2023 Travel Grant Winners

Bilingualism and Script-switching in a Poet's Notebook from the Genizah
Prof. Mohamed Ahmed, Trinity College Dublin

Rethinking the Transition to Malawi's Second Wave of Democracy: National and Transnational Forces
Dr. Paul Banda, Tarleton State University

Public Opinion Toward Normalization with Israel: The View from the Arab World
Dr. Lindsay Benstead, Portland State University

Visualizing TRT World's Agenda: Analyzing Turkey's Public Diplomacy on Instagram
Dr. Senem Cevik, Woodbury University

Institutions, Discourse, and Violence: The “Amhara Settler” Trope in Ethiopia's Ethnic Federalism
Dr. Kaleb Demerew, West Texas A&M University

History from the Margin: Indigenous African Women as Missionaries, Preachers, Evangelists, and Receivers of Christianity in the Interactions of Niger Missions in the Middle Belt States of Nigeria from 1860-1930
Mr. Kefas Lamak, University of Iowa

The United States, the Middle East, and the Language of Force
Dr. Cindy May, Lancaster University

Between Separatism and Integration: Examining the Persistence and Moderation of Self-Determination Movements in Yemen and Turkey
Mr. Ala Mohsen, University of Utah

Harnessing Women's Productive Capacities for Inclusive Economic Growth in Africa: The Case of Rwanda and Tanzania
Prof. Steve Onyeiwu, Allegheny College

The Challenge of Legitimacy and Governance in Afghanistan
Mr. Ahmad Partaw, University of South Florida

A Cry from the Earthquake Zone: Turkish State Capacity in Question
Prof. Kivanc Ulusoy, Istanbul University