The Graduate School is pleased to announce the 2019-2020 Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellows.
The Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellowship (IDF) provides a unique opportunity for outstanding Ph.D. students who are engaged in interdisciplinary research to study with faculty at one of the University’s interdisciplinary research centers or institutes during the fellowship year. The award includes a stipend of $25,000 for the academic year (September-May), tuition for up to 14 thesis credits each semester (fall & spring), and subsidized health insurance through the Graduate Assistant Health Plan. Congratulations!
Ateeb Ahmed
Program: Geography
Host Center: Institute of Advanced Studies (IAS)
Advisor(s): Arun Saldanha
Hasan Tankut Atuk
Program: Feminist Studies
Host Center: Center for Bioethics
Advisor(s): Susan Craddock
Sayan Bhattacharya
Program: Feminist Studies
Host Center: Center on Women, Gender and Public Policy
Advisor(s): Jigna Desai
Lauren Clatch
Program: Psychology
Host Center: Minnesota Justice Foundation
Advisor(s): Mark Snyder
Deniz Coral
Program: Anthropology
Host Center: Institute for Advanced Study
Advisor(s): Karen Ho
Nisarg Desai
Program: Anthropology
Host Center: Center for Applied and Translational Sensory Science (CATSS)
Advisor(s): Michael Wilson
Margaret Flood
Program: History of Science, Technology and Medicine
Host Center: Institute on the Environment
Advisor(s): Jennifer Gunn & Dominique Tobbell
Amber Hamilton
Program: Sociology
Host Center: Minnesota Journalism Center
Advisor(s): Joyce Bell
Kathryn Huether
Program: Music
Host Center: Center for Holocaust and Genocide Studies
Advisor(s): Karen Painter & Michael Gallope
Chieh Kao
Program: Speech-Language-Hearing Sciences
Host Center: Center for Cognitive Sciences
Advisor(s): Yang Zhang
J'Mag Karbeah
Program: Health Services Research, Policy, and Administration
Host Center: Life Course Center
Advisor(s): Rachel Hardeman
Joleen Khey
Program: Plant and Microbial Biology
Host Center: BioTechnology Institute
Advisor(s): Michael Travisano
Brittany Krzyzanowski
Program: Geography
Host Center: Minnesota Population Center
Advisor(s): Steven Manson & Somayeh Dodge
Tatiana Lenskaia
Program: Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Host Center: Institute for Molecular Virology
Advisor(s): Daniel Boley
Hana Maruyama
Program: American Studies
Host Center: Institute for Advanced Study
Advisor(s): David Chang
Devika Narayan
Program: Sociology
Host Center: Babbage Institute
Advisor(s): Michael Goldman
Miray Philips
Program: Sociology
Host Center: Institute for Global Studies
Advisor(s): Joachim Savelsberg
Thomas Radomski
Program: Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior
Host Center: Remote Sensing and Geospatial Analysis Laboratory
Advisor(s): Kenneth Kozak
Nithya Rajan
Program: Feminist Studies
Host Center: Interdisciplinary Center for Study of Global Change
Advisor(s): Richa Nagar & Sima Shakhsari
Hannah Ramer
Program: Natural Resources Science and Management
Host Center: Institute for Advanced Study
Advisor(s): Kristen Nelson
Jose Manual Santillana
Program: Feminist Studies
Host Center: Interdisciplinary Center for the Study of Global Change
Advisor(s): Edén Torres
Heider TunTun
Program: History
Host Center: Institute for Human Rights Program
Advisor(s): Patrick McNamara & Sarah Cambers