Deb Reisinger, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Romance Studies

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Deb Reisinger, Assistant Professor of the Practice in Romance Studies Deb is using the fellowship to help integrate and align the Cultures and Languages Across the Curriculum (CLAC) initiative that she runs with Innovation & Entrepreneurship. This includes helping students have an immersive language learning experience while working with french-speaking refugees in Durham – and helping these students better understand the needs of the refugees and working with them to develop a set of sustainable […]

Anirudh Krishna, Professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science

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Anirudh Krishna, Professor at the Sanford School of Public Policy and Professor of Political Science Anirudh is translating his interest in working with villages in India to develop a fellowship dedicated to equipping these villages with the resources and relationships for them to create new economic and education opportunities for their citizens – and connecting these efforts with one another as well as resources at Duke, including student summer experiences.

Nancy Zucker, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience

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Nancy Zucker, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology & Neuroscience Much like her mentor Helen Egger, a fellow from the 2014-15 fellowship class, Nancy is using her fellowship to develop a set of technology tools and high-touch approaches for family’s with children suffering from eating disorders.

Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Statistical Science

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Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel, Director of Undergraduate Studies and Associate Professor of the Practice in the Department of Statistical Science Mine is using the fellowship to build a scalable platform for DataFest – a weekend-long “hackathon” in which over 300 students across the Triangle come to Duke to work on a real-world problem solving using a robust set of data.

Fritz Mayer, Professor of Political Science and Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society Director of the Program on Global Policy and Governance

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Fritz Mayer, Professor of Political Science and Associate of the Duke Initiative for Science & Society Director of the Program on Global Policy and Governance Frederick “Fritz” Mayer is Professor of Public Policy, Political Science, and Environment at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public Policy. Mayer teaches courses on the political economy of public policy, globalization and governance, political analysis, and leadership.

Emily Bernhardt, Professor of General Ecology, Field Ecology, Biogeochemistry, and Microbial Ecology and Member of The Bernhardt Lab at Duke University

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Emily Bernhardt, Professor of General Ecology, Field Ecology, Biogeochemistry, and Microbial Ecology and Member of The Bernhardt Lab at Duke University Emily is developing a strategy to engage undergraduate and graduate teams to work on “wicked” real-world environmental problems from multiple perspectives and disciplines – such as data analytics, environmental science, and public policy.

Jun Yang, Professor of Computer Science

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Jun Yang, Professor of Computer Science Jun is partnering with Bill Adair, a faculty fellow from 2015-16, to bring Jun’s research on data analytics to bear on fact-checking in politics. The pair are currently applying for a Knight Foundation grant to create a fact-checking software platform for journalists and media outlets to provide real-time fact-checking on time series data sets. The goal is to actively use student input to help create software platform and use […]

Dennis Clements, Director of Global Health Third Year Study Study Program and Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Community and Family Medicine

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Dennis Clements, Director of Global Health Third Year Study Study Program and Professor in the Departments of Pediatrics, Community and Family Medicine Dennis is creating a proposed Gateway Course on social innovation for the Innovation & Entrepreneurship certifcate focused on real-world problem-solving in global health. Goal is to have course offered in fall 2017.

Bill Adair, Knight Professor of Journalism and Public Policy and Director of DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy

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Bill Adair, Knight Professor of Journalism and Public Policy and Director of DeWitt Wallace Center for Media and Democracy As the founder of Politifact, Bill used the fellowship to launch a partnership with Google to embed fact-checking technology into Google searches and help journalists from major publications including the Washington Post to integrate fact-checking software into their stories. Bill’s project included engaging Sanford students through this class – an effort he has actively continued beyond […]

Sherryl Broverman, Associate Professor of Biology and Global Health and President of WISER International

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Sherryl Broverman, Associate Professor of Biology and Global Health and President of WISER International Sherryl used the fellowship to develop a plan to strengthen and scale WISER, a community development organization focusing on the social empowerment of underprivileged girls through education and health based in Kenya. This included developing a three-year business plan, engaging students in the design and study of a scale-up plan, and rolling out the plan with the WISER board and funders.