U.S. Fulbright Grantees in Bulgaria
Academic Year 2020-2021
SCHOLARS
- Dr. Mariofanna Milanova
Field of Specialization: Information Sciences
Home Institution: University of Arkansas, Little Rock, AR
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Technical University, Sofia - Dr. Cristofer Scarboro
Field of Specialization: History
Home Institution: King’s College, Wilkes-Barre, PA
Host Institution in Bulgaria: American University in Bulgaria, Blagoevgrad - Dr. Elaine Struthers
Field of Specialization: Allied Health
Home Institution: Las Cruces Public School District, Las Cruces, NM
Host Institution in Bulgaria: New Bulgarian University, Sofia - Dr. Jasmin Vassileva
Field of Specialization: Clinical Psychology
Home Institution: Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Bulgarian Addictions Institute, Sofia - Alexandra White
Field of Specialization: Business and Management
Home Institution: Luther College, Decorah, IA
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Sofia University, Sofia - Dr. Yanjun Yan
Field of Specialization: Engineering
Home Institution: Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Technical University of Sofia, Sofia
GRADUATE STUDENTS
- Emmanuel Aprilakis
Field of Specialization: Classics
Project Title: Traditions of the Ancient Theater Space
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Sofia University, Sofia - Lucas Fagre
Field of Specialization: Anthropology, Global Health
Project Title: Analysis of Barriers to Measles Vaccine Access among Roma in Bulgaria and Romania
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Trust for Social Achievement, Sofia - Lindsey Foltz
Field of Specialization: Anthropology
Project Title: The Bank of the Burkan: Jarred Foods and Biocultural Preservation in Bulgaria
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Plovdiv University, Plovdiv - Christopher Harper
Field of Specialization: Public Health
Project Title: An Empirical and Policy Approach to Hope and a Just Future for Bulgarian Orphans
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Cedar Foundation, Sofia - Anastasia Koumtcheva
Field of Specialization: Architecture
Project Title: Looking Towards National Revival Vernacular to Inform Sustainable Housing Design
Host Institution in Bulgaria: New Bulgarian University, Sofia - Jose Fernando Rios
Field of Specialization: Political Science
Project Title: The Role of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in the Bulgarian Political Process
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Sofia University, Sofia - Aurelien Tafani
Field of Specialization: Archaeology
Project Title: Understanding Diet and Mobility in the Lower Danube Valley during the Fifth Millennium BC
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Sofia University, Sofia
ENGLISH TEACHING ASSISTANTS
- Madelyn Bjork
Field of Specialization: Law, Politics, and Society
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Varna, Bulgaria - Emily Bom
Field of Specialization: Communication Sciences and Disorders
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Sofia, Bulgaria - Sophia Brewer Thompson
Field of Specialization: Religion & Gender, Sexuality, and Feminist Studies
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Gabrovo, Bulgaria - Amanda Burau
Field of Specialization: Human Resource Development
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Montana, Bulgaria - Bjorn Carlson
Field of Specialization: International Studies
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Smolyan, Bulgaria - Gabrielle Cascio
Field of Specialization: English and International Affairs
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Sliven, Bulgaria - Benjamin Custer
Field of Specialization: Communication
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Isabella DeSheplo
Field of Specialization: Political Science
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria - Katelyn Egan
Field of Specialization: Bassoon Performance
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Panagyurishte, Bulgaria - Emilie Ehrman
Field of Specialization: Public Relations
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Yambol, Bulgaria - Jason Entingh
Field of Specialization: Linguistics
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Ruse, Bulgaria - Giovanni Gamalong
Field of Specialization: Chemistry and Global Health Studies
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Sofia, Bulgaria - Sneha Gubbala
Field of Specialization: Political Science
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Kardzhali, Bulgaria - Danielle Harris
Field of Specialization: History, Social Science, Education
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Burgas, Bulgaria - Sara Huzar
Field of Specialization: History and Global Affairs
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Dimitrovgrad, Bulgaria - Savannah Jelks
Field of Specialization: History
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Sofia, Bulgaria - Kadia King
Field of Specialization: Political Science
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Burgas, Bulgaria - Lukas Koester
Field of Specialization: Film and Media Studies
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Varna, Bulgaria - Preston Korst
Field of Specialization: Communication Management
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Vidin, Bulgaria - Mathew Lauer
Field of Specialization: Cultural Studies, Comparative Literature
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Ruse, Bulgaria - Brenna Lewis-Slammon
Field of Specialization: English and Psychological Science
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Razgrad, Bulgaria - Isabella Lindh
Field of Specialization: English
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Galabovo, Bulgaria - Courtney Meissner
Field of Specialization: Communication Studies
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Pernik, Bulgaria - Christopher Nash
Field of Specialization: Psychology
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Dobrich, Bulgaria - Audrey Novak
Field of Specialization: International Development
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Silistra, Bulgaria - Jacob Pintar
Field of Specialization: Political Science
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Allison Rice
Field of Specialization: Biblical and Theological Studies, English
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Lovech, Bulgaria - Morgan Rowe
Field of Specialization: Political Science, English
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria - Katerina Sankow
Field of Specialization: Russian and Eastern European Studies
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Haskovo, Bulgaria - Megan Siedman
Field of Specialization: Sociology and Mathematics
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Gotse Delchev, Bulgaria - Michael Smith
Field of Specialization: Communication
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Kyustendil, Bulgaria - Alexander Thomas
Field of Specialization: Environmental Studies/IPE
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Pravets, Bulgaria - Rose Wehrman
Field of Specialization: English
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Shumen, Bulgaria
Bulgarian Fulbright Grantees
Academic Year 2019-2020
VISITING SCHOLARS
Dr. Hristomir Yordanov
Field of Specialization: Telecommunications
Home Institution: Technical University, Sofia
Host institution in the US: University of California – Berkeley, CA
Fall 2019
Prof. Mira Tzvetkova – Arsova
Field of Specialization: Special Education
Home Institution: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Host institution in the US: CUNY-Hunter College, New York, NY
Spring 2020
Prof. Mihail Todorov
Field of Specialization: Applied Mathematics
Home Institution: Technical University, Sofia
Host institution in the US: San Diego State University, CA
Spring 2020
Dr. Velislava Petrova
Field of Specialization: Cultural Studies
Home Institution: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Host Institution in the US: University of California – Berkeley, CA
Spring 2020
Assoc. Prof. Miroslava Nedyalkova
Field of Specialization: Chemistry
Home Institution: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Host Institution in the US: University of Maryland – Baltimore, MD
Fall 2019
Assoc. Prof. Elena Stoykova
Field of Specialization: Optics
Home Institution: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Host Institution in the US: University of Dayton, OH
Fall 2019
SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE STUDY OF CIVIL SOCIETY
Venelin Stoychev
Field of Specialization: Social Work
Home Institution: LARGO Association
Host Institution in the US: Kansas Appleseed Center for Law and Justice, Lawrence,
Spring 2020
Yana Buhrer Tavanier
Field of Specialization: Civil Society Development
Home Institution: Fine Acts Foundation
Host Institution in the US: Amnesty International, New York, NY
Spring 2020
HUBERT HUMPHREY FELLOWSHIP
Verginiya Mincheva-Rousseva
Field of Specialization: Law and Human Rights
Home Institution: Sofia City Court
Host Institution in the US: American University, Washington, DC
Fall 2019
Ognyan Georgiev
Field of Specialization: Urban and Regional Planning
Home Institution: “Capital” Newspaper
Host Institution in the US: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Fall, 2019
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Denitsa Vidolova
Field of study: International Education
Home institution: University of Exeter, UK
Pursued degree: MA International and Comparative Education
Host Institution in the U.S.: Columbia University, New York, NY
Stela Gavrilova Thanks to Scandinavia Award
Field of study: Business Administration
Home institutions: Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”
Pursued degree: MBA
Host Institution in the U.S.: Cornell University, Ithaka, NY
Stoimen Iliev
Field of study: Business Administration
Home institutions: Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”
Pursued degree: MBA
Host Institution in the U.S.: Cornell University, Ithaka, NY
Rumen Cholakov Thanks to Scandinavia Award
Field of study: Law
Home institution: University of Cambridge, Kaplan Law School, UK
Pursued degree: LLM in Law
Host Institution in the U.S.: Columbia University, New York, NY
Olga Ouzunova
Field of study: Journalism
Home institution: Sofia University “St. Kl. Ohridski”
Pursued degree: MA in Public Media
Host Institution in the U.S.: Fordham University, New York, NY
NON-DEGREE RESEARCH GRANTS FOR DOCTORAL STUDENTS
Violeta Zhelyazkova
Field of study: Microbiology
Home institution: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Host Institution in the U.S.: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA
Spring 2020
Atanas Pekanov
Field of study: Economics
Home institution: Vienna University of Economics
Host Institution in the U.S.: Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Fall 2019