Cogut Institute for the Humanities

Postdoctoral fellows are appointed jointly at the Cogut Institute and in the departments awarded a search.

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
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 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
Native American and Indigenous Studies Initiative

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