PhD students awarded fellowships to further their research
David Theodore, who is a PhD student in Architecture and Urban Planning, is one of 15 young PhD students whose career got a turbo-charge last week, thanks to $2.7 million worth of scholarships bestowed upon them by the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation. The Trudeau Scholarships, worth up to $180,000 each, will help the students advance research on crucial topics such as affordable housing, gambling addiction, water supply management, assistance to refugees, and health worker migration. The Scholars are all actively engaged in their fields and expected to become leading national and international authorities on issues that affect local and global societies.
Researching “Building Health: Hospital Environments as Medical Technology,” David is fascinated by the intersecting histories of architecture, medicine, and technology. He argues that both the environments we live in and the basic need for good health are fundamental to our humanitarian aspirations. He likes to recount narratives about the intersecting disciplines of architecture and medicine, and not just their practitioners. More on David Theodore's Research >>
In addition, Max Hirsh, G4 PhD, won the Desmond & Whitney Shum Fellowship to conduct research in Hong Kong. The Desmond and Whitney Shum Fellowship, which is administered by The Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard, supports graduate students undertaking social science research projects in China.
Alex Bueno, G4 PhD, received a Blakemore Freeman Fellowship for study at the Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies in Yokohama, Japan. The Blakemore Freeman Fellowships fund a year of advanced language study abroad for college graduates using an East or Southeast Asian language in their careers.