2008 American SCholars

Postgraduate Scholars

Scholar	Lynnette Averill
Field of Study	Psychology
Education	Westminster College/University of Utah
Dates	12 mths from Aug 2008
Host Institution	University of Melbourne
Fulbright Research	Posttraumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use in Australian military veterans.

Scholar	Justin Brooks
Field of Study	History
Education	College of the Holy Cross
Dates	12 months from Aug 2008
Host Institution	University of Melbourne
Fulbright Research	The politics of race and identity among indigenous Australian youth in urban centers.

Scholar	Stesha Doku
Field of Study	Public Health
Education	Duke University
Dates	12 mths from July 2008
Host Institution	University of New South Wales
Fulbright Research	Health analysis of immigrants and Indigenous Australians using Geographic Information Systems (GIS).

Scholar	Lauren Hallett
Field of Study	Ecology
Education	Yale University
Dates	12 mths from July 2008
Host Institution	Murdoch University
Fulbright Research	Developing goals and methods for the restoration of ecosystems degraded by human disturbance.

Scholar	Lauretta Lacko
Field of Study	Biology
Education	University Illinois, Urbana
Dates	10 mths from Aug 2008
Host Institution	University of Sydney & Westmead Institute Cancer Research
Fulbright Research	Examining how progesterone acts and potentially increases the risk of breast cancer.

Scholar	Laura Merwin
Field of Study	Biology
Education	Pepperdine University
Dates	12 mths
Host Institution	Curtin University
Fulbright Research	Examining plants in drought and fire-prone Mediterranean ecosystems that have evolved unique life-history types to ensure survival in harsh conditions.

Scholar	William Odom
Field of Study	Human-Computer Interaction / Design
Education	Indiana University
Dates	12 mths from July 2008
Host Institution	Griffith University’s Queensland College of Art
Fulbright Research	Investigatating the role that digital interactive and informational tools can play in linking urban farming practices and community development—specifically within the greater Brisbane community

Scholar	Maggie O'Haire
Field of Study	Psychology
Education	Vassar College
Dates	12 mths
Host Institution	University of Queensland
Fulbright Research	The effects of Animal-Assisted Therapy on adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Scholar	Joe Pollock
Field of Study	Marine Biology
Education	College of Charleston
Dates	12 mths
Host Institution	James Cook University
Fulbright Research	Understanding the role of bacterial communities in coral disease outbreaks.

Scholar	Gabriel Rabin
Scholarship	U.S. Alumni Scholarship
Field of Study	Philosophy
Education	UCLA
Dates	12mths
Host Institution	Australian National University
Fulbright Research	The epistemology of modality – what is possible and impossible.

Scholar	William Rothwell
Field of Study	Medical Sicence
Education	Wake Forest University
Dates	12 mths from July 2008
Host Institution	University of Melbourne
Fulbright Research	Evaluating the T cell response to influenza in mice.

Scholar	Justin Schultz
Field of Study	Physics
Education	Juniata College
Dates	12 mths
Host Institution	Australian National University
Fulbright Research	Researching more precise measurements by building a high-finesse cavity capable of detecting the reduced quantum noise on a squeezed atom laser.

Scholar	Abigail Sebaly
Field of Study	Dance
Education	University of Michigan
Dates	12 mths from July 2008
Host Institution	Victorian College of the Arts (VCA), University of Melbourne
Fulbright Research	Study of choreography and participating in a professional mentorship at the Melbourne International Arts Festival.

Scholar	Jessica Walker
Field of Study	Film making
Education	San Francisco State University
Dates	12 mths
Host Institution	RMIT
Fulbright Research	A multimedia project documenting people who share her name.

Scholar	Christina Zdenek
Field of Study	Biology
Education	UC, Irvine
Dates	18 mths
Host Institution	Australian National University
Fulbright Research	Determining sustainable harvest rates of the green python by population viability analysis.

Senior Scholarships

Scholar	Emmanuel Akporiaye
Field of Study	Biological Science
Education	University of Arizona
Dates	6 mths from Jul 2008
Host Institution	Griffith University
Fulbright Research	Research into use of novel vitamin E analogs to treat breast cancer.

Scholar	Steven Gorelick
Field of Study	Water Resources
Education	Stanford University
Dates	6 mths from April 2009
Host Institution	CSIRO (Perth)
Fulbright Research	Investigation of the ecohydrological constraints on groundwater development in Western Australia.

Scholar	Charles Helms
Field of Study	Public/Global Health
Education	University of Iowa
Dates	6 mths from Jan 2009
Host Institution	University of Sydney
Fulbright Research	Research to assess the impact of the policy of mandatory health care workers vaccination that was implemented in New South Wales.

Scholar	Jennifer Keene
Field of Study	American History
Education	Chapman University
Dates	6 mths from Jan 2009
Host Institution	Australian Defence Academy
Fulbright Research	Comparing Australia’s World War I experience to other nations, including a focus on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander soldier’s experiences.

Scholar	Andrew Storfer
Field of Study	Biological Science
Education	Washington State University
Dates	12 mths from Aug 2008
Host Institution	James Cook University, University of Tasmania
Fulbright Research	Genetic of recolonization: the recovery of frog populations following an epidemic.

ANU Distinguished Chair

Scholar	James Lengle
Field of Study	Political Science
Education	American University
Dates	5 months from Aug 2008
Host Institution	Australian National University
Fulbright Research	Research focusing on the effects of economic conditions on U.S. presidential elections.