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University of Massachusetts Amherst Donahue Institute

Friday, December 6, 2024

Last month, a team of six staff from the Civic Initiative (a business group of the University of Massachusetts Amherst Donahue Institute) were in Islamabad. They held a three-day follow-up conference for alumni from recent cohorts of the Study of the U.S. Institutes Comparative Public Policymaking program that has been held annually by the Civic Initiative since 2010. The SUSI program is funded by the US Department of State Education and Cultural Affairs Office.

Sadaf Sajjad | Austin Community College

Wednesday, December 4, 2024

A new honors course titled "Psychology and AI: Where AI dances with Psychology" has been proposed by Dr. Sadaf Sajjad at Austin Community College. This groundbreaking course in psychological studies provides a foundational understanding of human behavior and mental processes, integrating the study of psychology and its influence on AI. Set to be taught for the first time starting in Spring 2025, this innovative course has been reviewed and accepted by the Honors Committee at Austin Community College.

Mehtabidah Ali | University of Houston

Monday, September 30, 2024

Mehtabidah Ali's research paper was published in the International Journal of Heliyon. In the study, Ali utilized NASA Satellite Data to predict the behavior of surging glaciers in the HKH ranges of Northern Pakistan and analyzed the risks with glacial lake outburst floods (GLOFs).

Rizwan Ali Shinwari | Bradford University, UK/Riphah University, Pakistan

Monday, September 30, 2024

Rizwan Ali Shinwari has joined a postdoctoral position in a joint project by the University of Bradfor, UK and Riphah University, Pakistan. The two-year long project will focus on the protection of children in the Pakistani community and will particularly focus on the rising trend in child sexual abuse cases. The project aims to conduct evidence-based research to reach at the core of the social issue.

Christopher Candland | Wellesley College

Monday, September 30, 2024

Prof. Christopher Candland's book, The Islamic Welfare State: Muslim Charity, Human Security, and Government Legitimacy in Pakistan, has been published by Cambridge University Press. Hardcopies and electronic copies are available through the Cambridge University Press website.

Fellows 2012-13

Short-Term Fellowships: Funded by Public Affairs Section, American Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan

Andrew Amstutz
Field: Modern South Asia
Project Title: Crafting a Pakistani 'Regional Culture': Urdu and Sindhi Cultural Histories in Lok Virsa, 1947-1980
Affiliated Institution: Cornell University
Fellowship Type: Doctoral, 3 months in Pakistan
Abstract Final Report

Anila Daulatzai
Field: Anthropology
Project Title: Heroin Use and Harm Reduction in an Islamic Context: An Ethnographic Study
Affiliated Institution: Johns Hopkins University
Fellowship Type: Doctoral, 5 months in Pakistan
Abstract

William Johnson
Field: Law and International Studies
Project Title: Corruption and Impunity in Pakistan
Affiliated Institution: University of Oregon
Fellowship Type: Doctoral, 2 months in Pakistan
Abstract Final Report

Faris Khan
Field: Anthropology
Project Title: Khwaja Sira Activism, Transgender Identities & Transnationality in Pakistan
Affiliated Institution: Syracuse University
Fellowship Type: Doctoral, 2 months in Pakistan
Abstract Final Report

Gwendolyn Kirk
Field: Linguistic Anthropology
Project Title: Punjabi and Popular Vulgarity: A Critical Analysis of Language and Cinema in Pakistan
Affiliated Institution: University of Texas, Austin
Fellowship Type: Doctoral, 5 months in Pakistan
Abstract Final Report

Sameer Lalwani
Field: Comparative Politics and International Relations
Project Title: The Wars Within: Explaining State Strategies of Consolidation in Civil Conflict
Affiliated Institution: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Fellowship Type: Doctoral, 3 months in Pakistan
Abstract

Regular Fellowships: Funded by Council of American Overseas Research Centers
*Funding provided by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State through a grant from the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC).

Andrew Amstutz
Field: Modern South Asia
Project Title: Making a Home for Urdu in Pakistan: The Migrations of the Anjuman-I Taraqqi-yi Urdu
Affiliated Institution: Cornell University
Fellowship Type: Junior, 8 months in Dhaka, New Delhi, Mumbai, Aligarh, and Patna
Abstract Final Report

Naindeep Chann
Field: History
Project Title: Political Economy of the Persian Gulf-Gujarat Zone, c. 1650-1720
Affiliated Institution: UCLA
Fellowship Type: Junior, 3 months in Paris
Abstract

Julie Flowerday
Field: Anthropology
Project Title: Sentiments of Deception, Lorimer’s Unfinished Study of Hunza
Affiliated Institution: Truman State University
Fellowship Type: Senior, 9 months in Lahore and Islamabad
Abstract Final Report

Daniel Majchrowicz
Field: Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, Indo-Muslim Culture
Project Title: Conflicting Visions: Language, Politics, and Urdu Travel Literature
Affiliated Institution: Harvard University
Fellowship Type: Junior, 2 months in London
Abstract Final Report

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*Funding provided by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State through a grant from the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC).

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Fellows 2012-13

Short-Term Fellowships: Funded by Public Affairs Section, American Embassy, Islamabad, Pakistan

Regular Fellowships: Funded by Council of American Overseas Research Centers*Funding provided by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State through a grant from the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC).

Regular Fellowships: Funded by Council of American Overseas Research Centers
*Funding provided by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State through a grant from the Council of American Overseas Research Centers (CAORC).