Biographies for current Fellows. For previous Fellows, click here.
Appointed for 2010-2011
Sonja Downing
Ph.D., Ethnomusicology, University of California, Santa Barbara
Interests: Ethnomusicology, gender studies, childhood studies, indigenous music pedagogies, and Balinese Gamelan music
Placement: Conservatory of Music
Nathan Hanna
Ph.D., Philosophy, Syracuse University
Interests: Ethics and political philosophy and in particular, punishment
Placement: Department of Philosophy
Uihlein Fellow of Ethics
Maria Kisel
Ph.D., Northwestern University
Interests: Russian Literature, Soviet and Post-Soviet Film, History of Soviet Psychology, Early Soviet Culture
Placement: Department of Russian
Debbie Kupinsky
MFA Louisiana State University
Interests: Ceramics, Memory and the Subconscious, Figure and Metaphorical Landscape
Placement: Department of Art and Art History
Uihlein Post-Doctoral Fellow in Studio Art
Christopher Odato
Ph.D., University of Michigan
Interests: Sociolinguistics, Language Ideologies, Syntactic Variation
Placement: Linguistics Program
Shannon O'Leary
Ph.D., Physics, University of Oregon
Interests: Semiconductor optics and electron spin coherence
Placement: Department of Physics
Brian Piasecki
Ph.D., University of Minnesota
Interests: Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Genetics, Bioinformatics, Evolution
Placement: Department of Biology
