Undergraduate Programs
Kellogg International Scholars Program Research Night
Mon
Feb
02
If you are a first-year student interested in applying to the Kellogg International Scholars Program, this event is for you! Not excited about trekking across campus on a cold February evening? You don’t have to!
Join us on Zoom from anywhere to learn about the Kellogg International Scholars Program, hear from current students and faculty about what they do and get tips on how to put together a strong application. Open to all first-year students of any major.
Presenters:
- Lia de Valenzuela (psychology) and Aníbal Pérez-Liñán, Professor of Political Science and Global Affairs
- Jun Wei Lee (history, philosophy) and Paul Ocobock, Associate Professor of History
- Kate Kirwan (anthropology/Spanish), MC Elliot (history/Spanish), and Debra Javeline, Professor of Political Science
- Sonia Zhang (economics/ global affairs) and Erin Graham, Associate Professor of Global Affairs
Speakers / Related People
Lia De Valenzuela ‘26
Lia De Valenzuela is a senior majoring in Psychology with minors in Business Economics and Philosophy...
Aníbal Pérez-Liñán
Aníbal Pérez-Liñán is the director of the Kellogg Institute for International Studies and professor of political science and global affairs at the University of Notre Dame, where he holds a joint appointment in the Department of Political Science and the Keough School of Global Affairs. He is a former Kellogg Institute distinguished research affiliate, visiting fellow, and dissertation year fellow...
Jun Wei Lee ‘26
Jun Wei Lee is a senior from Singapore studying History and Philosophy, interested in British colonial labor law in 19th-century Malaya and Singapore as it relates to Indian labor migration...
Paul Ocobock
Paul Ocobock is Associate Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame. Ocobock is a historian of twentieth-century Africa specializing in the histories of African peoples living in East Africa. He has been a Kellogg Institute faculty fellow since 2011. Ocobock's research draws on archival records and field interviews done with members of several communities in Kenya...
Kate Kirwan ‘26
Kate Kirwan is a senior majoring in anthropology and Spanish, with a minor in history. She works with Political Science Professor Debra Javeline and her work on climate havens. They are currently co-authoring a paper titled "Where Should People Go? Target Destinations in the Study of Climate Change," which has been presented at the American Political Science Association Annual Meeting and is now in the pre-submission phase...
Mary Clare Elliot ‘26
Mary Clare Elliot is a senior from South Bend, Indiana majoring in history and Spanish, and minoring in business economics and accounting...
Debra Javeline
Debra Javeline is a professor of political science at the University of Notre Dame. Javeline divides her time between the study of Russia and the study of global environmental problems, especially climate change. Her two current book projects are After Violence: The Beslan School Massacre and the Peace that Followed and Solutions: Science, Politics, and Saving the Planet...
Sonia Zhang ‘26
Sonia Zhang is a double major in Economics and Global Affairs with a minor in Data Science. Zhang’s research interests center on international organizations, global development, and the evaluation of economic policy and development programs. Through ISP, Zhang is working with Prof...