Faculty Fulbright
Since its establishment in 1946, the Fulbright Program has aimed to promote mutual understanding between the United States and other countries by exchanging knowledge and skills. At the University of North Florida, both faculty and students actively contribute to and participate in a variety of Fulbright programs each year. To learn more about these opportunities, visit the Fulbright Scholar Program website.
UNF Fulbright Faculty
The University of North Florida Faculty Fulbright Alumni are dedicated to advancing the University's internationalization efforts by promoting a mutual understanding between the United States and other countries through academic exchange programs. As recipients of Fulbright Awards abroad, our faculty and administrator members bring a wealth of expertise and experience to the UNF community. They meet regularly to discuss programs and activities, bring visiting scholars to campus, and provide support to UNF faculty and students in their applications to the Fulbright programs. Through their collaborative efforts, they aim to foster a culture of global awareness and engagement at UNF. View more information from the International Center.
Congratulations to our UNF Fulbright Faculty
The UNF faculty below are recipients of Fulbright Awards.

Aaron Creller
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Fulbright Project Title: Realism, Pluralism, and Knowing Across Cultures
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar
Country/Region: Republic of Slovakia
Field of Study: Philosophy
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2024 - 2025

Blake Rayfield
Department of Accounting and Finance
Fulbright Project Title: Digitizing Corporate Finance
Fulbright Program: Specialist
Country/Region: Kosovo
Field of Study: Business
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2024

Tes Tuason
Department of Public Health
Fulbright Project Title: Discovering the Treasures of Mental Health and Wellness in Post COVID Philippines
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar
Country/Region: Philippines
Field of Study: Social Sciences
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2023 - 2024

Nicholas de Villiers
Department of English
Fulbright Project Title: Inter-Asia Network Films and Cosmopolitan Sex Workers
Fulbright Program: US Scholar Program (Research and Teaching)
Country/Region: Taiwan
Field of Study: Literature and Film Studies
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2023 - 2024

Terence Cavanaugh
Department of Leadership, School Counseling, & Sport Management
Fulbright Project Title: Interventions to Improve Secondary Science Instruction
Fulbright Program: Specialist
Country/Region: Fiji
Field of Study: Education
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2022 - 2023

Madalina Tanase
Department of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum
Fulbright Project Title: Student-Centered Strategies: Stories from Romanian Classrooms
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar
Country/Region: Romania
Field of Study: Teacher Education
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2022

Vanessa Cruz
Department of Art, Art History, and Design
Fulbright Project Title: Gerhub and Gerude Creative Curriculum Development
Fulbright Program: Specialist
Country/Region: Mongolia
Field of Study: Education
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2022
Fulbright Project Title: Animation and Media Specialist for St. Pölten University
Fulbright Program: Specialist
Country/Region: Austria
Field of Study: Media Arts
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2014
Fulbright Project Title: Behind the Veil
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar
Country/Region: Ireland
Field of Study: Media Arts
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2012

Ronald Lukens-Bull
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Fulbright Project Title: Muslim Militia Working for Pluralism and Peace
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar
Country/Region: Indonesia
Field of Study: Anthropology and Religious Studies
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2018 - 2019
Fulbright Project Title: Islamic Higher Education in Indonesia
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar
Country/Region: Indonesia
Field of Study: Anthropology and Islamic Studies
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2008 - 2009
Fulbright Project Title: Specialist Consulting on Teaching and Research on Islam in Southeast Asia
Fulbright Program: Specialist
Country/Region: Thailand
Field of Study: Anthropology and Islamic Studies
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2005

Adel ElSafty
School of Engineering
Fulbright Project Title: Research Collaboration on Basalt & Carbon Fiber reinforced Polymers
Fulbright Program: Specialist
Country/Region: Canada
Field of Study: Education
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2018
Fulbright Project Title: Research on the Use of Innovative Materials in Infrastructure
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar
Country/Region: United Arab Emirates
Field of Study: Education
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2015 - 2016

Anne Pfister
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Fulbright Project Title: Proyecto Fotovoz: Sign Language, Deaf Education, & Mexico’s Medicalization of Deafness
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar
Country/Region: Mexico
Field of Study: Anthropology
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2017 - 2018
Fulbright Project Title: Paradigms of Deafness: Decisions and Identity among Mexican Youth
Fulbright Program: Student
Country/Region: Mexico
Field of Study: Anthropology
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2012 - 2013

Josh Gellers
Department of Political Science and Public Administration
Fulbright Project Title: Sustainable Development and Democracy in Sri Lanka: Public Participation in Environmental Governance
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar
Country/Region: Sri Lanka
Field of Study: Political Science
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2017

Keith Cartwright
Department of English
Fulbright Project Title: Cornbread, Quimbombo y Barbacoa: Gulf Frontiers of the U.S. South in Literature and History
Fulbright Program: Teacher
Country/Region: Mexico
Field of Study: American Literature
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2016

Tru Leverette Hall
Department of English
Fulbright Project Title: Unwinding Identity: Race Mixture, Genre, and the Limits of Identity Politics
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar
Country/Region: Canada
Field of Study: American Literature
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2013

Rob Haley
Department of Health Administration
Fulbright Project Title: Graduate and Undergraduate Health Administration Program needs Assessment for Accreditation
Fulbright Program: Specialist
Country/Region: United Arab Emirates
Field of Study: Global and Public Health
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2012
Fulbright Project Title: Planning and Implementing the Egypt Healthcare Summit
Fulbright Program: Specialist
Country/Region: Egypt
Field of Study: Global and Public Health
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2008

David Jaffee
Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Social Work
Fulbright Project Title: Hong Kong General Education
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar
Country/Region: Hong Kong
Field of Study: Education
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2010 - 2011

Alison Bruey
Department of History
Fulbright Project Title: "Living Like People": Political Culture, Social Citizenship, and the Shantytown Movement in Santiago de Chile, 1964-1990
Fulbright Program: Student
Country/Region: Chile
Field of Study: History
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2002 - 2003

Robert Frankel
Department of Marketing and Logistics
Fulbright Project Title: International Marketing (and Logistics)
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar
Country/Region: Poland
Field of Study: Business
Year(s) of Fulbright: 2001 - 2002

David Sheffler
Department of History
Fulbright Project Title: Schools and Schooling: Education in Late-Medieval Regensburg
Fulbright Program: Student
Country/Region: Germany
Field of Study: History
Year(s) of Fulbright: 1999 - 2000

Mina Baliamoune
Department of Economics and Geography
Fulbright Project Title: Explaining Cross-Country Disparities in Rates of Economic Growth: A Vecor Autoregressions Approach
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar
Country/Region: United States of America
Field of Study: Economics
Year(s) of Fulbright: 1997 - 1998

Philip Kaplan
Department of History
Fulbright Project Title: Regular Member, American School of Classical Studies, Athens
Fulbright Program: Student
Country/Region: Greece
Field of Study: Ancient History
Year(s) of Fulbright: 1994 - 1995

Andrew Buchwalter
Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies
Fulbright Project Title: Theory of Objective Spirit
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar
Country/Region: Germany
Field of Study: Philosophy
Year(s) of Fulbright: 1992 - 1993
Fulbright Project Title: Hegel's Practical Philosophy
Fulbright Program: Student
Country/Region: Germany
Field of Study: Philosophy
Year(s) of Fulbright: 1977 - 1978

Gary Smart
School of Music
Fulbright Project Title: Jazz - History and Performance
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar
Country/Region: Indonesia
Field of Study: Jazz
Year(s) of Fulbright: 1992 - 1993
Fulbright Project Title: Classical Music Performance - Piano
Fulbright Program: Student
Country/Region: Germany
Field of Study: Classical Music Performance
Year(s) of Fulbright: 1969 - 1970

Patricia Geesey
Department of Languages, Literatures, and Cultures
Fulbright Project Title: Francophone Writers and Autobiographical Fiction
Fulbright Program: Student
Country/Region: Morocco
Field of Study: French-Language Writers (French Literature)
Year(s) of Fulbright: 1987 - 1988

William Slaughter
Department of English
Fulbright Program: Research Scholar, Teacher
Country/Region: China, Egypt
Field of Study: American Studies
Year(s) of Fulbright: 1987 - 1988 and 1980 - 1981
Contact
Sericea Stallings Smith
Fellow | International Initiatives
Associate Professor, Department of Public Health
s.stallings-smith@unf.edu