US Grantees 2020-2021 & 2021-2022

Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Tanya Bennett
Fulbright - University of Bucharest Award

Home University: University of North Georgia
Host University: University of Bucharest
Field: American Literature

Sarah Brown

Home University: University of Memphis, TN
Host University: "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu
Field: Drama/Theater Arts

Theresa Burriss

Home University: Radford University, VA
Host University: Transilvania University of Brașov
Field: Cross-Cultural Studies

Kamal Fatehi Sedeh

Home University: Kennesaw State University, Georgia
Host University: The Institute for Business Administration in Bucharest
Field: Business

Eric Fure-Slocum

Home University: St Olaf College, MN
Host University: West University of Timisoara
Field: American Studies

Paul Gardner

Home University: Luther College, Iowa
Host University: West University of Timișoara
Field: American Democracy

Haning Hughes

Home Institution: United States Air Force Academy
Host University: University of Bucharest
Field: Language Teaching

Julie Leventhal
Fulbright - University of Bucharest Award

Home University: University of North Texas
Host University: University of Bucharest
Field: Psychology

Tyler Lippert

Home University: Independent Scholar
Host University: University of Bucharest
Field: Political Science

Cristina Marine

Home University: University of Maryland Global Campus
Host University: Bucharest University of Economic Studies
Field: International Business Relations

Ana Oprisan
Fulbright - University of Bucharest Award

Home University: College of Charleston, SC
Host University: University of Bucharest
Field: Physics

Stephen Orvis
Fulbright - Universitatea Babeș-Bolyai, Cluj-Napoca Award

Home University: Hamilton College, NY
Host University: Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Field: Political Science

Gabriel Prajitura

Home University: SUNY College at Brockport
Host University: Politehnica University of Bucharest
Field: Mathematics

Cristina Sabliov

Home University: Louisiana State University System
Host University: Transilvania University of Brașov
Field: Engineering

Eric Strauss

Home University: Michigan State University
Host University: Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Field: Urban Planning

Madalina Tanase
Fulbright - Ovidius University of Constanța Award

Home University: University of North Florida
Host University: Ovidius University, Constanța
Field: Education

Mirela Tanta

Home University: Millikin University, IL
Host University: National University of Arts, Bucharest
Field: Art History

Nathaniel Wallace

Home University: South Carolina State University
Host University: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași
Field: American Studies

Fulbright U.S. Student Program

George Andrei

Home University: Indiana University-Bloomington, IN
Host University: Institute for South-East European Studies, Romanian Academy
Field: History

Zoë Aqua

Home University: At-Large
Host University: Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Field: Music Pedagogy

Brianne Altier Ard

Home University: Tulane University of Louisiana
Host University: University of Bucharest
Field: English Teaching Assistantship

Rajnesh Chakrapani

Home University: University of Iowa
Host University: University of Bucharest
Field: Language and Poetry

Ioanida Costache

Home University: Stanford University
Host Institution: The “Elie Wiesel” National Institute for the Study of the Holocaust in Romania
Field: Human Rights

Dominique D'Onofrio

Home University: Connecticut College, CT
Host University: “Ștefan cel Mare” University of Suceava; North University Center in Baia Mare
Field: English Teaching Assistantship

Lucas Griffith Fagre
Romania-Bulgaria Fulbright Award

Home University: University of Iowa
Host University: Babeș-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca
Field: Public Health

Alfredo Gaona

Home University: University of California-Merced
Host University: “Dunărea de Jos” University of Galați; University of Oradea
Field: English Teaching Assistantship

Colleen Ruth Grogan

Home University: University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Host University: University of Craiova
Field: English Teaching Assistantship

Mark Mangelsdorf

Home University: University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Host University: Transilvania University of Brașov
Field: English Teaching Assistantship

McNeeley Ann Moore

Home University: The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
Host University: “Lucian Blaga” University of Sibiu
Field: English Teaching Assistantship

Jennifer Crystal Mendez

Home University: Loyola Marymount University, CA
Host University: “Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iași
Field: English Teaching Assistantship

Claire Elizabeth Palo

Home University: University of Chicago
Host University: Babeș-Bolyai University of Cluj-Napoca
Field: English Teaching Assistantship

Katherine Ruprecht
Romania-Bulgaria Fulbright Award

Home University: Azusa Pacific University, CA
Host University: University of Bucharest
Field: Education and Libraries

Aurelien Georges Dominique Tafani
Romania-Bulgaria Fulbright Award

Home University: University of South Florida
Host University: University of Bucharest
Field: Archaeology

Eliot Usherenko
Romania-Bulgaria Fulbright Award

Home University: Boston University, MA
Host University: "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu
Field: Political Science

Jenna Watson

Home University: The University of Tennessee-Knoxville, TN
Host University: Francisc I. Rainer Institute of Anthropology
Field: Anthropology

Fulbright-Hays Program

Leah Valtin-Erwin

Home University: Indiana University-Bloomington
Host University: University of Bucharest
Field: History

Fulbright Global Scholar Award

Yaroslava Ava Babenchuk

Home Institution: At-large
Host Institution: National Radu Stanca Theatre, "Lucian Blaga" University of Sibiu
Field: Theater Management

Note

Note

Due to the pandemic, both the 2020-2021 and the 2021-2022 cohort of U.S. Fulbright grantees will begin their programs in Romania in AY 2021-2022.

Alumni Stories

"My Fulbright visit at Rutgers has offered amazing opportunities not only to present my work in the area of Human-Animal Interactions to some of the faculties of Rutgers University and SSW students, but also to establish valuable connections for future collaborations."

Alina Rusu
Fulbright Visiting Scholar, 2017-2018

"I brought back enduring connections with colleagues and friends and a resolve to return to reconnect and continue to explore the hidden corners of Romania and maybe find my own special spot in a secluded 'sat.'"

Mary Claire Heffron
U.S. Fulbright Scholar, 2019-2020

"The idea of experiencing one of the best education systems in the world (if not the best) could be quite overwhelming. But soon I realized that this is going to be a unique opportunity to learn as much as possible, to work like never before in my academic life. And I did just that."

Ciprian Crețu
Fulbright Student Researcher, 2019-2020

"My time as a Fulbrighter was about so much more than the research I was honored to work on. It was about building lasting relationships, learning about Romanian culture, and sharing my experiences with friends."

Elizabeth Wiita
U.S. Fulbright Student Researcher, 2019-2020

"Although my Fulbright cohort underwent an experience that is (hopefully) unlike any other, I loved my time in Romania and learned so much. I am so grateful to the Fulbright Program and the Romanian Commission for this incredible opportunity that I will remember for the rest of my life."

Claire Hungar
U.S. Fulbright ETA, 2019-2020