A total of 25 American scholars and students have been offered Fulbright grants to pursue research or study in Norway. In the course of the 2006-07 academic year, there will be US Fulbright grantees in Bergen, Drammen, Hønefoss, Oslo, Trondheim, and Ås. Please send us an e-mail if you are interested in contacting any of the grantees.

If you are interested in inviting Fulbright scholars placed in other countries, please see our article on The Intercountry Lecturing Program.

Bergen

Dr. Paul T. Bartone
Category: Research scholar
Period of grant: Sept. 2006 - Feb. 2007
Norwegian Affiliation: University of Bergen,
Purpose of grant: conduct research on the design and validation of a culture-appropriate Norwegian hardiness scale
Most recent US affiliation: Professor, National Defense University, Ft McNair

Dr. Kristin A. Risley
Category: Lecturer/Research scholar
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: University of Bergen, British Institute
Purpose of grant: lecture in American Studies, conduct research for the “Vikings in the Midwest” book project
Most recent US affiliation: Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin - Stout

Mr. Brian Viliunas
Category: Graduate student
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: Griegakademiet, University of Bergen,
Purpose of grant: study the clarinet in Norway, both through formal training at the university level, and through immersion in the European musical culture
Most recent US affiliation: Rice Univ.

Drammen

Dr. Phillip Guy Clark
Category: Lecturer/Research scholar
Period of grant: Jan. 2006-Jun. 2007
Norwegian Affiliation: Buskerud University College - Drammen,
Purpose of grant: lecture in inderdisciplinary health professions education and conduct research in gerontology and geriatrics
Most recent US affiliation: Professor and Director, University of Rhode Island

Hønefoss

Dr. Dennis Brien Arnett
Category: Lecturer/Research scholar
Period of grant: Aug. 2006-Feb. 2007
Norwegian Affiliation: Buskerud University College - Hønefoss,
Purpose of grant: conduct research and lecture on market orientation in high tech firms
Most recent US affiliation: Associate Professor, Texas Tech College

Oslo

Mr. Joel Anderson
Category: Graduate student
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: University of Oslo, Institutt for arkeologi, konservering og historiske studier
Purpose of grant: enrol as a full time student in the University of Oslo’s “Norse Viking and Medieval Culture” Master’s program
Most recent US affiliation: At-Large, Maine

Dr. Patricia Gray Berman
Category: Research scholar
Period of grant: Jan. - May 2007
Norwegian Affiliation: University of Oslo
Purpose of grant: complete the book “Edvard Munch: Fashioning the Self and the Nation” and develop a future exhibition of Munch’s university murals and sketches at the Munch Museum
Most recent US affiliation: Professor of Art, Dept. of Art/Jewett Arts Center, Wellesley College

Ms. Anne Bersagel
Category: Graduate student
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: University of Oslo, Statsvitenskap
Purpose of grant: study the Norwegian government’s extensive experience with integrating NGOs into the diplomatic process and discern the lessons applicable to US foreign policy
Most recent US affiliation: Wake Forest Univ., NC

Ms. Amelia Bidwell
Category: Graduate student
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: University of Oslo, Institutt for arkeologi, konservering og historiske studier
Purpose of grant: investigate political developments in local Norwegian and Icelandic communities in the 13th century
Most recent US affiliation: Smith College

Dr. Jerome David Bowers
Category: Lecturer ( Roving Scholar for the upper secondary schools)
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: Directorate for Primary and Secondary Education, Avd. for forsøk og utvikling
Purpose of grant: conduct seminars in American Studies for upper secondary school teachers and students (Roving Scholar for the Upper Secondary Schools)
Most recent US affiliation: Assistant Professor, Norther Illinois University

Ms. Lisa Cagle
Category: Graduate student
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: University of Oslo, SUM
Purpose of grant: study cultural and environmmental sustainablility among developing nations
Most recent US affiliation: Greenville College

Ms. Alison Chang
Category: Graduate student
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: University of Oslo/The Munch Museum,
Purpose of grant: Conduct a study on the theme of the female nude in Edvard Munch’s late work.
Most recent US affiliation: Univ. of Pennsylvania

Ms. Jenna Coughlin
Category: Graduate student
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: University of Oslo/NTNU, Institutt for lingvistiske og nordiske studier
Purpose of grant: study Old Norse language and literature
Most recent US affiliation: Univ. of Chicago, Undergraduate, IL

Ms. Cristine Delaney
Category: Graduate student
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: University of Oslo,
Purpose of grant: study the creative and artistic method in which the Nobel Peace Center conveys the message of peace.
Most recent US affiliation: Assumption College

Ms. Victoria Heimer-Torres
Category: Graduate student
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: University of Oslo, Centre for Molecular Biology and Neuroscience
Purpose of grant: research the role of glial membranes in migraine headaches with Dr. Ole P. Ottersen
Most recent US affiliation: Univ. of Florida, FL

Ms. Jessica Hjarrand
Category: Graduate student
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: University of Oslo, Pedagogisk forskningsinstitutt
Purpose of grant: conduct a study in the Comparative and International Education program at the University of Oslo, focusing on multicultural education, conflict resolution training within education policy in developing nations, and conflict prevention
Most recent US affiliation: Hamline Univ.

Dr. Mary Beth Sievens
Category: Lecturer ( Roving Scholar for the lower secondary schools)
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: Fylkesmannen i Vest-Agder, Utdanningskontoret
Purpose of grant: conduct seminars in American Studies for lower secondary school teachers and students (Roving Scholar for the Lower Secondary Schools)
Most recent US affiliation: Assistant Professor, SUNY Fredonia

Dr. Kathryn Steen
Category: Lecturer/Research scholar
Period of grant: Jan. - May 2007
Norwegian Affiliation: University of Oslo, IAKH
Purpose of grant: lecture and conduct research on the history of technology, business, and industry in the US and Europe
Most recent US affiliation: Assistant Professor, Drexel University

Mr. Peter Swendsen
Category: Graduate student
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: NOTAM/University of Oslo,
Purpose of grant: study cultural environmentalism in Norway while using the NOTAM computer music studios in Oslo to compose a dissertation piece
Most recent US affiliation: Univ. of Virginia, Charlottesville

Ms. Brit Toven
Category: Graduate student
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: Oslo University College, Master’s Programme in Multicultural and International Education
Purpose of grant: examine the intersecting identities of ethnic minority students at two universities
Most recent US affiliation: San Diego State Univ.

Trondheim

Mr. Brian Andersen
Category: Graduate student
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: NTNU, Department of Biology
Purpose of grant: study olfaction in the tobacco budworm moth with Dr. Hanna Mustaparta and enroll in neuroscience courses at the NTNU
Most recent US affiliation: St. Olaf College

Mr. Adam Johnson
Category: Graduate student
Period of grant: 2006-07
Norwegian Affiliation: NTNU, CBM
Purpose of grant: examine the role of neuromodulators of learning in the hippocampus
Most recent US affiliation: Univ. of Minnesota, Minneapolis

Dr. Michael Jon Semmens
Category: Research scholar
Period of grant: Jan. - June 2007
Norwegian Affiliation: NTNU
Purpose of grant: conduct research on advanced membrane processes for water and wastewater treatment
Most recent US affiliation: Professor, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Ås

Dr. Eileen F. Wheeler
Category: Research scholar
Period of grant: Aug. 2006 - Feb. 2007
Norwegian Affiliation: Norwegian University of Life Sciences (UMB), Dept. of Animal and Aquacultural Sciences
Purpose of grant: conduct research on the engineering of livestock housing for improved animal welfare and environment
Most recent US affiliation: Associate Professor, Pennsylvania State University