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McClure Scholarship Recipients

2024–25 McClure Scholarship Recipients

Dana Nabil Khalil Abu Haltam Arts and Sciences Abandoning A Friend? Middle Eastern North African Countries’ Behavior Towards China’s Rise Political Science US: DC, Chicago; Jordan: Amman; Egypt: Cairo
Stella (Korleki) Ashong Arts and Sciences Unpacking the Root of Ghana’s Punitiveness: A Narrative Criminological Approach Sociology Ghana(Accra)
Rossana (Rose) Diaz Arts and Sciences Whiteness, Imperialism, and Cultural Reproduction: Unveiling Global Racial Influences in Post-Dictatorial Chilean Society Sociology Temuco, Chile and Santiago, Chile
Orhan Dogan Arts and Sciences Finding a Scapegoat: How Authoritarian Regimes Target Minority Groups to Reinforce Their Rule? Political Science Turkey, Various cities; including Istanbul , Izmir and Ankara
Sumon Ghosh Education, Health, Human Sciences Compliance to rabies post-exposure prophylaxis among animal bite victims in Bangladesh Public Health Sciences Dhaka, Bangladesh
Kacper Grass Arts and Sciences Cultural Interventions by Powerful States: On the Fate of Borderland Nations in Central and Eastern Europe Political Science Warsaw, Poland / Vilnius, Lithuania
Ana Maria Greenberger Herbert College of Agriculture Exploring Traditional Knowledge for Adaptation: Indigenous Insights on Climate Change and Food Security in Guatemala Agric Lead/Educ/Com Sololá District, Guatemala
Guido Alberto Herrera Rodriguez Arts and Sciences Conserving freshwater fish diversity under oil palm expansion in the critically endangered Orinoco foothills of Colombia Ecology/Evolutionary Biology Cumaral, Meta, Colombia
Sompa Reza Education, Health, Human Sciences Exploring the Barriers to Tuberculosis Treatment Access and Adherence among Children in Low-Resource Settings: A Caregivers Perspective in Bangladesh Public Health Sciences Bangladesh, Dhaka and Pabna
Kyle Scripko Arts and Sciences Navigating the Everyday: Guide Dogs and Disability in Twentieth-Century Germany History Germany (Marburg, Oldenburg, Hamburg, Berlin)
Su Chen Tan Education, Health, Human Sciences Evaluating the Adaptation of Psychological First Aid (PFA) Training in 3 Contexts: Malaysia, Libya, and Afghanistan Public Health Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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2023–24 McClure Scholarship Recipients

Abel Lateefa Arts and Sciences Oral Microbiomes in Colonial Lambayeque, Peru. A Comparative Study Exploring the effect of structural violence, and diet on oral microbiomes in Spanish Colonial Peru. Anthropology Country: Peru Cities: Chiclayo, Mórrope, and Ferreñafe
Kelley Matthew Arts and Sciences Summer Research in Switzerland for Dissertation: “German Agitation in Swiss Civil Society during the Great War” History Bern and Geneva, Switzerland
Mckeague Marissa Education, Health, Human Sciences A World of Difference: A Case Study of the Lived Experiences of Undergraduate Students on a Food and Agricultural Study Abroad Program Nutritional Sciences Uppsala Sweden Ikaria Greece Palma de Mallorca Spain
Parajuli Saurav Tickle College of Engineering Pedestrian Perceptions of Crash Risk in the Motor Vehicle-Oriented Built Environment of Kathmandu, Nepal Civil Engineering Country: Nepal City: Kathmandu
Shaneberger Jennifer Arts and Sciences Political rhetoric and labor market integration in Sweden Political Science Sweden. Stockholm, Malmö, Göteborg
Simpson Kaitlin Arts and Sciences The Flowers of El Dorado: Gender, Production, and the Cut Flower Industry in Colombia and the United States History Bogotá, Colombia Mosquera, Colombia
Traslavina Arias Teddy Abel Arts and Sciences Mapping infrastructural inequalities: A perspective from the potential tensions between community, governmental level, and private infrastructure in lower Lurín valley, Lima-Peru Geography The research area includes some parts of the districts of Lurin and Pachacamac, corresponding to the lower Lurin Valley, located in southern Lima, Peru.

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2022–23 McClure Scholarship Recipients

Coffey Leah Scotland- Visitor Experience- Carrying Capacities Retail, Hospitality and Tourism Management
Dixit Sweta Sustaining Human-Wildlife Coexistence in Contested Landscapes: An Evaluation of Park Revenue Sharing Policy Wildlife and Fisheries
Kamrunnaher Rosy Assessing the Effectiveness of Bystander Intervention Training to Prevent Gender-based Violence among Undergraduate Students in Bangladesh Public Health
Koutlias Lauren The Embodiment of War: Effects of Occupation and Civil Conflict on Biological Growth and Development of Greeks (1940-1949) Physical and Biological Anthropology
Lussier Nicole Combatting deforestation: How do differing reforestation techniques influence the reestablishment of ecosystem services? Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Patwary A. Latif Does online shopping reduce in-person shopping trips in a developing country? a case study of megacity Dhaka, Bangladesh Transportation Engineering
Torres Mora Álvaro Germán An analysis of land inequality in Colombia Sociology

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2020-2021 McClure Scholarship Recipients

Huslage Melody “A League of Their Own:” The Formation of the Australian Women’s Baseball League Social Work Melbourne and Brisbane, Australia
Khan Md Marufuzzaman Research capacity and research engagement among physicians of tertiary healthcare facilities in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional survey. Public Health Sciences Dhaka, Bangladesh
Maurer Thomas Outlining the Apocalypse: Rediscovering the Lost Prophetic Manuscripts of Medieval Italy History Milan, Padua, and Rome, Italy
Mclean Cooke Wendy Jamaican Stepfathers’ Adjustment to their Parental Role Child and Family Studies Jamaica West Indies, Kingston & St. Andrew Parish
Pekarcik Gracie Assessing the impact of parental involvement on the scaling of agricultural technologies from school garden to home farm through experiential learning Agric Lead/Educ/Com Kampong Thom and Battambang, Cambodia
Shah Nitesh Micromobility acceptance in mid-sized cities of developing countries: A case study of Kathmandu, Nepal Civil Engineering Kathmandu, Nepal
Stubblefield Jason William of Malmesbury’s Theological Contribution History Malmesbury, UK Oxford, UK Cambridge, UK
Subiani Shahad Women’s Formal Help-Seeking Behavior in Saudi Arabia: A Qualitative Study Child and Family Studies Saudi Arabia, Jeddah
Watson Jenna A Bioarchaeological Investigation of Migration, Diet, and Health in Late Medieval-Early Modern Romania Anthropology Bucharest, Romania

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2019-2020 McClure Scholarship Recipients

Savannah Blackman Farmer attitudes toward wildlife in the Maya Golden Landscape, Belize Wildlife and Fisheries
Faisal Islam Gendered Roles of Livelihood Diversification and Socio-economic Mobility Decisions in Climate Change affected Coastal Districts of Bangladesh Geography
Anthony Knowles Automation, Unemployment, and Superfluity: A Comparative-Historical Analysis of Time, Labor, and Social Domination in the United States and Germany Sociology
Claire Mayo Cultural Experiences of the Great Flood of 1910 along the Seine: Local, Expert, and Imperial Attitudes towards the River(Mae Scheib Study Abroad Scholarship) History
Regis Nisengwe Investigating Environmental Behaviors among Farmers in Rwanda Forestry, Wildlife & Fish
Quynh Nguyen Betweenness: An Attempt to Resolve Dualities Art
Mikayla Prince Sustainable Development of Broiler Chicken Production in Rwanda Sociology

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2015-2016 McClure Scholarship Recipients

Bier Lindsey Understanding the Impact of Cultural Mediators on Country Identity and Country Image: The Case of Vietnam Communication and Information Communication And Information
Chuang Angela Range expansion of the globally invasive colonial tentweb orbweaver spider, Cyrtophora citricola Arts and Sciences Ecology/Evolutionary Biology
Dubinsky Yoav Olympism and Israel in the 2016 Olympic Games Educ, Health, Human Sciences Kinesiology and Sport Studies
Greer Anna Redeeming the Past: Music in Theresienstadt Arts and Sciences Modern Foreign Languages
Hermes Richard Kings and Queens of Mahanakorn: A Collection of Novellas and Stories Set in Thailand Arts and Sciences English
Jin Meilan Understanding Preschool Children’s Cooperative Problem Solving During Social Play: China and the U.S. Educ, Health, Human Sciences Child and Family Studies
Lopez Cerquera Maria Justice and Peace: Evaluation of the Impact of Confessions as a Mechanism of Transitional Justice in Colombia. Arts and Sciences Anthropology
Neupane Santosh An Empirical Analysis of the Degree of Household Dependence on Community Forest of Nepal Across Hilly and Terai Regions Agri Sci and Natural Resources Natural Resources
Shrestha Utsala Anaerobic soil disinfestation for soil borne disease control in tomato production systems in Nepal Agri Sci and Natural Resources Plants, Soils, And Insects
Tekie Yacob Refugee Trauma: Diagnostic utility and Psychometric properties of PTSD checklist Arts and Sciences Psychology
Tian Nana Forest certification for sustainability: Understanding the opportunities, barriers, and interests of forest landowners in Shandong, China Agri Sci and Natural Resources Natural Resources

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2014-2015 McClure Scholarship Recipients

Ayari Mehdi A Mixed-Methods Approach to the Dynamics of Government Coalitions in One-party Systems: Minister Duration, Social Networks, and Elite Coalitions in Tunisia, 1957-2014 Arts and Sciences Political Science
Bader Lauren Parent Perceptions and Responses to Infant Emotions among the Gamo People in Southern Ethiopia Educ, Health, Human Sciences Child and Family Studies
Chapagain Binod Payments for Improved Water Quality and Quantity in Dhulikhel Municipality, Nepal: A Willingness to Pay Contingent Valuation Approach Agri Sci and Natural Resources Natural Resources
Currin Grant Mediation or Exploitation? Neoliberal Conservation in Costa Rica Arts and Sciences College Scholars Program
Dascomb Amanda The Role of Primary Montessori Education in Multilingual Literacy: Guadeloupe, language instruction and lessons for a globalized future Educ, Health, Human Sciences Education
Gathongo Njoroge Assessing Vulnerability of Human and Natural Systems at Mt. Kasigau, Kenya Using Integrated Environmental Anthropology, Landscape Ecology, and Decision-Making Science Approaches Arts and Sciences Geography
Johnson Alicia The Crested Cranes: An Exploration of the Ugandan Women’s Senior National Football Team Educ, Health, Human Sciences Kinesiology and Sport Studies
Letteney Kyle Hear No Evil, See No Evil: United States Punishment and the Decivilizing Process Arts and Sciences Sociology
Panageotou Steven SYRIZA in the Midst of Financial Crisis: From Political Party to Ruling Administration Arts and Sciences Sociology
Pearson Jeremy Europe, the Levant, and the Mediterranean World: Reconsidering Muslim-Jewish-Christian Relations in the Crusader States Arts and Sciences History
Simarasl Nastaran Engagement of Women in Entrepreneurship across Borders Business Administration Business Administration
Sonnichsen Tyler Finding the Washington DC Landscape in French Punk Culture Arts and Sciences Geography
Tuller Hugh The Role of Forensic Science in Post-Conflict Transformation: A Preliminary Research Project in Northern Uganda Arts and Sciences Anthropology
Walker Lydia Ad sanctos ultimi temporis: Lay Spirituality, Crusading, and Reform in the Sermons of Jacques de Vitry Arts and Sciences History
Yoon Jihwan The “Comfort Women” Commemorative Campaign: Geopolitical Struggles over Memory and Justice between Korea and Japan Arts and Sciences Geography

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2013-2014 McClure Scholarship Recipients

Kaeser Amanda Women’s Attitudes, Barriers, and Participation in Community Based Conservation Programs in Belize Agri Sci and Natural Resources Natural Resources
Lecaque Thomas Reading Raymond: Southern French Bibles, Performative Religion and Crusading Christianity in Occitania Arts and Sciences History
Martin Geoffrey Mozarab Readers of the Bible, From the Cardoban Martyrs to the Glossa Ordinaria❠Arts and Sciences History
Rennie Robert Death in the Air: The Luftstreitkräfte, Aviation Technology, and German Culture in the First World War. Arts and Sciences History
Sander Joshua The Greater Germanic Reich: Nazification and the Creation of a New Dutch Identity in the Occupied Netherlands Arts and Sciences History
Watcharaanantapong Pattarawan Factors Influencing Reducing Carbon Dioxide Emission in Thailand by Using Tobit and Logistic Model Agri Sci and Natural Resources Natural Resources

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2012-2013 McClure Scholarship Recipients

Alsobrook Anna A multidimensional analysis of the Great Green Wall in Senegal: a study of the physical effects of afforestation and its impacts on a human landscape Arts and Sciences
Basford Scott The Ethics of Conditional Entry: International Student Migration to Norway as Development Aid Arts and Sciences
Billingsley Krista Teaching Peace: Local Perceptions of Justice and Peace Education in Nepal Arts and Sciences
Conner Neil African Immigrants in the Republic of Ireland: Contested Notions of Identity & the Spaces of Social Integration Arts and Sciences
Corush Joel Global introduction of animals and their effects on native species Arts and Sciences
Hargrove Stephanie Traffic Enforcement in China using License Plate Recognition Technology Engineering
Kim Ji Eun Extending the Applicability of Transition Analysis (TA) Beyond the Western Hemisphere: Can we improve TA to be applicable to modern East and Southeast Asian adult skeletal samples? Arts and Sciences
Mcknight Julie Sink or Source? Carbon cycling processes in páramo and wooded ecosystems in the Ecuadorian Andes Arts and Sciences
Pannell Zane Road User Vulnerability in China – Impacts of New E-Bike Mode Engineering
Pjesivac Ivanka Trust in News Media in post-Communist Eastern Europe: The Case of Serbia Communication and Information
Reinke Amanda Collaborative Participatory Action Research (PAR) with the Center for Reparations and Rehabilitation (CRR) in Northern Uganda Arts and Sciences

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2011-2012 McClure Scholarship Recipients

Bertasi, Elliot Investigating the political history of Uganda from the beginning of the National Resistance Movement to the end of the Civil War Arts and Sciences College Scholars Program
Brookshire, Robyn Critical Teacher Inquiry in Early Childhood: Collaborative Action Research Using Post-Structuralist and Cross-National Provocations Education, Health, and Human Sciences Child and Family Studies
Campbell, Andrew Potential Mode Choice Impact of Electric Bicycle Sharing in Beijing Engineering Civil Engineering
Hauser, Kathleen Climate Change Response in Kakadu National Park Arts and Sciences Geography
Jackson, Darren A Free Air Arts and Sciences English
Kembel, Adrianne The Investigation of Cultural Perspectives Concerning Proper Reburial: Individual and Mass Graves in Northern Uganda Arts and Sciences Anthropology
Kim, Jaymelee Transitional Justice in a Non-Transitioning Society: A Study of the Perceived Efficacy of Canada’s Justice and Reconciliation Efforts Arts and Sciences Anthropology
Krempa, Geoffrey Against the Red Peril of the East: Germany, the White International, and Central European Extremism, 1918-1925 Arts and Sciences History
Maldonado-Guerra, Gabriela Voices of a Revolution, Guatemala 1944 Arts and Sciences Anthropology
Merchant, Stephen Aesthetics and Caste; Exploring Contemporary Dalit Artists in India Arts and Sciences Art
Parker, Lisa Literary Construction of Puerto Rico’s Identity: A Country of Four Voices Arts and Sciences Modern Foreign Languages

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