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University of Rhode Island

Country

United States

State

Rhode Island

City

Kingston

Institution IPED

217484

Liaison(s)

Dr. Kristin Johnson

Title

Vice Provost for Global Initiatives

Address

Kingston, RI
United States

Phone

Email

kristin_johnson@uri.edu

Ms. Kathleen Maher

Title

Director, Office of National Fellowships

Address

Kingston, RI
United States

Email

Ms. Kathleen Maher

Title

Fulbright Program Adviser

Email

Dr. Kristin Johnson

Title

Vice Provost for Global Initiatives

Email

kristin_johnson@uri.edu

Emmanuel Michaca

Title

Specialist, Global Initiatives

Address

United States

Email

uriglobal@etal.uri.edu

U.S. Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institution	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Elton Rayack	University of Rhode Island	London School of Economics	Economics	United Kingdom	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Frank Pelton	University of Rhode Island	University of Ceylon	Education	Sri Lanka	1967-1968	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nasser Zawia	University of Rhode Island	Hamad Bin Khalifa University	Medical Sciences	Qatar	2020-2021	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Russell Smart	University of Rhode Island	M.S. University of Baroda	Psychology	India	1959-1960	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Theodore Odland	University of Rhode Island	Agricultural College of Norway	Agriculture	Norway	1953-1954	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Paul Cieurzo Jr	University of Rhode Island	University of Vienna	Physiology	Austria	1957-1958	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Nancy Potter	University of Rhode Island	University of Salvador		Argentina	1979-1980	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Hauke	University of Rhode Island	Jordan, University of-Amman	Biology	Jordan	1973-1974	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Chong Kim	University of Rhode Island	Kyunghee Univ	History	South Korea	1977-1978	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Mollie Smart	University of Rhode Island	Massey University	Education	New Zealand	1971-1972	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Russell Smart	University of Rhode Island	Massey University	Education	New Zealand	1971-1972	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Peter Merenda	University of Rhode Island	Palermo, University of	Psychology	Italy	1974-1975	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Richard Purnell	University of Rhode Island	Palermo, University of	Education	Italy	1976-1977	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Calvin Poon	University of Rhode Island	University of the West Indies	Environmental Sciences	Trinidad and Tobago	2000-2001	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Chong Kim	University of Rhode Island	Ajou University	History	South Korea	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Dean Cycon	University of Rhode Island	The University of Waikato	Law	New Zealand	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Josephine Milburn	University of Rhode Island	Diponegoro University , Andalas University	Political Science	Indonesia	1991-1992	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Lisa Harlow	University of Rhode Island	York University	Psychology	Canada	2001-2002	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Diedre Badejo	University of Rhode Island	University of Ghana	Language	Ghana	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program
Robert Bullock	University of Rhode Island	University of the Azores	Biology	Portugal	1990-1991	Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

Visiting Grantees

Name	Home Institution	Host Institutions	Discipline	Program Country	Academic Years	Program
Michael Healey	University of British Columbia	University of Rhode Island	Environmental Sciences	Canada	1995-1996	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Eman Samy	Assiut University	University of Rhode Island	Medical Sciences	Egypt	1997-1998	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Serdar Ongan	Istanbul University	University of Rhode Island , Michigan State University	Economics	Turkey (Türkiye)	2003-2004	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Laszlo Sari	University Of Pecs	University of Rhode Island	Literature	Hungary	2009-2010	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Senada Kalabusic	University of Sarajevo	University of Rhode Island	Mathematics	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2008-2009	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Sven Elmgren	Stockholm University	University of Rhode Island , University of Rhode Island	Animal Science	Sweden	1977-1978	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Jean-Luc Le Bideau	University of Paris	University of Rhode Island	Economics	France	1975-1976	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Riffat Malik	Quaid-i-Azam University	University of Rhode Island	Environmental Sciences	Pakistan	2023-2024	Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Rafaela Batista dos Santos Pedrosa	University of Campinas (UNICAMP)	University of Rhode Island	Nursing	Brazil		Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program
Walter Balansa	Politeknik Negeri Nusa Utara	University of Rhode Island	Chemistry	Indonesia		Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program