2010 Boren Fellows
Name | Language, Country |
| Benjamin Anderson University of Virginia Area Studies, MA | Arabic, Egypt Advanced Study of Modern Standard Arabic and Egyptian Arabic Dialect |
| Allan Gregory Auclair Indiana University, Bloomington Area Studies, MA | Arabic, Syria Intensive Arabic Language Study and Research on Syrian Refugee Policy |
| Daniel Auger Portland State University Urban Studies, MA | Turkish, Turkey Turkish Language Study and Research on Social Capital Among Istanbul's Central Asian Communities |
| Spencer Austin-Martin University of Hawaii, Manoa Area Studies, MA | Mandarin, China The Geo-Political Implications of Demorgraphic Transition in East Asia with a Focus on China-Taiwan Relations |
| Emily Barry Virginia Polytechnic and State University Public Administration, MS | Tamil, Sri Lanka Human Service Programming with the Tamil Population in Sri Lanka |
| Jeffrey Benedict University of Louisville Law, JD | Turkish, Turkey International Military Law in the Context of Turkish Language and Law |
| Joseph Bodell George Washington University Religious Studies, MA | Albanian, Albania Post Communist Islamic Institutions in Albania |
| Catherine Bollinger Monterey Institute of International Studies International Affairs, MA | Nepali, Nepal Environmental Conservation in the Himalayas: A Cultural Approach |
| Ryan Bracken Colorado School of Mines Economics, Ph.D. | Mandarin, China Advanced Mandarin Study and Research on China's Options for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions |
| Lacey Bradley-Storey Northeastern University Political Science, Ph.D. | Mandarin, China An Analysis of the Chinese Petition System and Its Effects on Social Stability and Regime Legitimacy |
| Rhiannon Bramer Monterey Institute of International Studies Political Science, MA | Mongolian, Mongolia Mega Mines: Minerals Governance in Mongolia |
| Jennifer Bream Brandeis University International Affairs, MA | Swahili, Tanzania A Participatory Approach to Mitigating Climate Change in Tanzania |
| Tucker Brown Georgia Institute of Technology International Affairs, MS | Arabic, Syria Intensive Arabic study in Damascus, Syria |
| Daniel Budny University of Texas, Austin Political Science, Ph.D. | Portuguese, Brazil The Transformation of Latin America's Leftist Parties: Brazil's Worker's Party in Comparative Perspective |
| Marcos Burgos City University of New York Sociology, Ph.D. | Portuguese, Brazil Mapping Local Development; The Role of Grassroots NGOs and Networking |
| Alan Burns Johns Hopkins University, SAIS International Affairs, MA | Mandarin, China Intensive Mandarin Study in Beijing and Research on Chinese Public Perception of the People's Liberation Army |
| Mena Cammett Yale University Economics, MBA | Arabic, Egypt Supporting Entrepreneurship for Economic Mobility in Egypt |
| Michael Carbone Johns Hopkins University, SAIS International Affairs, MA | Mandarin, China Intensive Language Study and Research on the Environment, the Great Firewall, and International Trade Laws |
| Yvonne Chen George Washington University International Affairs, MA | Bahasa Indonesian, Indonesia Client Protection in Indonesia's Microfinance Industry: Improving Financial Services for the Poor |
| Andrea Clatterbuck Illinois Institute of Technology Environmental Sciences, MS | Japanese, Japan The Japanese Way: Assessing the Feasibility of Japanese Waste Management Techniques in Developing Asia |
| Crystal Corman American University International Affairs, MA | Malay, Malaysia The Multi-Ethnic Voices of Muslim Women in Malaysia |
| Rebecca Cuevas California State University, San Bernardino Education, MA | Arabic, Jordan Arabic Language Study and Study of Water Issues in Jordan |
| Asiya Daud Claremont Graduate School International Affairs, Ph.D. | Arabic, Egypt Cyber-Dissent in the Middle East: A Tool of Political Resistance |
| Nathaniel Deany University Of Maryland, College Park Communications and Journalism, MA | Arabic, Syria Syrian Views on Foreign Policy: A Comparative Media Study |
| John DeTrana George Mason University Language & Literature, MA | Russian, Russia Advanced Russian Language and Area Studies in Vladimir |
| Amy Doherty American University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Israel Effects of Multi-Ethnic Host Country on Sudanese Refugees |
| Brian Elkevizth Duke University Religious Studies, MA | Japanese, Japan Soka Gakkai, the Changing Japanese Religious Landscape, and Constitutional Revision |
Katie Lynn Feilen | Bahasa Indonesian, Indonesia |
| Ryan Fioresi Johns Hopkins University, SAIS International Affairs, MIA | Mandarin, China Microfinance Solutions for China's Rural Areas: Alleviating Poverty and Advancing Free Market Reforms |
| Eric Fischer University of San Francisco Economics, MA | Arabic, Algeria Algeria and its Natural Resource Economy: Effects on Female Labor Force Participation and Education |
| Charlie Fowler American University Law, JD | Turkish, Turkey Turkey Legal Study |
| Ramon Galinanes Jr. University of Florida Political Science, Ph.D. | Portuguese, Angola Negotiating a Lasting Peace: A Comparative Analysis of Angola’s Civil War Settlements |
| David Griffith Brigham Young University Business Administration, MPA | Thai, Thailand Characteristics of Entrepreneurship Among Micro and Small Enterprises in Thailand |
| Natasha Hall Georgetown University International Affairs, MS | Arabic, Syria Lost Generation: Consequences of the Failure to Educate Iraqi Refugees in Syria |
| Kathleen Hansen Montana State University Political Science, MPA | Arabic, Israel Arava Institute for Environmental Studies Integrated Water Resource Management Research |
| Andrew Hao University of California, Berkeley Anthropology, Ph.D. | Mandarin, China Ethical Capitalism: Emerging Trends in Globalization and Corporate Social Responsibility in Post-Reform China |
| Michael Harker Columbia University Language & Literature, MIA | Arabic, Syria Advanced Arabic Study with a Focus on Political and Business Issues in the Arab Media |
| Nicholas Heras American University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Lebanon Lebanon: Suffering and Silent? Iraqi Refugee Social Networking and Community Empowerment in Beirut |
| Cristina Hernandez George Washington University International Affairs, MA | Japanese, Japan Japanese Language Study and Tri-City Trade Promotion and Sustainable Business Initiative in Nagoya |
| Garland Reagan Hook University of Wisconsin, Madison Area Studies, MA | Javanese & Bahasa Indonesian, Indonesia Javanese Language Study in Yogyakarta |
| Leslie Hough Yale University Political Science, Ph.D. | Russian, Russia Ethnic Cooperation and Local Public Goods Provision in Russia's Volga Region |
| Emily Huston Tufts University International Affairs, MA | Somali, Djibouti Somali Culture and Language Immersion and Research on the Role of the Diaspora in Somaliland |
| David Scott Hutchison University of Utah Law, JD | Korean, South Korea Study of Korean Language, Law, and Culture Followed by Judicial Internship in Seoul |
| Megan Johnson University of Iowa Education, Ph.D. | Swahili, Tanzania Women's Access to Higher Education in Tanzania |
| Malahkia Joyner Georgetown University International Affairs, JD | Arabic, Egypt Refugee Advocacy in Cairo: Legal and Psychosocial Services for Victims of Gender Based Violence |
| Seth Kane Johns Hopkins University, SAIS International Affairs, MA | Thai, Thailand Thailand's Political Crisis |
| Sean Patrick Kearney University of California, Davis Agriculture, MS | Swahili, Uganda Participatory Research of Increasing Horticultural Farming for Market in Uganda |
| Blain Keller University of Hawaii, Manoa Language & Literature, MA | Japanese, Japan Intensive Japanese Language Study and Research of the Contemporary Patriotic Education Movement in Japan |
| Anastasia Kolivas Georgetown University Area Studies, MA | Bahasa Indonesian, Indonesia Intensive Language Study and Conflict Prevention Internship in Yogyakarta |
| Madeline Kristoff American University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Israel The Effects of a Successful EU Police Reform Program in the Palestinian Territory on the Peace Process |
| Matthew La Fevor University of Texas, Austin Geography, Ph.D. | Nahuatian, Mexico Náhua Agricultural Terracing and Water Conservation in Mexico |
| Nona Lambert Tufts University International Affairs, MA | Tajik, Tajikistan Tajik Language Study and Community Level Conflict Management |
| Micah Lebson University of Maryland Political Science, Ph.D. | Arabic, Jordan Why Refugees Rebel: When do refugees militarize against their country of origin? |
| Dominic Lisanti University of Florida Political Science, Ph.D. | Swahili & Arabic, Kenya Regional Dimensions of State Failure: Exploring Somalia’s Impact on the Security and Stability of Kenya |
| Megan Lobaugh University of Cincinnati Engineering, Ph.D. | Portuguese, Brazil International Comparison of Calibration Factors for Direct, In Vivo Radiation Measurements |
| Kelsey Lundgren Portland State University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Jordan Iraqi Refugee Crisis: Current Challenges and Opportunities for Durable Solutions- Iraqi Refugees in Jordan |
| Avram Lyon University of California, Los Angeles Language & Literature, Ph.D. | Tatar & Russian, Russia Competitive Poetics and Multilingualism in Tatar Cultural Production |
| Samuel Marrero Monterey Institute of International Studies International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Egypt Socioeconomic Implications of Privatization in Egypt |
| Natalia Martinez-Paz University of Washington Area Studies, MA | Bosnian, Bosnia Herzegovina The Muslim Experience: Emerging Religious Identities and Social Transformation in Mostar |
Shannon McCook | Swahili, Kenya |
| Michael McLean Syracuse University International Affairs, MA | Portuguese, Brazil Study of Portuguese Language and International Relation |
| Ethan Meick American University International Relations, MA | Mandarin, China China’s Green Energy Sector and the U.S.-China Renewable Energy Relationship |
| Melat Menwyelet American University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Egypt Understanding the Nature of Sexual and Gender Based Violence Among Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Sudanese Refugee Women |
| David Merrell University of Washington Law, Ph.D. | Uzbek, Kyrgyzstan University of Washington Independent Study Abroad (Uzbek) |
| Jeffrey Meyer Johns Hopkins University, SAIS International Affairs, MA | Malay, Malaysia Perceptions of China's Economic Rise in Southeast Asia and Implications for the United States: The Case of Malaysia |
| Nichola Minott Tufts University International Affairs, Ph.D. | Tamil & Sinhala, Sri Lanka Language Study and Assessment of the Impact of Environmental Disasters on Conflict Outcome |
| Shane Morrison Stanford University Medical Sciences, MD | Albanian, Albania & Kosovo The Balkans: Health Care in Transition |
| Aleksandar Nedevski Johns Hopkins University, SAIS International Affairs, MA | Mandarin, China China’s Holdings of U.S. Securities and the Changing Investment Climate in China: Effect on Future Sino-American Relations |
| Jennifer Nowlin Ohio State University Political Science, Ph.D. | Arabic, Egypt Striking Out: Women and Political Participation in Egypt |
| Shawn O'Donnell University of Minnesota, Twin Cities Public Administration, MPP | Arabic, Syria Intensive Arabic Language Study & Iraqi Refugee Youth Experience in Damascus, Syria |
| Anthony Ortiz University of Connecticut Environmental Sciences, MS | Bahasa Indonesian, Indonesia Small-Scale Fisheries Assessment in Indonesia |
| Brian Mark Quinlan Fordham University Economics, MA | Khmer, Cambodia Manufactured Growth: Cambodia After the Multi-Fiber Arrangement |
| Miriam Rayward Monterey Institute of International Studies International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Israel Intensive Language Study and Peace Negotiation Internship |
| Na'amah Razon University of California, San Francisco Anthropology, MD | Arabic & Hebrew, Israel The Intersection of the Healthcare System and the Bedouin Community in Southern Israel |
| Carmen Robinson Brandeis University International Affairs, MA | Portuguese, Angola Sino-Angolan Trade: Threats to U.S. Security and Sustainable Angolan Development |
| Susan Rosas University of Chicago Social Work, MA | Khmer, Cambodia Khmer Language Study and Research on Trafficking Risks Among Cambodian Youth in Orphanage Care |
| Susan Garnett Russell Stanford University Education, Ph.D. | Kinyarwanda, Rwanda The Role of Education in Promoting Social Reconstruction and Reconciliation in Rwanda |
| Caitlin Scuderi Rutgers University, Newark International Affairs, Ph.D | Turkish, Turkey Intensive Turkish Language Study & Pre-Dissertation Research on Youth Culture and Economic Development |
| Kyoung Mun Shin Massachusetts Institute of Technology Political Science, Ph.D. | Mandarin, China Greening China: Local Governance and Policy Innovations in Clean Energy Technologies |
| Melissa Sinclair George Mason University International Affairs, Ph.D. | Albanian, Albania & Kosovo International Assistance and the Development of a Distinct Kosovar Albanian National Identity |
| Lydia Sizer Johns Hopkins University, SAIS Language & Literature, MA | Arabic, Syria Advanced Arabic Study and Field Research on the Characteristics of Traditional Conflict Management in Arab Societies |
| William Smedley Georgetown University Conflict Resolution, MA | Arabic & Hebrew, Israel Crossing the Threshold: Psychological Motivations for Collective Action in the Palestinian Territories |
| Dale Stahl Columbia University History, Ph.D. | Turkish, Turkey The Two Rivers: Water, Development and Politics in the Tigris-Euphrates Basin 1920-1975 |
| Brendon Stewart Johns Hopkins University, SAIS International Affairs, MIA | Mandarin, China A Quest for Soft Power? Chinese Migrations to Africa in the Post-Reform Era |
| Yoshino Sara Sugita University of California, Davis Engineering, Ph.D. | Russian, Russia The Improvement of the U.S. Space Program through learning Russian Culture: Leadership and Human Factors |
| Aditi Surie Columbia University Area Studies, Ph.D. | Arabic, Egypt Islamist Social Movements in Egypt and Algeria |
| Ryan Sylvester Fordham University Law, JD | Arabic, Egypt Arabic Language and Egyptian/Islamic/Middle East Law Studies |
| Andrew Taffer Tufts University International Affairs, MA | Mandarin, China Intensive Mandarin Study and Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy Research |
| Alainna Thomas University of California, Berkeley Urban & Regional Planning, Ph.D. | Mandarin, China China's Rising Car Culture and Urban Planning: A Comparative Study of Jinan and Kunming |
| Timothy Thompson Indiana University, Bloomington Area Studies, MA | Portuguese, Brazil Strengthening Democracy through Information: Public Libraries, Digital Inclusion, and Sustainable Development |
| Caryl Tuma Georgetown University International Affairs, MA | Arabic, Jordan Arabic Study in Georgetown and Amman and Volunteering with Habitat for Humanity in Amman |
| Andrew Varnum George Washington University Economics, MA | Ukrainian, Ukraine Ukrainian Language and Cultural Immersion to Support U.S. Development Projects |
| Wilson Velasco Stanford University Language & Literature, MA | Japanese, Japan Intensive Japanese Language Study at the Inter-University Center in Yokohama |
| Jodi-Kaye Wade Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Business Administration, MBA | Bengali, Bangladesh Solar Energy and Female Labor Force: A New Concept of Socio-Economic Development |
| Ann Witulski University of Florida Political Science, Ph.D. | Arabic, Morocco Linking State and Society: Islamic Education in Morocco |
| Daniel Wollrich University of Chicago International Affairs, MA | Russian, Russia Language, Cultural, and Political Studies in Moscow, Russia |
| John Yasuda University of California, Berkeley Political Science, Ph.D. | Mandarin, China Governing through Informal Organizations: A Study on Food Safety Regulation in China |
| Shannon Zimmerman Georgetown University Language & Literature, MA | Arabic, Tunisia Intensive Arabic Language Study and Research on the Role of Visual Arts in Conflict Resolution |

