American Fulbright Grantees
in Hungary
Academic Year 2013/2014
Hungarian-American Fulbright Commission for Educational Exchange
H-1082 Budapest, Baross u. 62.
Tel: (36-1) 462-8040 Fax: (36-1) 252-0266
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: http://www.fulbright.hu
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
FULBRIGHT GRANTEES IN HUNGARY, AY 2013/2014
I.
Lecturers
Dr. Andrew L. Kun
Ms. Holly Kay Streekstra
Dr. Daniel Danxiong Ding
Ms. Janet Alice Holmes
Dr. Amy Helene Forss
Dr. Ann Garry
Dr. Peter Szende
Dr. Andrea Donath Mitnick
II.
Researchers
Dr. Stephen Hartke
Dr. Jozsi Zoltan Jalics
Dr. Leslie Anthony Muray
Dr. Nicholas Rubashkin
III.
Engineering
Art
Communications
Creative Writing
American History
Philosophy
Business Administration
Communications and Journalism
Mathematics
Mathematics
Religious Studies
Medical Studies
Students
Ms. Danielle Riebe
Mr. Jan Wessel
Mr. Daniel Nyikos
Mr. David Degge
Ms. Beth Mattingly
Mr. Galen Gibson-Cornell
Mr. Yan-Jie Micah Huang
Ms. Amber Winick
Archeology
Business
Creative Writing
Music
Education
Arts
Musicology
Art and Architectural History
Teaching Assistant
Mr. Andrew Gatti
TEFL
Renewals
Mr. Roger Edward Garrett
Mrs. Jamie Elicia Hoversen
IV.
Agriculture
TEFL
Classroom Teacher Exchange Program
Ms. Brittany M. Carlino Marburger Literature
Ms. Alaina Kinney
Literature
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
I.
LECTURERS
Fall semester
Ms. Holly Kay Streekstra
Dr. Daniel Danxiong Ding
Dr. Ann Garry
Spring semester
Dr. Andrew L. Kun
Ms. Janet Alice Holmes
Dr. Amy Helene Forss
Dr. Peter Szende
Dr. Andrea Donath Mitnick
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Holly Streekstra
Artist/Independent Scholar
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
February 10, 1975
Grant Category:
Lecturer
Discipline:
Visual Art
Specialization:
3D Mixed Media, Sculpture
Affiliation in Hungary:
University of Kaposvár
Faculty of Art, Department of Visual Art
H-7400 Kaposvár, Bajcsy-Zsilinszky út 10.
Duration of Stay:
September – December 2013
Academic Background:
M.F.A., Louisiana State University, 2006
B.F.A., University of Minnesota, 2001
Professional Background:
Independent practicing Artist (present)
Adjunct Faculty, Minneapolis College of Art and Design,
2013
Associate Professor, Heron School of Art and Design at
Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis,
2009-2012
Visiting Professor, Boise State University, 2008-2009
Adjunct Faculty, Louisiana State University, 2006
Foreign Languages:
some Hungarian
Selected Exhibitions:
2012 Souvenir Horizon, LOOK Gallery, Budapest, Hungary.
2012 6th International Art Competition: Bewegter Wind (Moved Wind), North Hesse,
Germany.
2012-13 Once Upon a Time, LSU Museum of Art. Baton Rouge, LA.
2011 Irrational Exuberance, Invisible Dog Art Center. Brooklyn, NY.
2005 Interact/React, Minnesota Museum of American Art, St. Paul, MN.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Dr. Daniel D. Ding
Professor of English
Department of Languages and Literature
Ferris State University
Big Rapids, MI 49307
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
July 14, 1961
Grant Category:
Lecturer
Discipline:
English
Specialization:
Technical Communication
Affiliation in Hungary:
University of Debrecen
Institute of English and American Studies
North American Department,
Institute of Political Science and Sociology
Department of Political Science
H-4010 Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1.
Duration of Stay:
September 2013 - January 2014
Academic Background:
Ph.D., Illinois State University, 1998
M.A., California State University, 1989
B.A., Shanghai Institute of Foreign Languages, 1982
Professional Background:
Professor, Ferris State University, 2007- Present
Associate Professor, Ferris State University, 2003-2007
Assistant Professor, Ferris State University, 1998-2003
Foreign Languages:
Chinese, French, Latin
Selected Publications:
"Rationality Reborn: A Proposal for the Historical Roots of the Passive Voice in Scientific
Discourse." Essays in the Study of Scientific Discourse: Methods, Practice, and
Pedagogy. John Battalio (ed.). Greenwich, CT: Ablex Publishing, 1998.
“An Indirect Style in Business Communication.” Journal of Business and Technical
Communication (20) 1, 2006.
“When Traditional Chinese Culture Meets a Technical Communication Program in a
Chinese University: Report on Teaching Technical Communication in China.”
Technical Communication, (58) 1, 2011.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Dr. Ann Garry
Professor Emerita
Philosophy
California State University, Los Angeles
5151 State University Dr.
Los Angeles, CA 90032
[email protected]
Grant Category:
Lecturer
Discipline:
Philosophy
Specialization:
Feminist Philosophy, Epistemology,
Methods, Applied Ethics
Affiliation in Hungary:
Eötvös Loránd University
UNESCO Minority Studies Department
H-1117 Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/a.
Duration of Stay:
September 2013 – January 2014
Academic Background:
Ph.D., University of Maryland, 1970
M.A., University of Chicago, 1966
B.A., Monmouth College, 1965
Professional Background:
Professor, Calif. State University, Los Angeles, 1983Assistant/Associate Professor, Cal State LA, 1969-1983
Visiting Professor, UCLA 2008, 2006, 2004, 2002, 1998
Fulbright Lecturer, University of Tokyo, 2007
Humphrey Chair in Philosophy, Univ. of Waterloo, 2011
Foreign Languages:
French, some Spanish, some German, some Japanese
Philosophical
Selected Publications:
Women, Knowledge, and Reality: Explorations in Feminist Philosophy, 2nd ed., with
Marilyn Pearsall. New York: Routledge, 1996.
Hypatia: A Journal of Feminist Philosophy 24.3 (Summer 2009): Transgender Studies and
Feminism: Theory, Politics, and Gendered Realities. Co-edited with Talia Bettcher.
“Who Is Included? Intersectionality, Metaphors and the Multiplicity of Gender,” in Out
from the Shadows: Analytical Feminist Contributions to Traditional Philosophy, eds.
Anita Superson and Sharon Crasnow. New York: Oxford University Press, 2012, pp.
493-530.
“Analytic Feminism,” Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, substantially revised 2012
(originally published 2004). http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/femapproach-analytic/
“Intersections, Social Change, and “Engaged” Theories: Implications of North American
Feminism,” Pacific and American Studies Vol. 8 (March 2008).
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Dr. Andrew L. Kun
Associate Professor
Electrical and Computer Engineering Department
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
October 14, 1968
Grant Category:
Lecturer
Discipline:
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Specialization:
Human-computer interaction,
ubiquitous computing
Affiliation in Hungary:
Budapest University of Technology and Economics
Department of Control Engineering and Information
Technology
H-1521 Budapest
Magyar tudósok körútja 2.
Duration of Stay:
January - May 2014
Academic Background:
Ph.D., University of New Hampshire, 1997
M.S., University of New Hampshire, 1994
B.S., University of New Hampshire, 1992
Professional Background:
Associate Professor, University of New Hampshire, 2006
Assistant Professor, University of New Hampshire, 2000-2006
Visiting Professor, University of New Hampshire, 1999-2000
Development Engineer, Falmouth Scientific, Inc., 1997-1999
Foreign Languages:
Hungarian, Serbian/Croatian
driving,
cognitive
load,
Selected Publications:
A.L. Kun, A. Shyrokov, P.A. Heeman. Interactions between Human-Human MultiThreaded Dialogues and Driving. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 2013
O. Palinko, A.L. Kun, A. Shyrokov, P.A. Heeman. Estimating cognitive load using remote
eye tracking in a driving simulator. Proceedings of ETRA, 2010.
A.L. Kun, T. Paek, Z. Medenica, N. Memarovic, O. Palinko. Glancing at personal
navigation devices can affect driving: experimental results and design implications.
Proceedings of AutomotiveUI, 2009.
A.L. Kun, W.T. Miller, III, W.L. Lenharth. Computers in Police Cruisers. IEEE Pervasive
Computing, 2004.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Janet Holmes
Professor
Department of English
Boise State University
1910 University Drive, MS 1525
Boise, ID 83725-1525 USA
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
March 15, 1956
Grant Category:
Lecturer
Discipline:
Creative Writing
Specialization:
Poetry Writing; American Poetry; Multi-genre writing;
Small Press Publishing
Affiliation in Hungary:
Eötvös Loránd University
Department of American Studies
H-1088 Budapest
Rákóczi út 5.
Duration of Stay:
February - May 2014
Academic Background:
M.F.A., Warren Wilson College, 1985
B.A., Duke University, 1976
Professional Background:
Professor, Boise State University, 2008
Associate Professor, Boise State University, 2004
Assistant Professor, Boise State University, 1999
Foreign Languages:
Spanish
Selected Publications:
The ms of my kin. Exeter: Shearsman Books, 2009
F2F. Notre Dame: U Notre Dame Pr, 2006
Humanophone. Notre Dame: U Notre Dame Pr, 2001
The Green Tuxedo. Notre Dame: U Notre Dame Pr, 1998.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Dr. Amy Forss
History Chair, Associate Professor
Social Sciences Department
Metropolitan Community College
5300 North 30th Street
Omaha, Nebraska 68111
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
August 21, 1962
Grant Category:
Lecturer
Discipline:
History
Specialization:
American, African American, Women’s and Art History
Affiliation in Hungary:
Kecskemét College
Teacher Training Faculty
H-6000 Kecskemét, Kaszap u. 6-14.
Duration of Stay:
February – June 2014
Academic Background:
Ph.D., University of Nebraska at Lincoln, 2010
M.A., University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), 2000
B.S., Peru State College, 2002
B.G.S, UNO, 1996
Nebraska Teaching Certificate, Specialization History
and Social Science, Level 6 (7-12 grades)Type 2, Rank 7
Professional Background:
Professor, Metropolitan Community College (MCC),
2001
Associate Professor, MCC, 2004-2013
Assistant Professor, MCC, 2001-2004
Foreign Languages:
Spanish and Italian (conversational)
Selected Publications:
Black Print and a White Carnation: Mildred Brown and the Omaha Star, 1938-1989:
University of Nebraska Press, 2013
Book Review of The Rhythm Boys of Omaha Central: High School Basketball at the '68
Racial Divide, by Steve Marantz. Great Plains Quarterly, Volume 31, Number 4, Fall
2011
"Mildred Brown and the De Porres Club: Collective Activism in Omaha,
Nebraska's
Near North Side, 1947-1960" Nebraska History, Volume 91, Number 3 & 4,
Fall/Winter, 2010. Nebraska State Historical Society Press
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Dr. Peter Szende
Associate Professor of the Practice
School of Hospitality Administration
Boston University
928 Commonwealth Av., Boston, MA, 02215
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
July 10, 1955
Grant Category:
Lecturer
Discipline:
Business Administration
Specialization:
Hospitality Management, Foodservice
Human Resources Management
Affiliation in Hungary:
Corvinus University of Budapest
Department of Economic Geography and Tourism
Competence Center
H-1093 Budapest
Fővám tér 8.
Duration of Stay:
February - May 2014
Academic Background:
University of Economic Sciences, Budapest, Hungary,
Doctorate, Business Administration, 1992
University of Economic Sciences, Budapest, Hungary,
M.S., Tourism, 1990
Centre International de Glion, Switzerland,
Diploma, Hospitality Administration, 1987
College of Commerce and Hotel Management, Budapest,
Hungary, B. S., Hotel Management, 1978
Professional Background:
Boston University School of Hospitality Administration
Associate Professor of the Practice, September 2010 –
present
Assistant Professor, July 2003 – August 2010
Foreign Languages:
French, German, Hungarian
Operations,
Selected Publications:
Case Scenarios in Hospitality Supervision Delmar Cengage Learning, Clifton Park, NY,
2010
Concept Developer, Lead Author and Series Editor – Hospitality Management Learning
Modules Pearson Prentice Hall
2011 – to present
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Dr. Andrea Donath Mitnick
Associate Professor
Department of Communication Studies
Kutztown University of Pennsylvania
LC 238, Kutztown, Pennsylvania 19530
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
October 18, 1949
Grant Category:
Lecturer
Discipline:
Communication Studies, Intercultural Communication
Specialization:
Leadership, Interpersonal, and intercultural
Communication, Public Relations and Crisis
Management, Age diversity in the workforce
Affiliation in Hungary:
Budapest College of Communication and Business
H-1148 Budapest, Nagy Lajos király útja 19
Duration of Stay:
February – May 2014
Academic Background:
Ph.D., Temple University, Philadelphia, 1994
M.A., Temple University, Philadelphia, 1972
B.A., Temple University, Philadelphia, 1971
Professional Background:
Professor, Communications Arts, Semester at Sea,
Institute for Shipboard Education, Fall 200l, summer
2004, Fall 2009
Assistant Professor, Kutztown University, 1996-2004
Associate Professor, Kutztown University, 1996-present
Selected Publications:
“More similar than different: Millenials in the U.S. Building Trades.” Real, Kevin, Mitnick,
Andrea, & Maloney, William. The Journal of Business and Psychology, Springer Science and
Business Media, LLC 2010. February 14, 2010.
“Recruitment and retention of women in the trades.” Proceedings, 2nd specialty Conference on
Leadership and Management in Construction and Engineering, International Perspectives.
May 4-6, 2006
“For the woman who wasn’t born yesterday: Aging femininity, women’s magazines and Lear’s,”
Journal of the Northwest Communication Association, April, 1999.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
II.
RESEARCHERS
Fall semester
Dr. Stephen Hartke
Dr. Jozsi Zoltan Jalics
Spring semester
Dr. Leslie Anthony Muray
Dr. Nicholas Rubashkin
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Dr. Stephen G. Hartke
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68588-0130 USA
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
April 17, 1977
Grant Category:
Researcher
Discipline:
Mathematics
Specialization:
Discrete Mathematics; Graph Theory
Affiliation in Hungary:
Alfréd Rényi Institute of Mathematics
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
H-1053 Budapest
Reáltanoda utca 13-15.
Duration of Stay:
November 2013 – February 2014
Academic Background:
Ph.D., Rutgers University, 2004
B.S., University of Dayton, 1999
Professional Background:
Associate Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
2011Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
2007-2011
VIGRE Research Assistant Professor, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004-2007
Selected Publications:
Stephen G. Hartke and Derrick Stolee, A branch-and-cut strategy for the ManickamMiklós-Singhi conjecture, accepted 2013 to the European Journal of Combinatorics.
Stephen G. Hartke and Derrick Stolee, Uniquely Kr-saturated graphs, Electronic Journal of
Combinatorics, 19 (2012), no. 4, P6, 39pp.
Stephen G. Hartke and Tyler Seacrest, Graphic sequences have realizations containing
bisections of large degree, Journal of Graph Theory, 71 (2012), no. 4, 386–401.
Stephen G. Hartke and Jennifer Vandenbussche, On a question of Sós about 3-uniform
friendship hypergraphs, Journal of Combinatorial Designs, 16 (2008), no. 3, 253–261.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Dr. Jozsi Zoltan Jalics
Associate Professor
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
Youngstown State University
One University Plaza, Youngstown, OH 44555
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
April 24, 1974
Grant Category:
Researcher
Discipline:
Mathematics
Specialization:
Computational Neuroscience; Mathematical Biology;
Dynamical Systems
Affiliation in Hungary:
Hungarian Academy of Sciences
Wigner Research Center for Physics
H-1121 Budapest, Konkoly-Thege Miklós út 29-33.
Duration of Stay:
September 2013 - June 2014
Academic Background:
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2002
M.S., The Ohio State University, 1999
B.S., John Carroll University, 1996
Professional Background:
Associate Professor, Youngstown State Univ., 2011Assistant Professor, Youngstown State Univ., 2006-2011
Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for BioDynamics
and Department of Mathematics , Boston University,
2003-2006
Volunteer Teacher, St. Mary’s School (St. Francis
Foundation), Deva, Romania, 2002-2003.
Foreign Languages:
Hungarian
Selected Publications:
Jalics, J., Krupa, M., Rotstein, H.G., Mixed-mode oscillations in a three time-scale system of
ODEs motivated by a neuronal model, Dynamical Systems, 25 (4): 445-482, 2010.
Ermentrout, G.B, Jalics, J.Z., Rubin, J.E., Stimulus-driven traveling solutions in continuum
neuronal models with a general smooth firing rate function, SIAM Journal on Applied
Mathematics, 70 (8): 3039-3064, 2010.
Middleton, S., Jalics, J., Kispersky, T., LeBeau, F., Roopun, A., Kopell, N.,Whittington, M.,
and Cunningham, M., NMDA receptor-dependent switching between different gamma
rhythm-generating microcircuits in entorhinal cortex, Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 105:
18572-18577, 2008.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Dr. Leslie A. Muray
Professor:
Philosophy and Religion
Curry College
1071 Blue Hill Ave.
Milton, MA 02186
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
December 30, 1948
Grant Category:
Researcher
Discipline:
Religious Studies
Specialization:
Process Thought; Religion and Science; Religion and
Ecology; Environmental Ethics; Political Theory.
Affiliation in Hungary:
Eötvös Loránd University
H-1088 Budapest, Múzeum krt. 4/I
Duration of Stay:
February - May 2014
Academic Background:
PhD, Claremont Graduate School, 1982
Rel.M, School of Theology at Claremont, 1973
B.A., Whittier College, 1971
Professional Background:
Professor, Curry College, 2005--present
Visiting Professor of Philosophy, Eötvös Loránd
University, Fall 2006
Associate Professor, Curry College, 2001-2004
Adjunct Professor, Andover Newton Theological School,
Fall 2001
Foreign Languages:
Hungarian, French, Spanish
Selected Publications:
Introduction to the Process Understanding of Science, Society and the Self: A Philosophy
for Modern Humanity, (Lewiston, New York: The Edwin Mellen Press, 1988).
Liberal Protestantism and Science (Greenwood Guides to Science and Religion)
(Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 2008
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Dr. Nicholas Rubashkin
Assistant Clinical Professor
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
University of California, San Francisco
505 Parnassus Ave. San Francisco, CA 94143
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
September 20, 1975
Grant Category:
Researcher
Discipline:
Medical Sciences
Specialization:
Anthropology of birth; reproductive and human rights;
hospital-based quality of care improvements; maternal
health standards; diversity issues in medical education.
Affiliation in Hungary:
Semmelweis University
Institute of Behavioral Sciences
H-1089 Budapest
Nagyvárad tér 4.
Duration of Stay:
February 2014 - June 2014
Academic Background:
Obstetrics and Gynecology, UCSF 2004-2008
M.D., Stanford University, 2004
M.A., Stanford University, 2000
B.A., Brandeis University, 1997
Professional Background:
Assistant Clinical Professor UCSF, 2012
Staff Physician, Sutter Health, 2008
Foreign Languages:
Spanish, certified medical translator
Hungarian, lower intermediate
Selected Publications:
What I Learned in Medical School: Personal Stories of Young Doctors, Kevin Takakuwa,
Nick Rubashkin, and Karen Herzeg. Foreword by former U.S. Surgeon General
Joycelyn Elders. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2004.
Brawarsky P, Stotland NE, Jackson RA, Fuentes-Afflick E, Escobar GJ, Rubashkin N,
Haas JS. “Pre-pregnancy and pregnancy-related factors and the risk of excessive or
inadequate gestational weight gain.” Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2005 Nov;91(2):125-31
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
III. STUDENTS
Ms. Danielle Riebe
Mr. Jan Wessel
Mr. Daniel Nyikos
Mr. David Degge
Ms. Beth Mattingly
Mr. Galen Gibson-Cornell
Mr. Yan-Jie Micah Huang
Ms. Amber Winick
English Teaching Assistant
Mr. Andrew Gatti
Renewals
Mr. Roger Edward Garrett
Mrs. Jamie Elicia Hoversen (ETA)
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Danielle J. Riebe
Ph.D. Candidate
Anthropology
University of Illinois at Chicago
1007 West Harrison Street
Chicago, IL 60607
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
February 27, 1986
Grant Category:
Student
Discipline:
Archaeology
Specialization:
European pre-history; spatial analysis; chemical and
stylistic ceramic analysis; lithic analysis; prehistoric
trade and exchange; social boundaries
Affiliation in Hungary:
Hungarian National Museum
National Heritage Protection Centre
H-1113 Budapest, Daróci út 3.
Munkácsy Mihály Museum
H-5600 Békéscsaba, Széchenyi u. 7.
Duration of Stay:
February 2014 - August 2014
Academic Background:
Ph.D., in progress, University of Illinois at Chicago
M.A., University of Illinois at Chicago, 2011
B.A., University of Evansville, 2008
Professional Background:
Chemical Analysis Research Assistant, The Field
Museum, 2011-2013
Spatial Analysis Intern, Energy Resource Center, 2011
America for Bulgaria Research Assistant, The Field
Museum, 2010-2011
Graduate Research Assistant, The Field Museum, 20092010
Foreign Languages:
French, Hungarian, German
Selected Publications:
In Review Riebe, D. J. and L. C. Niziolek. “Trade and Interaction during the Late
Neolithic on the Great Hungarian Plain: Assessing Micro-Regional Variability
Using LA-ICP-MS.” Journal of Archaeological Science.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Jan Alexander Wessel
Student/Bachelor of Science
Economics/Finance
University of Scranton
800 Linden St., Scranton, PA 18510
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
August 14, 1991
Grant Category:
Researcher
Discipline:
Business
Specialization:
International Business: Foreign Direct Investment in
Hungary’s Manufacturing Sector
Affiliation in Hungary:
Corvinus University of Budapest
H-1093 Budapest
Fővám tér 8.
Duration of Stay:
September 2013 - May 2014
Academic Background:
B.S., University of Scranton, 2013
Professional Background:
N/A
Foreign Languages:
German, Spanish, Hungarian
Selected Publications:
Industrial Transition: Hungary and the People’s Republic of China: Univ. of Scranton,
2013
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Daniel Nyikos
Doctoral candidate
English
University of Nebraska - Lincoln
202 Andrews Hall Lincoln NE 68588-0333
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
August 23, 1984
Grant Category:
Student
Discipline:
Creative Writing
Specialization:
Fiction
Affiliation in Hungary:
University of Szeged
Department of Modern History
H-6722 Szeged
Egyetem u. 2.
Duration of Stay:
September 2013 - May 2014
Academic Background:
M.A., Utah State University, 2009
B.S., Utah State University, 2006
Professional Background:
Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2008-Present
Associate Coordinator of Writing Center, 2013
Senior Fiction Reader for Prairie Schooner, 2012-2013
Foreign Languages:
Hungarian
Selected Publications:
“Potato Soup”, a poem. American Life in Poetry. September 2011
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
David Degge
Master of Music
Percussion Performance
Baltimore, MD
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
September 22, 1987
Grant Category:
Student
Discipline:
Music
Specialization:
Classical Percussion; Contemporary Chamber Music
Performance
Affiliation in Hungary:
Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music
H-1077 Budapest, Wesselényi utca 52.
Duration of Stay:
September 2013 - May 2014
Academic Background:
M.M. Percussion Performance, Peabody Institute of the
Johns Hopkins University, 2013
B.M. Music Education EC-12 Certification,
Abilene Christian University, 2010
Professional Background:
Teaching Assistant, Peabody Conservatory
Percussion Studio, 2012-2013
Composer/Performer, Mobius Percussion Quartet,
2011-Present
Private Lesson Instructor, Abilene Independent School
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Beth Mattingly
PhD Student
Music Education - Kodály Emphasis
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
January 23
Grant Category:
Student
Discipline:
Music Education
Specialization:
Kodály Emphasis
Affiliation in Hungary:
The Zoltán Kodály Pedagogical Institute of Music
H-6001 Kecskemét, Kéttemplom köz 1.
Duration of Stay:
September 2013 - May 2014
Academic Background:
Elem. Education, University of New Mexico, 1995-1996
Music Composition, University of Tulsa, 1991-1993
M.M., University of Tulsa, 1987
B.M., University of Tulsa, 1984
Professional Background:
Graduate Assistant, University of Oklahoma, 2012-2013
Elementary Music Teacher, Norman Schools, 2010-2013
Elementary Music Teacher, Olathe Schools, 2009-2010
Private Piano Instructor; Olathe, Kansas; 2003-2010
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Galen Gibson-Cornell
Artist
At Large
University of Wisconsin-Madison
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
September 4, 1987
Grant Category:
Student
Discipline:
Visual Art
Specialization:
Printmaking, Photography
Affiliation in Hungary:
Hungarian University of Fine Arts
H-1062 Budapest
Adrássy út 69-71.
Host: Zsófia Rudnay
Art Union of Hungarian Etchers and Lithographers
H-1092 Budapest
Ráday u. 31/k
Host: Antal Vásárhelyi
Duration of Stay:
September 2013 - May 2014
Academic Background:
M.F.A., University of Wisconsin, 2013
M.A., University of Wisconsin, 2012
B.F.A., Truman State University, 2009
Certificat de Langue, Université Catholique de l’Ouest,
Angers, France, 2007
Professional Background:
Instructor of Lithography, University of Wisconsin,
2012-2013
Assistant to the Master Printers, Tandem Press,
2010-2013
Foreign Languages:
French, some Hungarian
Solo Exhibitions:
2013. Art Lofts Gallery, Madison, WI. “Invisible Cities”
2012. Gallery 1308, Madison, WI. “Ruin Pub”
2012. Overture Center Gallery, Madison, WI. “Viventes Mortua”
Group Exhibitions:
2013. MARNsalon IV, Milwaukee, WI.
2013. Southern Graphics Council, Milwaukee, WI. “Fresh Hot Press”
2013. Parkside National Small Print Exhibition, University of Wisconsin-Parkside
2012. VIP MFA online exhibition, Top 10 Distinction.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Yan-Jie Micah Huang
BA
Music
Pitzer College
1050 N.Mills Ave, Claremont, CA
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
June 27, 1991
Grant Category:
Student
Discipline:
Music
Specialization:
Cross Cultural Performance Practice, Folk and Popular
Music, Experimental and Collaborative Performance
Affiliation in Hungary:
Ferenc Liszt Academy of Music
H-1061 Budapest
Liszt Ferenc tér 8.
Duration of Stay:
September 2013 - May 2014
Academic Background:
BA, Pitzer College, 2013
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Amber Winick
Master of Design History, Decorative Arts and Material Culture
Bard Graduate Center
38 W 86th St, New York, NY 10024
Date of Birth:
April 10, 1981
Grant Category:
Researcher
Discipline:
Art and Architectural History
Specialization:
Twentieth century art and design history; the material
culture of childhood; American, Scandinavian and
Central European design
Affiliation in Hungary:
Iparművészeti Múzeum (Museum of Applied Arts)
1091 Budapest, Üllői út 33-37.
University of St. István
Department of Architecture and Urban Design
1146 Budapest, Thököly út 74.
Duration of Stay:
March 2004 – September 2004
Academic Background:
M.A., Bard Graduate Center, 2013
B.A., Sarah Lawrence College, 2003
Professional Background:
Independent Researcher, Art Advisor and Collections
Manager, New York City, 2008-present
Exhibitions Critic, Disegno Magazine, London,
2012-present
Foreign Languages:
French, some Spanish, some Hungarian
Selected Publications:
“Ellen Key and the Creation of Childhood” Disegno Magazine, August 2012
“Applied Design at MoMA” Disegno Magazine, March 2013
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Andrew Gatti
B.A. Liberal Arts
International Relations
Connecticut College
270 Mohegan Ave. New London, CT 06320
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
October 23, 1987
Grant Category:
Student
Discipline:
TEFL
Specialization:
International Relations; Political History; Economics
Affiliation in Hungary:
Jesuit Roma Residential College
H-1191 Budapest
Hunyadi u. 2-4.
EducationUSA Advising Center
Hungarian Fulbright Commission
H-1082 Budapest
Baross u. 62.
Duration of Stay:
September 2013 - May 2014
Academic Background:
B.A., Connecticut College, 2010
Professional Background:
Peace Corps Ukraine TEFL Volunteer
September 2010 – December 2012
Foreign Languages:
Ukrainian
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Roger Edward (Ed) Garrett Jr.
Masters Candidate
International Education
SIT Graduate Institute
1 Kipling Road, Brattleboro, VT 05302 USA
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
July 14, 1959
Grant Category:
Researcher
Discipline:
Agriculture
Specialization:
Agriculture, Rural Development, Agricultural Education
Affiliation in Hungary:
Ökológiai Mezőgazdasági Kutatóintézet, ÖMKi
Hungarian Research Institute of Organic Agriculture
H-1174 Budapest, Melczer u. 47
Duration of Stay:
November 2012 - September 2013
Academic Background:
International Education, Masters Candidate, 2013
SIT Graduate Institute, Brattelboro, VT
International Agriculture Development, BS, 2011
Rural Community Development Focus
University of California, Davis
Community and Regional Development, Minor, 2011
University of California, Davis
Professional Background:
Agriculturalist, Private, Davis, CA, USA
Owner, Fresh SPIN Farms, Davis, CA
AmeriCorps VISTA, 2011 - 2012
Community and Business Development Specialist,
Cody Rouge Community Action Alliance, Detroit, MI
Foreign Languages:
German
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Jamie Elicia Hoversen
M.S. Higher Education Administration and Policy
School of Education and Social Policy
Northwestern University
633 Clark St., Evanston, IL 60208
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
January 20, 1986
Grant Category:
Student
Discipline:
Higher Education Administration
Specialization:
American Higher Education; Globalization and
Internationalization; Student Development Theory
Affiliation in Hungary:
Aquincum Institute of Technology
H-1031 Budapest, Záhony u. 7.
EducationUSA Advising Center
Hungarian Fulbright Commission
H-1082 Budapest, Baross u. 62.
Duration of Stay:
September 2012 - May 2013
Academic Background:
M.S., Northwestern University, 2012
B.A., University of San Diego, 2007
Professional Background:
Program Assistant, Northwestern University, 2009-2012
Administrative Coordinator, EF International Language
School, 2007-2009
Selected Publications:
Bufkin, Jamie. (2009). Italy’s Red Glow: The Reasons the United States Intervened in the
Italian Election of 1948. Tufts Historical Review, Volume 1I, Number 2.
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
IV.
CLASSROOM TEACHER
EXCHANGE PROGRAM
Ms. Brittany Marie Carlino Marburger
Ms. Alaina Kinney
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Brittany Marie Carlino Marburger
High School Teacher
English
Great Valley High School
225 North Phoenixville Pike, Malvern, PA 19355
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
February 7, 1983
Grant Category:
Classroom Teacher Exchange
Discipline:
English
Specialization:
American literature, Literary Analysis & Analytical
Writing, Debate, International Studies, Greek
Mythology, Psychology
Affiliation in Hungary:
Veres Pálné Gimnázium
H-1053 Budapest
Veres Pálné utca 38.
Duration of Stay:
August 2013 – June 2014
Academic Background:
M.A., West Chester University, 2010
B.A., Pennsylvania State University, Schreyers, 2005
Professional Background:
Teacher, Great Valley High School, 2006-Present
Teacher, Woodland Hills High School, 2005-2006
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
Alaina Kinney
High School Teacher
English and History
Lakeshore High School
5771 Cleveland Ave
Stevensville, MI 49127
[email protected]
Date of Birth:
October 25, 1982
Grant Category:
Teacher Exchange
Discipline:
English and History
Specialization:
American Literature, British Literature,
Analysis, US History, World History
Affiliation in Hungary:
Szegedi Kis István Calvinist Secondary Grammar School
H-5630 Békés
Petőfi Sándor utca 11-13.
Duration of Stay:
August 2013 – July 2014
Academic Background:
M.A., Western Michigan University, 2010
B.A., Michigan State University, 2005
Professional Background:
English and History Teacher at Lakeshore High School,
2006 - present
American Fulbright Grantees in Hungary, Academic Year 2013/2014
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