U.S. Fulbright Grantees in Bulgaria
Academic Year 2012-2013
LECTURERS
Nancy Bartley
Field of specialization: Journalism
Home institution: Seattle Times - Seattle, WA
Host institution in Bulgaria: American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad
Duration of grant: 5 months, starting August 2012
Brian Farrell
Field of specialization: Law
Home institution: University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA
Host institution in Bulgaria: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Duration of grant: 5 months, starting September 2012
Prof. Grace Fielder
Field of specialization: Slavic Linguistics
Home institution: University of Arizona - Tucson, AZ
Host institution in Bulgaria: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Duration of grant: 5 months, starting February 2013
Assoc. Prof. Rossitza Ivanova
Field of specialization: American Literature
Home institution: University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, WI
Host institution in Bulgaria: University of Veliko Turnovo, Veliko Turnovo
Duration of grant: 5 months, starting February 2013
Prof. Robert Young
Field of specialization: Geology
Home institution: Western Carolina University - Cullowhee, NC
Host institution in Bulgaria: Institute of Oceanology at the Bulgarian Academy of Science, Varna, and Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Duration of grant: 5 months, starting March 2013
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Bessie Reina
Field of specialization: Urban Planning
Project title: Advancement and Challenges in Sofia’s Land Use and Public Transportation Planning
Host institution in Bulgaria: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Edward Raven
Field of specialization: Music
Project title: Performance-based study of traditional Bulgarian music
Host institution in Bulgaria: Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts, Plovdiv
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Eric Halsey
Field of specialization: History
Project title: The Post 1878 Governments and the Building of a Bulgarian Identity
Host institution in Bulgaria: Sofia University “Kliment Ohridski”
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Lisa Le Fevre
Field of specialization: Anthropology
Project title: Surviving Material, Personal, and Interpersonal Stress: Elderly in a "Declining" Village
Host institution in Bulgaria: Institute for Population and Human Studies at Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Sofia
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
ENGLISH TEACHING ASSISTANTS
Hannah Allen
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: "Zaharii Stoyanov" English Language School, Sliven
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Benjamin Berk
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: “Thomas Jefferson” Second English Language School, Sofia
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Paul Bisagni
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: "Vassil Karagyozov" Foreign Language School, Yambol
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Ariel Bloomer
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: “Ivan Vazov” Foreign Language School, Smolyan
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Cassandra Bodkin
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: "Dr. Ivan Bogorov" Foreign Language School, Dimitrovgrad
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Shelby Carvalho
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: "Mitropolit Andrey" Foreign Language School, Turgovishte
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Michael Deegan
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: “Hristo Botev” Foreign Language School, Kardzhali
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Joel Erickson
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: “Nikola Vapzarov” Foreign Language High School, Shoumen
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Marty Evenson
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: "Petar Bogdan" Foreign Language High School, Montana
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Amanda George
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: "Geo Milev" English Language School, Bourgas
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Aubrey Hoeppner
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: "Tsar Simeon Veliki" Secondary School, Vidin
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Erica Langston
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: Aprilov National High School, Gabrovo
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Athena Lao
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: "Acad. Lyudmil Stoyanov" Foreign Language School, Blagoevgrad
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Shining Li
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: “Romain Rolland” Foreign Language High School, Stara Zagora
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Lillyan Ling
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: “Geo Milev” Foreign Language High School, Dobrich
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Thomas Meyer
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: "Ekzarh Yossif" Foreign Language School, Razgrad
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Maeve Murray
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: Foreign Language School, Pleven
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Meaghan Patterson
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: "Ioan Ekzarh" Foreign English Language School, Vratsa
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Tatiana Rostovtseva
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: "Simeon Radev" Foreign Language School, Pernik
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Claire Sagstuen
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: “Ekzarh Yossif” Foreign Language High School, Lovech
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Katharine Seto
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: "Prof. Dr. Asen Zlatarov" Foreign Language High School, Haskovo
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Kaitlen Whitt
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: "Geo Milev" English Language School, Rousse
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
Juliana Wilhoit
Project title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language in Bulgaria
Host institution in Bulgaria: Foreign English Language School "Ioan Ekzarh", Varna
Duration of grant: 10 months, starting September 2012
