{"id":16274,"date":"2021-09-10T20:36:36","date_gmt":"2021-09-10T20:36:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/global\/?page_id=16274"},"modified":"2021-10-06T22:18:49","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T22:18:49","slug":"cgs-flas-fellows-2021-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/jsis.washington.edu\/global\/cgs-flas-fellows-2021-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"CGS FLAS Fellows 2021 – 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"

CGS welcomes 13 FLAS fellows for academic year 2021 – 2022<\/h1>\n

This academic year 2021 – 2022, the Center for Global Studies (CGS) is proud to welcome 13 Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) fellows – its largest cohort in seven years.<\/p>\n

The Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) Fellowship<\/a>\u00a0provides undergraduate, graduate, and professional school students with financial support to develop fluency in less commonly taught languages and expertise in the regions in which these languages are spoken.\u00a0The University of Washington (UW), via the National Resource Centers (NRCs) in the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies (Jackson School), is one of approximately 50 institutions in the country to receive FLAS grants, and ranks third in the country for the number of grants awarded.<\/p>\n

In 2018, the six NRCs in the Jackson School \u2013 the\u00a0Canadian Studies Center<\/a>,\u00a0Center for Global Studies<\/a>,\u00a0East Asia Center<\/a>,\u00a0Middle East Center<\/a>,\u00a0South Asia Center<\/a>, and\u00a0Southeast Asia Center<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 were awarded $7,404,000 in Foreign Language and Area Studies (FLAS) grants for a four-year period (2018-2022). This funding has provided 266 fellowships to date to students who represent 24 departments in the College of Arts and Sciences, College of the Environment, College of Built Environments, College of Education, College of Engineering, Evans School of Public Policy, Foster School of Business, School of Law, School of Medicine, School of Public Health and School of Social Work.<\/p>\n

Every year the Center for Global Studies awards between 12-15 fellowships to UW students.\u00a0Since 2018, the Center for Global Studies has supported\u00a057 FLAS fellows<\/a>, who have engaged in the study of 26 unique world languages including Arabic, Bosnian\/Croatian\/Montenegrin\/Serbian, Chinese, Filipino\/Tagalog, Hebrew, Hindi, Indonesian\/Malaysian, Japanese, Korean, Persian, Portuguese, Russian, Swahili, Turkish, Urdu, and Vietnamese.<\/p>\n

CGS\u2019 13 FLAS fellows for academic year 2021 – 2022 are studying five languages: Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian, and Vietnamese. Their language study is motivated by a diverse range of long-term goals, from fighting discrimination against gender minorities in Japan, to advancing human rights for mother-child refugees from the Middle East, to improving medical access for non-native English speakers, and more.<\/p>\n

Get to know our 2021 – 2022 FLAS fellows by exploring the list below and visiting their profiles.<\/p>\n

To learn more about the 2021 – 2022 FLAS competition, consult the FLAS Information Session calendar<\/a><\/strong> and join one of the upcoming FLAS information sessions.<\/p>\n

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FLAS fellows: Arabic<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Rachel Buchmeier<\/span><\/a>, D.N.P. program – Nursing Practice, Midwifery<\/p>\n

Research interests: Advancing healthcare outcomes for mother-child dyads in times of crisis and upheaval.<\/p>\n

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Janick Gold<\/a>, B.A. program – International Studies, political science<\/p>\n

Research interests: Mass movements in the Arab world, 20th century radical movements in the Middle East.<\/p>\n

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Hedieh Mehrtash<\/a>, Ph.D. program –\u00a0global health metrics and implementation science<\/p>\n

Research interests: Testing healthcare interventions to improve user experience within global health systems, particularly in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.<\/p>\n

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FLAS fellows: Chinese<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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\u00a0Mason Bayman<\/span><\/a>, B.A. program – International Studies and Chinese<\/p>\n

Research interests: International commerce, East-West relations.<\/p>\n

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Chloe Chiu<\/span><\/a>, B.A. program – Chemistry, minor in Chinese.<\/p>\n

Research interests: Cultural dialogue between Western and Eastern healthcare, improving medical care for native Chinese speakers.<\/p>\n

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\"\"Alicia Ing<\/a>,\u00a0B.A. program – Business Administration with a Certificate in International Studies in Business (CISB), minor in Diversity.<\/p>\n

Research interests: Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) advocacy; representation of women of color in business leadership; corporate social responsibility (CSR); nonprofit management.<\/p>\n

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Elizabeth Li<\/a>, B.A. program – Psychology.<\/p>\n

Research interests: Ameliorating linguistic barriers.<\/p>\n

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FLAS fellows: Japanese<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Caralee Casto<\/span><\/a>, M.A. program – International Studies: Japan Studies<\/p>\n

Research interests: Gender and sexuality policies in Japan.<\/p>\n

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Lacy Meek<\/span><\/a>, M.A. program – International Studies: Japan Studies<\/p>\n

Research interests: Socio-economic equality,\u00a0U.S. – Japan relations.<\/p>\n

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Eliyah Omar<\/a>, Ph.D. program –\u00a0Sociocultural Anthropology<\/p>\n

Research interests: Shifts in patterns of production and consumption, new means of communication and dissemination, and international factors in Japan\u2019s pop-cultural landscape.<\/p>\n

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Noah Gruenert<\/span><\/a>, B.A. program – International Studies and Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations<\/p>\n

Research interests: The intersection of\u00a0Persian and Russian languages in Central Asia, diplomacy.<\/p>\n

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Melinda Whalen<\/span><\/a>, B.A. program –\u00a0History: War and Society; and Russian language, literature, and culture.<\/p>\n

Research interests: Development of Communism and culture in Soviet Russia and Eastern Europe during the pre-war, WWII, and postwar periods.<\/p>\n

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FLAS fellows: Vietnamese<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Cindy Anh Th\u01b0 Nguy\u1ec5n<\/span><\/a>, M.Ed. program –\u00a0 Curriculum and Instruction.<\/p>\n

Research interests: Food gardens as intergenerational learning spaces for Vietnamese American youth and families;\u00a0Educational resources, programs, and curricula for the Vietnamese American community.<\/p>\n

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