A Queen’s law professor and a cultural studies doctoral candidate are heading south of the border to participate in a research exchange. Heading north to Canada from the United States are a political studies PhD candidate and a business professor. The swap is part of the Fulbright Canada Exchange Program.

Queen’s PhD candidate Taylor Currie (Cultural Studies) has been selected to participate in the research exchange of a lifetime as she heads to the University of Maryland as part of the exchange. Ms. Currie is studying the past public relations campaigns of Dupont and how they impacted the American public.

“I really want to immerse myself in the American academic culture,” says Ms. Currie. “Earning a Fulbright is a dream come true because of how close I will be located to the National Archives of America, which is vital to my research. I’ll also have access to the Hagley Museum and Library, a business archive containing all of Dupont’s files.”

Ms. Currie’s mentor while at the University of Maryland is Professor David Sicilia.

Meanwhile, Dartmouth College’s PhD candidate Josh Tupler is heading to Queen’s to study in the Centre for International and Defence Policy (CIDP) and will conduct research with CIDP director Stefanie von Hlatky.

The focus of Mr. Tupler’s work at Queen’s will be Canada’s and NATO’s decision to use military force in the post-Cold War era. He chose the centre because of its focus on military policy. He also has a relationship with former director of the CIDP David Haglund (Political Studies).

“I was drawn to Fulbright because the programs focus on developing cross-cultural connections, and I was drawn to Queen’s and the CIPD in particular because of the centre’s focus on military policy,” says Mr. Tupler. “I am excited to work with the three colonels who are serving as visiting defense fellows, and help develop the relationship between the CIDP and the Royal Military College of Canada.”

Two professors will also be completing an exchange under the Fulbright Canada program. Emeritus Professor Allan Manson (Law) will participate in an exchange to the University of California to research Nunavut’s unique single-level trial court system.

Heading to Canada is Jay Liebowitz (Harrisburg University of Science and Technology). Dr. Liebowitz will collaborate   with Queen’s professors Yolande Chan and Jay Handelman (School of Business) during the summer 2017 as the Fulbright Visiting Research Chair in Business.  Their research will focus on the use of intuition for IT innovation.

Fulbright Canada encourages and promotes bi-national collaborative research on topics that reflect the broad range of contemporary issues relevant to Canada, the United States, and the relationship between the two countries. Fulbright Canada provides the opportunity for outstanding Canadian students to pursue graduate study and/or research in the United States.

For more information on the Fulbright Canada exchange program visit the website.