We’re pleased to announce that we supported 41 UWM faculty, UWM students, and regional faculty with over $68,000 in funding this academic year. Funding went to conference presentations, field research, and less-commonly taught language studies.

Congratulations to all of our faculty and student awardees. Keep up the great work!

Student Awards

We have awarded over $58,000 in funding to 21 undergraduate and graduate students during this academic year:

Graduate Research-Conference Award

• Stephen Boluwaduro (African & African Diaspora Studies)
• Luciana Decker Orozco (Peck School of the Arts-Film)
• Ignacio Echeverria Perez Foncea (Spanish & Portuguese)
• Jeydelyn Martinez (Masters of Sustainable Peacebuilding)
• Natalie McNall (Geosciences)
• Vitalis Nwashindu (History)
• Emily Quesada-Glanz (Spanish & Portuguese)
• Georgina Rausi Lopez (Spanish & Portuguese)
• Antonio Rubio Martinez (Spanish & Portuguese)
• Jolynn Woehrer (Spanish & Portuguese)

Ruggiero-Handelman Field Research Award

• Emmanuel Guerra (Art & Design)
• Billie Harrison (Biological Sciences)
• Reagan Herdt (Anthropology)
• Erica Phillips (Anthropology)

Donald Shea Study Abroad Scholarship

• Samantha Danczyk (History)
• Livia Klechefski (Geography)
• Anne Ravanelli (Global Studies)

Foreign Language & Area Studies Summer 2023 Graduate Students

• Michele Haeberlin, Spanish & Portuguese (Tulane University & Vanderbilt University, K’iche’ Maya)
• Jeydelyn Martinez, Masters of Sustainable Peacebuilding (Tulane University & Vanderbilt University, Portuguese)

Foreign Language & Area Studies AY 2023-24 Undergraduate Students

• Sophia Kvalheim (Spanish)
• Yanelis Santiago (Psychology)

 

UWM Faculty Research-Conference Awards

We’ve awarded over $6,000 to 11 UWM faculty and teaching academic staff for their field research/presentations:

• Susana Antunes (Spanish & Portuguese)
• Nancy Bird-Soto (Spanish & Portuguese)
• Gilberto Blasini (English/Film Studies)
• Sarah Davies Cordova (French Italian & Comparative Literature)
• John Isbell (Geosciences)
• Andy Miller (Dance)
• Brian Mueller (History)
• Kristin Pitt (Womens’ and Gender Studies)
• Ermitte Saint Jacques (African and African Diaspora Studies)
• Dante Salto (Administrative Leadership)
• Estrella Sotomayor (Spanish & Portuguese)

Regional Faculty Research-Conference Awards

9 Regional Faculty received support for their field research and conference presentations, totaling $4,500!

• Analisa DeGrave (Latin American and Latinx Studies, UW-Eau Claire)
• Jeff DeGrave (Latin American and Latinx Studies, UW-Eau Claire)
• Pedro dos Santos (Political Science, College of St. Benedict and St. John’s University)
• Bonar Hernández (History, Iowa State University)
• Alexandre Martins (Theology, Marquette University)
• Benjamin Narvaez (History, University of Minnesota Morris)
• Brian Palmer-Rubin (Political Science, Marquette University)
• Julia Paulk (Languages, Literatures, and Cultures, Marquette University)
• Monica Unda-Gutierrez (Political Science/Economics, Marquette University)