela TateHistory, Graduate School
Benjamin WeissmanMusicology, Graduate School
Jacob WilkenfeldSpanish and Portuguese, Graduate School
Benjamin ZenderPerformance Studies, Graduate School
*Awarded in 2017–18
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Social Science Research Council Mellon Mays Predoctoral Research GrantOscar CornejoSociology, Graduate School
Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers Chicago Section ScholarshipDavid Bruce PickensMechanical Engineering, Graduate School
Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New AmericansJenny Yongjia LiuMechanical Engineering, Graduate School; Medical Science
Training, Feinberg
Tau Beta Pi ScholarshipLucia BrunelChemical Engineering, McCormick (2018)
3M Science and Technology Graduate FellowshipSonal RangnekarMaterials Science and Engineering, Graduate School
Tyng FellowshipIsaac LohEconomics, Graduate School
Urbanek Founders ScholarshipSeo Young Lindsey ParkMathematics, Weinberg (2019)
US Army Research Laboratory Summer Journeyman FellowshipMarisa Ravena BisramMechanical Engineering, Graduate School
Wentcher Foundation ScholarshipBailey DuBoeMathematics, Weinberg (2022)
Women Divers Hall of Fame Ella Jean Morgan Memorial Dive Training Grant for Young WomenKatherine Anne HaileEarth and Planetary Sciences, Weinberg (2019)
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A sampling of this year’s graduate student winners
Musicology PhD student Olivia Cacchione received a Council on Library and Informa-
tion Resources Mellon Fellowship for Dissertation Research in Original Sources to sup-
port her study of music’s role in 19th- and early-20th-century spiritualist séances and
its relation to 20th-century mediated sound production. During her fellowship year
she is accessing archival materials in Canada and the United Kingdom.
Philip Curtis, a PhD student in communication sciences and disorders, works in the
Early Intervention Research Group while pursuing clinical certification in speech
pathology. As a winner of a National Institutes of Health Ruth L. Kirschstein Individual
Predoctoral NRSA (F31) grant, he is exploring how children’s language abilities relate to
their behavior.
Vice president of Northwestern’s Graduate Society of Women Engineers chapter,
Julia Downing has been named a GEM Full Fellow and a recipient of a National Science
Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship in support of her PhD research in materials
science and engineering. Her dissertation focuses on scalable manufacturing of 2-D
nanomaterials to enable formulation of nanomaterial inks.
Born in Beijing, Jenny Liu immigrated to the United States at age seven. Now Liu is a
recipient of the ARCS Scholars award and the Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowship for New
Americans, which support her study as an MD/PhD candidate in the Feinberg School
of Medicine’s medical scientist training program. Her research concerns the use of
data-based tools to understand how proteins are controlled.
Paul Ohno just completed his PhD in chemistry and was named to the second-ever
cohort of Schmidt Science Fellows, an initiative designed to support recent doctoral
graduates who will undertake a significant disciplinary pivot from the topic of their
dissertation research. For his next major project, Ohno will work with lasers to deter-
mine climate-relevant properties of suspended atmospheric aerosol particles.
Jayson Porter, a PhD student in history, researches Mexican environmental history
with a focus on chemical eradication campaigns—against plants and people. This year,
the Fulbright US Student Program is funding his field research in Mexico City for his
dissertation, which analyzes pesticide use across military, public health, and agricul-
tural campaigns from 1920 to 1980.
Religious studies doctoral student Miranda Smith is combining her theological train-
ing with her background in creative writing through a grant from the Fulbright US
Student Program to conduct dissertation research this year in Xining, China. Smith’s
research focuses on modern Tibetan poets, examining how they sustain, depart from,
and reinvent Tibetan literary tradition.
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