Broadly Bryttani’s research interests lie at the intersection of extreme weather/climate change and the health of Black mothers in the Southeastern US. Her Master’s Thesis investigated the relationship between extreme temperatures (ET) and adverse birth outcomes for Black women in … Read more
Kriddie Whitmore has received a Student Research Grant from the Society of Wetland Scientists. Her proposal was titled “Carbon Emissions from Small Wetlands in a High-Elevation Tropical System.” This grant will provide funds for her field season in Ecuador this … Read more
Scott Kirsch has been awarded a William Dearborn Fellowship in American History at Houghton Library, Harvard University, in support of his project ‘The 1921 Wood-Forbes Mission to the Philippines.’ The award supports research in the library’s special collections. For more … Read more
Dr. Steve Birdsall has officially retired, but Geographers have been delighted that he remains active, teaching and mentoring students and keeping his office door open for visitors to stop in to say hello. After learning about funding gaps that left … Read more
Sertanya Reddy was awarded a Dean’s Graduate Fellowship for 2018-2019. The fellowship, awarded by the College of Arts & Sciences, supports excellence in scholarship. Sertanya’s research explores the experiences of underrepresented students who receive support to travel overseas and engage … Read more
Graduate student Angelica Gomez was selected to receive a grant from the Faculty for the Future Fellowship Program (FFFP). Sponsored by Schlumberger Foundation, this program funds women from developing countries and emergent economies to prepare for Ph.D. or post-doctoral studies … Read more
Geography major in college news – Carolina student earns Luce Scholars Program Fellowship
Geography graduate student Angus Lyall has been offered the Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship and the National Science Foundation (NSF) Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement (DDRI). Angus’ dissertation project explores the contentious negotiations between indigenous groups and the Ecuadorian state … Read more
Graduate student Doug Hopping has been awarded a summer Policy Communication Fellowship by the Institute for Social and Environmental Research-Nepal. As a fellow, Doug will spend the summer in Chitwan, Nepal participating in fieldwork and writing policy memos based on research from the long-running Chitwan Valley … Read more
As recipient of the Mellon Fellowship for Assistant Professors, Dr. Lentz will be at the School of Historical Studies at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, NJ in spring 2017.
