Dr. Ratchneewan Ross, an associate professor in Kent State University’s College of Nursing, has received a Fulbright Scholar grant to teach and conduct research in Thailand. Ross will teach research methodology to graduate students and doctoral candidates at five universities in Thailand from June to October 2010. While in Thailand, she also will conduct seminars for nursing faculty and conduct her own research project.
“I’m quite honored to receive this prestigious grant,” said Ross, who is in her eighth year at Kent State. “I will be very busy - teaching in four different regions of the country - but I am really looking forward to this opportunity.”
The Fulbright grant will cover travel expenses and the costs of living abroad, and it also will provide a stipend. In addition, Ross will receive financial support for her research project, “Intimate Partner Violence, Social Support and Health Outcomes Among Thai OB/GYN Patients.”
“Developing international understanding requires a commitment on the part of Fulbright grantees to establish open communication and long-term cooperative relationships,” said Shirley Green, chair of the Fulbright Scholarship Board. “In this way, Fulbrighters enrich the educational, political, economic, social and cultural lives of countries around the world.”
The Fulbright Program is the flagship international educational exchange program sponsored by the U.S. government and is designed to increase mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Established in 1946, the Fulbright Program provides participants - chosen for their academic merit and leadership potential - with the opportunity to study, teach and conduct research, exchange ideas and contribute to finding solutions to shared international concerns.
Each year, the Fulbright Scholar Program sends approximately 800 U.S. faculty and professionals to 140 countries to lecture, research or participate in seminars. More information is available at http://eca.state.gov/fulbright
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Media Contacts:
Ratchneewan Ross, rross1@kent.edu, 330-672-8785
Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595
