Dr. Kenneth Stevens Department of History Texas Christian University Reed Hall, 2850 South University Drive Fort Worth, TX 76129 Date of Birth: August 18, 1946 Grant Category: László Országh Chair in American Studies Discipline: American Studies, History Specialization: The American Presidency; American Constitutional History; Nineteenth-Century U.S. Affiliation in Hungary: University of Debrecen North American Department, Institute of English and American Studies; Department of Political Science, Institute of Political Science and Sociology H-4010 Debrecen, Egyetem tér 1. Faculty Associate: Dr. Tibor Glant Tel.: +36-52-512-900/2737 Fax: +36-52-431-147 E-mail: Duration of Stay: September 2014 – December 2014 Academic Background: Ph.D., Indiana University, 1982 M.A., Indiana University, 1974 B.A., Indiana University, 1968 Professional Background: Professor, Texas Christian University, since 2001 Associate Professor, TCU, 1989-2001 Assistant Professor, TCU, 1983-1989 Editor, Diplomatic Papers of Daniel Webster, 1978-1983 Foreign Languages: None Selected Publications: The Texas Legation Papers, 1836-1845 (2012) William Henry Harrison: A Bibliography (1998) Border Diplomacy: The Caroline and McLeod Affairs in Anglo-American-Canadian Relations, 1837-1842 (1989) The Diplomatic Papers of Daniel Webster, vol.1. 1841-1843 (1983)
“Making the Most of Statistical Analyses: Improving Interpretation and Presentation,” American Journal of Political Science, Vol. 44, No. 2, April 2000: with Gary King and Mike Tomz III. RESEARCHERS Fall semester Dr. David Pitt Spring semester Dr. Kai Schafft
Hannah Turner B.S. Mathematics Ball State University 2000 W University Ave, Muncie, IN 47303 hkturner@bsu.edu Date of Birth: December 22, 1991 Grant Category: Student Discipline: Mathematics Specialization: Combinatorics, Graph Theory, Mathematics Education Affiliation in Hungary: Budapest Semesters in Mathematics H-1017 Budapest Bethlen Gábor tér 2. Duration of Stay: August 2014 – May 2015 Academic Background: B.S., Ball State University, 2014. Professional Background: N/A Foreign Languages: Spanish, some Hungarian Thoma M.Ed. candidate Teacher Education/Curriculum Studies University of Massachusetts Amherst 300 Massachusetts Ave. Amherst, MA 01003 thoma20h@mtholyoke.edu Date of Birth: July 9, 1987 Grant Category: English Teaching Assistant Discipline: Bilingual/ESL/Multicultural Education Specialization: Second Language Learning; Higher Education
Affiliation in Hungary: Jesuit Roma Residential College H-1191 Budapest Hunyadi u. 2-4 EducationUSA Advising Center Hungarian Fulbright Commission H-1082 Budapest Baross u. 62 Duration of Stay: September 2014 - May 2015 Academic Background: M.Ed. candidate, University of Massachusetts, 2015 B.A., Mount Holyoke College, 2009 Professional Background: Project Assistant, Office of Research and Engagement, College of Education, 2013-2014 Research Assistant, Office of Innovative and Development Alliances, USAID, 2013-2014 Assistante de Langue Étrangère, George Sand, 2011-2012 Foreign Languages: French Daniel Nyikos Doctoral candidate English University of Nebraska - Lincoln 202 Andrews Hall Lincoln NE 68588-0333 Date of Birth: August 23, 1984 Grant Category: Student Discipline: Creative Writing Specialization: Fiction Affiliation in Hungary: University of Szeged Institute of English and American Studies H-6722 Szeged Egyetem u. 2. Duration of Stay: September 2014 - May 2015 Academic Background: M.A., Utah State University, 2009 B.S., Utah State University, 2006
Professional Background: Graduate Teaching Assistant, 2008-2013 Associate Coordinator of Writing Center, 2013 Senior Fiction Reader for Prairie Schooner, 2012-2013 Foreign Languages: Hungarian Selected Publications: "Exhibition", a short story. Storyscape. December 2013. “Potato Soup”, a poem. American Life in Poetry. September 2011 Jan Alexander Wessel Student/Bachelor of Science Economics/Finance University of Scranton 800 Linden St., Scranton, PA 18510 jan.wessel@scranton.edu Date of Birth: August 14, 1991 Grant Category: Student Discipline: Business Specialization: International Business: Foreign Direct Investment in Hungary’s Manufacturing Sector Affiliation in Hungary: Corvinus University of Budapest H-1093 Budapest tér 8. Duration of Stay: September 2014 - December 2014 Academic Background: B.S., University of Scranton, 2013