Dr. Marybeth Chrostowsky, an anthropology instructor at Georgia Gwinnett College, has been named a winner of the Fulbright Scholar Award.
Chrostowsky will spend a year in Uganda working with graduate students in the Refugee and Migrant Studies program at Ugandan Martyrs University.
“My interests in Uganda stem from my dissertation research in South Sudan,” Chrostowsky said. “From 2009-2010, I lived in Bor, South Sudan, among forced migrants who had fled their homes, then, following a peace agreement, returned to South Sudan after years of living in refugee camps in boarding countries. New fighting in South Sudan has brought about a new displacement, many fleeing to Uganda.”
Chrostowsky is one of 800 U.S. citizens who will teach or conduct research abroad as part of the Fulbright U.S. scholar program.
The program was established in 1946 and has given more than 400,000 participants the opportunity to interact with participants from 160 countries.
