Fulbright Grants: Winners and Finalists

Dr. Barabara Parker-Bell

2016 Winner

Dr. Barabara Parker-Bell

Dr. Parker-Bell, who teaches art therapy at Marywood University, was awarded a Fulbright Teaching/Research Scholarship at Tomsk State University, Siberia, Russian Federation.

Katlyn Beaton

2016 Winner

Katlyn Beaton

Katlyn Beaton, who earned both her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Marywood University, will teach English in Andorra, southwestern Europe, beginning in August 2016.

Rebecca Schwalb

2014 Winner

Rebecca Schwalb

Rebecca Ann Schwalb was awarded a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship in South Korea

Ilze Spilde

2013 Finalist

Ilze Spilde

Ilze applied for a Fulbright grant to teach English in her home country of Latvia.

Lindsey Schroth

2013 U.K. Summer Institute Selection

Lindsey Schroth

Lindsey studied for six weeks at Cardiff, Bangor, and Aberystwyth Universities.

Jonathan Najarian

2012 Finalist

Jonathan Najarian

Jonathan, a third generation Armenian-American, developed an interest in urban development when his great-grandfather, a survivor of the Armenian genocide, emigrated to Cambridge, MA, and founded a grocery store called "Fresh Pond Market."

Kelsey Knight

2012 Finalist

Kelsey Knight

Kelsey's interest in secondary education led her to apply for a Fulbright English Teaching Assistantship, hoping to work with English language learners in Malaysia.