Melissa Hidalgo
Dr. Melissa M Hidalgo is an independent scholar based in LA. She is a graduate of the University of California, Berkeley (BA, English), the University of Chicago (MA, English), and UC San Diego (PhD, Literature). Her research and teaching interests include Mexican American and Chicana/o literature, US ethnic studies, popular culture, and queer studies. Her…
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Emma Austin is a graduate of University of California Irvine where she majored in English with an emphasis on creative writing (fiction). She will be this years Fulbright-Uversity student awardee taking a Master of Arts in Creative Process, culminating in a novel that explores the clash of paganism and Christianity through history, folklore, and Irelands…
Read MoreThomas Cairns
Dr Thomas Cairns is an Associate Professor at Azusa Pacific University in California. He will go to the National University of Ireland, Maynooth to research and teach on the topic of increasing the effectiveness of leaders in emergency planning, preparedness, recovery, and business continuity on his Fulbright Scholar Award.
Read MoreBrenda Romero
Ms Brenda Romero is a veteran Game Designer and the Program Director at University of California at Santa Cruzs Masters of Science in Games and Playable Media program. She will be based at the Institute of Technology, Tralee and the Higher Education Authority for her Fulbright Specialist Award and she will work with members of…
Read MoreChris Hables-Gray
Mr Chris Hables Gray is a Scholar Awardee from the University of California at Santa Cruz. He will go to University College Cork to research and teach in the Digital Humanities doctoral program, focusing on the political economy of Big Genealogical Data and an art-tech project called Six Degrees of Connection for linking interactive sculptures (nodes)…
Read MoreNatalia Milovantseva
Ms Natalia Milovantseva, a Fulbright-Schuman Awardee, is based at the University of California, Irvine where she is carrying out Doctoral research into the area of the disposal of electronic waste (e-waste). While in Ireland, Natalia will be based at the University of Limerick where she will carry out research for her project entitled: Towards a…
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