Kalyan Nadiminti
English, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
“Dismantling Global Hindutva Conference”Global Connections Seed Grant, in partnership with Progressive India Alliance
Awarded July 22, 2021
2020-21 Faculty Funding Recipients
Northwestern Buffett is proud to support university faculty pursuing collaborative, interdisciplinary research. Below is a list of faculty who have received funding from Northwestern Buffett in the 2020-21 academic year:
Global Connections Seed Grant Recipients
Global Connections Seed Grant, in partnership with Progressive India Alliance
Awarded July 22, 2021
Emrah Yildiz
Anthropology, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
“kaçak: Fugitive Forms of Bureaucracy and Economy in Southwest Asia”Global Connections Seed Grant, in partnership with Mekanda Adalet Dernegi, The Center for Spatial Justice
Awarded May 20, 2021
Fizan Abdullah
Surgery, Feinberg School of Medicine
“Global Database of Perioperative Data”Global Connections Seed Grant, in partnership with the G4 Alliance
Awarded May 20, 2021
Chris Abani
African Studies, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
“Sustaining Global Connections in African Heritage”Global Connections Seed Grant, in partnership with Kathleen Bickford Berzock, Amanda Logan, and institutional representatives and Caravans of Gold contributors from Mali, Morocco, and Nigeria
Awarded February 2, 2021
Bill Myers
Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine
“Ophthalmology Program Development”Global Connections Seed Grant, in partnership with Haitian hospitals
Awarded September 24, 2020
Nicholas Volpe
Ophthalmology, Feinberg School of Medicine
“Ophthalmology Program Development”Global Connections Seed Grant, in partnership with Haitian hospitals
Awarded September 24, 2020
Global Campus Collaborative Grant Recipients
Wen-pin Hsieh
Asian Languages & Cultures, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, Virtual International Visitor: Pei-Chih LinAwarded January 21, 2021
Fadia Antabli
Middle East & North African Studies Program, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, International Classroom PartneringIn partnership with Eddie Nasser, Universite Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3
Awarded on December 23, 2020
Candy Lee
Integrated Marketing Communications, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, International Classroom PartneringIn partnership with Shira Dvir Gvirsman, Tel Aviv University School of Communication
Awarded on December 17, 2020
Tom Geraghty
Center for International Human Rights, Pritzker School of Law
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, Virtual International Visitor: Justice Mumbi NgugiAwarded December 14, 2020
Drew Davies
Musicology, Bienen School of Music
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, Virtual International Visitor: Anne DanielsenAwarded December 14, 2020
Mindy Magrane
Learning and Organizational Change, School of Education and Social Policy
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, International Classroom PartneringIn partnership with Mariana Garduño, Universidad Panamericana
Awarded on November 10, 2020
Sarah Bartolome
Music Education, Bienen School of Music
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, International Classroom PartneringIn partnership with Dr. Leonard Tan, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) Singapore
Awarded on November 10, 2020
So Hye Kim
Asian Languages & Cultures, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, Virtual International Visitor: Sangwoo KangAwarded October 23, 2020
Masi Asare
Theatre, School of Communication
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, Virtual International Visitor: Vishal BhardwajAwarded October 21, 2020
William West
English, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, Virtual International Visitor: Sophie Lemercier-Goddard (École Normale Supérieure-Lyon)Awarded October 21, 2020
Matthew Grayson
Electrical & Computer Engineering, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, Virtual Research Initiativesin partnership with Grant Theron, Stellenbosch University (South Africa)
Awarded October 21, 2020
Wen-pin Hsieh
Asian Languages and Cultures, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, International Classroom PartneringIn partnership with National Tsing-Hua University
Awarded on October 16, 2020
Licheng Gu
Asian Languages and Cultures, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, International Classroom PartneringIn partnership with National Tsing-Hua University
Awarded on October 16, 2020
Alessia Ricciardi
Comparative Literary Studies, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, International Classroom PartneringIn partnership with Isabelle Alfandary, Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3
Awarded on October 14, 2020
William West
English, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, Virtual International Visitor: Elizabeth Rodini (American Academy in Rome)Awarded September 25, 2020
Tracy C. Davis
Theatre, School of Communications
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, Virtual Research InitiativesIn partnership with University of Cologne, University of Tel Aviv, Jawaharlal Nehru University, University of Ghana and Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Awarded September 3, 2020
Pablo Boczkowski
Communication Studies, School of Communications
“Latinx Digital Media Center”Global Campus Collaborative Grant, Virtual Research Initiatives
In partnership with Eugenia Mitchelstein (Universidad de San Andres)
Awarded September 3, 2020
David Tolchinsky
Radio/Television/Film, School of Communication
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, Virtual International Visitor: Oladipo AgboluajeAwarded September 3, 2020
Kimberly Pusateri
Communication Studies, School of Communication
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, International Classroom PartneringIn partnership with Ningxin Wang, National University of Singapore
Tom Geraghty
Center for International Human Rights, Pritzker School of Law
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, International Classroom PartneringIn partnership with Dr. Mizanie Abate, Addis Ababa University School of Law and Governance Studies
Lina Deng
Learning and Organizational Change, School of Education and Social Policy
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, International Classroom PartneringIn Partnership with Northwestern professors Diane Knoepke and Kimberly Scott, and Peking University professor Lu Jiangyong
Beth Hurd
Political Science, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, International Classroom PartneringIn partnership with Nadia Marzouki of Sciences Po (CERI) and Mahmoud Ould Mohamedou of the Graduate Institute (Geneva)
Rifka Cook
Spanish & Portuguese, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences
Global Campus Collaborative Grant, International Classroom PartneringIn partnership with Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT)