Fulbright Canada Annual Report - 2023

Tasfia Jahangir Fulbright Canada Student

Dr. Shamiran Mako Fulbright Canada Scholar

Kayla Daniels Fulbright Canada Student

Canadian Directors American Directors

Her Excellency Ambassador Kirsten Hillman Ambassador of Canada to the United States

Ms. Nathalie Dubé Director General Global Affairs Canada

Dr. Sophie D’Amours Rector Laval Université

Dr. Kathryn McCain University of New Brunswick Board of Governors Governor Emerita and Past Board Chair

Ms. Susan L. Riddell Rose (Secretary) President and CEO Perpetual Energy Inc.

Mr. Ajay Royan Managing General Partner and Co-Founder Mithril Capital Management LLC

Dr. Peter Stoicheff President and Vice Chancellor University of Saskatchewan

Ms. Penny Wilson President PRW Enterprises

His Excellency Ambassador David L. Cohen Ambassador of the United States to Canada

Ms. Christina Higgins Minister Counselor for Public Diplomacy U.S. Embassy Ottawa

Mr. David W. Leebron President Rice University

Mr. Michael Parham Senior VP, General Counsel and Secretary RealNetworks, Inc.

Mr. Jason Rowe CEO Goldman Sachs Canada Inc.

Dr. Santa Ono (Board Chair) President of the University of Michigan

Mr. Larry D. Grant CFO, COO, and Strategic Executive (Retired)

Mr. Jason Rowe (Treasurer) CEO Goldman Sachs Canada

Dr. Malaika Serrano VP for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Guild Education

Dr. Wendell Pritchett James S. Riepe Presidential Professor of Law and Education University of Pennsylvania

Dr. Jason Wingard Executive Chairman The Education Board, Inc.

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Jonathan James Farr Fulbright Canada Student

Fulbright Canada by the

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Alums

“The Fulbright Canada Program lives up to everything it claims, and so much more! It is the personal and professional honour of a lifetime, filled with academic experiences and engagements complemented by opportunities for profound growth. Given global concerns related to shared environmental, social, and economic issues, Fulbright Canada's commitment to the international exchange of ideas makes it a unique, and very necessary program. The time and energies invested in applying to the Program are indeed, a worthy investment. ”

“My experience in Ottawa as a Killam Fellow has truly been life-changing. Being able to make new friends, engage with new ideas, learn from new people, and experience a new place has allowed me to grow both personally as well as in my career aspirations and academically. The Killam Fellowship has been perhaps the most beneficial experience of my undergraduate education, and could not have been made possible without the help of Fulbright Canada, American University, and the University of Ottawa. You truly need to “see-itto-belive-it” regarding how amazing this program truly is”

Dr. Imani Scott, Fulbright Canada Scholar

Dr. Khaled Taktek Fulbright Canada Scholar

Ben Parsons, Killam Fellow

“My Fulbright fellowship provided a welcome opportunity to explore research areas and methods outside my expertise and the luxury to participate in a wide range of diverse meetings and events. The relationships I built during my Fulbright experience have been meaningful for personal and professional reasons and I very much intend to foster these relationships going forward. My new colleagues and I are already looking for mutually beneficial funding mechanisms to support ongoing endeavors.”

“The Killam Fellowship was an amazing experience that put me out of my comfort zone and forced me to work on myself. The friends I made there were lifelong, and the academic experiences really put my role as a student and a citizen into perspective.”

“Fulbright is first and foremost a community of engaged and passionate academic from around the world, including American Fulbrighters who went abroad. In my field of international relations, studying in the U.S. has enriched my understanding of Canada and the world, especially given our special bilateral relationship. Through Fulbright, I have not only built a local connection here in DC, but I am also now part of a community which spans the entire globe.”

Ann Garland, Fulbright Canada Scholar

Julia Nguyen, Fulbright Canada Student

Mabon Kroker, Killam Fellow

2022-2023 American Scholars

David Driesen Fulbright Canada Scholar

American Scholars

Fulbright Canada Traditional Scholar Grants

Dr. Maria De Jesus, Fulbright Canada Traditional Scholar Award American University To Université de Montréal

Centering Youth Voices and Experiences: Improving the Quality of Life Among Adolescent Patients Living with Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia (ITP)

Ms. Mary Stewart, Fulbright Scholar Short-term FLEX Award

Florida State University To University of New Brunswick

Harnessing the Connective Power of Creativity

Fulbright Canada Research Chair Grants

Dr. Katherine W. Bauer, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Food Security University of Michigan To University of Guelph

The Potential of Consumer Food Waste Reduction Initiatives to Improve Family Food Security

Dr. Courtney Douglass Brown, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Arts and Humanities

Southern Methodist University To University of Alberta

Dinosaur Choir: Creating Hadrosaur Skull Musical Instruments and Musical Works

Mr. David M. Driesen, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in the Environment and Economy

Syracuse University To University of Ottawa

Pricing, Decarbonizaton, and the Green New Deal.

Dr. María Verónica Elías, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Governance and Public Administration, University of Texas at San Antonio To University of Ottawa

Border management in times of COVID 19: A comparative study of Canada and the United States

Dr. Elizabeth B. Elliot-Meisel, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Comparative Canada-U.S. Studies, Creighton University To Trent University

Canada’s Arctic Visionaries and Arctic Security

Dr. Pouyan Esmaeil Zadeh, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Mental Health and Societal Wellbeing

Florida International University To McMaster University

Use of AI-based applications for mental care

Dr. Ann F. Garland, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Mental Health and Societal Wellbeing

University of San Diego To McMaster University

Examining and enhancing community-academic partnerships for mental health research and training

Dr. Joey F. George, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Business and Management

Iowa State University To Queen's University

Using Eye Tracking to Discover Why People Believe Disinformation about Healthcare

Dr. Michael J. Hove, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Brain, Language, and Music, Fitchburg State University To McGill University

Vibrotactile Stimulation to Improve Speech and Music Perception

Dr. Diane K. Jakacki, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Digital Humanities Bucknell University To University of Guelph

Early Modern Performance ‘Events’ and Linked Open Data

Dr. Karl G. Linden, Fulbright Canada Research Chair University of Colorado Boulder To Saint Mary's University

Water Quality Challenges and Opportunities in Rural and First Nation Nova Scotia Communities

Dr. Diana M. Liverman, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Environmental Policy University of Arizona To University of Ottawa

Research Chair in Environmental Policy: Climate's Economic Impacts and Earth Justice

Dr. Shushanna Lorenz, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Aboriginal Studies Occidental College To Vancouver Island University

"Our Data Indigenous": Supporting Data Sovereignty with Digital Apps in First Nations Communities

Dr. Shamiran Mako, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Global  Governance Boston University To Balsillie School of International Affairs

Structuring Exclusion: the Institutional Origins of Ethnic Conflict in Iraq

Dr. Jeffrey T. Manuel, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in (De-) industrialization and Energy Transitions in North America,

Dr. Raymond Mar Fulbright Canada Scholar

2022-2023 American Scholars

Fulbright Canada Research Chair Grants

Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville To University of Calgary

Using Community-Engaged History to Document Energy Transitions in Canada's Energy Capital

Dr. Chad Montrie, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in (De-) industrialization and Energy Transitions in North America

University of Massachusetts Lowell To University of Calgary

Surface Coal Mining and Mineworkers in Alberta and Appalachia

Dr. Joycelyn K. Moody, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Society and Culture

University of Texas at San Antonio To University of Alberta

A Transnational Black Life Writing Research Center

Dr. Jo Ellen Patterson, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Health Law, Policy and Ethics

University of San Diego To University of Ottawa

Creating a Canadian Clinic to address Legal Issues

and Social Disparities

Dr. Imani Michelle Scott, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Mental Health and Societal Wellbeing Savannah College of Art and Design To McMaster University

Mental resilience: Advocating for the mental hygiene needs of "BANI" Human Rights Advocates

Dr. Julija Šukys, Fulbright Canada Research Chair University of Texas at Austin To York University

Dispatch From Gun Country: A Campus Shooting Archive

Dr. Mohan Tanniru, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Interdisciplinary Sustainability Solutions University of Arizona To Lakehead University

An agile governance platform to support community strategies to support indigenous health

Dr. Michel A. Wattiaux, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in International Studies University of Wisconsin - Madison To Université Laval

Toward More Equitable Resilient and Sustainable Food Systems: Dairy Farming and Mexico and Canada

Dr. Catherine E. Weaver, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Global Governance University of Texas at Austin To Balsillie School of International Affairs

The Global Ranks of Representation: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in International Organizations

Dr. Kevin Boudreau, Fulbright Canada Distinguished Chair in Entrepreneurship

Northeastern University To Carleton University

Optimal Design of Platform and Data-Driven Entrepreneurial Ventures

Dr. Patricia Shehan Campbell, Fulbright Canada Distinguished Chair in Arts and Social Sciences in Canada and North America University of Washington To Carleton University

Global Music Pedagogy

Dr. Peter Felten, Fulbright Canada Distinguished Chair in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Elon University To Carleton University

Student Success and Relationship-Rich Education

Dr. Susan Hrach, Fulbright Canada Distinguished Chair in the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Columbus State University To Carleton University

Embodied Learning: How Physical Space, Sensation, and Movement Impact Student Success and Well-being

Dr. Aaron W. Hughes, Fulbright Canada Distinguished Chair in Arts and Social Sciences in Canada and North America University of Rochester To Carleton University

The Inconvenient Muslim: Religion, Law, and the Secular in Canada and the U.S.

Fulbright Canada

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Grant

Dr. Virginia Haufler, Fulbright Canada-Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation Award

University of Maryland, College Park To McGill University

Under Pressure: Corporate Response to Demands for Economic Reform and Climate Action

Fulbright-Carlos Rico Grant

Dr. Rachelle Gould, Fulbright-Carlos Rico Award for North American Studies University of Vermont To McGill University

Developing tools to characterize cultural ecosystem services & relational values for decision-making

Fulbright Specialists

Dr. Sousan Abadian, Fulbright Specialist Award Independent To McGill University

Collective Trauma & Cultural Renewal ; Generative Cultural Renewal: Ending Cultural practices that target women

Dr. Robert Weber, Fulbright Specialist Award Pacific Northwest National Laboratory To École Polytechnique de Montréal

Recycling and Upvaluing of Waste Plastic

Fulbright Global Scholar Grants

Ms. Nicole Dryden, Fulbright Global Scholar Award Independent to Sport Dispute Resolution Centre of Canada

Athlete Human Rights: Creating Effective Remedy in Sport Dispute

Ms. Sara Eren Gilmer, Fulbright Global Scholar Award Independent to TRELLIS Canada

An Analysis of Standards of Care for Survivors of Human Trafficking

Dr. John Mortensen, Fulbright Global Scholar Award

Cedarville University To University of British Columbia Historic Improvisation for Today's Musician

Other Grants - US Scholars

Dr. Sousan Abadian, Fulbright Canada Indigenous Specialist Independent To McGill University

Fulbright Canada 2023

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2022-2023 American Students

Fulbright Canada Student Grants

Ms. Alexandra Artiles, Fulbright Canada Student Award

Florida State University To University of Ottawa

A Closer Look at Canadian Mayors During Crises

Mr. Robert Colgate, Fulbright Canada Student Award University of Texas at Austin to Toronto Metropolitan University

Care in the Crip City: Investigating Public Health Access through Disability Poetics

Mr. Levi Cormier, Fulbright Canada Student Award Independent To Simon Fraser University

Indigenous Land-Use: Reconstructing Forest Garden Environments Through Phytolith Analysis

Ms. Kayla Daniels, Fulbright Canada Student Award San Diego State University To Queen's University

Placing my feet on solid ground: Free Black Communities in North America, 1780-1920

Mr. Jay Doshi, Fulbright Canada Student Award Cornell University To York University

Uninsured Individual Health with Precarious Migration Status in Ontario

Ms. Sallie Fullerton, Fulbright Canada Student Award University of Iowa To Concordia University

A Documentary-Poetry Portrait of Montréal's Shifting Lesbian Social Scene (1950s-Present)

Ms. Michelle Hurtubise, Fulbright Canada Student Award Temple University To imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival

imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival: Indigenous sovereignty on and off the screen

Ms. Tasfia Jahangir, Fulbright Canada Student Award From Emory University To University of Toronto

Treatment versus Punishment: An Examination of Youth Mental Health Courts (YMHCs)

Ms. Samantha Manz, Fulbright Canada Student Award

Texas Tech University To University of British Columbia

Indigenous Girlhood: Coming-of-Age Ceremonies, Cultural Care, and Community Wellbeing

Ms. Kathleen Naughton, Fulbright Canada Student Award

State University of New York at Buffalo To Simon Fraser University

Lisa Robertson: Commodious Form, Indexical Artwork

Ms. Catherine St.Hilaire, Fulbright Canada Student Award Cornell University To Toronto Metropolitan University

Black Women in Canada: Dissecting the Canadian Angel Complex

Ms. Juliana Upchurch, Fulbright Canada Student Award University of Tennessee, Knoxville To University of Toronto

History and Philosophy of Medicine with Reference to Minority Populations

Fulbright-Hays Student Grants

Samantha Farquhar, Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship East Carolina University To Université Laval

Impact of Indigenous-Led Commercial Fisheries Development on Local Food Security

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Dr. Susan Hrach Fulbright Canada

Dr. Joycelyn Moody Fulbright Canada Scholar

2022-2023 Canadian Scholars

Fulbright Canada Traditional Scholar Grants Fulbright Canada Research Chair Grants

Dr. Neil A. Hoult, Fulbright Canada Traditional Scholar Award Queen's University To University of California, Berkeley

Intelligent & Resilient Drinking, Storm, and Waste Water Infrastructure

Dr. Justin Longo, Fulbright Canada Traditional Scholar Award University of Regina To University of California, Los Angeles

Artificial Intelligence and the Public Sector

Dr. Styliani Constas, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Climate Change, Air Quality, and Atmospheric Chemistry Western University To University of California, Irvine

Modelling Viscosity and Hygroscopicity of Secondary Onganic Aerosols

Dr. Christopher G. Fletcher, Fulbright Canada Research Chair University of Waterloo To Vanderbilt University

Harnessing machine learning and satellite data to improve estimates of snowfall

Dr. Gwen K. Healey Akearok, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Arctic Studies Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre To Dartmouth College

Relation-building and holistic well-being perspectives around the Arctic: A focus on research, COVID-19, community voices, and building capacities

Dr. Michele Lacombe, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Aboriginal/ Indigenous Cultures, Sovereignties, and Languages Trent University To University of Arizona

Wabanaki Writing: Cross-Border Literary Studies in Atlantic Canada and New England

Dr. Rodney D. Loeppky, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Race and Health Policy, York University To University of Memphis

Growing Medicaid: pubic funds for private gain?

Dr. Raymond A. Mar, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Public Diplomacy York University To University of Southern California

That’s Canada, eh’ The Impact of Canadian Media on American Audiences

Dr. Jean-Philippe Marcoux, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Quebec Studies Université Laval To State University of New York College at Plattsburgh

The Society of Umbra: A Digital Archive

Dr. Jonathan Paquin, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Humanities and Social Sciences Université Laval To The Citadel

Dealing with Allies? Strategic Behaviors: America’s Hegemonic Crisis in a Shifting World

Dr. Jonathan Peyton, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Arctic Studies University of Manitoba To University of Washington

Arctic Energy Imaginaries: Resource-Making at the Northern Frontier

Dr. Chantelle A.M. Richmond, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Social Sciences Western University To University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Gimiigiwemin: Sharing gifts of knowledge and experience to build Indigenous research relationships between Turtle Island and Hawai’i

Dr. Jorge Emilio Rosés Labrada, Fulbright Canada Research Chair University of Alberta To University of California, Santa Barbara

A sketch grammar and lexicon of Sapé, a language of Venezuela

Dr. Victor Satzewich, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Peace and War Studies, McMaster University To Norwich University

Canada

The Russian and Ukrainian Diasporas in the US: How They Frame the Ongoing Conflict in Eastern Ukraine and the Annexation of Crimea

Dr. Daniel Voth, Fulbright Canada Research Chair in Indigenous Issues University of Calgary To San Diego State University

Red Unity: Towards Coordinated Indigenous Political Action Across Settler Legal Identities

Fulbright Canada - Bridgewater State University Specialist  Award

Dr. Jennifer Elrick, McGill University To Bridgewater State University

David R. Newhouse, Trent University To Bridgewater State University

Fulbright Canada Visiting Fellowship

Dr. Frédérick Gagnon, Fulbright Canada Visiting Fellowship Université du Québec à Montréal To State University of New York College at Plattsburgh

Other Grants - CA Scholars

Dr. Emma Feltes, Fulbright Canada Special Foundation Fellowship Independent To Cornell University

Crises of Settler Colonialism: Jurisdiction and Disaster in Tsilhqot’in Territory

Dr. Joey George Fulbright Canada Scholar

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Fulbright Canada Student Grants

Radiyah Chowdhury, Fulbright Canada Student Award Carleton University To Columbia University

The Politics of Cultural Representation In Media

Mr. Jonathan Farr, Fulbright Canada Student Award University of Alberta To University of Montana

Drivers of Habitat Selection in Rewilded Plains Bison

Tanja Grubnic, Fulbright Canada Student Award

Western University To Duke University

Instapoets in Canada and the Digital Literary Sphere

Ms. Rishma Johal, Fulbright Canada Student Award McGill University To University of Washington

Transgressing Boundaries: South Asian - Indigenous Relations in the Pacific Northwest, 1857-1947

Mckelvey Kelly, Fulbright Canada Student Award University of Saskatchewan To University of Kansas

Landscapes of Love: Wandat Women, Sacred Spaces, and Healing from Historical Trauma

Tracy MacKeracher, Fulbright Canada Student Award Dalhousie University To University of Maine

Understanding social, economic, and ecological outcomes across lobster fisheries

Kenji Marshall, Fulbright Canada Student Award McGill University To Stanford University

Practice Makes Perfect: Brain-Machine Interfaces to Study the Neural Mechanisms of Learning

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Thuy-An Julia Nguyen, Fulbright Canada Student Award McGill University To Johns Hopkins University

Towards Inclusive Trade and Governance: U.S. and Canadian Engagement of Non-State Actors in the Indo-Pacific

Snehanjali Sumanth, Fulbright Canada Student Award Carleton University To The City University of New York

‘Home’ is Where Housing Financialization Happens: Reframing North American Housing Discourse through Social Reproduction Theory

Donna Xue Killam Fellow

Katherine Haberl Killam Fellow

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Emily Cho Killam Fellow

he Killam Fellowships Program, supported by an endowment from the American Killam Trusts, is designed to develop a cadre of young leaders committed to enhancing mutual understanding between Canada and the United States. The Killam Fellowships Program provides exceptional undergraduate students from universities in Canada and the United States with the opportunity to spend either one semester or a full academic year in the other country during their undergraduate career.

Canadian Killam Fellows

Paige Babin, University of Calgary To University of Hawai'i at  Manoa

Max-Olivier Bobyn, Simon Fraser University To San Diego State University

Abigail Cave, Dalhousie University To Arizona State University

Ashley Comeau, Saint Mary's University To Arizona State University

Morgan Davidson, To Arizona State University

Katherine Dibbon, To University of Washington

Louka Ducharme-Massé, University of Ottawa To University of Washington

Olivia Farquhar, Queen's University To University of Washington

Vincent Frenette, Université de Montréal To American University

Anna Gordon, To University of Texas at Austin

Katherine Haberl, University of Toronto To University of Virginia

Simon Harris, Carleton University To University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Sophie Hayes, University of Prince Edward Island To Florida Polytechnic University

Fadi Ghassan Haddad Fulbright Canada Student

Sol Kim, University of Toronto To Smith College

Jelena Kokir, To Florida International University

Mabon Kroker, York University To University of Washington

Sonia Lal, University of Alberta To Bridgewater State University

Siena Pacheco, Carleton University To State University of New York College at Plattsburgh

Donna Xue, Western University To University of Hawai'i at Manoa

American Killam Fellows

Benjamin Ambrose, Arizona State University To University of Alberta

Patricia Andersen, University of Maine To Université Laval

Maria Angelica Cornejo, Arizona State University To University of Toronto

Angelina Freeman, American University To Dalhousie University

Jordyn Hitzeman, Arizona State University To McGill University

Shane Holmes, Florida Polytechnic University To University of Toronto

Julie Kaplan, Arizona State University To University of Prince Edward Island

Nicholas Kennedy, University of South Dakota To University of Calgary

Kayla Marutani, University of Hawai'i at Manoa To University of Calgary

Anusha Natarajan, Arizona State University To Carleton University

Ben Parsons, American University To University of Ottawa

Ryan Lashlee, University of Hawai'i at Manoa To Western University

Abigail Sandy, Wellesley College To Université de Montréal

Mikaela Seelke, University of Washington To McMaster University

Emma Sprayberry, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga To McGill  University

Fulbright Canada-Mitacs Globalink Research Internship

he Fulbright Canada-Mitacs Globalink Research Internship is intended for U.S. Students interested in coming to Canada to undertake advanced research projects for 10 to 12 weeks (between May and August) in their area of interest. Projects will be drawn from a broad cross-section of research topics covering all academic disciplines, and students will be placed with a university research project and undertake research projects under the supervision of a professor. Students will be given the opportunity to take part in professional training and extensive opportunities for cultural, social, and recreational experiences.

Katherine Dibbon Killam Fellow

US Undergraduate Students

Fajr Ahmad, Arizona State University To University of Alberta

Common Ground: Connecting Communities & Politics

James Auwn, Appalachian State University To Queen's University

Activation of the ion channel TRPA1 by endogenous ligands

Natalie Bax, Carleton College To Western University

Short term prediction and capacity planning in intensive-care units: a statistical and machine learning approach

Lance Best, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga To University of Winnipeg

Transforming Wonder: Justice in Old and New FairyTale Media

Abigail Broscius, Rochester Institute of Technology To Queen's University

Physics-Based Machine-Learning Models: Combining Speed and Accuracy in Computational Chemistry

Olivia Caulfield, Wake Forest University To University of British Columbia

Securing Linux eBPF framework

Finn Cohen, Rochester Institute of Technology To Université de Sherbrooke

Examining the impact of young children’s digital media use during the COVID-19 pandemic on health and developmental outcomes

Penelope Corbett, University of Minnesota To Western University

Musical Rhythms with tDCS

Anna Cronan, University of North Georgia To University of Saskatchewan

Cover Crops in conventional no-till canola and wheat production

Noah Decker, Rochester Institute of Technology To École Polytechnique de Montréal

Milk waste to milk bottles

James Eagle, Arizona State University To University of British Columbia

Data analysis of survey and outcome data for enhancing educational equity in science

Stephen Fawcett, Washington State University To University of Toronto

Role of TNFR superfamily members in infection or cancer

Mikayla Fors, Rochester Institute of Technology To University of British Columbia

Mental Health, Substance Use, and Cognition in Patients with Concurrent Disorders

Catherine Fox, Rochester Institute of Technology To University of Guelph

Design and Manufacturing of Energy Efficient Pumps for Sustainable Food Systems

Marina Francis, University of Maryland, College Park To Université de Montréal

Temporal changes in the virome of varroa mite infected bees

Vainavi Gambhir, University of Maryland, Baltimore County To Institut national de la recherche scientifique

Perturbations of gene expression programs in rhabdomyosarcoma

Rowan Grayson, University of North Carolina at Charlotte To University of Victoria

Encoding Early Modern English Printed Drama

Evelyn Griffith, Allegheny College To Trinity Western University

Developing an Animation System that Converts Stories to Animations

Aaron Grinberg, Reed College To University of Victoria

Canadian Alcohol Policy Evaluation (CAPE) project

Yomarilis Gueits Rodriguez, Temple University To University of Regina

The Philosophical Critique of Reconciliation / La critique philosophique de la réconciliation

US Undergraduate Students

Michelle Guevara, University of Maryland, Baltimore To Université Laval

Expression of histamine receptors in hypothalamic neurons

Movinya Gunatilaka, Arizona State University To McGill University

Distributed Musical Immersion in AR

Marco Alejandro Gutierrez Valdovinos, Arizona State University To University of Alberta

Application of Virtual Reality/Augmented Reality (VR/ AR) Technology to Improve Construction Safety and Productivity

Erin Mary Haslett, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign To Université Laval

Scientific fraud and the reform of social psychology

Piper Heiligenstein, Arizona State University To McGill University

Preserving Genome Integrity at the Energetic Limits of Life

Rebecca Heintzelman, Bucknell University To Université de Montréal

Répertoire des écritures numériques : penser la documentation d'un corpus hétérogène

Lydia Hill, St. Olaf College To Université de Sherbrooke

Prenatal Cannabis: a fetal neuroimaging study of neurodevelopment

Isaac Ing, University of California, San Diego To Simon Fraser University

Community Engaged Research on Mobility and Participation - Audits and Photo Elicitation

Lauren Iskander, Villanova University To École Polytechnique de Montréal

Neurotechnology to recover hand function after a paralysis

Alannis Jáquez, Columbia University To University of Toronto

The Policy Relevance of Happiness

Healey J. Kogan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign To Concordia University

Confinement Microscopy for Photosynthesis and Biosensors Research

Yvonne Kuo, Syracuse University To Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Multimodal priming effects on emotional sounds and faces: evidence from EEG

Abigail Lemmon, University of New Hampshire To University of New Brunswick

Aquatic Species at Risk Monitoring and Management

Corinne Maiorano, Occidental College To University of Toronto

Research on Abstract Thinking and Metaphorical Mind-Body Relations

Paige Mattoon, Rochester Institute of Technology To Université Laval

Obesity: a disease of the nervous system? L'obésité: une maladie du système nerveux?

Mitchell Mazza, Syracuse University To University of British Columbia

The Complement System in Schizophrenia

Natalie Medico, University of Delaware To Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Perception and memory of emotional faces, role of heart rate variability

Orly Meyer, Wesleyan University To Université de Montréal

Revue 2.0. Repenser les revues savantes en sciences humaines à l'époque du numérique

Emily Mullen, Allegheny College To Toronto Metropolitan University

Investigating the burden of recreational water illness in Canada

Maria Anna Nikolaitchik, University of Maryland, College Park To Université de Montréal

Dust storms in Canada's North

Paige Nurkin, Columbia University To Université Laval

Obesity: a disease of the nervous system? L'obésité: une maladie du système nerveux?

Holly Panfil, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign To Université du Québec à Chicoutimi

Voice output communication aid uses in the workplace

Sofia Pardo, Reed College To Trent University

Demography of Lesser Yellowlegs

Sophia Pellechia, Villanova University To Université Laval

Susceptibility to posttraumatic disorders: towards a personalized medicine in psychiatry

Sharon Peralta, Brooklyn College To McMaster University

What Does Diversity in the Social Sciences Look Like? A Global Syllabi Mapping Project

Gabriel Pike, University of Memphis To Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières

Digital to Analog Converter Optimization Design based on Benetic algorithms: Acoustic applications

Lailah Smith, Arizona State University To University of Alberta

Missed and Rushed Care in Canadian Nursing Homes

Emily Speckman, Arizona State University To Memorial University of Newfoundland

Examining the effects of manipulative warming, nitrogen addition and vegetation composition on greenhouse gas emissions from boreal peatlands

Sarah Titcombe, Occidental College To Cape Breton University

Maskwiomin: Investigation of a Re-Discovered Mi'kmaq Traditional Skin Remedy from Birch Bark

Oliver Tullio, Carleton College To Dalhousie University

Virtual prototyping for Carbon-Negative Additive Manufacturing

Serena Tuytschaevers, Rochester Institute of Technology To Université de Sherbrooke

Biodiversity and functional study of gut bacteriophages

Briana Wells, Arizona State University To Ontario Tech University

Loneliness, Privacy and Social Robots

Mirabelle White, Washington College To University of Calgary

Assessing the response of Bull Trout to restoration efforts

Karlee Whitpan, Temple University To Université du Québec à Montréal

Night and Fog: The Structure of Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance as a Human Rights Violation

Leela Cullity Younger, Occidental College To Université de Montréal

Supporting the Health of Victims of Gender-based Violence through Community Programs: Applying an Ethical Lens

Porter Zach, Georgia Institute of Technology To École Polytechnique de Montréal

Current Challenges in Robotic Perception, Machine Learning and AI

Katie Zeng, Wake Forest University To Université du Québec à Montréal

Perceptions, rôles et stratégies des alliés démocratiques dans un monde post-américain

Anna Gordon Killam Fellow

Fulbright Arctic Initiative III

Arctic Initiative

Gwen Healey Fulbright Canada Scholar, Arctic Initiative II Cohort

he Fulbright Arctic Initiative is an international, multi-disciplinary collaboration on Arctic research. As Arctic nations continue to take concrete steps to work together and address public policy research questions relevant to their shared challenges and opportunities, the Fulbright Arctic Initiative offers a collaborative model for scholarly exchange.

The current group of nineteen scholars is the third cohort of Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholars, representing the eight countries that make up the Arctic Council: Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States. They are led by two notable Arctic experts, Dr. Greg Poelzer, a Professor in the School of Environment and Sustainability (SENS) at the University of Saskatchewan, and Dr. Elizabeth Rink, Professor of Community Health in the Department of Health and Human Development at Montana State University, both of whom are alumni of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative.

Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholars conducted research in the areas of Arctic security and cooperation, Arctic infrastructure in a changing environment, and the community dimensions of health. They covered a wide range of topics, including engaging local and Indigenous knowledge towards human, environmental and food security; exposure to toxic chemicals in the Faroe Islands; community-based solutions to Indigenous health and elder care in Alaska; climate change resilience; sustainable development; and the role of the arts in Arctic communities.

The third Fulbright Arctic Initiative received funding from the U.S. government and partner governments, including the governments of Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, and Iceland.

Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholars

Co-Lead Scholars

Dr. Greg Poelzer University of Saskatchewan

Dr. Elizabeth Rink Montana State University

Canadian Scholars

Dr. Bonita B. Beatty, University of Saskatchewan To University of Alaska Anchorage

Northern and Indigenous Team Networks addressing Health and Infrastructure

Mr. Christopher C. Clarke, Independent To Arizona State University

The Architecture of Indigenous Traditional Medicine, Healing, and Wellness; The Design of Health and Wellness Facilities For Indigenous Traditional Medicine and Healing

Dr. Andrea Kraj, University of Saskatchewan To University of Hawai'i at Manoa

Smart Microgrids in Remote and Rural Communities for Energy Security in the Arctic

American Scholars coming to Canada

Dr. Susan A. Crate, George Mason University To Aurora College

‘Knowing’ Permafrost: Engaging Indigenous and Local Knowledge Towards Human Security in the Arctic

Honouring Nations Canada

Honouring Nations Canada (HNC), a Fulbright Canada initiative, was established in 2021 to recognize, celebrate and share examples of Indigenous achievement. Indigenous-led and Indigenous-informed, this initiative supports research and promotes knowledge sharing by creating national awards that recognize exceptional achievement and underwrite case studies of Indigenous issues and Indigenous economic development. Fulbright Canada announced the launch of the Honouring Nations Canada Good Governance awards in May 2023. The nomination period was from May -December of 2023 and it was a successful call, doubling the target of nominations received. Throughout the nomination period, community

outreach consisted of social media, the hosting of an informational webinar in partnership with Honoring Nations (USA), and email campaigns. Members of the Circle of advisors helped to promote the recognition program within their networks and met to review the submissions early 2024. Twelve semi-finalists have been selected and the Awards Review Committee will soon meet to agree upon finalists. The finalists will be presented to the remaining circle members before the honourees are announced to the public. In addition to the six originally planned recognition categories, Fulbright Canada will also remark the considerable contributions of Bill Montour award in remembrance of a founding member of the Circle of Advisors, that we sadly lost last year.

The Fulbright Canada Honouring Nations Canada Initiative is made possible through partnerships with the Samuel Centre for Social Connectedness and the Harvard Kennedy School. In addition, the work is supported by generous commitments from the University of Saskatchewan, the Canadian Mountain Network, the Government of Canada and the US Embassy in Canada.

This was an excellent year for partnerships. HNC has expanded the partnership with the Canadian Mountain Network and attended the Braiding Knowledges Summit hosted by the Canadian Mountain Network in Parksville, BC. Fulbright also welcomed University Canada West and the Laurier Institution as event partners for the recognition ceremony which is scheduled for May 9, 2024. The event will consist of two parts –a knowledge sharing panel in the afternoon, and a celebratory dinner in the evening.

Robin McLay

Regional Director Fulbright Canada West, Special Advisor to the CEO & Honouring Nations Canada

Kassandra Sison Associate Director Honouring Nations Canada

Circle of Advisors

Kluane Adamek Regional Chief, Assembly of First Nations Yukon

Dr. Becky Cook Program Coordinator, The Misipawistik Traditional Learning Program

Dr. Mike DeGagné President and CEO Indspire

Dr. Joe Dragon Board Chair, CDN Mountain Network

Kirt Ejesiak

Inuit Leader and Founder, UAV Arctic

Carol Anne Hilton Founder and CEO, Indigenomics Institute

Chris Lewis Chair, Board of Governors

Simon Fraser University

Lea Nicholas-MacKenzie (Co-Chair)

CEO/Principal JWR Business Group and LNM Indigenous Consulting

Sarah Midanik President Gord Downie/ Wenjack Foundation

Cliff Fregin Chief Operating Officer, Indspire

Brian Phillips Senior Advisor Indigenous Relations at Global Affairs Canada (Retired)

Matt Vickers (Co-Chair) Director and CEO Northern Nations Cooperative

Robert Watts Reconciliation Practitioner

Fulbright Canada Alum Programs

CLP Event, Fazley Siddiq

2022-2023 Community Leadership Program 2022-2023 Community Action Program

Victor Armony, Fulbright Canada Research Chair Université du Québec à Montréal to the University of Texas in Austin, 2012

A Latin American Community Forum to Work Together for Inclusion in the Montreal Greater Area

Mélanie Cadelis, Fulbright Student Award, Université Laval to the University of Virginia, 2021

Fémin-IT

Leanne De Souza-Kenney, Fulbright Canada Research Chair, University of Toronto to University of Memphis, Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, 2022

Nutrition and Food Literacy Movement Canada –Charette

Claude Laguë, Fulbright Non-US (Visiting) Scholar, University of Ottawa to University of California, Davis, 2016

Designing Sustainable Greenhouses for Indigenous Communities

Laurie Meijer Drees, Fulbright Scholar Award, Vancouver Island University to University of AlaskaFairbanks, 2000

Nuts'a'maat: Elders Teaching Reconciliation

Nika Rovensky, Youth Ambassadors Program, Fulbright Canada to World Learning, 2022

Project Second Home

Fazley Siddiq, Fulbright Canada Research Chair, Dalhousie University to Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washinton D.C., 2012

Financial Management for New Immigrants

Sandra Song, Fulbright Scholar Award, University of Alberta to University of California, Berkeley, 2002

Visualities of Social Justice: Arts-Based Participatory Action Within the Framework of Human Rights & Intersectionality

Cara Djonko-Moore, Fulbright Scholar Award, Rhodes College to Cape Breton University, 2022

Cultural Connections to Our Past: The Chickasaw in Memphis, Tennessee

Michelle Hurtubise, Fulbright Student Award, Temple University to imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, 2022

imagineNATIVE Community Tour

Kayla Marutani, Killam Fellowship, University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa to University of Calgary, 2022

MINA Program Volunteering with Exchange Students

Michael Geoffrey Moran, Fulbright Student Award, George Mason University to the University of British Columbia, 1994

Cultural Identity, Story Murals and Interorganizational Dialogue: A Series of Participatory Communication Workshops for San Diego Border Region Social Innovation Organizations

Anusha Natarajan, Killam Fellowship, Arizona State University to Carleton University, 2022

Be INFORMed: Combating Misinformation in North America

Barbara Schwartz-Bechet, Fulbright Canada Research Chair, Misericordia University to University of Calgary, 2022

Improving wellness & togetherness of families by creating sensory supports for neuro-diverse family members at a community stadium

Andriy Tovstiuk, Fulbright Student Award, University of Alberta to American University, 2011

Resettlement Initiatives for Ukrainian Refugees in Alberta

EducationUSA

Costa Rica - Western Hemisphere Program Officer Jen Brown (right) poses with EducationUSA advisers (left to right) Jenika Heim, Hang Lyu, and Zhaoying Hu at the Costa Rica EducationUSA Regional Forum.

each city. Virtually, the EducationUSA team ran a March-May webinar series focused on finding your best fit, leading up to the May 2023 fairs. These four events saw 256 live attendees.

EducationUSA is a U.S. Department of State network which promotes U.S. higher education by offering accurate, comprehensive, and current information about opportunities to study at accredited postsecondary institutions in the United States.

EducationUSA also provides services to the U.S. higher education community to help institutional leaders meet their recruitment and campus internationalization goals.

During fiscal year 2023, EducationUSA returned to full regular operation which included hosting and attending in-person events. Advisers Jenika Heim (Ottawa), Zhaoying Hu (Vancouver), and Hang Lyu (Toronto) coordinated, created materials for, marketed, and ran their first Canadawide EducationUSA College Fair from May 9-13, 2023 with stops in each adviser’s home city. More than 70 U.S. higher education institutions participated in the fair which also include a Guidance Counselor Forum in each city and a cultural event (Blue Jays baseball game) in Toronto. Between 120180 students and their families attended in

The EducationUSA team promoted studying in the USA across Canada with trips to Victoria (BC), Calgary (AB), Edmonton (AB), Winnipeg (MB), Hamilton (ON), St. Catharine’s (ON), Waterloo (ON), Montreal (QC), and Quebec City (QC). Visits consisted of high school and university visits, guidance events, college fairs, school presentations, and/or conferences. The EducationUSA team attended numerous academic conferences to network with U.S. higher education representatives. The highlight was the EducationUSA regional forum in Costa Rica in November 2022 which all three advisers attended.

Both Hang and Zhaoying have moved on from EducationUSA. Looking ahead, EducationUSA will maintain two advisers in Ottawa and Vancouver, dividing the advising responsibilities between East and West.

Toronto Consul General Susan Crystal (second from right) gave opening remarks at the EducationUSA Toronto College Fair. With advisers (left to right) Jenika Heim, Zhaoying Hu, and Hang Lyu.

Blue Jays game - U.S. university representatives enjoy a Toronto Blue Jays baseball game.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement

For more than 75 years, the Fulbright program has promoted diversity and inclusion in all of its programs. At Fulbright Canada, we have been steadfast in our commitment to diversity and inclusion and to the goal of advancing equality. Canadians value an inclusive country where equity is deeply embedded in the social fabric and diversity is welcomed. Our identity is expressed in the shared values of openness and fairness.

In a statement to the House of Commons on 8 October 1971, Prime Minister Pierre Elliot

Trudeau announced multiculturalism as an official government policy. Multiculturalism was intended to preserve all individuals’ cultural integrity and provide recognition of the cultural contributions of diverse ethnic groups. Instigated by the Canadian federal government, multiculturalism as an ideology emphasizes the social importance of immigration. This commitment has subsequently been broadened to include the rights and freedoms of all persons and, most significantly, those from historically underrepresented populations.

Post-COVID finalists

Fulbright Canada is committed to these values and to the principles and practices that flow from them. All of our practices relating to recruitment, grantee support, alum relations, partnerships, hiring, and operations conform to these values and are reflected in the commitments listed below. Diversity has many forms, including, but not limited to, identity, thought, ethnic background, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, ability, language, and socioeconomic realities.

Our commitment to diversity and inclusion requires that we continually and critically examine our past, current practices, and future actions. Fulbright Canada is fully committed to transparency and openness and has created an avenue for everyone to reach out for support and offer feedback. Our goal is to ensure that everyone in the Fulbright Canada community has the opportunity to be heard.

Fulbright Canada is unequivocally committed to the following principles and practices:

We are committed to undertaking recruitment, evaluation, and selection processes that encourage, engage, and support persons from historically marginalized and underrepresented populations, particularly those who might otherwise be disadvantaged.

We are committed to doing all that we can to understand and appreciate the diversity that defines our two countries and to appreciate the lived experiences of applicants, grantees, alums, and partners.

We believe that colleges and universities are significantly enhanced by a steadfast commitment to diversity and inclusion and fully support their efforts to do so.

We are committed to supporting all of our partners as they develop and implement their strategies concerning diversity, inclusion, equity, and accessibility.

We fully support their efforts to engage their students, faculty, administrators, staff, and the local community to achieve a higher standard when it comes to diversity and inclusion.

We are committed to establishing, implementing, and refining our policies and practices concerning employment, office protocols, board membership, and partnership development that align with our broader commitment to inclusion and diversity. This includes, among other things, policies that ensure that both access and opportunity are explicitly aligned with our core values and that they specifically allow for opportunities for historically marginalized and underrepresented populations.

We are committed to our core mission, which is to promote mutual understanding in a manner that reflects the complex environment which defines our two societies.

We are committed to offering programs that are open to all citizens of Canada and the United States, regardless of their race, colour, sex, age, religion, socio-economic status, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity, and we enthusiastically and actively encourage those from historically marginalized and underrepresented communities to engage.

We are committed to undertaking these obligations while, at the same time, remaining loyal to the advancement of knowledge, our strategy to promote and encourage civic engagement, and our underlying mission to use the vehicle of educational exchange to support and engage future leaders, regardless of their background.

We are committed to providing a means for grantees, partners, and others to safely share their thoughts and views.

Audit Statement

REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT AUDITORS ON THE SUMMARY FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

To the Directors of the Foundation for Educational Exchange Between Canada and the United States of America

The accompanying summary financial statements of the Foundation for Educational Exchange Between Canada and the United States of America (the Organization), which comprise the summary statement of financial position as at August 31, 2023, the summary statement of operations for the year then ended, and related notes, are derived from the audited financial statements prepared in accordance with Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations, of the Organization as at and for the year ended August 31, 2023.

We expressed an unmodified audit opinion on those financial statements in our report dated December 1, 2023.

The summary financial statements do not contain all the disclosures required by Canadian accounting standards for not-for-profit organizations applied in the preparation of the audited financial statements of the Organization. Reading the summary financial statements, therefore, is not a substitute for reading the audited financial statements of the Organization.

Management's Responsibility for the Summary Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation of a summary of the audited financial statements on the basis described in note 1.

Auditor’s Responsibility

Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the summary financial statements based on our procedures, which were conducted in accordance with Canadian Auditing Standard (CAS) 810, “Engagements to Report on Summary Financial Statements”.

Opinion

In our opinion, the summary financial statements derived from the audited financial statements of the Organization as at and for the year ended August 31, 2023 are a fair summary of those financial statements, in accordance with the basis described in note 1.

Chartered Professional Accountants, Licensed Public Accountants

Ottawa, Canada

December 1, 2023

Jay Doshi Fulbright Canada Student

Conclusion of the Fulbright Arctic Initiative III

The Fulbright Arctic Initiative concluded its third cohort with a series of events in Washington, D.C. For the past two years, Fulbright Arctic Initiative Scholars from the eight Arctic nations – Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States -- have worked together to address shared challenges and opportunities through collaborative research.

From April 24-28, 2023, these scholars gathered in Washington, D.C., with other experts and government officials from the Arctic nations to present their work, provide policy recommendations, and discuss how they will continue collaborating on future projects.

Events included a poster exhibition and a symposium where scholars presented public policy recommendations from their collaborative work and discussed the Indigenous foundations of Arctic knowledge.

It is with great excitement that we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Killam Fellowship Program. This year's 2022-2023 cohort of Killam Fellows marked a special milestone for the program. As a part of their exchange, Fulbright Canada hosts all new Killam Fellows each year at an Orientation program in Ottawa in the fall and again at a seminar in Washington, D.C., in the spring. This year's spring seminar in Washington, D.C., took place from April 23-24, 2023, where Fellows explored the city, attended the Fulbright Arctic Initiative Symposium, visited the Embassy of Canada, and celebrated this momentous milestone with a 20th-anniversary dinner.

The Killam Fellowships Program has achieved outstanding success over the past two decades. The first cohort began in 2002-2003; the program has produced nearly 600 alums since then. We have partnered with close to 45 institutions in Canada and the United States over the past 20 years, with our current cohort of partners including 20 Canadian universities and 16 American universities.

Fulbright Arctic Initiative III alums

20th Anniversary of the Killam Fellowship Program

Killam Spring Seminar 2023

Killam Spring Seminar 2023

Highlights

Canada Colloquium IV: Contemporary Challenges to Democracy and Democratic Institutions

In partnership with the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa and the Center for the Study of Canada at the State University of New York College at Plattsburgh, Fulbright Canada was pleased to host the fourth iteration in our Canada Colloquium series. The colloquium was held at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s beautiful campus in Honolulu from October 25-27, 2023. The theme of this year’s colloquium was Contemporary Challenges to Democracy and Democratic Institutions, and it asked authors to address issues such as political polarization, threats to multi-ethnic democracies, economic inequality, the growing maldistribution of wealth and income, democratic backsliding, and the rise of populism.

The colloquium commenced with the authors’ workshop and closed with an open town hall meeting that included students, professionals, officials, and the interested public at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa on the evening of October 27th. The 23 authors will contribute their scholarship to an edited volume produced by the hosts.

2023 Canada Colloquium IV

2023 Canada Colloquium IV - Panel

Fulbright

Youth Panel from Canada Colloquium IV

Kw’umut Lelum’s Adventure to Boston

Honouring Nations Canada, an Initiative of Fulbright Canada, was pleased to support ten Indigenous youth from Kw’umut Lelum Children’s Services as they embarked on a week-long adventure to Boston. In partnership with the Maple Leaf Foundation and Kw’umut Lelum, we are pleased and privileged to support initiatives such as this one, which provides experiential learning opportunities for Indigenous youth.

During their time in the city, the youth visited several landmarks and institutions, including the Peabody Museum, the Pequot First Nation, MIT, and the Harvard University Native American Program.

They also had the opportunity to attend a Pow Wow with the Harvard Kennedy School and meet with Pequot Youth. Of course, no trip to Boston would be complete without exploring the Freedom Trail and catching a Red Sox game!

Indigenous youth from Kw’umut Lelum

Every year, Fulbright Canada receives the incoming cohort of American Fulbright students and scholars, along with the entire cohort of Killam Fellows, at the annual Fall Orientation in Ottawa.

In September 2023, 99 grantees joined the two-day orientation and took advantage of several enrichment activities. Among them were information sessions, academic panels, networking opportunities, visits to several cultural landmarks in Ottawa, and fun social events. These visits included private tours of the Supreme Court of Canada and the National Gallery of Canada, an Indigenous walk tour that took them through downtown from an Indigenous perspective, and finally, the annual friendly hockey game at the Carleton University Ice House.

Every year, orientation provides us with an opportunity to welcome new students and scholars and gives the new cohort an in-person opportunity to network with their new colleagues and future research collaborators.

visiting Boston

Fall Orientation 2023

Fall Orientation 2023 - Friendly Hocky game

Fall Orientation 2023 - The Supreme Court of Canada

Fulbright Canada Secretariat

Dr. Michael K. Hawes President and Chief Executive Officer

Ashley Deng-Yu Chen Executive Assistant to the CEO

Robin Mclay Regional Director, Fulbright Canada West Special Advisor to the CEO

Finance

Ava Kovats Director of Finance, Human Resources and Administration

Nesreen EI-Onsi Finance Officer

Programs

Brad Hector Director of Programs

Iman Abdulmoneim Program Officer, Recruitment

Kassandra Sison Associate Director, Honouring Nations Canada

Michelle Emond Program Officer, Students

Public Affairs

Alanna Blackie Director of Public Affairs

Carolina Celi Public Affairs Officer

Cheryl Cheung Social Media Assistant

Laura Stipic Public Affairs Officer & Diversity Lead

EducationUSA

Hang Lyu EducationUSA Advisor- Toronto

Jenika Heim EducationUSA Advisor Zhaoying Hu EducationUSA Advisor - Vancouver

Interns

Caroline Kirkey Summer intern

Mia Gravel Summer intern

Honorary Appointments

Kim Samuel  Fulbright Canada Ambassador for Social Connectedness

Dr. Ralph Nilson President Emeritus in Residence

Levi Cormier Fulbright Canada Student