Postdoctoral fellows are appointed jointly at the Cogut Institute and in the departments awarded a search.
Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards
International Humanities
Year(s) |
Department Awarded Search |
Fellow Recruited |
PhD Degree and University |
Departmental Affiliation(s) |
2024–2026 | Africana Studies | Kristen Reynolds | Ph.D., American Studies, University of Minnesota | Africana Studies Center for Digital Scholarship |
2024–2026 | Comparative Literature | Namrata B. Kanchan | Ph.D., Asian Studies, University of Texas at Austin | Comparative Literature |
2023-2025 | Classics | Ambra Marzocchi | Ph.D. Classics, Johns Hopkins University | Classics |
2023-2025 | Hispanic Studies | Sebastián Antezana Quiroga | Ph.D. Romance Studies, Cornell University | Hispanic Studies |
2022—2024 |
Anthropology |
Michael Berman |
Ph.D. Anthropology, University of California, San Diego |
Anthropology |
2022—2024 |
East Asian Studies |
Maro Dotulong |
D.Phil. History, University of Oxford |
East Asian Studies |
2021–2023 |
English |
Mariah Min |
Ph.D. English, University of Pennsylvania |
English |
2021–2023 |
Hispanic Studies |
Adrián Emmanuel Hernández-Acosta |
Ph.D. Religion, Harvard University |
Hispanic Studies |
2019–2021 |
Anthropology |
Aviva Cormier |
Ph.D. Archaelogy, Boston University |
Anthropology |
2019–2021 |
Hispanic Studies |
Gustavo Quintero Lozano |
Ph.D. Romance Studies, Cornell University |
Hispanic Studies |
2019–2021 |
History |
Cindy Nguyen |
Ph.D. History, University of California, Berkeley |
History |
2019–2020 |
Music |
Enongo Lumumba-Kasongo |
Ph.D. Science and Technology Studies, Cornell University |
Music |
2018–2020 |
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World |
Lauren Yapp |
Ph.D. Anthropology, Stanford University |
Joukowsky Institute |
2017–2019 |
Hispanic Studies |
Luis Miguel Estrada Orozco |
Ph.D. Romance Languages and Literatures, University of Cincinnati |
Hispanic Studies |
2017–2019 |
Modern Culture and Media |
Hongwei Thorn Chen |
Ph.D. Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society, University of Minnesota |
Modern Culture and Media |
2017–2019 |
Religious Studies |
Dora Ivanišević |
Ph.D. Medieval Studies, Central European University, Budapest |
Religious Studies |
2015–2017 |
Anthropology |
Dana Graef |
Ph.D. Anthropology and Environmental Studies, Yale University |
Anthropology |
2015–2017 |
Education |
Rachel Kantrowitz |
Ph.D. History, New York University |
Education |
2015–2017 |
History of Art and Architecture |
Camila Maroja |
Ph.D. Art, Art History & Visual Studies, Duke University |
History of Art and Architecture |
2015–2017 |
Modern Culture and Media |
Paul Roquet |
Ph.D. Japanese Language, University of California, Berkeley |
Modern Culture and Media |
2013–2015 |
Middle East Studies |
Mayssun Succarie |
Ph.D. Philosophy University of California, Berkeley |
Middle East Studies |
2013–2015 |
Philosophy |
Rafael Nájera |
Ph.D. Philosophy, McGill University |
Philosophy |
2013–2015 |
Religious Studies |
Elayne Oliphant |
Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Chicago |
Religious Studies |
2013-2015 |
Anthropology |
Amy Moran-Thomas |
Ph.D. Cultural Anthropology, Princeton University |
Anthropology |
2011–2013 |
Anthropology |
Felipe Gaitan-Ammann |
Ph.D. Anthropology, Columbia University |
Anthropology |
2011–2013 |
German Studies |
Kevin Goldberg |
Ph.D. History, University of California, Los Angeles |
German Studies |
2011–2013 |
Modern Culture and Media |
Michelle Cho |
Ph.D. Comparative Literature, University of California, Irvine |
Modern Culture and Media |
2011–2013 |
Sociology |
Catherine Bliss |
Ph.D. Sociology New School for Social Research |
Sociology |
2010–2013 |
Anthropology |
Bianca Dahl |
Ph.D. Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago |
Anthropology |
2010 (Fall) |
History |
Adrián López Denis |
Ph.D. History, University of California, Los Angeles |
History |
2009–2012 |
Cogut Center for the Humanities |
Shiva Balaghi |
Ph.D. History, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor |
Cogut Center for the Humanities |
2009–2011 |
Comparative Literature |
Ipek A. Celik |
Ph.D. Comparative Literature, New York University |
Comparative Literature |
2009–2011 |
Music |
Betsey Biggs |
Ph.D. Music Composition, Princeton University |
Music |
2009–2010 |
Classics |
Rivi Handler-Spitz |
Ph.D. Comparative Literature, University of Chicago |
Classics |
2009 (Fall) |
Italian Studies |
Silvia Valisa |
Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley |
Italians Studies |
2007–2010 |
East Asian studies |
Yukiko Koga |
Ph.D. Anthropology, Columbia University |
East Asian Studies |
2007–2009 |
Italian Studies |
Lorenzo Benadusi |
Ph.D. Society, Politics and Culture, Middle Ages to Contemporary, University of Rome |
Italian Studies |
2007–2009 |
Theatre and Performance Arts |
Meida McNeal |
Ph.D. Performance Studies, Northwestern University |
Theatre and Performance Arts |
Mellon Postdoctoral Fellowships
Year(s) |
Department Awarded Search |
Fellow Recruited |
PhD Degree and University |
Fellow's Departmental Affiliation(s) |
2024–2026 | American Studies | Athia N. Choudhury | Ph.D., American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California | American Studies Program in Science, Technology, and Society |
2024–2026 | History | Tarisa Dawn Little | Ph.D., History, University of Saskatchewan |
History |
2023-2024 | Italian Studies | Eleanor Paynter | Ph.D. Comparative Studies, Ohio State University | Italian Studies |
Spring 2023—2024 |
History and Art and Architecture |
Eric Johnson |
Ph.D. Anthropology, Harvard University |
History of Art and Architecture |
2022—2024 |
Classics |
Hannah Silverblank |
D.Phil. Classical Languages and Literature, University of Oxford |
Classics |
2021–2023 |
American Studies |
Emily Lim Rogers |
Ph.D. American Studies, New York University |
American Studies |
2021–2023 |
Modern Culture and Media |
Veronica Fitzpatrick |
Ph.D. English and Film & Media Studies, University of Pittsburgh |
Modern Culture and Media |
2020–2022 |
Philosophy |
David Frank |
Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Texas |
Philosophy |
2020–2022 |
Africana Studies |
Dadland Maye |
Ph.D. English, The Graduate Center, City University of New York |
Africana Studies |
2019–2021 |
History of Art |
Jessica Stair |
Ph.D. History of Art, University of California, Berkeley |
History of Art and Architecture |
2018–2019 |
Philosophy |
Lidia Gocheva |
Ph.D. Histories and Cultures of Muslim Societies, Harvard University |
Philosophy |
2018–2020 |
Political Science |
Mary Baker |
Ph.D. Political Science, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa |
Political Science |
2017–2019 |
American Studies |
Theresa Warburton |
Ph.D. Global Gender Studies, University of Buffalo |
American Studies |
2017–2019 |
Anthropology |
Lynnette Arnold |
Ph.D. Anthropology, UC Santa Barbara |
Anthropology |
2017–2019 |
Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice |
Nic John Ramos |
Ph.D. American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California |
Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice |
2016–2018 |
Africana Studies |
Ryan Mann-Hamilton |
Ph.D. Cultural Anthropology, City University of New York |
Africana Studies |
2016–2018 |
History |
Ketaki Pant |
Ph.D. History, Duke University |
History |
2016–2018 |
Political Science |
Claire Brault |
Ph.D. Political Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
Political Science |
2015–2018 |
Cogut Center for the Humanities |
Iris Montero |
Ph.D. History and Philosophy of Science, Darwin College, University of Cambridge |
Cogut Center for the Humanities |
2015–2017 |
Comparative Literature |
Cullen Goldblatt |
Ph.D. Comparative Literature, University of California, Berkeley |
Comparative Literature |
2015–2017 |
History |
Germán Vergara |
Ph.D. History, University of California, Berkeley |
History |
2014–2016 |
Africana Studies |
Vanessa Fabien |
Ph.D. Afro-American Studies, University of Massachusetts, Amherst |
Africana Studies |
2014–2016 |
Italian Studies |
Nicola Perugini |
Ph.D. Political Anthropology, University of Siena, Italy |
Italian Studies |
2013–2015 |
English |
Lesley Jacobs |
Ph.D. English, Indiana University |
English |
2013–2015 |
Urban Studies |
Stefano Bloch |
Ph.D. Geography, University of Minnesota |
Urban Studies |
2012–2014 |
French Studies |
John Moreau |
Ph.D. French Studies, Princeton University |
French Studies |
2012–2014 |
History |
Richard Parks |
Ph.D. History, University of Minnesota |
History |
2011–2013 |
English |
Madhumita Lahiri |
Ph.D. English, Duke University |
English |
2011–2013 |
Environmental Studies |
Stephanie Malin |
Ph.D. Environmental Sociology and Sociology of Development and Globalization, Utah State University |
Environmental Studies |
2010–2012 |
History of Art and Architecture |
Katherine Smith |
Ph.D. World Arts and Cultures, University of California, Los Angeles |
History of Art and Architecture |
2010–2012 |
Judaic Studies |
Maud Kozodoy |
Ph.D. Medieval Jewish Studies, Jewish Theological Seminary |
Judaic Studies |
2009–2011 |
Modern Culture and Media |
Stephen Groening |
Ph.D. Comparative Studies in Discourse and Society, University of Minnesota |
Modern Culture and Media |
2009–2011 |
Science and Technology |
Catherine Bliss |
Ph.D. Sociology, New School for Social Research |
Science and Technology |
2009–2010 |
History |
Adrián López Denis |
Ph.D. History, University of California, Los Angeles |
History |
2008–2010 |
History of Art and Architecture |
Ipek Tureli |
Ph.D. Architecture, University of California, Berkeley |
History of Art and Architecture |
2008–2009 |
Hispanic Studies |
Rachel Price |
Ph.D. Literature, Duke University |
Hispanic Studies |
2007–2009 |
Comparative Literature |
Nauman Naqvi |
Ph.D. Anthropology, Columbia University |
Comparative Literature |
2007–2009 |
Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World |
Ian Straughn |
Ph.D. Anthropology, University of Chicago |
Joukowsky Institute |
2006–2008 |
Anthropology |
Sherine Hamdy |
Ph.D. Anthropology, New York University |
Anthropology |
2006–2008 |
Philosophy |
Michael Rohlf |
Ph.D. Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania |
Philosophy |