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We\u2019re pleased to announce that we have supported 26<\/strong> UWM faculty and students across 17 departments with $24,000 in financial support during the 2025-26 academic year. Funding went to conference presentations, field research, and study abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Congratulations to all of our awardees!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Awards<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Faculty Fellows<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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  • Susana Antunes (World Languages & Cultures), “Resisting Erasure, Reclaiming Futures: Indigenous Cultures of Mato Grosso do Sul and the Tensions of \u2018Progress\u2019”<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Gilberto Blasini (English\/Film Studies), Research on Cinematic and televisual construction of cultural identities in Latin America<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Susi G\u00f3mez Kennedy (Center for Student Experience & Talent), “Illegible Writing, Embodied Reading: Mirtha Dermisache and the Aesthetics of Cognitive Resistance\u201d<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Gabriela Nagy (Psychology), Research on acculturative stress and resilience factors in immigrants from Latin America<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    Faculty Research-Conference Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Susana<\/td>Antunes<\/td>World Languages & Cultures<\/td>Brazil<\/td><\/tr>
    Gilberto<\/td>Blasini<\/td>Film Studies<\/td>Illinois<\/td><\/tr>
    Cesar<\/td>Ferreira<\/td>World Languages & Cultures<\/td>Peru and Spain<\/td><\/tr>
    Simone<\/td>Ferro<\/td>Dance<\/td>France<\/td><\/tr>
    Jon<\/td>Kahl<\/td>Freshwater Science<\/td>Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
    Ashley<\/td>Lemke<\/td>Anthropology<\/td>Bolivia<\/td><\/tr>
    Brian<\/td>Mueller<\/td>History<\/td>California<\/td><\/tr>
    Jessica<\/td>Nelson<\/td>History<\/td>Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
    David<\/td>Pacifico<\/td>Art History<\/td>California<\/td><\/tr>
    Ermitte<\/td>Saint Jacques<\/td>African & African Diaspora Studies<\/td>Pennsylvania<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Student Funding<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Graduate Research-Conference Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Monica<\/td>Cabria Zambrano<\/td>Mathematical Sciences<\/td>Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
    Rivka<\/td>Comrov<\/td>Sociology<\/td>Wisconsin<\/td><\/tr>
    Mer<\/td>Garcia<\/td>Art<\/td>Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
    Billie<\/td>Harrison<\/td>Biological Sciences<\/td>Grenada<\/td><\/tr>
    Amy<\/td>Klemmer<\/td>Anthropology<\/td>Ecuador<\/td><\/tr>
    Kimathi<\/td>Muthee<\/td>English<\/td>Texas<\/td><\/tr>
    Angela<\/td>Paredes<\/td>Clinical Psychology<\/td>Bolivia<\/td><\/tr>
    Paulette<\/td>Winkels<\/td>Anthropology<\/td>Mexico<\/td><\/tr>
    Isabella<\/td>Wyatt<\/td>Biological Sciences<\/td>Costa Rica<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Ruggiero-Handelman Field Research Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Kelly<\/td>Otto<\/td>Geosciences<\/td>Argentina<\/td><\/tr>
    Eric<\/td>Schmitt<\/td>Electrical Engineering<\/td>Brazil<\/td><\/tr>
    Paulette<\/td>Winkels<\/td>Anthropology<\/td>Mexico<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

    Donald R. Shea Study Abroad Scholarship<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
    Brandon<\/td>Cheeseman<\/td>Freshwater Sciences<\/td>Mexico: Atmospheric Science: Air Pollution and Ancient Cultures<\/td><\/tr>
    Elizabeth<\/td>Enoch<\/td>Business<\/td>Argentina: Business in Latin America<\/td><\/tr>
    Ella<\/td>Wiedl<\/td>Business<\/td>Argentina: Business in Latin America<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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