Current and Past Recipients

2005 Grant Recipients

Grantee:  Neal R. Garret, Ph.D. and John Beumer 

Neal R. Garret, Ph.D, Professor and Director, Weintrab Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

John Beumer, Professor, Weintrab Center, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title:  Immediate Challenges of Craniofacial Tissue Regeneration

Grantee:  Jen'nan G. Read, Ph.D.

Jen'nan G. Read, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Sociology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California

Colloquium Title: The Politics of Veiling in Comparative Perspective: Muslim Integration in the United States and France

Grantee:  Peggy Kamuf

Peggy Kamuf, Professor, Dept. of French and Italian, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title:  Jacques Derrida and the Question of Life 

Grantee:  Peter Marsh

Peter Marsh, Professor, Thorton School of Music, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title:  Rencontre Franco-americaine de Musique de Chambre

2004 Grant Recipients

Grantee:  Adrian Raine

Adrian Raine, Professor, Dept. Of Psychology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title:  Crime and schizophrenia: causes and cures

Grantee:  Katharine N. Suding, Ph.D.

Katharine N. Suding, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California

Colloquium Title:  Impact of Global Change on Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Health 

Grantee:  Bernard Grofman

Bernard Grofman, Professor, Dept. of Political Science, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, California

Colloquium Title:  The French 'Double Ballot' Election System in Comparative Perspective

2003 Grant Recipients

Grantee:  Dominique Sportiche and Philippe Schlenker

Dominique Sportiche, Professor, Dept. of Linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Philippe Schlenker, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Linguistics, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title: Division of Linguistic Labor: Syntax/Semantics/Pragmatics

Grantee: Michal Mor Barak, Ph.D.

Michal Mor Barak, Ph.D., Professor, School of Social Work and Marshall School of Business, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title:  Workforce Diversity in the U.S. and in Europe: Effective Public and Private Policies and Practices that Improve Corporate, Community, and Employee Relations

Grantee:  John Mutlow and Victor Regnier

John Mutlow, Professor, School of Architecture, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Victor Regnier, Professor, School of Architecture, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title:  Symposium on Housing for the Elderly: A Look at French, American, and European Best Practices and Innovations 

2002 Grant Recipients

Grantee:  Cynthia Skenazi

Cynthia Skenazi, Professor and Chair, Dept. of French and Italian, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California

Colloquium Title:  Traveling in the French Renaissance: From Tourism in Northern Europe to Spiritual Quest

Grantee:  Harry Ward Richardson

Harry Ward Richardson, Chair, School of Policy, Planning, and Development and Dept. of Economics, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title: Urban Sprawl in France, the United Kingdom and the United States

Grantee:  Terry A. Cronan, Ph.D.

Terry A. Cronan, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. Of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California

Colloquium Title:  Cross-cultural Issues in Women's Health 

2000 Grant Recipients

Grantee:  Walter Wolf, Ph.D.

Walter Wolf, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of Pharmaceutical Sciences, USC School of Pharmacy, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title:  Pharmacokinetic Imaging- Its Potential for Directing and Optimizing Chemotherapy

Grantee: Cynthia Brown

Cynthia Brown, Professor, Dept. of French and Italian, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California

Colloquium Title:  Women and Books in Late Medieval and Renaissance Europe: Female Readers, Owners, and Makers 

Grantee:  Marvin Corman, M.D.

Marvin Corman, M.D., Professor, Colon and Rectal Surgery, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title: New Techniques in Colorectal Surgery

1999 Grant Recipients

Grantee:  Cheryl Craft, Ph.D.

Cheryl Craft, Ph.D., Professor and Chair, Cell and Neurobiology, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title:  The Delicate Balance in Health and Disease in the Retina & Pineal: Genetic and Environmental Factors 

Grantee:  Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko, Ph.D. and Janna Beling, Ph.D.

Wojtek J. Chodzko-Zajko, Ph.D., Professor, School of Exercise, Leisure & Sport, Kent State, Kent, Ohio

Janna Beling, Ph.D., Professor

Colloquium Title:  The Role of Regular Physical Activity in Successful Aging

Grantee:  Dalton Krauss

Dalton Krauss, Professor, Modern Languages and Literature, Scripps College, Claremont, California

Colloquium Title:  Questions of Gender in Post-Nouvelle Vague French Cinema

Grantee:  Randy Sherman, M.D.

Randy Sherman, M.D., Professor and Chief, Division of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, USC School of Medicine, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title:  Advances in Microsurgical Reconstruction of the Upper Extremities 

1998 Grant Recipients

Grantee:  Michael Storper and Robert Salais

Michael Storper, Professor, School of Public Policy and Social Research, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Robert Salais, IRESCO-IEPE, Ecole Normale Superieure

Colloquium Title:  Conventions, Institutions, and Action in the Social Sciences

Grantee:  Jean-Claude Carron

Jean-Claude Carron, Professor, Dept. of French, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title:  The Edict of Nantes: Cultural, Political and Historical Context

Grantee:  Terry Cooper, Ph.D.

Terry Cooper, Ph.D., Professor, School of Public Administration, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title:  Two Aspects of Integrity in Government: Ethical Financing, and the Institutionalisation of Ethical Values

Grantee:  Samuel Weber

Samuel Weber, Professor and Director, English and Comparative Literature and UCLA Paris Program in Critical Theory,  University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title:  Religion and Media

1997 Grant Recipients

Grantee:  Tom R. DeMeester, M.D.

Tom R. DeMeester, M.D., Professor and Chairman, Dept. of Surgery, USC School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title:  The Mucosal Ablation of the Columnar Lining of Barrett's Esophagus

Grantee:  Patrick Watkins

Patrick Watkins, Professor and Chair, Dept. of Theater Arts, California State University, San Bernardino, San Bernardino, California

Colloquium Title:  American and European Theatre: Bridging the Boundaries

Grantee:  Wayne Osness

Wayne Osness, Professor, Dept. of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Colloquium Title:  Exercise Intervention and Biological Aging Seminar

Grantee:  Gretchen M. Bataille

Gretchen M. Bataille, Provost, College of Letters and Science, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California

Colloquium Title:  Theories of Representation in American Indian Literatures: European and North American Perspectives

1996 Grant Recipients

Grantee:  Reginald G. Golledge

Reginald G.Golledge, Professor, Dept. of Geography and Research Unit in Spatial Cognition and Choice, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California

Colliquium Title:  Cognitive Mapping and Spatial Reasoning

Grantee:  Robert W. Beart, Fr., M.D.

Robert W. Beart, Fr., M.D., Chief, Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, USC School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Grantee:  Marc Shell and Murray Schwartz

Marc Shell, Professor and Director, Center for the Study of Money and Culture, Harvard University, Cambridge Massachusetts

Murray Schwartz, Dean, Claremont Graduate School, Claremont, California

Colliquium Title:  The Cultures of Money

Grantee:  Edward P. Riley, Ph. D.

Edward P. Riley, Ph.D., Professor and Director, Center for Behavioral Teratology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California

Colliquium Title:  Behavioral Effects in Children Following Prenatal Alcohol Exposure

1995 Grant Recipients

Grantee:  Zbigniew Petrovich, M.D.

Zbigniew Petrovich, M.D., Professor, Dept. of Radiation, Oncology, and Urology, USC School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colliquium Title:  New Trends in the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Carcinoma of the Prostate

Grantee:  Marc Silberman, Ph.D.

Marc Silberman, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. of German, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Madison, Wisconsin

Colliquium Title:  Nation, National Identity, and the International Cinema

Grantee:  Roberta Goldberg, Ph.D.

Roberta Goldberg, Ph.D., Special Needs Consultant, Pacific Oaks College, Pasadena, California

Colliquium Title:  Learning Disabilities Across Time: International Perspectives from Longitudinal, Retrospective, and Archival Research

1994 Grant Recipients

Grantee:  W.A. Hillix, Ph.D.

W.A. Hillix, Ph.D., Professor, Dept. Of Psychology, San Diego State University, San Diego, California

Colliquium Title:  Selection and Dissemination of moral value for the 21st century

Grantee:  Samuel Weber

Samuel Weber, Professor and Director, English and Comparative Literature, UCLA Paris Program in Critical Theory, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Colloquium Title:  Violence, Self-Determination, and Identity

Grantee:  Larry Kedes, M.D.

Larry Kedes, M.D., Professor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colliquium Title:  Molecular Biological Approaches For Gene Therapy In the Myocardium     

Grantee:  John Bowlt, Ph.D.  

John Bowlt, Ph.D.,  Professor, Dept. of Slavic Languages, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colliquium Title:  Signs of Times: Culture and the Emblems of Apocalypse

1993 Grant Recipients

Grantee: John M. Chowning

John M. Chowning, Professor, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California

Colliquium Title:  Computer and Electronic Music: Historical Perspective and Future Direction

Grantee:  Jean-Claude Carron

Jean-Claude Carron, Associate Professor and Chair, Department of French, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Colliquium Title:  Poetry, Transatlantically

Grantee: Peter K. Vogt, M.D.

Peter K. Vogt, M.D., Professor, Dept. of Microbiology, USC Medical School, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colliquium Title:  Crosstalk at La Bretesche

1992 Grant Recipients

Grantee:  Gerald G. Purdy

Gerald G. Purdy, Professor, School of Fine Arts, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colliquium Title:  Humor in Art

Grantee:  Michele K. Langford

Michele K. Langford, Professor, Pepperdine University, Malibu, California

Colliquium Title:  Beyond the Century

Grantee:  Zbigniew Petrovich, M.D.

Zbigniew Petrovich, M.D., Professor, Dept. of Radiation, Oncology, and Urology, USC School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colliquium Title:  Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia

Grantee:  Wayne Osness

Wayne Osness, Professor, Dept. of Health, Physical Education and Recreation, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Colliquium Title:  Exercise and Biological Aging Seminar

1991 Grant Recipients

Grantee:  Jean-Claude Carron

Jean-Claude Carron, Chair, Dept. of French, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Colliquium Title:  Symposium Francois Rabelais

Grantee:  Nancy Spekman, Ph.D.

Nancy Spekman, Ph.D., Director of Research, Marianne Frostig Center of Educational

Colliquium Title:  Therapy, Risk and Resilience in Individuals with Learning Disabilities: An International Focus on Intervention Approaches and Research

Grantee:  John L. Callaghan

John L. Callaghan, Director, Sports Studies Program, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colliquium Title:  The Changing Nature and Concept of the International Sport in the 21st Century: The Sacred Flame of Olympianism

Grantee:  Dalton Krauss

Dalton Krauss, Professor, Modern Languages and Literature, Scripps College, Claremont, California

Colliquium Title:  Regard D'ecrivain; Parole De Peintre

1990 Grant Recipients

Grantee: Bennett Ross, Ph. D.

Bennett Ross, Ph. D., Executive Director, Marianne Frostig Center of Educational Therapy

Colliquium Title:  Psychotherapy and the Learning Disabled

Grantee:  Lynn R. Matteson

Lynn R. Matteson, Dean, School of Fine Arts, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colliquium Title:  The Training of Art Museum Curators for the 21st Century

Grantee: John Beumer III, D.D.S., M.S.

John Beumer III, D.D.S., M.S., Professor and Chairman, School of Dentistry, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Colliquium Title:  Craniofacial Applications of Osseointegrated Implants

Grantee:  James E. Birren, Ph.D.

James E. Birren, Ph.D., Director, Borun Center for Gerontological Research, UCLA School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California

Colliquium Title:  Potentials for an Institute of Senior Scholars

1989 Grant Recipients

Grantee: Gerald G. Purdy

Gerald G. Purdy, Associate Professor, School of Fine Arts, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California

Colliquium Title:  Humor in Art