Fulbright Forum on Education, Innovation, Science, and Art

Fulbright Forum on Education, Innovation, Science, and Art provides a unique opportunity to hear about the research and projects that the current U.S. Fulbright scholars, teachers, and graduate students are doing in Finland. The sessions are held online on Zoom and they are open to the public.
CV Catalog of the 2021-22 U.S. Fulbright Finland Grantees
Program for the Fulbright Forum 2022: Education, Innovation, Science, and Art
Time |
Speaker |
presentation topic |
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17:05- |
Chloe Kiernicki, Fulbright-Tampere University Graduate Award |
Studying Sustainable Architecture |
17:20- |
Peter Carter, Mid-Career Professional Development Grant |
Evolving Mobility and Its Implications for Urban Plans |
Break | ||
17:45- |
Salena Bantz, Fulbright-Tampere University Graduate Award |
Smart Grid Solutions in Finland |
18:00- |
John Garrett, Fulbright-LUT University Graduate Award |
Power Electronic Converters in a Sustainable Future |
Time |
Speaker |
PRESENTATION TOPIC |
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17:05-17:20 |
Mikaela Peters, Fulbright-LUT University Graduate Award |
Real World Application of Data Analysis Tools to Generate More Efficient and Sustainable Business Solutions |
17:20-17:35 |
Emma Mulhern, Fulbright-LUT University Graduate Award |
Continuous Improvement Towards Sustainable Supply Chains |
Break | ||
17:45-18:00 |
Giana Ortiz, Fulbright-LUT University Graduate Award |
A Global Perspective on Data Analysis, Finance, and Accounting |
18:00-18:15 |
Anna Agapova, Fulbright-University of Vaasa Scholar Award |
Gender of Corporate Managers and Their Voluntary Managerial Guidance |
time |
speaker |
PRESENTATION TOPIC |
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17:05-17:20 |
Tiffany Wang, Fulbright-LUT University Graduate Award |
Transitioning from a Linear to Circular Economy |
17:20-17:35 |
Isabel Coppola, U.S. Fulbright Fellow |
Climate Emotions in an Age of Anxiety: The Emotional Impact of Climate Change on Young People in Finland and the United States |
Break | ||
17:45-18:00 |
Lora Harris, Seeking Solutions for Global Challenges Award |
Restoration Trajectories in the Baltic Sea and Chesapeake Bay |
18:00-18:15 |
Michael West, Core Fulbright U.S. Scholar |
Communicating Science with the Public in Finland and Beyond
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TIME |
SPEAKER |
PRESENTATION TOPIC |
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17:05-17:20 |
Patricia Donahue, Fulbright-Tampere University Scholar Award |
Community Participation and Urban Development – A Comparative Perspective on Regeneration, Sustainability, and Inclusivity |
17:20-17:35 |
Andreas Nolan, Fulbright-University of Turku Graduate Award |
Studying Inequalities, Interventions, and the New Welfare State |
Break | ||
17:45-18:00 |
Selina Gallo-Cruz, Fulbright-Tampere University Scholar Award |
A Tale of Two Cities? Insights from Comparative Environmental Policy Analysis |
18:00-18:15 |
Edward Stevens, Fulbright-University of Helsinki Graduate Award |
Criminal Justice Reform in Finland |
TIME |
SPEAKER |
PRESENTATION TOPIC |
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17:20-17:35 |
Megan Jones, U.S. Fulbright Fellow |
Queer and Trans Inclusion in Finnish Teacher Education and Educational Research |
Break | ||
17:45-18:00 |
Kathlyn Elliott, Fulbright-EDUFI Fellow |
Preventing Violent Extremism in Finland: What Do Teachers Have to Do With It? |
18:00-18:15 |
Sean Wachsmuth, Fulbright-University of Turku Scholar Award |
Social, Emotional, and Behavioral Needs in Finnish Schools |
TIME |
SPEAKER |
PRESENTATION TOPIC |
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17:05-17:20 |
Alyssa Rodriguez, U.S. Fulbright Fellow |
The History of Finnish Folk Music and New Concepts in Music Improvisation |
17:20-17:35 |
Devina Boughton, U.S. Fulbright Fellow |
Exploring Transcultural Collaboration and Finnish Community as a Global Musician |
Break |
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17:45-18:00 |
Chelsea Bihlmeyer, Fulbright-EDUFI Fellow |
All is Fair in Love and Art; Theory and Best Practices in Arts-Based and Practice-Led Research |
18:00-18:15 |
Peter Friedrich, Seeking Solutions for Global Challenges Award |
Dramatic Entrances: Partnering Migrant Communities with Finnish University Theatre Students |
TIME |
SPEAKER |
PRESENTATION TOPIC |
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17:05-17:20 |
Claire Ramsey, Fulbright-EDUFI Fellow |
Sociocultural Background, Curriculum and Glocal Worldview: A North Karelian Context |
17:20-17:35 |
Kathryn Picardo, Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research |
Bringing Competence Learning to Life: How the Finnish National Curriculum is Actualized in Local Schools |
17:35-17:50 |
Carolyn Streets, Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research |
Best Practices and Pedagogy: Observations of Finnish/American Educational Contexts |
TIME |
SPEAKER |
PRESENTATION TOPIC |
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17:05-17:20 |
Mirva Johnson, Fulbright-EDUFI Fellow |
Identifying the Dialectal Background of American Finnish Speakers Using a Supervised Machine-Learning Model |
17:20-17:35 |
Rachel Szekely, Fulbright-Tampere University Scholar Award |
From No Fool to No Smoking: Negation and Negative Quantifiers in a Theory of Speech Acts |
Break | ||
17:45-18:00 |
Jade Roberts, Fulbright-Aalto University Graduate Award |
Can You Hear Me? Continuing My Quest in Equitable Audio Tech |
18:00-18:15 |
Mark Hersey, Fulbright Bicentennial Chair in American Studies |
Black Belt: Landscape and Identity in the Heart of Dixie |
18:15-18:30 |
William Helling, Fulbright-Haaga-Helia Scholar Award |
Methods and Tools for Student Collaboration between U.S. and Finnish Universities |
Time |
Speaker |
presentation topic |
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17:05-17:20 |
Jennifer Booz, Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research |
Exploring the Use of Phenomenon-Based Learning and Its Impact on Students' Sense of Connection to Their Community |
17:20-17:35 |
Scott Ferrell-Garcia, Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research |
Putting the Purpose In PBL: Using Student Inquiry and Agency to Build a Place of Learning |
Break | ||
17:45-18:00 |
Robert Fudge, Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research |
Crafting the Future: Exploring the Role of Identity and Traditional Crafts in the Modern Makerspace |
18:00-18:15 |
Abigail Harkey, Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research |
The Role of the Transversal Competences in Upper Secondary Education Toward the Creation of an Ecosocial Art Curriculum |
18:15-18:30 |
Scott Gordon, Fulbright Distinguished Awards in Teaching Research |
Finland: The Case for the Differentiated High School Model in the United States |
TIME |
SPEAKER |
presentation topic |
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17:05-17:20 |
Irene Calboli, Fulbright-Hanken Distinguished Chair in Business and Economics |
The Role of Certification (and Intellectual Property) in Promoting Effective Sustainable Development |
17:20-17:35 |
Brian Chabowski, Fulbright-University of Vaasa Scholar Award |
Critical Findings for International Business Marketing from a Sustainability-Rich Ecosystem |
17:35-17:50 |
Caitlin Morris, Fulbright-LUT University Graduate Award |
Strategic Finance & Data Analytics in an International Environment |
TIME |
SPEAKER |
topic of their fulbright project |
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17:05-17:20 |
Laura Alderfer, Fulbright-EDUFI Fellow |
Ang-Tie Signaling in Lymphatic Vessel Growth and Applications to Tissue Engineering |
17:20-17:35 |
David Dorman, Fulbright-Saastamoinen Foundation Distinguished Chair in Health Sciences |
Contemporary Issues in Chemical Risk Assessment |
17:35-17:50 |
Macey Higdon, Fulbright-University of Jyväskylä Graduate Award |
International Master’s Degree of Biology of Physical Activity at University of Jyväskylä |
See the programs of previous Fulbright Forum Seminars.