Barbara A. Yates International Research Award Recipients

 

2004-2005

MEERA MURTHI

Meera Murthi, from India, is a doctoral student in Counseling Psychology in the Department of Educational Psychology. She has an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from Radford University and a B.A. in Psychology from the University of Mumbai. She has received several Outstanding Student Achievement Awards from Radford and a UIUC Counseling Psychology Fellowship in 2000. Her research is concerned with communal violence against minority Muslim women in India and the intergroup conflict between Muslim and Hindu communities. The practical application of Meera’s research will involve “designing psycho-educational programs that work with Hindu and Muslim youth and adult groups to encourage dialogue that addresses biases, stereotypes, and myths about gender and minority communities. ”

2003-2004

SIBEL CEKIC

Sibel Cekic, from Turkey, is a doctoral student in Sociology. She received a fellowship from the Turkish Republic Ministry of Education for her graduate studies here. Her dissertation research will analyze the historical development of the women’s movement against gender-based violence in Turkey and its relationship with the state.

 

2002-2003

VARSHA VENUGOPAL