Named Fellowships

Up to five fellowships, funded through the Graduate College, are available annually. Each award carries a fellowship in the amount of $2,000 per semester (fall and spring).

Submit nominations by emailing namedfellows@ohio.edu .

The deadline for 2022-23 nominations is Friday, March 4, 2022, by 5 PM EST.

Nomination Materials

2022-23 Named Fellowship Recipients

Fellowship	Image	Recipient
The John Cady Graduate Fellowship		Tao Lin Ph.D., Clinical Psychology Hometown: Zhejiang, China Project Title: The Effectiveness of Therapist Training in Tele-FIRST: Interpersonal Skills for Interfacing Challenges in Tele-Therapy
The Donald Clippinger Graduate Fellowship		Abhijit Sukul Ph.D., Chemistry and Biochemistry Hometown: Patuakhali, Bangladesh Project Title: Identifying small RNAs associated with transition from the Primary to Secondary Cell Wall Biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana
The Claude Kantner Graduate Fellowship		Grace Sikpokoo Ph.D., Communication Studies Hometown: Adukrom, Eastern Region, Ghana Project Title: Helping African American Breast Cancer Survivors Make Healthy Lifestyle Changes: The Role of Family Communication in Progression through the Stages of Change
The Anthony Trisolini Graduate Fellowship		Steven Strafford M.F.A., Playwriting Hometown:Many places including Brooklyn, NY, Old Bridge, NJ, NYC, and Chicago, IL Project Title: The Belle Tolls
Graduate College Fellowship		Marissa Dyck Ph.D., Biological Sciences Hometown: McMinnville, Oregon Project Title: When carnivores collide: Assessing resource overlap and co-occurrence of bobcats and coyotes in Ohio

2021-22 Named Fellowship Recipients

Fellowship	Image	Recipient
The John Cady Graduate Fellowship		Dominic Ysidron Ph.D., Clinical Psychology Hometown: Raleigh, NC Project Title: Effects of transcranial alternating current stimulation on pain and nociception
The Donald Clippinger Graduate Fellowship		Kira Slepchenko Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology Hometown: Athens, Ohio Project Title: The role of hepcidin/ferroportin network in metabolism of zinc and iron in pancreatic beta-cells under physiological and inflammatory conditions
The Claude Kantner Graduate Fellowship		Heather Matthys Ph.D., Communication Studies Hometown: Lyons, NY Project Title: Adult-Children’s Experiences of a Caregiver’s Invisible Chronic Illnesses
The Anthony Trisolini Graduate Fellowship		Ivan Mosley M.F.A., Playwriting Hometown:Greensboro, NC Project Title: N/N
Graduate College Fellowship		Samuel Gutherz Ph.D., Biological Sciences Hometown: Honesdale, PA Project Title: Skeletal pneumaticity and decoupling mass-volume relationships in bone

2020-21 Named Fellowship Recipients

Fellowship	Image	Recipient
The John Cady Graduate Fellowship		Samantha Margherio Ph.D., Psychology Hometown: Taos, Missouri Project Title: Long-term Effects of a Training Intervention for Adolescents with ADHD on Alcohol Use
The Donald Clippinger Graduate Fellowship		Nicholas Whitticar Ph.D., Translational Biomedical Sciences Hometown: Strongsville, Ohio Project Title: A 3D-printed organ-on-a-chip system to determine the role of pulsatile insulin secretion in liver function
The Claude Kantner Graduate Fellowship		Courtney Hooks Ph.D., Communication Studies Hometown: Long Beach, California Project Title: Expanding Understandings of Involuntary Membership and Organizational (Dis)Engagement: A Dialectical Analysis of Prisoners' Constructions of Rehabilitation
The Anthony Trisolini Graduate Fellowship		Skye Robinson Hillis M.F.A., Playwriting Hometown: Chicago, Illinois Project Title: The Martha Mitchell Effect
Graduate College Fellowship		Raeven Bastock Ph.D., Molecular and Cellular Biology Hometown: Lorain, Ohio Project Title: Temperature dependent gene regulation in Staphylococcus aureus

2019-20 Named Fellowship Recipients

Fellowship	Image	Recipient
The John Cady Graduate Fellowship		Andrew Manigault Ph.D., Psychology Project Title: A Test of the Interactive Effects of Mindful Awareness and Acceptance Manipulations on Cardiovascular Responses to Acute Stress
The Donald Clippinger Graduate Fellowship		Rebecca Keogh Ph.D., Biological Sciences Project Title: Analysis of PPIase enzymes in Staphylococcus aureus
The Claude Kantner Graduate Fellowship		Xiaomeng Li Ph.D., Mass Communication Project Title: Surviving in between Neoliberalism and ‘Socialism with Chinese Characteristics’: Chinese Women in Negotiation with the Nation and Public Culture
The Anthony Trisolini Graduate Fellowship		Jordan Puckett M.F.A., Playwriting Project Title: En Las Sombras
Graduate College Fellowship		Anne Sternberger Ph.D., Environmental & Plant Biology Project Title: An Interdisciplinary Investigation Into the Mixed Breeding System of Viola pubescens

2018-19 Named Fellowship Recipients

The John Cady Graduate Fellowship: Alexander Lovelace - Ph.D., History
The Donald Clippinger Graduate Fellowship: Anthony Gilbert - Ph.D., Biological Sciences
The Claude Kantner Graduate Fellowship: Nicole Hudak - Ph.D., Communication Studies
The Anthony Trisolini Graduate Fellowship: Inna Tsyrlin - M.F.A., Playwriting
Graduate College Fellowship: Xueying Ko - Ph.D., Chemical Engineering

2017-18 Named Fellowship Recipients

The John Cady Graduate Fellowship: Michelle Pretotius - Ph.D., English
The Donald Clippinger Graduate Fellowship: Mary Gemmel - Ph.D., Biological Sciences
The Claude Kantner Graduate Fellowship: Katy A. Ross - Ph.D., Communication Studies
The Anthony Trisolini Graduate Fellowship: Brian MacNeel - M.F.A., Film
Graduate College Fellowship: Clarissa Bunch - M.Ed., Early Childhood Intervention Specialist

2016-17 Named Fellowship Recipients

The John Cady Graduate Fellowship: M. Renee Benham - Ph.D., English Victorian Literature
The Donald Clippinger Graduate Fellowship: Kiran Prasai - Ph.D., Physics and Astronomy
The Claude Kantner Graduate Fellowship: Mitchell D. Smith - Ph.D., History
The Anthony Trisolini Graduate Fellowship: Rachel Bykowski - M.F.A., Playwriting
Graduate College Fellowship: Nicholas Tomeo - Ph.D., Environmental and Plant Biology

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