2006 American Scholars

Postgraduate Scholar

Scholar	Devon Biggerstaff
Field of Study	Physics
Education	University of Puget Sound
Dates	12 months from July 2006
Host Institution	University of Queensland
Research Focus	Researching optical methods for characterising entangled photon states useful in experimental quantum information

Scholar	Jessica Boynton
Field of Study	Linguistics
Education	East Michigan University
Dates	12 months from February 2007
Host Institution	University of Western Australia
Research Focus	Conducting linguistic fieldwork to document Tjupany, an Indigenous language of the Western Desert region of Australia

Scholar	Laura (Kat) Burmeister
Field of Study	Anthropology
Education	University of Connecticut
Dates	12 months from July 2006
Host Institution	Charles Darwin University
Research Focus	Conducting research towards a PhD on understanding how Aboriginal youth’s increased exposure to formal education is affecting egalitarian sharing practices

Scholar	Lindsay Chura
Field of Study	Biology
Education	Mt Holyoke College
Dates	12 months from August 2006
Host Institution	University of Adelaide
Research Focus	Investigating the underlying mechanisms of the relationship between obesity and female fertility

Scholar	Michael Deceglie
Field of Study	Physics
Education	Dickinson College
Dates	12 months from July 2006
Host Institution	University of Queensland
Research Focus	Enrolled in a Masters of Physics researching nanocrystal conducting polymers and their application to solar cells

Scholar	Laura Greisman
Field of Study	Pharmacology
Education	Cornell University
Dates	12 months from July 2006
Host Institution	University of Melbourne
Research Focus	Researching the evolution, toxinology and health significance of toxic venomous fish

Scholar	Sara Hughes
Field of Study	Biology
Education	Michigan State University
Dates	12 months from March 2007
Host Institution	University of South Australia
Research Focus	Undertaking research at the Centre for Comparative Water Policies and Laws to examine the socio-political aspects for water management in Australia

Scholar	Russell Johnson
Field of Study	Biology
Education	St Olaf College
Dates	12 months from July 2006
Host Institution	University of Melbourne
Research Focus	Investigating the metabolic pathways in the apicoplast of the parasite Plasmodium falciparum, the human infecting species of Malaria

Scholar	Amos Jones
Field of Study	Law
Education	Harvard Law School
Dates	12 months from September 2006
Host Institution	University of Melbourne
Research Focus	Conducting comparative research encompassing law and politics, with a focus on religion

Scholar	Jody Kelman
Scholarship	US Alumni Scholarship
Field of Study	Political Science
Education	Harvard University
Dates	12 months from June 2007
Host Institution	University of Sydney
Research Focus	Enrolling in a Masters in International Studies focusing on investigating attitudes towards asylum seekers

Scholar	Johnathan Kobrinski
Field of Study	Law
Education	Yale University
Dates	12 months from September 2006
Host Institution	La Trobe University
Research Focus	Conducting research in the field of comparative legal studies analysing the difference in criminal sentencing methods in the U.S. and Australia

Scholar	Kate Murray
Field of Study	Clinical Psychology
Education	Arizona State University
Dates	12 months from January 2007
Host Institution	University of Queensland
Research Focus	Conducting comparative research into refugee resilience in resettlement

Scholar	Jeanette Simmonds
Field of Study	History
Education	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Dates	12 months from September 2006
Host Institution	University of Queensland
Research Focus	Conducting an historical study of Australian biological Nitrogen Fixation research, focusing on the symbiosis between legumes and soil bacteria

Scholar	Eric Yip
Field of Study	Behavioural Ecology
Education	Cornell University
Dates	8 months from August 2006
Host Institution	Australian National University
Research Focus	Conducting research towards a PhD, investigating social conflict in Australian huntsman spiders

Senior Scholar Awards

Scholar	Associate Professor James Bever
Field of Study	Biological Sciences
Education	Indiana University
Dates	6 months from January 2007
Host Institution	CSIRO, Canberra
Research Focus	Researching soil micro-organisms as determinates of terrestrial plant community dynamics and restoration

Scholar	Professor Danielle Conway-Jones
Field of Study	Law
Education	University of Hawaii
Dates	6 months from January 2007
Host Institution	La Trobe University
Research Focus	Lecturing/research on intellectual property law regimes and rights of Indigenous Peoples in traditional knowledge, cultural expression and genetic resources

Scholar	Associate Professor Jeffrey Lantis
Field of Study	Political Science
Education	College of Wooster
Dates	5 months from January 2007
Host Institution	University of New South Wales
Research Focus	Conducting research on Australian debates over the ratification of international treaties

Scholar	Associate Professor Timothy Nohe
Field of Study	Art
Education	University of Maryland
Dates	6 months from July 2006
Host Institution	University of Wollongong
Research Focus	Lecturing/research in sound design and installation art resulting in publication of a sound installation and audio DVD

Scholar	Associate Professor Geralyn Schulz
Field of Study	Medical Science
Education	George Washington University
Dates	5 months from April 2007
Host Institution	University of Queensland
Research Focus	Conducting research to compare techniques of lingual movement (bio) feedback in remediating speech problems following neurological damage

Scholar	Professor Wendy Woodson
Field of Study	Dance/Theatre
Education	Amherst College
Dates	5 months from February 2007
Host Institution	Victorian College of the Arts
Research Focus	Creating a new performance work entitled “Cross Continental” that relates to concepts, experiences and images of reconciliation, mediation and migration

ANU Distinguished Chair

Scholar	Professor Kenneth Mayer
Field of Study	Political Science
Education	Yale University
Dates	5 months from August 2006
Host Institution	Australian National University (ANU)
Research Focus	Conducting collaborative research into election financing and compare executive leadership by presidents and prime ministers