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Students Selected for Fulbright Program Scholarships

Monday, June 1, 2015, By Kathleen Haley
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Several Syracuse University students and recent alumni were recognized by the Fulbright U.S. Student Program for the 2015-16 academic year. Three were awarded scholarships, six were named alternates and two were named finalists.

Brent C. Elder, a doctoral student in special education in the School of Education, has been accepted into the Fulbright Scholar Program in Kenya for 2015-16. Elder will spend eight months conducting doctoral research in rural western Kenya, culminating in the completion of his dissertation.

Tesia Kim ’13, who has been a Teach For America corps member in Chicago for the past two years, was awarded a grant through the Fulbright English Teaching Assistant programs to teach in South Korea, but is pursuing medical school this fall.

Natalie Rebeyev ’15 was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship to pursue studies in Israel, but decided to accept the Gates Cambridge Scholarship to attend the University of Cambridge.

There were also several alternates chosen: Caitlin Dewey ’11, graduate student Akwaeke Emezi, Matthew Fernandes ’15, Jesse Hysell G’14, Iti Maloney ’15 and graduate student Christopher Waters. Elizabeth McMahon ’15 and graduate student Sean Reid were named finalists.

The Fulbright U.S. Student Program provides grants for individually designed study/research projects or for English Teaching Assistant Programs in a participating country outside the United States.

Elder proposes to work with multiple local school communities to identify and outline a plan of action for implementation of inclusive education strategies. He will facilitate inclusion committees at each school site comprised of primary education teachers, head teachers, parents of children with and without disabilities, community members with and without disabilities, and students with and without disabilities. Their input, combined with classroom visits and other interviews will guide the direction of inclusive practices.

“I am humbled and honored to be chosen as a Fulbright scholar,” Elder says. “Without the urging and support of the School of Education and College of Law faculty, I would not have thought of applying. Now I get to do the research I love to do, with incredible people in Kenya.”

Elder’s research will include school observations, semi-structured interviews with participants and collaborative monitoring and adjustment of inclusive school plans. Throughout the project, Elder plans will visit a local university for up to a week at a time to assist in the development of an inclusive education methods course with teacher education faculty.

Elder is a doctoral student with certificates of advanced study in disability studies and leadership in international and nongovernmental organizations. He is engaged in ongoing critical disability studies research focused on the intersections of disability, poverty and education in post-colonial Kenya.

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