Announcements

Robert Habenstein Dissertation Fellowship

The Robert Habenstein Dissertation Fellowship was established by Professor Habenstein for the purpose of supporting dissertation completion by the Department's doctoral students. This year's fellowship recipients are Roslyn Fraser (advisor: Prof. Jay Gubrium) for support in writing her dissertation tentatively titled "From Missing Daughters to Missing Sons? The Global Labor Market and Daughter Valuation in Rural Bangladesh" and Jesse Van Gerven (advisor: Prof. Clarence Lo) for support in writing his dissertation tentatively titled "Constructions and Subjects of Environmental Justice Energy Activism: Distribution, Recognition, and Participation in the Anti-Nuclear Movement." Congratulations to both awardees!

Past recipients have been Jennifer Correa (advisor: Prof. Tola Pearce) for her dissertation titled "Fighting the 'War on Terror': The Social Construction of the U.S.-Mexico Border, Citizenship, and Rights" awarded in 2011, and Lloyd Chia (advisor: Prof. Mary Jo Neitz) for his dissertation titled "Emerging Faith Boundaries: Bridge-Building, Inclusion, and the Emerging Church Movement in America" awarded in 2010.