National Endowment for the Humanities
Recipients of NEH Fellowships at
Independent Research Institutions
Division of Research Programs
Announced: June 2008
FPIRI grants are administered by independent centers for advanced study, libraries, and museums in the United States, or American overseas research centers or other organizations that have expertise in promoting research on foreign cultures. Individual scholars must apply directly to the institutions themselves.

Fellowship Programs by Institution

Albright Institute of Archeological Research, Jerusalem
Douglas R. Edwards, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma, WA
Daniel M. Master, Wheaton College, Wheaton, IL
Robert E. Schick, University of Bamberg, Germany

American Academy in Rome
John L. Parker, Macalester College, St. Paul MN
Herica N. Valladares, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD

American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, MA
Sean Kelley, Hartwick College, Oneonta, NY
Adam R. Nelson, University of Wisconsin, Madison
Meredith M. Neuman, Clark University, Worcester, MA
Beth B. Schweiger, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

American Center of Oriental Research, Amman, Jordan
Bethany J. Walker, Grand Valley State University, Kentwood, MI

American Councils for International Education, Washington, DC
David L. Brandenberger, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA
Victoria S. Clement, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC
Anne Fisher, Williams College, Williamstown, MA
Valeriya Kozlovskaya, Tufts University, Medford, MA

American Council of Learned Societies/ American Research in the Humanities in China
Xiaoping Cong, University of Houston, Houston, TX
Angela F. Howard, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Jamie Monson, Carleton College, Northfield, MN
Ellen B. Widmer, Wellesley College, Wellesley, MA

American Council of Learned Societies/ Social Science Research Council, New York
Javier Auyero, State University of New York, Stony Brook
Zahid Chaudhary, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Thomas Gibson, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY
Jane Goodman, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN
Peter Holquist, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Allen Isaacman, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Fiona McLaughlin, University of Florida, Gainesville
Adam Sitze, Amherst College, Amherst, MA
Evgeny Steiner, University of Manchester, Lancashire, United Kingdom

American Institute of Indian Studies, New Delhi, Calcutta, Chennai, and Pune
Bernard Bate, Yale University, New Haven
Allison Busch, Columbia University, New York
Prachi Deshpande, University of California, Berkeley

American Philological Association/Thesaurus Linguae Latinae, Munich, Germany
Christopher B. Krebs, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

American Research Center in Egypt
Scott J. Bucking, DePaul University, Chicago, IL
Michelle U. Campos, University of Florida, Gainesville
Adam A. Sabra, University of Georgia, Athens
Suzanne Stetkevych, Indiana University, Bloomington

American Research Institute in Turkey
Shirine Hamadeh, Rice University, Houston, TX
Hakan T. Karateke, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Nicolas Terpanier, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA

American School of Classical Studies at Athens
Harriet Blitzer, Buffalo State University, Buffalo, NY
Jenifer Neils, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH
Diana G. Wright, Independent Scholar, Seattle, WA

Folger Shakespeare Library, Washington, DC
Jonathan Gil Harris, George Washington University, Washington, DC
Caroline M. Hibbard, University of Illinois, Urbana
H. C. Erick Midelfort, University of Virginia, Charlottesville

Huntington Library, San Marino, CA
Nancy Bercaw, University of Mississippi, University
Russell A. Kazal, University of Toronto, Scarborough, Canada
LeeAnn White, University of Missouri, Columbia

Institute for Advanced Study, School of Historical Studies, Princeton, NJ
Susanne Bobzien, Yale University, New Haven, CT
Paul W. Kroll, University of Colorado, Bolder
Daniel Potts, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

John Carter Brown Library, Providence, RI
Vincent Carretta, University of Maryland, College Park
Kristine Huffine, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
Javier Villa-Flores, University of Illinois at Chicago
Ari Zighelboim, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA

Library Company of Philadelphia
Albrecht Koschnik, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Matthew P. Brown, University of Iowa, Iowa City

Massachusetts Historical Society, Boston, MA
Vincent Carretta, University of Maryland, College Park
Carolyn Eastman, University of Texas, Austin
Michael Hoberman, Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg, MA
Meredith Neuman, Clark University, Worcester, MA

National Humanities Center, Research Triangle Park, NC
Colin P. Bird, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Florence W. Dore, Kent State University, Kent OH
J. Clayton Fant, University of Akron, Akron, OH
Gregory Maertz, Saint John’s University, Queens, NY

Newberry Library, Chicago, IL
Edward Muir, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL
Carmen Nocentelli, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
Holly Pickett, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, VA

New York Public Library/Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
Carolyn A. Brown, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Anthony S. Foy, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA
Jerry B. Gershenhorn, North Carolina Central University, Durham
Carla M. Guerron-Montero, University of Delaware, Newark
Carter A. Mathes, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Laurie A. Woodard, Yale University, New Haven, CT

Winterthur Museum & Country Estate, Winterthur, DE
Martin A. Bruckner, University of Delaware, Newark
Chloe Wigston-Smith, University of Georgia, Athens

Fellowship Recipients by State

Arkansas
Beth B. Schweiger, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

California
Prachi Deshpande, University of California, Berkeley

Colorado
Paul W. Kroll, University of Colorado, Bolder

Connecticut
Susanne Bobzien, Yale University, New Haven
Bernard Bate, Yale University, New Haven
Laurie A. Woodard, Yale University, New Haven

Delaware
Carla M. Guerron-Montero, University of Delaware, Newark

District of Columbia
Jonathan Gil Harris, George Washington University, Washington, DC

Florida
Michelle U. Campos, University of Florida, Gainesville
Fiona McLaughlin, University of Florida, Gainesville

Georgia
Adam A. Sabra, University of Georgia, Athens

Illinois
Scott J. Bucking, DePaul University, Chicago
Caroline M. Hibbard, University of Illinois, Urbana
Kristine Huffine, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb
Daniel M. Master, Wheaton College, Wheaton
Edward Muir, Northwestern University, Evanston
Javier Villa-Flores, University of Illinois, Chicago

Indiana
Jane Goodman, Indiana University, Bloomington
Suzanne Stetkevych, Indiana University, Bloomington

Iowa
Matthew P. Brown, University of Iowa, Iowa City

Louisiana
Ari Zighelboim, Tulane University, New Orleans

Maryland
Vincent Carretta, University of Maryland, College Park
Herica N. Valladares, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore

Massachusetts
Anne Fisher, Williams College, Williamstown
Michael Hoberman, Fitchburg State College, Fitchburg
Hakan T. Karateke, Harvard University, Cambridge
Christopher B. Krebs, Harvard University, Cambridge
Albrecht Koschnik, Harvard University, Cambridge
Valeriya Kozlovskaya, Tufts University, Medford
Meredith Neuman, Clark University, Worcester
Adam Sitze, Amherst College, Amherst
Nicolas Terpanier, Harvard University, Cambridge
Ellen B. Widmer, Wellesley College, Wellesley

Michigan
Bethany J. Walker, Grand Valley State University, Kentwood

Mississippi
Nancy Bercaw, University of Mississippi, University

Missouri
LeeAnn White, University of Missouri, Columbia

Minnesota
Allen Isaacman, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
Jamie Monson, Carleton College, Northfield
John L. Parker, Macalester College, St. Paul

New Jersey
Zahid Chaudhary, Princeton University, Princeton
Carolyn A. Brown, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Angela F. Howard, Rutgers University, New Brunswick
Carter A. Mathes, Rutgers University, New Brunswick

New York
Javier Auyero, State University of New York, Stony Brook
Harriet Blitzer, Buffalo State University, Buffalo
Allison Busch, Columbia University
Thomas Gibson, University of Rochester, Rochester
Sean Kelley, Hartwick College, Oneonta
Gregory Maertz, Saint John’s University, Queens

New Mexico
Carmen Nocentelli, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque

North Carolina
Jerry B. Gershenhorn, North Carolina Central University, Durham
Victoria S. Clement, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee

Ohio
Florence W. Dore, Kent State University, Kent
J. Clayton Fant, University of Akron, Akron
Jenifer Neils, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland

Pennsylvania
Anthony S. Foy, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore
Peter Holquist, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia

Texas
Xiaoping Cong, University of Houston, Houston
Carolyn Eastman, University of Texas at Austin
Shirine Hamadeh, Rice University, Houston

Virginia
Colin P. Bird, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
David L. Brandenberger, University of Richmond, Richmond
H. C. Erick Midelfort, University of Virginia, Charlottesville
Holly Pickett, Washington and Lee University, Lexington

Washington
Douglas R. Edwards, University of Puget Sound, Tacoma
Diana G. Wright, Independent Scholar, Seattle

Wisconsin
Adam R. Nelson, University of Wisconsin, Madison

American Citizens Abroad

Russell A. Kazal, University of Toronto, Scarborough, Toronto
Daniel Potts, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Robert E. Schick, University of Bamberg, Bamberg, Germany
Evgeny Steiner, University of Manchester, Lancashire, UK