Purdue students offered highly competitive Fulbright U.S. Student Program grants

Olivia Anderson

North Macedonia, English Teaching Assistant

Anderson is a Spring 2024 Polytechnic Institute graduate with a degree in Cybersecurity. Anderson is from Columbia, MO. Anderson’s career goals involve applying a global perspective to create cyber defense and solve technical issues. Anderson is looking forward to exploring the mountains and forests of the countryside in North Macedonia.

Paige Fulkerson 

Thailand, English Teaching Assistant

Fulkerson is a Spring 2024 graduate of the College of Education and the John Martinson Honors College, with a degree in Elementary Education. Fulkerson is from Carmel, IN. Fulkerson’s career goals involve acquiring her Teaching English as a Foreign Language certificate and joining the Peace Corps to continue teaching worldwide. While in Thailand, Fulkerson hopes to create experiences that will translate into intercultural lessons for her future students.

Victoria Patellos 

Spain, English Teaching Assistant

Patellos, from Zionsville, IN, is a Spring 2024 graduate of the College of Health and Human Sciences, with a degree in Psychological Sciences and a minor in Spanish. Her career goals include pursuing a graduate degree in clinical psychology and obtaining a certificate in bilingual mental health services. While in Spain, Patellos plans on starting an art club for students to explore local, Spanish and American artists. 

Sara Poulin 

Greece, English Teaching Assistant

Poulin is a Spring 2024 graduate of the College of Education and the John Martinson Honors College, with a degree in Elementary Education. Poulin is originally from Michigan City, IN. While at Purdue, Poulin conducted an after-school program supporting English Language Learners with their schoolwork. Poulin’s career goals include teaching at an urban public school.

Emily Primm 

Mexico, English Teaching Assistant 

Primm is a Spring 2024 graduate of the College of Liberal Arts who studied Political Science, Spanish and Sociology. Primm is from Pearland, TX. While at Purdue, she was a reporter and editor for the Purdue Exponent, where she learned the importance of trust in relationship building. Her career goals include being an immigration attorney who uses cultural literacy to support clients.

Erin Rockhill 

Germany, English Teaching Assistant

Rockhill is a Spring 2023 graduate from the College of Liberal Arts who studied German and Linguistics. Rockhill is originally from Valparaiso, IN. Additionally, Rockhill minored in Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. While at Purdue, Rockhill joined the SPARK for German program and hosted an after-school German Club at her local middle school. Her career goals include completing a PhD in Linguistics and German.

Andrea Untama
Spain, English Teaching Assistant

Untama is a Spring 2024 graduate from the College of Liberal Arts who studied English and Creative Writing and minored in Law and Society. Untama is from Westfield, IN. Her career goals include obtaining her master's to become an educator. She is interested in teaching in Spain because of its unique cultural and linguistic heritage.

Arden Woodall 

Colombia, English Teaching Assistant

Woodall is a Spring 2024 graduate of the College of Liberal Arts with a degree in English Education. Additionally, she minored in Spanish and Creative Writing. Woodall is from Noblesville, IN. Woodall is Purdue’s first recipient of the Beinecke Scholarship, which will support her pursuit of a PhD in Sociology and Education. She plans to teach at a liberal arts college and encourage interdepartmental collaboration.  While in Colombia, Woodall hopes to join a local chorus.

Aditi Anand 

India, Fulbright - Nehru Open Study/ Research Award

Anand will graduate December 2024 from the College of Engineering with a degree in Computer Engineering. Additionally, Anand minored in Biological Sciences. Anand is from West Lafayette, IN. Anand’s career goals include becoming a physician and addressing global health inequality through technology. While in India, Anand plans to continue her musical training in South Indian classical music.

Sara Cuevas-Quiñones 

Chile, Chile Science Initiative Award

Cuevas-Quiñones is a Spring 2024 graduate of the College of Science and the John Martinson Honors College with a degree in Physics and Planetary Sciences and a minor in Philosophy. Cuevas-Quiñones is from San Juan, Puerto Rico. Her career goals involve becoming a professor of planetology geophysics. While in Chile, Cuevas-Quiñones is excited to foster ties between her Latin American heritage and her research in geophysics.

Paige Liebel 

Austria, Fulbright - Austrian Marshall Plan Foundation Award

Liebel is a Spring 2021 graduate from the College of Engineering with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Libel is from St. Petersburg, FL. While at Purdue, Liebel was on the women’s soccer team. Liebel’s career goal involves conducting research in Sports Science and pursuing medical school.

Julia McAulay 

Honduras, Open Study/ Research

McAulay is a Spring 2022 graduate from the College of Engineering with a degree in Environment and Ecological Engineering and a minor in Spanish. McAulay is from Dallas, TX. McAulay's career goals include pursuing a PhD to aid forest restoration across North and South America. McAulay believes international collaboration is necessary at all levels of forest restoration.

Isaac Wheeler 

Italy, Open Study/ Research

Wheeler is a PhD candidate in the College of Engineering studying Chemical Engineering. Wheeler obtained a degree in Chemical Engineering from Brigham Young University with a minor in Italian Studies in 2021. While in Italy, Wheeler plans to create experiences that will aid him in becoming a professor who can communicate the beauty of the world.