The winner of Fulbright Scholar Award – Dr. MaryBeth Chrostowsky who doubles as a lecturer of Anthropology at Georgia Gwinnett College, will spend a year-long stay in Uganda.
Her stay in Uganda will be aimed at working with graduate students in the Refugee and Migrant Studies Program at Ugandan Martyrs University.
“My interests in Uganda stem from my dissertation research in South Sudan,” said Dr Chrostowsky.
“From 2009-2010, I lived in Bor, South Sudan, among forced migrants who had fled their homes, then, following a peace agreement, returned to South Sudan after years of living in refugee camps in bordering countries. New fighting in South Sudan has brought about a new displacement, many fleeing to Uganda.”
Dr Chrostowsky holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology, Master of Arts in anthropology at San Diego State University and a Ph.D. in anthropology at the University of Kentucky.
The Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program is the U.S. government’s flagship international education and cultural exchange program for college students and faculty.
It has provided more than 400,000 participants from over 160 countries with the opportunity to exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to challenges facing communities and the world at large.
