New Fulbrights

Claire Donaghy, professor of nursing, and He Zhang, associate professor of art history, have been selected as Fulbright Scholars for the 2014-15 academic year. The Fulbright Program, America’s flagship international educational exchange program, is one of the most prestigious scholarship programs worldwide. Their selection brings the number of Fulbright Scholars on the faculty to 41.

Donaghy, a nurse practitioner whose career as a nurse spans four decades, will teach nursing courses and assist with faculty development at the University of Rwanda in Kigali. She also plans to serve with Rwanda Smiles, a joint effort of Operation Smile, Smile Train, and the Rwandan Ministry of Health that provides life-changing surgery to Rwandans born with a cleft lip or cleft palate. She also plans to teach advanced cardiac life support and pediatric advanced life support courses through the International Division of the American Heart Association.

Zhang specializes in comparative studies between Pre-Columbian American cultures and Asian cultures, and Chinese Silk Road art traditions. During her Fulbright year, she will travel to India, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan to conduct research on the icons and techniques used in carpets and tapestry in Central Asia in the fourth to seventh centuries. She has twice been awarded grants for her research from the National Endowment for the Humanities.