Five Husker faculty are Fulbright scholars
A record number of university faculty were named 2018-2019 Fulbright scholars, including the Distinguished Chair Award, the most prestigious appointment offered through the Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program. These awards enable faculty, administrators and professionals to conduct research, study and teaching abroad in one of more than 130 countries.
- Cory Forbes, associate professor of natural resources, is collaborating with German researchers to analyze data from a 2015 global study of more than 28 million teenagers to gauge scientific literacy.
- Jessica Shoemaker, associate professor of law, is a Fulbright Canada research scholar investigating aboriginal legal and resource rights.
- Jay Storz, Susan J. Rosowski Professor of biological sciences, is working on a project in Argentina on the evolution of novel properties of crocodilian hemoglobin.
- Yan Xia, professor of child, youth and family studies, is Nebraska’s first Distinguished Fulbright Chair. She is studying parenting during critical life transitions and comparing practices between China and Western countries.
- Andrew Zimbroff, assistant professor of textiles, merchandising and fashion design, is promoting innovative agribusiness entrepreneurship in Brazil.
