Alyssa Bolster, a doctoral candidate in Anthropology at Brown University, has been selected for a prestigious Fulbright Award to conduct nine months of critical bioarchaeological research in Peru. The grant offers her a unique opportunity to immerse herself in local communities, allowing for a deeper, more collaborative approach to her work that builds upon her prior field experience.

Jusionyte, a cultural and legal anthropologist who leads the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at Brown’s Watson School of International and Public Affairs, won an $800,000 grant to advance her work.

Matthew Ballance, a doctoral candidate in Anthropology, has been awarded the prestigious Fulbright Award to conduct research in Bolivia. The award will allow Ballance to spend nearly a year in the field, investigating the economic and social impact of colonial trade on indigenous communities.

Cultural Anthropologist Jessaca Leinaweaver examines the various ways that children receive, are denied, and provide care.