Dr Mary Louise O’Donnell is a musicologist and musician. Her research focuses on the diverse ways in which the Irish harp has been used in the construction of identity in Ireland and among Irish emigrants. As a Fulbright Scholar, Mary Louise will use the resources of the Falvey Memorial Library at Villanova University to investigate…

Nell Regan is a freelance writer and educator. As a recipient of a Fulbright Scholar Award she attended the International Writing Programme at The University of Iowa and the University of California Berkeley to complete a new body of poetry.