Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows

Aixa M. Aleman-Diaz

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, Anthropology, American University DC
Appointed as Engagement Project Manager, Washington Center for Equitable Growth

Richard Anderson

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, History, Princeton University
Appointed as Public Programming and Exhibitions Manager, Humanities Action Lab

Loy L. Azalia

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, African Studies, Howard University
Appointed as Senior Research Associate, Children’s Defense Fund

Mariam Banahi

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, Anthropology, Johns Hopkins University
Appointed as Program Manager, Refugees International

Kathryn Cai

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, English, University of California, Los Angeles
Appointed as Public Goods Policy Strategist, Partnership for Working Families

Jaime Shearn Coan

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, English, City University of New York, The Graduate Center
Appointed as Communications Manager, One Archives Foundation

Valeria Dani

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, Romance Studies, Cornell University
Appointed as Community Engagement Director, Alliance for Higher Education in Prison

Andrew Donnelly

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, English, Harvard University
Appointed as Education Programs Manager, National Book Foundation

Sara Duvisac

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, Sociology, New York University
Appointed as Research and Policy Advisor, Oxfam America

Raquel Escobar

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, History, University of Illinois
Appointed as Public Engagement Manager, Humanities Action Lab

Barry Goldberg

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, History, City University of New York, The Graduate Center
Appointed as Writer and Editor, Communications Team, Partnership for Public Service

Stephanie Catanese Iasiello

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, English, Emory University
Appointed as Director of Education and Information, Alliance for Higher Education in Prison

Asif Majid

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, Anthropology, Media, and Performance, The University of Manchester
Appointed as Community Impact Analyst, San Francisco Arts Commission

Yagna Nag Chowdhuri

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, Asian Studies, Cornell University
Appointed as Manager of Strategic Research, Asian Cultural Council

Nichole A. Nelson

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, History, Yale University
Appointed as Policy Analyst, New Jersey Institute for Social Justice

Cyrus J. O'Brien

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, Anthropology and History, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
Appointed as Research Fellow, American Civil Liberties Union

Alane Lee Presswood

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, Communication Studies, Ohio University
Appointed as Higher Education Program Specialist, Solutions Journalism Network

Meredith Soeder

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, History, Carnegie Mellon University
Appointed as Program Analyst, Allegheny Regional Asset District

Haylie Brooke Swenson

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, English, The George Washington University
Appointed as Government Relations Project Manager, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Madison Van Oort

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, Sociology, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Appointed as Audience Development Project Manager, Twin Cities Public Television

Angela Veronica Wong

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, English, University of Buffalo, State University of New York
Appointed as Advocacy Director, University Settlement Society of New York

Andrew J. Young

Year:
  • 2020
PhD, Sociology, Temple University
Appointed as Assistant Director of Global Learning and Assessment, Institute for Study Abroad