The Michigan Society of Fellows has announced six new members from over 1,660 applicants for three-year appointments as postdoctoral fellows and non-tenure track assistant professors starting this fall. Selected for their impactful scholarship and interdisciplinary interests, these fellows will teach courses in their affiliated departments at the University of Michigan while continuing their research. This opportunity provides a platform for emerging scholars to engage in innovative academic pursuits.
New Junior Fellows and Their Research Projects
- Amia Davis, classical studies (LSA), Yale University; “Unbecoming Roman: Chaos Theory and Identity Collapse in the Roman Balkans (2nd – 7th c. CE).”
- Tanner Kovach, anthropology (LSA), University of Connecticut; “Investigating Neanderthal–Modern Human Interaction and Evolution in the Southern Caucasus.”
- Jack LaViolette, sociology (LSA), Columbia University; “Curriculum, ideology, and the shaping of postgraduate lives: Computational approaches.”
- Carlos Andres Marcelo Serván, mathematics (LSA), the University of Chicago; “Lefschetz fibrations through the lens of Teichmüller theory.”
- Maya Samuels-Fair, earth and environmental sciences (LSA), University of California, Berkeley; “Understanding the effect of reproductive strategy on extinction risk using the fossil record.”
- Tinaghao Zhou, film, television and media (LSA), University of California, Santa Barbara; “At the Ends of Media: E-waste Toxicity and Environmental Politics in Rural China.”
Continued Fellows of the Michigan Society
- Aabid Allibhai, law.
- Zoë Berman, Afroamerican and African studies.
- James Boyko, ecology and evolutionary biology.
- Dina Mahmoud, comparative literature.
- Justin Miller, classical studies.
- Teresa Paneque-Carreño, astronomy.
- Erik Peterson, physics.
- Sylvia Ryerson, American culture.
- Phoebe Springstubb, history of art.
- Julio Villa-Palomino, anthropology.
Established in 1970 with support from the Ford Foundation and Horace H. and Mary Rackham Funds, the Michigan Society of Fellows offers financial and intellectual backing for promising professionals with interdisciplinary interests. The fellowship competition is open to candidates in diverse fields including physical and life sciences, engineering, social sciences, education, humanities, and arts.
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