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Michael Adams
Idaho State University - Universitetet i Oslo/Villa Romsli
Through the creation of sculpture while in Oslo, I intend to explore the confluence of Norway’s rich seafaring tradition,
and Norse myth. A work of art generates experiences, just like a voyage. I want to use the vessel form not just as an obvious
metaphor for a voyage, but to investigate how a sculpture can carry us, like a real ship, to new discoveries, through the
unfolding of new experiences.
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Sarah Anderson
University of North Dakota – Utdanningsdirektoratet
As a Fulbright Roving Scholar in American Studies, I will visit lower secondary schools to facilitate student inquiries about
issues in American society. This will allow students opportunities to practice English language skills, discuss interests
and ideas about America, and experience an American educator’s approach
to teaching. I will work with Norwegian teachers in their classrooms and provide in-service sessions on student skills for
the 21st Century, teaching diverse learners, making data-based decisions, and literacy.
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Joanna Blaszczak
Cornell University - Norsk institutt for vannforskning
My research will focus on the mechanisms of how climate change affects nitrate loss from upland watersheds with Dr. Heleen
de Wit at the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA) in Oslo and in collaboration with Dr. Rolf Vogt at the University
of Oslo. This includes collaborative efforts with Dr. Christine Goodale at Cornell University to analyze both preexisting
data from NIVA and new stable isotope tracer measurements from the Langtjern watershed in southeastern Norway.
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Madeline Buck
St. Olaf College - Universitetet i Oslo / SIFO
Buck’s project will investigate the different elements required to establish a socially and environmentally responsible fashion
industry. The project includes joining an ongoing research team looking into the environmental effects of and solutions for
textile waste at the Consumer Research Institute in Oslo, Norway. Coursework at the University of Oslo will inform and supplement
the research on textile waste.
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Edward Byrne
University of Michigan – NTNU
My Fulbright studies concentrate on taking advantage of Norway’s vast experience in offshore structural engineering,focusing
on risk and reliability methods of offshore structures. Capitalizing on the expertise available in Norway I plan on applying
these methods in order to expand my knowledge in the field of offshore engineering in the hope of preventing future disasters
such as the Deepwater Horizon Oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.
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Brian Dushaw
University of Washington - Universitetet i Bergen
Dr. Dushaw will be working at the Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Center (NERSC) at the University of Bergen researching
remote sensing of the Arctic oceans by long-range acoustical methods. The group at NERSC is actively engaged in planning,
testing, and deploying acoustic techniques in the Arctic region, and in Fram Strait, in particular. The long-term goal of
this effort is to exploit acoustic remote sensing as components of an Arctic Ocean Observing system
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Katherine Edelen
Augsburg College – PRIO
Climate change and the projected repercussions on global security have penetrated international development discourse; however,
little empirical support exists for a connection between armed conflict and climatologically-induced water marginalization.
Working under Dr. Halvard Buhaug at the Peace Research Institute Oslo, Katie Edelen will explore to what extent short-term
deterioration of local environment due to hydroclimatological hazards, such as flood, drought and water supply endangerment,
increases the risk of political unrest or violence in South Asia.
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Martin Fisk
Oregon State University - Universitetet i Bergen
The solid earth below our planet’s well known biosphere contains more bacteria than all surface environments combined. Dr.
Fisk and colleagues at the University of Bergen will explore what types of bacterial live deep in the Earth and their impact
on the rocks in which they are found. This research could contribute to solutions of anumber of environmental problems and
help to identify evidence of past life on Mars.
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Kristin Garland
University of Minnesota – NTNU
Kristin Garland will utilize her Masters Degree in Sport Management by conducting research at the Olympiatoppen in Trondheim.
Her research will focus on the differences between school-sponsored athletics and club cross-country ski teams. Specifically,
Kristin will explore how elite athletes balance the demands of both sport and academics, to either succeed or struggle in
each area. Kristin hopes to discover how these athletes can be given the support they need to ensure success in both.
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Amanda Goodman
Hamline University - UMB / Ås Ungdomsskole
Amanda will be partnering with the University of Life Sciences and the local secondary school in Ås, Norway. As a licensed
ESL teacher, she will work in collaboration with the schools to ensure that students have access to high quality English language
instruction. Furthermore, she plans to work with local immigrant populations, in hopes to better understand the ways in which
the Norwegian education system accommodates its students.
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Karen Grumberg
University of Texas - Universitetet i Oslo
My teaching project aims to help expand the disciplinary boundaries of Hebrew Studies in Norway beyond religious studies,
to include modern secular cultural studies. My primary goal is to fill a gap in the Hebrew program at the University of Oslo
by teaching courses on modern Hebrew literature that enable Hebrew students to exercise their language skills, to learn about
Israeli culture through its literature, and to utilize broader literary theory in the Hebrew and Israeli contexts.
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Davin Heckman
Siena Heights University - Universitetet i Bergen
“Grasping at Loose Bindings” will explore the notion of “binding” in electronic literature. My hypothesis is that the most
successful works are those which both engender a sense of appropriate scale relative to the reader—extending the reach of
the individual’s perception or rendering the conceptual magnitude of complex systems understandable to the individual—and
enmeshing the reader in a web of ethical responsibility—activating human agency within these scales to create community.
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Larson Hogstrom
Connecticut College - Universitetet i Oslo
As the proportion of older adults increases in Norway and the U.S.A. so will the incidence of age-related cognitive decline
and accompanying health care costs. I have proposed a project evaluating how magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) measures of
brain structure and function relate to changes in cognitive ability in older adults. I will use diffusion tensor imaging to
examine hemispheric asymmetries in the white matter structure of older adults and relate these measures to cognitive performance.
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Sarah Johnson
Wichita State University - Universitetet i Bergen
I will be studying music with Professor Gro Sandvik at the Grieg Academy of Music in Bergen. It is my desire to learn from
such a consummate artist. By studying with Professor Sandvik, I hope to gain a better understanding of chamber and orchestral
music and learn how to communicate better with my audience. I am excited to come back to the United States to share my knowledge
with a new generation of students.
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Ann Jones
Independent Scholar - Universitetet i Oslo
Writer Ann Jones plans a nonfiction book contrasting life in the United States and Norway at two historical moments: the late
19th century, when her Norwegian grandparents left for America, and now. Jones will explore ideas and ideals and the ways
they find expression in decisions and social institutions that shape lives of individuals and societies. The book should reveal
a central irony: ideals that long ago led Norwegians to the United States are today more fully realized in Norway.
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Joseph Knelman
University of Colorado - Universitetet i Tromsø
The arctic/subarctic region is an important study system for both agriculture and ecology, which are increasingly contextualized
by stressed environments in a rapidly changing world. I will be investigating the microbiology of these arctic/subarctic soils
under various land uses. My research examines the impact of agriculture on biogeochemical cycles as well as rhizosphere ecology,
the interaction between plants and soil microbes in the root zone, which is integral to plant/crop performance.
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Michael Knudson
Carleton College – NTNU
Michael Knudson will study the materials properties of solar cell silicon with a research group in the Materials Science Department
of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology. The work will include crystallization experiments of monocrystalline
and polycrystalline silicon. Through this research he hopes to reach a better understanding of nucleation and growth mechanisms
and their influence on electrical properties of the materials.
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Kyle Korynta
University of Washington - UiO/ UiB
Kyle Korynta’s dissertation project is a comparative study of the works of Norway’s two most performed playwrights, Henrik
Ibsen and Jon Fosse. Fosse has been called “the new Ibsen” and this project examines the validity of this title through comparing
and contrasting these playwrights’ works. The comparisons will be made through examinations of dramatic style, form, themes,
affect, and issues in Norwegian society as described in the text, seen in filmed performances, and cinema adaptations.
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Isaac Larison
Northern Kentucky University – Utdanningsdirektoratet
Dr. Larison will conduct seminars in American Studies for upper secondary school teachers and students (Roving Scholar for
the Upper Secondary Schools).
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Matthew Lucas
Chaminade University of Honolulu - UiO / Berg VGS
As a recipient of an English Teaching Assistantship, Matthew will be primarily engaged with sharing the English language with
Norwegian and international students at Berg videregående skole and the University of Oslo. In addition, he hopes to initiate
cultural exchanges between secondary students in Norway and the United States while emphasizing the use of multimedia.
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Keeley MacNeill
St. Olaf College - Universitetet i Oslo
I propose to study the stoichiometry of bacteria and zooplankton. My goals are to understand the impact of increased UV radiation
on the chromosome stability and nutrient uptake of bacteria and zooplankton and to determine if changes in ambient nutrient
ratios will cause a community shift in bacterial communities. I will take courses in aquatic ecology and related subjects
from the University of Oslo.
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Cara Magnabosco
University of Southern California – UNIS
Cara Magnabosco will be performing research at the Longyearbyen Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Laboratory to investigate the feasibility
of CO2 capture and storage within the high arctic community of Longyearbyen, Svalbard. In addition to performing research,
Cara will take courses at the University Centre in Svalbard that focus on polar climate, chemistry, and biology.
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Andrea Miller
University of Missouri - Høgskolen i Hedmark
The Scandinavian brown bear’s hibernation mechanisms show potential for advancing human medicine in areas such as cardiovascular
health, yet the species faces many threats. My collection and analysis of electrocardiographic (ECG) data during hibernating
bear captures will provide a basis for anesthetic monitoring to ensure bear safety during future immobilizations. This and
additional veterinary research will provide insight into bear physiology and baseline data for the welfare and conservation
of brown bears and for human health worldwide.
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Mark Moline (Arctic Chair)
California Polytechnic State University – UNIS
The objective of this project is to apply new oceanographic tools to improve understanding of the effects of climate change
on the Arctic marine ecosystem. An autonomous underwater vehicle will simultaneously measure water masses and differing planktonic
communities. Coincident studies examining bird foraging diets will reveal nutritional changes in their diets as a result of
changing oceanography. The Fulbright Chair will showcase cutting-edge technologies, expand interdisciplinary collaborations,
and expose students to new areas of investigation.
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Ruth Penniston
University of Arizona - Universitetet i Bergen
I will analyze photographs from three locations in Norway from the 1950s to the present with Geological Information Systems
technology to determine whether changes are occurring in the alpine tree line. I will then determine the main driver of these
changes, climate change or human activities. The research will take place at the University of Bergen and represents an important
first step to understanding the impacts of climate change.
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Michelle Raheja
University of California, Riverside - Universitetet i Tromsø
Michelle Raheja is Associate Professor of English at the University of California, Riverside, where she teaches and conducts
research on Indigenous visual and literary culture. Her recently published book, Reservation Reelism, examines Native American
contributions to film from the silent era to the present. During her Fulbright fellowship, she will be housed at the Centre
for Sami Studies at the University of Tromsø and will conduct research on Sami film and new media.
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Philip Schrodt
Pennsylvania State University – PRIO
Philip Schrodt will collaborate with researchers at the Center for the Study of Civil War at the Peace Research Insitute Oslo.
His work will include the development of statistical models for conflict forecasting, the use of automated methods to increase
the efficiency of data coding at CWCW, and theoretical work on neo-medievalism and fragmented sovereignty, comparing contemporary
sub-state conflict to persistent political conflict configurations in earlier historical periods.
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Erin Seybold
St. Olaf College - Universitetet i Tromsø
Erin will conduct research on methane flux from wetlands formed by climate warming in the Norwegian Arctic. Her research will
focus on investigating the link between methane and nitrogen cycling, and how this changes as wetlands age. In addition to
her research, Erin is also looking forward to exploring the beautiful ecosystems found in northern Norway, and is excited
for the opportunity to connect with and participate in climate change advocacy groups in Norway.
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Randall Stephens
Eastern Nazarene College – Utdanningsdirektoratet
Dr. Stephens will conduct seminars in American Studies for upper secondary school teachers and students (Roving Scholar for
the Upper Secondary Schools).
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Philip Sean Taylor
Minnesota State University - Universitetet i Agder
The goal of Taylor’s project is to explore American Studies using innovative teaching techniques and diverse sources, including
historical simulations, films, historical novels, and other material that will allow Norwegian students to examine and explore
the United States in new ways. The students will especially benefit from using “Reacting to the Past,” a historical simulation
pedagogy that fosters critical thinking and stimulates discussion about historical events and periods.
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Nathaniel Wallace
South Carolina State University - Universitetet i Bergen
Nathaniel Wallace will teach and conduct research at the University of Bergen. During the fall, he will help with a team-taught
foundation course in American studies and will teach a graduate course that focuses on the visual contexts of nineteenth-
and twentieth-century poetry. During the spring 2012 term, Wallace will pursue a research project with a focus on shared principles
within American literature and visual art that, though unnoticed, may determine how art is conceived, constructed, and appreciated.
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Hannah Wenger
University of Maryland - UiB / Bergen Katedralskole
Hannah will be the first English Teaching Assistant to work in Bergen. At the University of Bergen, she will work with the
Department of Foreign Languages to teach English and American Literature. She will also teach English as a second language
to a combination of adults, high school students, and minority students at the Bergen Cathedral School. In addition, she plans
to learn Norwegian and work on projects relating to gender equality in Norway.
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