2009 American SCholars TO Australia

Postgraduate Scholars

Scholar	Katherine D'Ambrosio
Scholarship	U.S. Alumni Scholar
Field of Study	Political Science
Education	Willamette University
Dates	12 months from July 2009
Host Institution	RMIT University and the Bushfire CRC
Fulbright Research	Research on Wildfire Risk Management, with particular emphasis on Australia's stay and defend policy.

Scholar	Joshua Daskin
Field of Study	Ecology
Education	Brandeis University, Massachusetts
Dates	12 months from February 2010
Host Institution	James Cook University in Townsville
Fulbright Research	Temperature effects on antifungal bacteria in rainforest frogs threatened by chytrid fungus.

Scholar	Kyla Drushka
	Fulbright CSIRO Postgraduate Scholar
Field of Study	Oceanography
Education	University of California - San Diego
Dates	12 months from September 2009
Host Institution	CSIRO
Fulbright Research	The relationship between the Indonesian Throughflow and large-scale variations in the Indian Ocean, and the impacts that this relationship may have on the Australasian climate.

Scholar	Chelsea Lane-Miller
Field of Study	Geography
Education	Colorado
Dates	12 months from January 2010
Host Institution	CSIRO and University of South Australia
Fulbright Research	Research on healthy rivers and sustainable rural communities.

Scholar	Louise Mandour-Brackin
Field of Study	International Relations
Education	U.S. Coast Guard Academy
Dates	12 months from July 2009
Host Institution	University of New South Wales
Fulbright Research	Enrol in expanding Australia's enforcement role in Oceania.

Scholar	Susan Massey
Field of Study	Architecture
Education	University of Michigan
Dates	12 months from August 2009
Host Institution	Australian Housing and Urban Research Institute
Fulbright Research	Study of Australia’s affordable, environmentally sustainable housing.

Scholar	Pamela McGaha
Field of Study	Military Sciences
Education	Pennsylvania
Dates	12 months from July 2009
Host Institution	The Australian Army Reserve - Canberra
Fulbright Research	Research on strengthening Australia's emergency response with the Army Reserve.

Scholar	Ryan Meyer
Field of Study	Environmental Studies
Education	Arizona State University
Dates	10 months from October 2009
Host Institution	CSIRO and University of Melbourne
Fulbright Research	Linking climate science investments to societal needs in Australia.

Scholar	Karl Minges
Field of Study	Public Health
Education	Columbia University
Dates	12 months from August 2009
Host Institution	Monash University Baker and IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
Fulbright Research	Research at conducting a systematic evaluation of Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute’s Lift for Life, an innovative health behaviour strength training program for diabetic adults.

Scholar	Heather Pace
Field of Study	Chemistry
Education	Colorado School of Mines
Dates	12 months from November 2009
Host Institution	CSIRO Future Manufacturing Flagship
Fulbright Research	PhD research on the detection and characterization of metal containing nanoparticles in exposed biological systems.

Scholar	Kyle Pula
Field of Study	Mathematics
Education	University of Denver
Dates	12 months from September 2009
Host Institution	Monash University
Fulbright Research	PhD research in the mathematical topic of Latin squares and recent developments that may shed light on several old math problems.

Scholar	Elizabeth Webb
Field of Study	Biology
Education	Washington & Lee University
Dates	12 months from October 2009
Host Institution	University of Queensland
Fulbright Research	Exploring the connection between the KITLG gene, which is responsible for skin and hair pigmentation, and malignant melanoma.

Senior Scholarships

Scholar	Dr James Blackman
Field of Study	Medical Science
Home institution	University of Virgnia
Dates	4 months from February 2010
Host Institution	University of Queensland
Fulbright Research	Research collaboration investigating the effect of the Apolipoprotein E gene on the severity of cerebral palsy.

Scholar	Dr Geoff Dougherty
Field of Study	Applied Physics and Medical Imaging
Home institution	California State University Channel Islands
Dates	6 months from July 2009
Host Institution	Qld University of Technology
Fulbright Research	Development of a global fiber alignment metric to characterize articular cartilage.

Scholar	Dr Rick Geddes
Field of Study	Economics
Home institution	Cornell University
Dates	4 months July 2009
Host Institution	ANU
Fulbright Research	Analysing Negotiations vs. Auctions in Public Sector Procurement at the utilising evidence from Australian Public-Private partnerships.

Scholar	Dr Brian Maguire
Field of Study	Public/Global Health
Home institution	University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Dates	4 months from January 2010
Host Institution	Edith Cowan University
Fulbright Research	Study occupational injuries and illnesses among ambulance personnel in Australia at Edith Cowan University.

Scholar	Dr Nancy Paxton
Field of Study	English
Home institution	Northern Arizona University
Dates	6 months from June 2009
Host Institution	James Cook University
Fulbright Research	Research on Jean Devanny’s unpublished papers at James Cook University, the National Library and National Archives, and exploring the history of censorship.

Scholar	Dr Gregory Pottie
Field of Study	Engineering
Home institution	University of California - Los Angeles
Dates	4 months from June 2009
Host Institution	James Cook University
Fulbright Research	Addressing the basic questions of sensor network technology, determining the number and types of nodes that are put together to efficiently perform an intended function .

ANU Distinguished Chair

Scholar	Dr Diana Dwyre
Field of Study	Political Science
Home institution	California State University- Chico
Dates	5 months from February 2010
Host Institution	ANU
Fulbright Research	Collaborative comparative research at the Australian National University on issues of political finance and governance.