U.S. Fulbright Grantees in Bulgaria

    Academic Year 2018-2019

    SCHOLARS
    • Mariya Bobina
      Field of Specialization: Business
      Home Institution: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
      Host Institution in Bulgaria:Burgas Free University, Burgas
    • Michael Boock
      Field of Specialization:Library Science
      Home Institution: Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
      Host Institution in Bulgaria: University of Library Science and Information Technologies, Sofia
    • Edward Morgan
      Field of Specialization:Theater
      Home Institution:Freelance Director and Writer, Glendale, NY
      Host Institution in Bulgaria: New Bulgarian University, Sofia
    • Timothy VanSlyke
      Field of Specialization: Language Teaching
      Home Institution:Chemeketa Community College, Salem, OR
      Host Institution in Bulgaria: Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”, Plovdiv
    • Tamara von Albertini Vassileff
      Field of Specialization: Philosophy
      Home Institution:University of Hawaii, Manoa; Honolulu, HI
      Host Institution in Bulgaria: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Sofia
    GRADUATE STUDENTS
    • Christopher Curran
      Field of Specialization:Human Rights
      Project Title:Empowering Members of Disadvantaged Communities
      Host Institution in Bulgaria: Trust for Social Achievement, Sofia
    • Aleksej Demjanski
      Field of Specialization:Political Science
      Project Title:Transnational Diffusion in the Fight Against Corruption: Bulgaria, Romania, and the Balkans
      Host Institution in Bulgaria: New Bulgarian University, Sofia
    • Conor McCadden
      Field of Specialization:Political Science
      Project Title:A View From Bulgaria: Domestic Policy Implications of the Perceptions of Russia & the West
      Host Institution in Bulgaria: Center for the Study of Democracy, Sofia
    • Kathryn Mitchell
      Field of Specialization: Music (Vocal Performance)
      Project Title:Enriching Cross-Cultural Awareness through the Synergy of Bulgarian Folk Song
      Host Institution in Bulgaria: Academy of Music, Dance, and Fine Arts, Plovdiv
    • Genevieve Ward
      Field of Specialization:Art History
      Project Title:Religious Syncretism and National Historiography in Bulgarian-Ottoman Architecture
      Host Institution in Bulgaria: American University in Bulgaria, Sofia
    ENGLISH TEACHING ASSISTANTS
    • Azlin Armstrong
      Field of Specialization: English, Advertising, Broadcasting
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Kyustendil, Bulgaria
    • Alexa Askari
      Field of Specialization: Political Science
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Ruse, Bulgaria
    • Molly Bernhard
      Field of Specialization:Political Science
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Jonah Blumenthal
      Field of Specialization: Neuroscience
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Vidin, Bulgaria
    • Thomas Bowman
      Field of Specialization: International Relations, Spanish
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Plovdiv, Bulgaria
    • Faith Brown
      Field of Specialization: Communications
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Tiana Brownen
      Field of Specialization: Communication, English
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Vidin, Bulgaria
    • Emily Donlon
      Field of Specialization:English
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Shumen, Bulgaria
    • Moira Duffy
      Field of Specialization: Nursing
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Kardzhali, Bulgaria
    • Aidan Flanagan
      Field of Specialization: Biomedical Sciences
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
    • Stephanie Galen
      Field of Specialization: International Economics, French
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Silistra, Bulgaria
    • Stephanie Gusching
      Field of Specialization: Public Policy, Spanish
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Haskovo, Bulgaria
    • Patrick Harchik
      Field of Specialization: Russian, International Studies, Security Studies
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Yambol, Bulgaria
    • Courtney Ibabao
      Field of Specialization: Biochemistry
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Varna, Bulgaria
    • Nathan Jacobson
      Field of Specialization: Religion, Sociology
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria
    • Samantha Johnson
      Field of Specialization: Environmental Science, Spanish, Political Science
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Smolyan, Bulgaria
    • Savannah Lusk
      Field of Specialization: Exercise Physiology
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Burgas, Bulgaria
    • Haig Manjikian
      Field of Specialization: Russian, Humanities
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Vratsa, Bulgaria
    • Olivia Melodia
      Field of Specialization: Philosophy, Hispanic Studies, Theatre
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria
    • Isaac Miller
      Field of Specialization:History, Russian, East European Studies
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria
    • Keana Mirmajlesi
      Field of Specialization: Biomedical Engineering, Psychology
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Varna, Bulgaria
    • Tajia Moertle
      Field of Specialization: English Literature
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria
    • Thomas Petrino
      Field of Specialization: Political Science, Creative Writing
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Dobrich, Bulgaria
    • Jesse Potestas
      Field of Specialization: Global Health
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Panagyurishte, Bulgaria
    • Shauna Ricketts
      Field of Specialization: Sociology, Political Science, Urban Studies
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Pravets, Bulgaria
    • Ian Rush
      Field of Specialization:International Relations, History
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Lovech, Bulgaria
    • Keegan Scott
      Field of Specialization: International Studies, Turkish
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Galabovo, Bulgaria
    • Yuliya Shyrokonis
      Field of Specialization: Psychology, Studio Art
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Burgas, Bulgaria
    • Michael Sowell
      Field of Specialization: English, Secondary Education
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Sofia, Bulgaria
    • Margaret Sullivan
      Field of Specialization: International Affairs, Gender and Women’s Studies
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Silistra, Bulgaria
    • William Theodorou
      Field of Specialization: English
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Razgrad, Bulgaria
    • Meghan Walters
      Field of Specialization: International Relations, Public Relations
      Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Sliven, Bulgaria
     
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    Bulgarian Fulbright Grantees

    Academic Year 2018-2019

    VISITING SCHOLARS

    Prof. Todor Tanev

    Field of specialization:  Public Policy                                                                              

    Home Institution: Sofia University, Department of Public Policy

    Host Institution in the U.S.: Institute for Applied Economics, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

    Length of Program: 5 months, starting January 2019

     

    Assoc. Prof. Georgeta Bocheva

    Field of specialization: Pharmacology

    Home Institution:  Medical University of Sofia, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology

    Host Institution in the U.S.: University of Alabama-Birmingham, Department of Dermatology, Birmingham, AL

    Length of Program: 5 months, starting August 2018

     

    Dr. Sylvia Nikolova

    Field of specialization: Public Health

    Home Institution: Medical University of Varna, Department of Social Medicine and Healthcare Organization

    Host Institution in the U.S.: University of Illinois-Chicago, Department of Disability and Human Development, Chicago IL

    Length of Program: 5 months, starting September 2018

     

    Prof. Konstantin Balachev

    Field of specialization: Chemistry

    Home Institution: Sofia University “St. Kiliment Ohridsky”, Faculty of Chemistry and Pharmacy

    Host Institution in the U.S.: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA

    Length of Program: 5 months, starting August, 2018

     

    Assoc. Prof. Petko Nedyalkov

    Field of specialization: Astronomy

    Home Institution:  University of Sofia “St. Kliment Ohridski”, Department of Astronomy, Faculty of Physics

    Host Institution in the U.S.: University of Washington, Department of Astronomy, Seattle, WA

    Length of Program: 5 months, starting October 2019

     

    Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maya Cholakova

    Field of specialization: Social Work

    Home Institution:  South-West University, Department of Medico-Social Sciences

    Host Institution in the U.S.: University of Central Florida, School of Social Work, Orlando, FL

    Length of Program: 3 months, starting January, 2019

     

    Dr. Alexander Feodorov

    Field of specialization: Philosophy

    Home Institution: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute for Literature

    Host Institution in the U.S.: Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis, IN

    Length of Program: 3 months, starting January, 2019

     

     Dr. Georgi Marinov

    Field of specialization: Military Science     

    Home Institution:  National Defence Academy, Department of Logistics

    Host Institution in the U.S.: Norwich University,   Peace and War Center, Northfield VT

    Length of Program: 3 months, starting August, 2018

     

    Assoc. Prof.  Svetla Danova

    Field of specialization: Microbiology         

    Home Institution:  Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Institute of Microbiology

    Host Institution in the U.S.: The Midwestern University Institute for Health Innovation, Phoenix, AZ

    Length of Program: 3 months, starting August, 2018

     

    SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE STUDY OF CIVIL SOCIETY

    Prof. Oleg Gochev

    Field of specialization: Mural Art      

    Home institution: National Academy of Art, Department of Mural Painting

    Host Institutions: in the U.S.: San Francisco Arts Commission, Civic Art Collection and Public Art Program, San Francisco, CA

    Length of Program: 5 months, starting June, 2018

     

    Nikoleta Yoncheva

    Field of specialization: Social Work       

    Home institution:  Friends of Karin Dom Association

    Host Institutions: in the U.S.: University of Oregon, Early Childhood Cares, Eugene, OR

    Length of Program: 3 months, starting September, 2018

     

    Ivan Vassilev

    Field of specialization: Cultural Heritage       

    Home institution: Balkan Heritage Foundation

    Host Institutions: in the U.S.: Institute for Field Research, Los Angeles, CA

    Length of Program: 3 months, starting January, 2019

     

    GRADUATE STUDENTS

    Peter Georgiev 

    Field of study: Journalism

    Home institution:  Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”, Department of Journalism; Newcastle University, UK

    Pursued degree: MA in Journalism

    Host Institution in the U.S.:  University of Missouri-Columbia – Graduate School, MO

    Length of Program: 10 months, starting July 2018

     

    Konstantin Georgiev

    Field of study: Anthropology

    Home institution: New Bulgarian University, Sofia

    Pursued degree: PhD in Anthropology

    Host Institution in the U.S.: Rice University – Graduate School, Houston, TX

    Length of Program: 10 months, starting from August 2018

     

    Mira Stefanova

    Field of study: Business Administration

    Home institution: University of Twente, Netherlands

    Pursued degree: MSBA in Business Analytics

    Host Institution in the U.S.: Emory University – Goizueta Business School, Atlanta, GA

    Length of Program: 9 months, starting July 2018

     

     Elitsa Koeva                        Thanks to Scandinavia Award

    Field of study: Urban Design

    Home institution: University of Tokyo, Japan

    Pursued degree: DDes in Design

    Host Institution in the U.S.: Harvard University – Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, MA

    Length of Program: 10 months, starting August 2018

     

    Stoyan Madin                      Thanks to Scandinavia Award 

    Field of study: Law

    Home institution: Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”, Department of Law

    Pursued degree: LLM in Law

    Host Institution in the U.S.: University of Texas at Austin – School of Law, TX

    Length of Program: 9 months, starting August 2018

    NON-DEGREE RESEARCH GRANTS FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS

    Delyan Rusev

    Field of study:  Ottoman History                                                 

    Home institution: Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”, Department of History

    Host Institution in the U.S.: University of Chicago – Division of the Humanities, Chicago, IL

    Length of Program: 6 months, starting October, 2018

     

    Iva Nedelcheva

    Field of study: Communications                 

    Home institution: Sofia University “St Kliment Ohridski”, Department of Journalism                                 

    Host Institution in the U.S.: Pratt Institute – Graduate School, New York, NY

    Length of Program: 6 months, starting July, 2018

     
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