Four 91探花 researchers have been selected as Fulbright Scholars for 2025-2026 and will pursue studies in Spain, Taiwan, Poland and Japan.

The scholars are , a clinical associate professor in the Department of Environment & Occupational Health Sciences; , a professor in the School of Pharmacy; , an associate professor in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences at 91探花Tacoma; and , an assistant teaching professor in the College of the Environment.

Fulbright Scholars are college and university faculty, administrators, and researchers, as well as artists and professionals, who build their skills and connections, gain valuable international insights and return home to share their experiences with their students and colleagues.

鈥淭hese four Fulbright awards are yet another example of UW鈥檚 global reach and scholarly impact,鈥� said Ahmad Ezzeddine, 91探花vice provost for Global Affairs. 鈥淭he Fulbright program remains the flagship international educational exchange program, fostering academic collaboration and cross-cultural understanding for nearly eight decades.

鈥淲e are grateful for the State Department鈥檚 continued investment in this transformative program, which serves as one of our nation鈥檚 most powerful tools of citizen diplomacy,鈥� Ezzeddine continued. 鈥淭hrough these prestigious fellowships, our faculty will advance research and teaching on the global stage, while serving as ambassadors of American higher education and building bridges with communities worldwide.鈥�

The Fulbright Scholar Program for academics and professionals supports more than 800 people to teach and conduct research abroad. In February, the 91探花was recognized as a 2024-25 鈥淭op Producer鈥� of both Fulbright scholars and students.

The 91探花Fulbright Scholar selectees for 2025-26 are:

Donatuto, a clinical associate professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences in the 91探花School of Public Health. She is also part of the An environmental social scientist, Donatuto has worked with communities, particularly Coast Salish Indigenous communities, for more than two decades.

She will use her Fulbright award in Spain, where she will work with the (CSIC), the nation鈥檚 largest public research institution, to implement a comparative analysis of human-ocean engagement in the northeast Pacific and northwest Mediterranean coast regions. The research will fill in a data gap identified by the 聽鈥� a lack of data describing the human-ocean connection.

Gray is a professor in the Department of Pharmacy and the Plein Endowed Director of the Plein Center for Aging in the School of Pharmacy. Her research uses pharmacoepidemiology and health services research to optimize medication use in older adults. With a focus on medication safety, she has conducted studies showing an association between high-risk common medications and fall injuries, dementia and physical performance in older adults.

Gray will be hosted by the in the College of Pharmacy. She will pursue a project entitled, 鈥淎dverse drug effects of medication use on sedentary time and physical activity in older adults.鈥�

Kula is an associate professor of creative writing in the Department of Culture, Arts, and Communications at 91探花Tacoma. He teaches courses in fiction and advanced fiction writing and regularly teaches a special topics class in playwriting. In collaboration with other faculty, he is developing a wider set of interdisciplinary writing courses in areas like historical fiction, fantasy/science fiction, ecopoetry and nature writing.

He was selected to serve as Fulbright Writer-in-Residence at in Pozna艅, Poland.聽 While there, in addition to teaching undergraduate and graduate courses in AMU鈥檚 Center for the Affirmation of Literature, he will be completing final research and revisions for his book, 鈥淭he Long Alone,鈥� a creative nonfiction account of the travels of Kazimierz Nowak, an amateur Polish journalist who bicycled alone across Africa in the 1930s.

Weng is an assistant teaching professor in the Program on the Environment and the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences. As a geographer, Weng鈥檚 work explores the dynamic relationships between human societies and the environment. She is also an affiliate faculty member with the Taiwan Studies Program.

She was awarded the Fulbright Teaching Award to teach courses in geography, sustainability, environmental literature and global environmental politics at and in Tokyo. Through her Fulbright project, Weng will share the American experience in environmental conservation, movements, and governance with students and scholars in Japan and to foster opportunities for mutual learning and advancement in these areas.

Seven 91探花students and recent alumni were awarded聽聽scholarships for the 2025鈥�2026 academic year, joining about 2,000 students and recent graduates from around the country to pursue graduate study, conduct research and teach English abroad.

The Fulbright scholarship program is the largest U.S. international exchange opportunity for students to pursue graduate study, advanced research and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.

鈥淭hese Fulbright awards reflect the exceptional caliber of our students and underscore the University鈥檚 commitment to fostering global citizens and scholars,鈥� said 91探花Vice Provost for Global Affairs Ahmad Ezzeddine. 鈥滱s the nation鈥檚 flagship international exchange program, Fulbright offers transformative opportunities for the next generation of leaders to engage meaningfully with the world.

鈥淲e are deeply grateful for the State Department鈥檚 continued investment in this vital initiative 鈥� one of our nation鈥檚 most effective tools of citizen diplomacy,鈥� Ezzeddine continued. 鈥淭hrough these prestigious fellowships, our students will pursue meaningful research, service and study abroad. They鈥檒l also represent the best of American higher education while building lasting connections that will benefit both our University and our country for years to come.鈥�

Among this year鈥檚 recipients are four 91探花undergraduate students or recent alumni. They plan travel to Europe, Central Asia and Mexico to take part in graduate study, research and teaching assistantships. Three graduate-level students plan to travel to Scandinavia, Southeast Asia and South America. This year鈥檚 finalists attended all three 91探花campuses.

The 91探花also had two students 鈥� one undergraduate and one graduate level 鈥� selected as alternates.

This year鈥檚聽聽awardees are:

• Annabella Li: Study and research, Germany
• Sabrina Prestes Oliveira: English teaching award, Mexico
• Jack Regala: English teaching award, Tajikistan
• Elana Skeers: Trinity Laban Award in Music & Dance, United Kingdom

This year鈥檚 awardees are:

• Emily Bassett: English teaching award, Norway
• Vincent Flores Da: Study and research, Philippines
• Thomas Key: Study and research, Brazil

Oliveira completed her undergraduate studies at 91探花Bothell and Da completed his undergraduate degree at 91探花Tacoma. The rest of the cohort received degrees for work on UW鈥檚 Seattle campus.

For the past several years, The Chronicle of Higher Education has ranked the 91探花a 鈥�Top Producer鈥� of student awardees. The Fulbright program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, provides round-trip travel, health insurance, a housing stipend and visa assistance to awardees.

Read more about this year鈥檚 91探花Fulbright Student Program Finalists and the projects they will pursue abroad at the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards and the Graduate School鈥檚 .

The 91探花 has been recognized once again as one of American higher education鈥檚 . This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that had the highest number of applicants selected for the 2024-25 Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Programs 鈥� the federal government鈥檚 flagship international exchange program.

The Chronicle of Higher Education on February 25.

A total of 13 91探花students received Fulbright awards for the current academic year: five undergraduates or recent graduates and eight graduate-level students. Six 91探花faculty were named Fulbright scholars. Final totals can vary over time as alternates are chosen due to changes in travel plans. Students and faculty from all three campuses have participated in the exchange program.

The was created to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Fulbright is the world鈥檚 largest and most diverse international educational exchange program. The primary source of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

A model of citizen diplomacy since its inception in 1946, more than 400,000 people from all backgrounds 鈥� recent university graduates, teachers, scientists and researchers, artists, and more 鈥� have participated in the Fulbright Program and returned with an expanded worldview, a deep appreciation for their host country and its people, and a new network of colleagues and friends. Fulbright alumni have become heads of state, judges, ambassadors, cabinet ministers, CEOs, and university presidents, as well as leading journalists, artists, scientists, and teachers. They include 62 Nobel Laureates, 90 Pulitzer Prize winners, 82 MacArthur Fellows, and thousands of leaders across the private, public and non-profit sectors.

Read more about this year鈥檚 student winners and the projects they will pursue abroad at the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards and the Graduate School鈥檚 . For more information about the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program, refer to this .

Thirteen 91探花students and recent alumni were awarded聽聽scholarships this year, joining about 2,000 students and recent graduates from around the country to study and teach abroad.

The scholarship program is the largest U.S. international exchange opportunity for students to pursue graduate study, advanced research and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.

Five 91探花undergraduate students or recent alumni are among this year鈥檚 Fulbright Student Program recipients and plan travel to Asia, Europe, South America and the Middle East to take part in research and teaching assistantships. Eight graduate-level students plan to travel to the Middle East, Central America, Europe, and East and South Asia. The 91探花had three students 鈥� two undergraduates and one graduate level 鈥� selected as alternates.

This year鈥檚 awardees are:

• Vecksle Drake: English teaching assistantship in Mongolia
• Anna Feit: Study and research, Brazil
• Lukas Metzner: Study and research, Germany
• Lexi Rohrer: Study and research, Thailand
• Ela Sezgin: English teaching assistantship, Turkey

This year鈥檚 at the 91探花are:

• Aaron Barker, Doctoral student, Philosophy: Research grant to Germany
• Rachel Andersen, Doctoral student, Nursing: Research grant to Jordan
• Claudia Herrero Rapagna, Master’s student, Middle East Studies: English teaching assistant grant to Jordan
• Nicol谩s Kisic Aguirre, Doctoral student, Digital Arts & Experimental Media: Creative arts research grant to Mexico
• Kaya Mallick, Master’s student, International Studies: Research grant to India
• Brian Park, Doctoral student, History: Research grant to Japan
• Claire Rater, Master’s student, Epidemiology and Social Work: Research grant to Colombia
• Frankie Leigh Shelton, Master’s student, Health Administration: Study grant to United Kingdom

For the past several years, The Chronicle of Higher Education has ranked the 91探花a “Top Producer” of student awardees. The Fulbright program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, provides round-trip travel, health insurance, a housing stipend and visa assistance to awardees.

Read more about this year鈥檚 student winners and the projects they will pursue abroad at the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards聽 and the Graduate School鈥檚聽.

The 91探花 is proud to be included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. students and scholars. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that had the highest number of applicants selected for the 2023-24 Fulbright U.S. Student and Fulbright U.S. Scholar Programs.

Each year the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces the top producing institutions for the Fulbright, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange programs. The Chronicle of Higher Education published the on February 13.

A total of 14 students received Fulbright awards for the current academic year: seven undergraduates or recent graduates and seven graduate-level students. Three 91探花faculty were named Fulbright scholars. The 91探花tally includes students from all three campuses, and student selection numbers can vary over time as alternates are chosen due to changes in travel plans.

The Fulbright Program was created to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Fulbright is the world鈥檚 largest and most diverse international educational exchange program. The primary source of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Since its inception in 1946, more than 400,000 people from all backgrounds鈥攔ecent university graduates, teachers, scientists and researchers, artists, and more鈥攈ave participated in the Fulbright Program and returned with an expanded worldview, a deep appreciation for their host country and its people, and a new network of colleagues and friends. Fulbright alumni have become heads of state, judges, ambassadors, cabinet ministers, CEOs, and university presidents, as well as leading journalists, artists, scientists, and teachers. They include 60 Nobel Laureates, 88 Pulitzer Prize winners, 75 MacArthur Fellows, and thousands of leaders across the private, public and non-profit sectors.

Read more about this year鈥檚 student winners and the projects they will pursue abroad at the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards聽聽and the Graduate School鈥檚聽.

Twelve 91探花students and recent alumni were awarded聽聽scholarships this year, joining about 2,000 students and recent graduates from around the country to study and teach abroad.

The scholarship program is the largest U.S. international exchange opportunity for students to pursue graduate study, advanced research and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.

Six 91探花undergraduate students or recent alumni are among this year鈥檚 Fulbright Student Program recipients and plan travel to Asia, Europe, Scandinavia and Africa to take part in research and teaching assistantships. Six graduate-level students plan to travel to the Middle East, Asia, Scandinavia and the South Pacific. Four 91探花students were selected as alternates.

This year鈥檚 awardees who are at the 91探花are:

• Jessie Cox: English teaching assistantship award to South Korea
• Mia Filardi: Study award to Finland
• Auden Finch: Study award to Germany
• Jennifer Ha, 91探花Bothell: English teaching assistantship award to Taiwan
• Kennedy Patterson: English teaching assistantship award to Botswana
• Lillian Williamson: English teaching assistantship award to Spain

This year鈥檚 at the 91探花are:

• Jacob Beckert, Doctoral student, History: Research grant to Israel
• Eliyah Omar, Doctoral student, Anthropology: Research grant to Japan
• Larisa Ozeryansky, Doctoral student, Individual interdisciplinary doctoral student: Research grant to Norway
• Rachel Shi, Master’s student, Bioengineering: Research grant to Germany
• Camille Ungco, Doctoral student, Education: Research grant to the Philippines
• Nick Andrews, Doctoral student, Aeronautics & Astronautics: Research Grant to Norway

For the past several years, the 91探花has been named a聽top producer聽of Fulbright students and scholars, ranked by The Chronicle of Higher Education each February. The Fulbright program, funded by the U.S. Department of State, provides round-trip travel, health insurance, a housing stipend and visa assistance to awardees.

Read more about this year鈥檚 student winners and the projects they will pursue abroad at the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards聽聽and the Graduate School鈥檚聽.

Three 91探花 researchers have been selected as Fulbright Scholars for 2023-2024 and will pursue studies in Portugal, Mexico and Sweden.

The scholars are , an assistant professor in the Foster School of Business; , an assistant professor in the Department of Speech & Hearing Sciences; and , a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Oceanography.

Fulbright Scholars are college and university faculty, administrators and researchers, as well as artists and professionals, who build their skills and connections, gain valuable international insights and return home to share their experiences with their students and colleagues.

for academics and professionals awards more than 1,700 fellowships each year, enabling 800 U.S. scholars to go abroad and 900 visiting scholars to come to the United States. The Fulbright Program is the flagship international exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government. The 91探花is one of 17 institutions nationwide recognized in 2022-2023 as a 鈥�Top Producer鈥� of both Fulbright scholars and students.

The 91探花Fulbright Scholar selectees for 2023-2023 are:

Hafenbrack is an assistant professor of management and organization and Evert McCabe Endowed Fellow at the 91探花Foster School of Business.

Hafenbrack, who spent four years on the faculty of Cat贸lica-Lisbon School of Business & Economics in Portugal before joining the UW, will return in spring 2024 to collect additional interview data for research documenting how Airbnb has changed the culture of Lisbon. He also will collaborate with Portugal-based co-authors on a project about mindfulness meditation.

An expert on the efficacy of mindfulness meditation, Hafenbrack鈥檚 research has been published in top management journals and featured in The New York Times, Financial Times, Forbes, Businessweek, NPR and BBC, and other popular media outlets. In 2018, he was named one of the world鈥檚 鈥淏est 40 Under 40 Business School Professors鈥� by Poets & Quants. He received the Foster School鈥檚 PhD Mentoring Award in 2022.

Pace is an assistant professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences.

Pace will be hosted by the Centro de Investigaci贸n y de Estudios Avanzados (CINVESTAV) Unidad M茅rida (Mexico) in the Department of Human Ecology. She will pursue a project entitled, 鈥淪ee, Say, Do, Learn: Bilingual Ideologies and Practices in Contemporary Yucatec Maya Families.鈥�

Pace鈥檚 research focuses on how children鈥檚 language learning skills interact with the structure, quality and contexts of linguistic exposure to support bilingual development in children with and without language disorders.

Prend is postdoctoral researcher in the 91探花School of Oceanography.

Prend will be hosted by the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, where he will pursue a project titled, “Regional Variability of Air-Sea-Ice Interactions in the Southern Ocean.”

Prend is a climate scientist studying ocean-atmosphere exchange and sea ice dynamics in the Antarctic. He received a doctorate in physical聽oceanography from Scripps Institution of Oceanography, where he was awarded the Jean Fort Dissertation Prize for his research. He is a NOAA Climate & Global Change postdoctoral fellow with a joint appointment at 91探花and California Institute of Technology.

The 91探花 is proud to be included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2022-2023 Fulbright U.S. students and scholars. This recognition is given to the U.S. colleges and universities that received the highest number of applicants selected for the 2022-23 Fulbright U.S. and Fulbright U.S. programs.

Each year the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces the top producing institutions for the Fulbright, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange programs. The Chronicle of Higher Education published the on Feb. 10.

This year, 17 institutions across the country were recognized as Top Producers for both students and scholars 鈥� nine Research/Doctoral Universities, three Master鈥檚 Colleges and Universities, five Baccalaureate Colleges, and one Special Focus Institution.

received Fulbright awards for the current academic year; six 91探花faculty and two 91探花Bothell faculty were named Fulbright scholars.

The Fulbright Program was created to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Fulbright is the world鈥檚 largest and most diverse international educational exchange program. The primary source of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

Since its inception in 1946, over 400,000 people from all backgrounds 鈥� recent university graduates, teachers, scientists and researchers, artists and more 鈥� have participated in the Fulbright Program and returned with an expanded worldview, a deep appreciation for their host country and its people, and a new network of colleagues and friends. Fulbright alumni have become heads of state, judges, ambassadors, cabinet ministers, CEOs and university presidents, as well as leading journalists, artists, scientists and teachers. They include 60 Nobel Laureates, 88 Pulitzer Prize winners, 75 MacArthur Fellows, and thousands of leaders across the private, public and nonprofit sectors.

The 91探花 is proud to be included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2020-2021 Fulbright聽 students.

Each year the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) announces the top-producing institutions for the Fulbright Program, the U.S. government’s flagship international educational exchange program. The Chronicle of Higher Education published the in February.

received Fulbright awards for academic year 2020-2021鈥� that makes the 91探花the top research institution in Washington and among the top universities nationwide. Additionally, three 91探花scholars were awarded Fulbrights.

The Fulbright Program was created to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Fulbright is the world鈥檚 largest and most diverse international educational exchange program. The primary source of funding for the Fulbright Program is an annual appropriation made by the U.S. Congress to the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.

2021 marks the . Celebrations throughout the year will highlight the accomplishments and legacy of the program and its alumni over its first 75 years, both in the United States and around the world.

Since its inception in 1946, over 400,000 people from all backgrounds 鈥� recent university graduates, teachers, scientists and researchers, artists and more 鈥� have participated in the Fulbright Program and returned with an expanded worldview, a deep appreciation for their host country and its people, and a new network of colleagues and friends, officials said.

Fulbright alumni have become heads of state, judges, ambassadors, cabinet ministers, CEOs and university presidents, as well as leading journalists, artists, scientists and teachers. They include 60 Nobel laureates, 88 Pulitzer Prize winners, 75 MacArthur Fellows, and thousands of leaders across the private, public and nonprofit sectors.

Twenty-two 91探花students and alumni were awarded聽聽scholarships for the 2020-21 academic year, joining about 1,900 students and recent graduates from around the country to study and teach abroad, once and if international travel resumes.

The program has delayed the start of programs until Jan. 1, 2021 due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The scholarship program is the largest U.S. international exchange opportunity for students to pursue graduate study, advanced research and teaching in elementary and secondary schools worldwide.

Fourteen 91探花undergraduate students or recent alumni are among this year鈥檚 Fulbright Student Program recipients and plan travel to countries such as Cambodia, Vietnam and Brazil to take part in research and teaching assistantships. Eight graduate-level students plan travel to China, Uganda and Japan, among other countries. Six 91探花students were selected as alternates.

2020-2021 undergraduate/bachelor鈥檚 level Fulbright students are:

• Conor Cunningham, senior, International Studies major: Research Grant to Moldova
• Joshua Driscol, 鈥�19, Atmospheric Sciences major: Research Grant to Norway
• Priscilla Kwong, 鈥�16, Biochemistry major: English Teaching Assistant Grant to Thailand
• Miles Miller, 鈥�15, Industrial Design major: Research Grant to South Korea
• Michael Monicatti, 鈥�17, Drama and Communication majors: Study Grant to United Kingdom
• Danielle Marangoni-Simonsen, 鈥�17, Biology major: English Teaching Assistant Grant to Malaysia
• Sacha Moufarrej, senior, Neuroscience major: Study Grant to United Kingdom
• Thomas Pepe, 鈥�19, Integrated Social Sciences major: English Teaching Assistant Grant to Colombia
• Catherine Pham, senior, Biochemistry major: English Teaching Assistant Grant to Vietnam
• Lincoln Pothan, 鈥�19, Public Health major: English Teaching Assistant Grant to Cambodia
• Vidhi Singh, senior, Bioengineering major: Research Grant to India
• Sarah Slack, senior, Bioengineering major: Research Grant to Brazil
• Katie Spink, senior, Psychology major: Research Grant to New Zealand
• Iris Thatcher, 鈥�19, Finnish Language & Cultural Studies and Political Economy majors: Study Grant to Finland

91探花undergraduate alternates:

• Rocia Araujo, Education, Communities & Organizations; International Studies majors: English Teaching Assistant -Secondary, South Korea
• Lela Cooper, Environmental Studies: English Teaching Assistant Award, Greenland
• Chiara DeSantis, Public Health; Spanish: English Teaching Assistant Award, Peru
• Bennet Jarvis, History: English Teaching Assistant Award, Algeria
• Jill Nakayama, Early Childhood & Family Studies: English Teaching Assistant, South Korea

This year鈥檚 graduate-level awardees are:

• Shelby Ahrendt, Ph.D. student, Civil & Environmental Engineering: Research Grant to Netherlands
• Richard Boyechko, Ph.D. student, Cinema & Media Studies: Research Grant聽to China
• Ross Henderson, Ph.D. student, Asian Languages & Literature: Research聽Grant to Japan
• Abigail Link, Ph.D. student, Nursing: Fulbright-Fogarty Award in Public Health to Uganda
• Laurel Morgan Miller Marsh, Ph.D. student, Mechanical Engineering: Research Grant to Germany
• Saranda Ross, 鈥�19 J.D., Law: Research Grant to Brazil
• Helen Thomas, 鈥�16 M.A., Cultural Studies ( 91探花Bothell): Research Grant to Nigeria
• Hannah VanBenschoten, Ph.D. student, Bioengineering: Research Grant to Sweden

91探花graduate alternate:

• Charlotte Dohrn, Master鈥檚 student, Marine & Environmental Affairs, Study/Research Grant, Chile

For the past several years, the 91探花has been named a聽top producer聽of Fulbright students and scholars, ranked by The Chronicle of Higher Education each February.

Read more about this year鈥檚 student winners at the Office of Merit Scholarships, Fellowships & Awards聽聽and the Graduate School鈥檚聽.