U.S. Fulbright Grantees in Bulgaria
Academic Year 2021-2022
SCHOLARS
- Matthew Brunwasser
Field of Specialization: Journalism
Home Institution: Freelance Journalist, San Francisco, CA
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Association of European Journalists – Bulgaria, Sofia - Ryan Crehan
Field of Specialization: Environmental Sciences
Home Institution: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Essex Junction, VT
Host Institution in Bulgaria: World Wildlife Fund – Bulgaria, Sofia - Dr. Aaron Kleist
Field of Specialization: Education
Home Institution: Biola University, La Mirada, CA
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Plovdiv University “Paisii Hilendarski”, Plovdiv - Dr. Ian MacMillen
Field of Specialization: Anthropology of Music
Home Institution: Yale University, New Haven, CT
Host Institution in Bulgaria: New Bulgarian University, Sofia - 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. Igor Sevostianov
Field of Specialization: Engineering
Home Institution: New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences – Institute of Mechanics, Sofia - Dr. Rebecca Singer
Field of Specialization: Public Health
Home Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Organization of Jews in Bulgaria “Shalom”, Sofia - 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 - Danielle Jacques
Field of Specialization: Anthropology
Project Title: Representation and Authenticity in Bulgarian National Cuisine: A Study of Culinary Tourism
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Plovdiv University, Plovdiv - 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 - Katherine Ruprecht
Field of Specialization: Library Science
Project Title: Improving School Libraries in Rural Bulgaria and Romania
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Sofia University, Sofia - Mary Rzepczynski
Field of Specialization: Archaeology
Project Title: Cross-Cultural Influences on the Decorative Stone Elements of Nessebar’s Medieval Churches
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Balkan Heritage Foundation, Nessebar - Gabriel Soileau
Field of Specialization: Music
Project Title: Studying Bulgarian Kaval and Accordion
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Academy of Music, Dance and Fine Arts, Plovdiv - 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 - Eliot Usherenko
Field of Specialization: International Relations
Project Title: The Black Sea Front: An Analysis of U.S. Relations with NATO Allies in the Eastern Balkans
Host Institution in Bulgaria: Sofia University, Sofia
ENGLISH TEACHING ASSISTANTS
- Amanda Adinolfi
Field of Specialization: International Relations
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Galabovo, Bulgaria - William Andriola
Field of Specialization: Government
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Lovech, Bulgaria - 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 - Malique Brunner
Field of Specialization: Bioengineering
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Dimitrovgrad, 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 - Adalyne Cummins
Field of Specialization: English
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Burgas, Bulgaria - Benjamin Custer
Field of Specialization: Communication
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Plovdiv, Bulgaria - Jason Entingh
Field of Specialization: Linguistics
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Ruse, Bulgaria - Chase Forster
Field of Specialization: Biology
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Panagyurishte, Bulgaria - Bailey Galicia
Field of Specialization: Political Science
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Varna, Bulgaria - Giovanni Gamalong
Field of Specialization: Chemistry and Global Health Studies
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Sofia, Bulgaria - Mahika Gopalka
Field of Specialization: Cognitive Science
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Ruse, Bulgaria - Samuel Henthorn
Field of Specialization: Classical Studies
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Silistra, 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 - Brenna Lewis-Slammon
Field of Specialization: English and Psychological Science
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Razgrad, Bulgaria - Julia Lynch
Field of Specialization: Finance, Legal Studies
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Dobrich, Bulgaria - Courtney Meissner
Field of Specialization: Communication Studies
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Pernik, Bulgaria - Savannah Modesitt
Field of Specialization: International Studies, Russian, Anthropology
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria - Pearl Morttey
Field of Specialization: International Studies
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Sofia, 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, Pravets, Bulgaria - Jacob Pintar
Field of Specialization: Political Science
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Plovdiv, 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 - Nathan Shearn
Field of Specialization: Anthropology
Project Title: Teaching English as a Foreign Language, Kardzhali, 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
Bulgarian Fulbright Grantees
Academic Year 2021-2022
VISITING SCHOLARS
Ivan Dimov
Field: Applied Math
Home Institution: Institute of Mathematics and Informatics, Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Host Institution: The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Yulia Radanova
Field: Law
Home Institution: University of National and World Economy
Host Institution: Loyola University, Chicago School of Law
Elitsa Pavlova
Field: Biology
Home Institution: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Host Institution: Lenox Hill Hospital, NY
Iva Boneva
Field: Education
Home Institution: Association for Shared Learning
Host Institution: Arizona State University-Tempe
Alexandra Glavanakova
Field: English Literature
Home Institution: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Host Institution: University of California, Santa Barbara
Eliza Ivanova
Field: Psychology
Home Institution: Sofia University “St. Kliment Ohridski”
Host Institution: Cornell University, Medical College
Milena Kuleva
Field: Sports Education
Home Institution: National Sports Academy “Vassil Levski”
Host Institution: SUNY, Empire College
SCHOLARSHIP FOR THE STUDY OF CIVIL SOCIETY
Mira Todorova
Field: Dance
Home Institution: DNK Space for Contemporary Dance and Performance
Host Institution: The Chocolate Factory Theatre, NY
HUBERT HUMPHREY FELLOWSHIP
Elisaveta Geretto
Field: Public Health
Home Institution: Medical University – Sofia
Host Institution: Emory University
GRADUATE STUDENTS
Iglika Atanassova
Field: Education
Host Institution: Harvard University
Degree: EdM in Education Leadership, Organizations, and Entrepreneurship
Martina Novakova
Field: Theater
Host Institution: New York University
Degree: MA in Educational Theatre in Colleges and Communities
Dimitar Kirilov
Field: Computer Science
Host Institution: University of Southern California
Degree: MS in Computer Science
Lyubomir Avdjiiski
Field: Law
Host Institution: Pennsylvania State University
Degree: LLM in Law
Tsvetelina Bayraktarova
Field: Law
Host Institution: Harvard University
Degree: LLM in Law