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/Cady Graduate Fellow

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/Clippinger Graduate Fellow

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 Sikapokoo/Kantner Graduate Fellow

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/Trisolini Graduate Fellow

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/Graduate Fellow

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
2021 -22 John Cady Graduate Fellow - Dominic Ysidron

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
2021 - 22 Donald Clippinger Graduate Fellow - Kira Slepchenk

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
2021 - 22 Claude Kantner Graduate Fellow - Heather Matthys

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
2021 - 22 Anthony Trisolini Graduate Fellow - Ivan Mosley

Ivan Mosley
M.F.A., Playwriting
Hometown: Greensboro, NC 
Project Title: N/N
Graduate College Fellowship
2021 - 22 Graduate College Fellow - Samuel Gutherz

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

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The John Cady Graduate Fellowship
S.Margherio - 2020-21 Named Fellow

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
N.Whitticar- 2020-21 Named Fellow

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
C.Hook - 2020-21 Named Fellow

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
S.Robinson Hillis- 2020-21 Named Fellow

Skye Robinson Hillis
M.F.A., Playwriting
Hometown: Chicago, Illinois
Project Title: The Martha Mitchell Effect
Graduate College Fellowship
R.Bastock - 2020-21 Named Fellow

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

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The John Cady Graduate Fellowship

2019-20 Cady Named Fellow: Andrew Manigault

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

2019 Clippinger Named Fellow: Rebecca Keogh

Rebecca Keogh
Ph.D., Biological Sciences
Project Title: Analysis of PPIase enzymes in Staphylococcus aureus
The Claude Kantner Graduate Fellowship

2019 Kantner Named Fellow: Xiaomeng Li

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

2019 Trisolini Named Fellow: Jordan Puckett

Jordan Puckett
M.F.A., Playwriting
Project Title: En Las Sombras
Graduate College Fellowship

2019 Graduate College Named Fellow: Anne Sternberger

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