Past Fellows
To date, the Brueggeman Center for Dialogue has sent more than 120 Xavier students to more than 60 different countries.
Each year's cohort is chosen from all four of Xavier's colleges. In addition to an intensive year of research on their individual projects, the Fellows participate in an interdisciplinary learning community with all the other Fellows. The Fellows and their faculty mentors all become each other's teachers.
The program is high risk and high reward---our Fellows often travel to some of the most challenging places on Earth. The Winter-Cohen Fellows program offers intellectual, moral, and spiritual self-discovery and growth that will have a lifelong impact on the lives of the Fellows.
Below, is a list of Fellows that dates from 2004-2005, when the program began, to the present day:
2022-2023 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Chris LaRue | Ireland, Scotland | Drawing from Practices and Symbol Systems in Celtic Christianity for Spiritual Formation |
| Alisha Yerovi | Ecuador | Theological Approaches to Insect Biodiversity |
| Mercedes Torres | Mexico | Integrating Storytelling as a Tool for Community Building and Healing |
| Regina Rancourt | Austria | The Influence of Female Composers (ca. 1600-1800) |
2021-2022 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Courtney Mueller | Germany, England | Comparison of Emergency Management Methods with an Emphasis on Preparedness |
| Clare Burke Ravizza | Scotland | Community-Building and Food Justice Coalitions in the Fight Against Climate Change |
| Eli Lanham | Hungary | Origins and Use of the Kodaly Method of Music Education |
| Sophie Boulter | Ireland | Europhiles: Examining Irish Support of the European Union |
2020-2021 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Annalise Frenette | Brazil | The Ideal Navigational Lock |
| Anela Kinkade | Norway | The Relationship Between Cultural Environments and Special Education Programs |
| Sarah Ray | Liberia, Malawi, Togo | The Effect of Poverty on Healthy Equity in Vulnerable Communities |
| Gabriella Scolio | Mexico | Regenerative Agricultural Practices |
| Dr. K. Nicholas Yoda | Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Poland | The Opiate of the People: Hope in a World without God |
2019-2020 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Grayson Walker | Nepal, China | Uneven Development in the Periphery |
| Grant Baker | Central Europe | The Socioeconomics of Central Europe: An Applied Approach to Re-Integrating the Korean Peninsula |
| Kinzie Baker | Guatemala | Enhancing Community Health Outcomes in Guatemala |
| Ayarri Moore | Zimbabwe, Nigeria, Ethiopia | Opportunity Gap of Black Students: A Comparison of American and African Education |
| Sofia Ordonez | Portugal, France, Italy | Literature as Consciousness, Consciousness as Literature |
| Melissa Quinones | Cuba | Ecotourism in Costal Areas |
| Mary Schoen | Nepal | The Power of Mindfulness |
| Britany Wells | Nepal | Cultural, Structural, Financial Variations in Comparison to the United States |
2018-2019 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Alexander Browne | Singapore, Indonesia, India | Ethnographic Study of Punjab through Music and Food |
| Hannah Cariati | Egypt | Gender Equality in the Middle East |
| Rhea Elcock | Japan, Singapore | How the Language of Mathematics is Taught in Other Countries |
| Brianna Ledsome | Morocco | What Does Development of a Historically Impoverished Nation Look Like in the Age of Globalism: A Look at Poverty in Moroccan Cities |
| Msendoo Victoria Mbachilin | Nigeria | Preventative Care in Underdeveloped Countries |
| Anjali Nelson | Puerto Rico and Flint, Michigan | The Effects of Contaminated Water on Public Health and Community |
2017-2018 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Amber Minefee | South Africa | Creating Opportunity by Globalizing Psychological Care |
| Benmun Damul | Nigeria | Social Entrepreneurship |
| Elijah Bedel | Northern Ireland | The Scots-Irish Heritage of Appalachian Old-Time Music |
| Heather Hotlosz | Cuba | The Growth and Impact of Entrepreneurship in Cuba |
| Leo Peyronnin | Spain | Past, Present, Future: Cities, Capitalism, and Sustainability |
| Shazia Malik | Germany | Access to Emergency Healthcare |
| Shelby Lauter | England | Paris Climate Agreement: Are we Doing Enough for the Environment? |
| Thomas Rooney | Australia | Effects of Sustainable Energy and Infrastructure Utilization |
2016-2017 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Emma Allen | Australia, Sweden | Contemplating Peace and Transforming Education Through the Montessori and Permaculture Philosophies |
| Maggie Burlingame | Sweden | Renewable Energy Practices and Integration |
| Sylvia Chemweno | Kenya | Improving Maternal-Child Health in Sub-Saharan Africa |
| Frank Geiser | Tibet, Switzerland, India | Modern Monasticism |
| Charles Gonzalez | Spain, Netherlands | Sustainable Urbanism |
| Ashley Hardee | London, England | Finding a Cure for Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases |
| Michael McGrath | Cuba | Understanding the Role of the Catholic Church within a Communist State |
| Chloe Peyton | Hong Kong, China | A Comparative Analysis Between China and Hong Kong |
| Taylor Zachary | South Africa | Re-imagining the Poor People's Campaign in the Era of Black Live |
2015-2016 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Rachel Fletcher | Australia | Sustainable Alternatives: Brassica Biofumigation |
| Daniel Newman | Nepal, Indonesia | Species Conservation and the Role fo Socioeconomic and Cultural Context |
| Anna Harty | Uganda | The Role of Women in Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding |
| Sarah Ochieng | Nairobi | |
| Abigail Maristela | Australia | Current and Impending Fate of Environmental Refuges's in the Pacific Islands |
| Alison Trianfo | Columbia | Understanding Sex Trafficking and Gender-Violence in Medellin, Columbia |
2014-2015 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Haley Beavers | Costa Rica | Comprehensive Study of Costa Rican Healthcare: How a Universal Healthcare System Affects Patient-Physician Relationships |
| Dalton Imwalle | Brazil | Economic Sustainability and Inequality |
| Tess Petrozzi | New Zealand | Adapting to Sociocultural and Economic Disparities |
| Emily Boutilier | US National Parks | Art in the National Parks |
| Jacob Khoury | Peru | Evolutionary Medicine: How History Can Affect our Health |
| Tyler Sauerbeck | Chile | Social Shifts Towards Conservation via Patagonia sin Represas Movement |
| Amanda Burns | Ireland | Sustainability Development in Europe |
| Erin King | Italy | The Global Cittaslow (Slow City) Movement |
2013-2014 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Kayla Boehner | Africa | Healthcare in Developing African Countries |
| Spencer Liechty | Morocco, Jordan, Turkey | Islam and Democracy |
| Rebecca Seipel | France, Africa | Refugee Resettlement |
| Maggie Cooley | India | How Social Determinants Affect Overall Healthcare in Slum Cities |
| Andrew Matsushita | New Orleans, New York City, Fukushima | Human Resiliency |
| Rachel Snodgrass | England | Occupational Deprivation in Prisons |
| Genevieve Hager | Switzerland | Comparison of Healthcare Models in the US and Switzerland |
| Kevin Perkins | West Africa | EcoHealth in West Africa |
2012-2013 Academic Year
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Tim Holliday | Washington (USA) | Interview the Klallam People of Various Generations and Levels of "Global Assimilation" |
| Martia Rivir | ||
| Grace Badik | Central and Eastern Europe | Study of Community Organizing in Slovakia |
| Josephine Lando | Rwanda |
Rebuilding of the Lives of Women Through Business Education |
| Kelly Schmidt | Eastern Europe | Ethnocentrism and Decimation Toward Ethnic Groups |
| Meaghan Clark | Kenya, Senegal | Comparative Study: The Incorporation of Homeopathic Traditional Medicine with Modern Medicine |
| Ryan Lavalley | Guatemala, Nicaragua | The Influences of Cultural Differences within Therapeutic Techniques |
| Christine Ulrich | South Africa | The Normalization of Children |
| Abby Anderson | Spain, France, Italy | Following the Footsteps of Saint Ignatius of Loyola, a Co-founder of the Jesuit Order |
2011-2012 Academic Year
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Adam Clark | Costa Rica | Moden Development Success Story of Costa Rica. |
| Rachel Joray | Spain | Pilgrimage as a Platform for Interreligious Dialogue. |
| Laura Wallace | Costa Rica | Persuasive Power of the Green Movement in Costa Rica. |
| Natalie Clark | Nepal | Meditative and Photographic Perspective in Nepal. |
| Katie Cooper | Nairobi, Kenya | Creating Self-Sustained Countries: The Underprivileged Youth of the World |
| Anna Robertson | El Salvador | Historical Memory-Aspect of Restorative Justice, Aguacatal, Morazan El Salvador |
| Katie Scheidler | Guatemala | Children's Public Health and Waterborne Illness: Patantic Guatemala |
2010-2011 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Ashley Patrick | Uganda | The Climate of Human Rights in Uganda |
| Graham Wesley | US-Mexico Border | How Consumption Practices Create Conditions for teh Maquiladoras |
| Daniel Parsely | Ghana, West Africa | Music in a Globalizing Ghana |
| Susan Lloyd | Iceland | Renewable Energy Technology Initiatives in Iceland |
| Abigail King | Germany | Street Art as a Canvas for Democracy |
| Esther Cleary | Brazil |
The Practice of Natural Capitalism and Social Effects of Sustainability in Curitiba, Brazil |
| Shane Hughes | Canada (Yukon Territory) | Cultural Preservation in the Canadian Yukon |
| Kyle Benzinger | Thailand | How Theravada Buddhism Influences Thailand's Economic Development |
2009-2010 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Margaret Weidner | India | A Comparative Analysis of Water Management Strategies in the Indian Himalayas |
| Brett Sutton | Brazil | Legacies of Slavery: Afro-Brazilian Culture in Brazil |
| Elisabeth Patterson | Columbia | Refugees and Internally Displaced Peoples |
| Alyssa Konermann | Spain | Political Culture and Music |
| Kira Hinkle | Kenya, Tanzania | Developing Global Student-to-Student Curriculum for Montessori Schools |
| Ann Fiegen | Peru | New Approaches to Infectious Disease Control |
| Ashley Bonnell | Egypt, Jordan | Iraq War Refugees |
2008-2009 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Pete Telaroli | Mexico | Agribusiness in Mexico |
| Rachel Stoney | Kenya | Elementary Education in Nairobi, Kenya |
| Michael Westendorp | Turkey | Christianity in Turkey |
| Krista Kutz | Italy, Nicaragua | How the Catholic Church's Teaching on Artivicial Contraception Affects HIV/AIDs |
| Jordan Meehan | China, India, Nepal | Culture and Politics of Tibet, Nepal, and India |
| Jennifer Sands | Guatemala | Fair Trade Coffee |
| Brenda Ratemo | Kenya | Healthcare |
| Bianca Callejas | South Africa | Politics and Culture of South Africa: The Community Experience |
2007-2008 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Mary Kate Ansboro | Costa Rica | Tropical Biodiversity and International Conversion |
| Katy Baldwin | Nepal | Maoist Insurgency in Nepal and Resulting in 10-year War |
| Brian Cantwell | China | China's Political and Economic Issues as a Global Power |
| Kate Holley | Ghana | Women's Roles in Community Development in Ghana |
| Jennifer Harmann | Kenya | Education and Empowerment of Women in Kenya |
| Brett Simmons | Tanzania | Microcredit in Africa |
| Deborah Westman | Gambia | Comparing Clinical Science in US to Gambia |
| Nazly Mamendova | Iran, Azerbaijan | Middle Eastern Politics and Culture |
2006-2007 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Kathleen Margaret Cole | Kenya | Education for students in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Briana Hansen | Italy, Germany | Public Sqare and Politics/Culture |
| Kristin Horstman | Kenya | High School Aids Orphas in Kibera, Nairobi, Kenya |
| Michael Loban | Israel | Interreligious Dialogue Between Christians and Jews |
| Brandon Sipes | Ireland, Czech Republic, France | Active Role Religions are Taking Post-Conflict |
| Julia Nell Alexander | Kenya, Egypt | Women's Issues |
| Christian Michael Lowry | Germany, Turkey | Socio-political Religious Consequences of Muslim Integration into Western Europe |
| Keyur Parikh | India | Healthcare, Hospitals, Physicians |
| Steve Plachinski | Indonesia | Interreligious Dialogue in Yogakarta: Academic and Experiential Experience |
| Jasper Tolarba | did not travel |
Healthcare |
2005-2006 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Matt Bigelow | Argentina | German immigration to Argentina before WWII. |
| Kevin Fitzgerald | Switzerland | The World Bank, specifically related to Ecuador. |
| Natalie Fair-Albright | ||
| Kateri Kosta | Thailand | Sex and Gender Diversity |
| Sarah Scheibe | Haiti | Politics and Culture of Community |
2004-2005 Academic Year |
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| Name | Countries Visited | Project |
| Mary Anne Bressler | did not travel | |
| Kevin Fitzgerald | did not travel | |
| Michale Gravelle | did not travel | |
| Bill Schwarz | did not travel | |
| Clare Herlihy | did not travel | |