Cogut Institute for the Humanities

Past Postdoctoral Searches and Appointments

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Postdoctoral Program

All Brown University academic departments are eligible to submit proposals to the Cogut Institute. Brown University programs, centers, and institutes are also welcome to submit proposals, but must demonstrate the willingness of appropriate departments to sponsor, house, and actively mentor a postdoctoral research associate.

Postdoctoral appointments are made jointly at the Cogut Institute and in the departments awarded a search.

International Humanities Postdoctoral Appointments

Year(s)	Department Awarded Search	Fellow Recruited	PhD Degree and University	Departmental Affiliation(s)
2025–2027	German Studies	Lou Silhol-Macher	PhD., German, University of California, Berkeley	German Studies
2025–2027	History of Art and Architecture	Catherine Nuckols	PhD., Art History and Latin American Studies, Tulane University	History of Art and Architecture
2024–2026	Comparative Literature	Namrata B. Kanchan	Ph.D., Asian Studies, University of Texas at Austin	Comparative Literature
2024–2025	Africana Studies	Kristen Reynolds	Ph.D., American Studies, University of Minnesota	Africana Studies Center for Digital Scholarship
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 Program in Medieval Studies
2021–2023	Hispanic Studies	Adrián Emmanuel Hernández-Acosta	Ph.D. Religion, Harvard University	Hispanic Studies Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies American 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 Anthropology
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 Classics
2015–2017	Anthropology	Dana Graef	Ph.D. Anthropology and Environmental Studies, Yale University	Anthropology Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
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 Science and Technology Studies Population Studies
2011–2013	Anthropology	Felipe Gaitan-Ammann	Ph.D. Anthropology, Columbia University	Anthropology Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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 East Asian Studies
2011–2013	Sociology	Catherine Bliss	Ph.D. Sociology New School for Social Research	Sociology Alpert Medical School
2010–2013	Anthropology	Bianca Dahl	Ph.D. Comparative Human Development, University of Chicago	Anthropology Population Studies
2010 (Fall)	History	Adrián López Denis	Ph.D. History, University of California, Los Angeles	History Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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 Multimedia and Electronic Music Experiments (MEME)
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 Gender 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 Gender Studies
2007–2009	Theatre and Performance Arts	Meida McNeal	Ph.D. Performance Studies, Northwestern University	Theatre and Performance Arts

Mellon Postdoctoral Appointments

Year(s)	Department Awarded Search	Fellow Recruited	PhD Degree and University	Fellow's Departmental Affiliation(s)
2025–2027	Anthropology	Adela Zhang	PhD., Anthropology, Stanford University	Anthropology
2025–2027	Philosophy	Brendan Fleig-Goldstein	PhD., History and Philosophy of Science, University of Pittsburgh	Philosophy
2024–2026	History	Tarisa Dawn Little	Ph.D., History, University of Saskatchewan	History Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative
2024–2025	American Studies	Athia N. Choudhury	Ph.D., American Studies and Ethnicity, University of Southern California	American Studies Program in Science, Technology, and Society
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 Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative
2022–2024	Classics	Hannah Silverblank	D.Phil. Classical Languages and Literature, University of Oxford	Classics Comparative Literature
2021–2023	American Studies	Emily Lim Rogers	Ph.D. American Studies, New York University	American Studies Program in Science, Technology, and Society
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 Center for the Study of the Early Modern World
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 English
2017–2019	Anthropology	Lynnette Arnold	Ph.D. Anthropology, UC Santa Barbara	Anthropology Swearer Center for Public service
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 Africana Studies
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 Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
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 Institute at Brown for Environment and Society
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 Middle East Studies
2013–2015	English	Lesley Jacobs	Ph.D. English, Indiana University	English Medieval Studies
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 Comparative Literature
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 Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
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 Africana Studies
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 Africana Studies
2009–2010	History	Adrián López Denis	Ph.D. History, University of California, Los Angeles	History Latin American and Caribbean Studies
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