Class of 2022

Assistant Professor
Department of International Affairs
Bush School of Government and Public Service

Dr. Michael “Fritz” Bartel studies U.S, foreign relations, the global Cold War, grand strategy and the history of capitalism. Bartell will conduct research into the historical relationship between political and economic liberalization from 1971-2016 with the goal of producing a book-length manuscript.

Associate Professor
Department of English
College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Susan Egenolf conducts research into British and Irish literature and culture of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, visual culture, the novel and women writers. Egenolf will develop a standard digital edition of letters written by 19th century British author Maria Edgeworth, drawing on the expertise of Edgeworth scholars, digital humanists, librarians and technology specialists.

Associate Professor
Department of International Affairs
Bush School of Government and Public Service

Dr. Reyko Huang specializes in the study of armed conflict and international politics with a focus on international diplomacy and governance by rebel organizations. Huang will create the first comprehensive cross-national database on the top leaders of rebel organizations, enabling a “personal biography approach” to understanding international politics.

Professor
Department of Philosophy and Humanities
College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Claire Katz has written extensively on feminist theory, philosophy of religion, philosophy of education and Emmanuel Levinas’s ethical project. Katz will produce a book that examines forgiveness by focusing on three recent cases: the Dixie Chicks, the Magdalene Laundries and the Charleston Church Massacre.

Associate Professor
Department of History
College of Arts and Sciences

Dr. Brian Rouleau specializes in the 19th century United States, American foreign relations and the history of childhood. Rouleau will write a biography of Lee Christmas, an American mercenary who worked closely with U.S.-based corporations to topple several Central American governments during the early 20th century. Rouleau was also a 2015 fellow.

Associate Professor
Department of Visualization
School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts

Dr. Dawna Schuld concentrates on points of intersection between art, technology, and biology, with an emphasis on how the perceptual phenomena of human experience are implemented in art. Schuld will produce a study of artists who served as residents in scientific and industrial settings during the Cold War in the United States and the United Kingdom.

Dr. Daniel Schwartz directs Syriaca.org, a linked-open data project dedicated to advancing scholarship in the field of Syriac Studies and to preserving Syriac cultural heritage. Schwartz will expand the project with a module tentatively called The Syriac Taxonomy, which will serve as a controlled vocabulary of keyword concepts tailored to Syriac studies. Schwartz was also a 2015 fellow.

Assistant Professor
Department of Visualization
School of Performance, Visualization and Fine Arts

Dr. Tianna Helena Uchacz studies craft technology and early modern Netherlandish art. Uchacz will examine ornament prints and their title pages from the European artistic landscape of 1550–1600, analyzing their shared features, rhetorical strategies and claims.