Lecturers and Research Scholars HORÁK, Slavomír Research Fellow Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague Central Asia and the Caucasus Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Washington, D.C. The Mythology of Central Asian Regimes Political Science / Area and Regional Studies, Near and Middle Eastern Duration of Grant/Starting Date 6 months/ September 1, 2012 Academic Background Ph.D., Political Science, Charles University, Prague, 2007 Mgr., Political Science, Charles University, Prague, 2002 KAMINSKÝ, Jakub Research Scientist Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry, AS CR, Prague Department of Chemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY Structure of Novel Sugar Derivatives Investigated by Circular Dichroism Chemistry / Computational Chemistry, Molecular Spectroscopy Duration of Grant/Starting Date 4 months/ March 1, 2013 Academic Background Ph.D., Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, 2009 Mgr., Chemistry, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, 2002 MELENOVSKÝ, Vojtěch Deputy Director Department of Cardiology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, MN The Effects of Left Atrial Abnormalities on Pulmonary Vascular Resistance in Patients with Heart Failure Medical Sciences/ Internal Medicine, Cardiology, Cardiovascular, Pathophysiology Duration of Grant/Starting Date 10 months/ September 1, 2012 Academic Background Ph.D., Medical Sciences, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, 2001 MUDr., Medical Sciences, 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague, 1994 1 FULBRIGHT.CZ
NAVRÁTILOVÁ, Jana Team Member Technological Faculty, Baťa University, Zlín Department of Nutrition, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC Determination of Trivalent Methylated Arsenic Species in Biological Matrices Using HPLC/ICPMS: Method Development and Validation Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry Duration of Grant/Starting Date 6 months/ January 2, 2013 Academic Background Ph.D., Chemistry, University of Technology, Brno, 2011 Mgr., Chemistry, University of Technology, Brno, 2007 ZÁBRODSKÁ, Kateřina Postdoctoral Researcher Institute of Psychology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic Department of Communication Studies, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC Resistance to Workplace Bullying in Higher Education: Exploring Differences between Neoliberal and Post-State-Socialist Workplaces Psychology/ Workplace Bullying, Resistance in Organizations, Organizational Discourse Duration of Grant/Starting Date 7 months/ January 7, 2013 Academic Background Ph.D., Psychology, Masaryk University, Brno, 2009 Mgr., Psychology, Masaryk University, Brno, 2005 Fulbright Masaryk Scholars BELÁŇOVÁ, Andrea Department of Religious Studies, Masaryk University, Brno Department of Sociology, University of Nevada, Reno, NE, Unification Church from the Point of View of Individual Religiosity Religious Studies / New Religious Movements, Conversion, Leave-taking Duration of Grant/Starting Date 9 months/ September 1, 2012 Academic Background Mgr., Religious Studies, Masaryk University, Brno, 2011 2 FULBRIGHT.CZ
BROUKAL, Jakub Department of Process and Environmental Engineering, University of Technology, Brno Department of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, IN Effervescent Spray Formation: Detailed Measurement and Analysis Engineering / Computational Modeling, Liquid Combustion, Spray Formation Duration of Grant/Starting Date 10 months/ September 17, 2012 Academic Background Ing., Mathematical Engineering, Brno University of Technology, 2009 Mgr., Applied Mathematics, University of L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Italy, 2009 ČERNÝ, Karel Researcher Institute of Research and Development in Education, Charles University, Prague Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies, University of California-Santa Barbara, CA European and American Middle Eastern Muslims. Immigration and Integration in Comparative Perspectives. Sociology / Sociology of religion, Global studies, Middle Eastern Studies Duration of Grant/Starting Date 5 months/ May 1, 2012 Academic Background Ph.D., Sociology, Charles University, Prague, 2011 Mgr., Sociology, Charles University, Prague, 2006 FIALA, Jiří Assoc. Professor Department of Applied Mathematics, Charles University, Prague Department of Computer Science, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR Computational Complexity of Graph Theoretic Problems Computer Science/ Computational Complexity, Discrete Optimization, Graph Theory Duration of Grant/Starting Date 10 months/september 1, 2012 Academic Background Ph.D., Mathematics, Charles University, Prague, 2000 Mgr., Computer Science, Charles University, Prague, 1997 3 FULBRIGHT.CZ
FURST, Tomáš Assistant Professor Department of Mathematical Analysis, Palacký University, Olomouc Department of Engineering Sciences and Applied Mathematics, Northwestern University, Evanston, IL Cellular-automata Based Explanation of Finger Flow in Unsaturated Porous Media Mathematics/ Mathematical Modeling, Partial Differential Equations, Mathematical Physics Duration of Grant/Starting Date 9 months/october 1, 2012 Academic Background Ph.D., Mathematics, Palacký University, Olomouc, 2006 D.N.Sc., Mathematics, Charles University, Prague, 2003 Mgr., Mathematics, Charles University, Prague, 2002 GRÁF, Václav Department of Economics and Social Politics, University of Economics, Prague Law School, University of Pennsylvania, PA Stronger Regulatory Reform- Regulatory Oversight Bodies Public Administration/ Economics, Law Duration of Grant/Starting Date 5 months/ September 3, 2012 Academic Background Ing., Economics, University of Economics, Prague, 2009 HAJDÁKOVÁ, Iveta Department of Anthropology, Charles University, Prague Department of Sociology, Columbia University, New York, NY Services for the Leisure Class: The Social Making of Luxury in a Post- Socialist Context Anthropology/ Sociology of Service Work, Gift Theory, Post- Socialism Duration of Grant/Starting Date 5 months/ October 1, 2012 Academic Background Mgr., Anthropology, Charles University, Prague, 2009 HRABOVÁ, Martina Department of Art History, Charles University, Prague Institute of Fine Arts, New York University, NY History and Theory of Architecture Process of Modern Architecture s Creation during the First Half of the 20th Century Art History/ History and Theory of Architecture, Le Corbusier, Avant garde, Architecture and Urban Planning Duration of Grant/Starting Date 9 months/ September 1, 2012 Academic Background Mgr., Art History, Charles University, Prague, 2010 4 FULBRIGHT.CZ
KESSL, Robert Assistant Professor Department of Theoretical informatics, Czech Technical University, Prague Department of Computer Science, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY Parallel Frequent Pattern Mining Computer Science/ Data Mining Duration of Grant/Starting Date 6 months/september 1, 2012 Academic Background Ph.D., Computer Science, Czech Technical University, Prague, 2011 Mgr., Computer Science, Czech Technical University, Prague, 2004 KLIMEŠOVÁ, Jitka Assoc. Professor, Head Section of Plant Ecology, Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Třeboň Plant Ecology Lab, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, Edgewater, MD Database of Plant Functional Traits for Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Analysis in Plant Communities Biological Sciences / Ecology, Population Biology of Plants, Functional Ecology Duration of Grant/Starting Date 10 months/september 5, 2012 Academic Background Ph.D., Biological Sciences, Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic, Prague, 1994 Mgr., Biological Sciences, Charles University, Prague, 1987 KOMÁREK, Michael Assoc. Professor and Chair Department of Environmental Geosciences, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague Department of Geosciences, Western Michigan University, MI Surface Complexation Modeling of Metal/Metalloid Adsorption onto Fe and Mn Nano-Oxides Environmental Sciences/ Environmental Geochemistry, Soil Chemistry, Contaminant Geochemistry Duration of Grant/Starting Date 4 months/september 1, 2012 Academic Background Ph.D., Agriculture, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, 2007 Mgr., Geology, Charles University, Prague, 2003 KOTTOVÁ, Karina Department of Art History, Masaryk University, Brno The Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts, New York, NY Researching New Arts Institutions Art/ Contemporary art, Visitor Studies Duration of Grant/Starting Date 3 months/ September 7, 2012 Academic Background M.A., Art, Maastricht, Netherlands, 2007 Bc., Charles University, Prague, 2006 5 FULBRIGHT.CZ
LINEK, Lukáš Senior Researcher Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Prague Center for the Study of Democracy, UC Irvine, CA Continuity and Change in Electoral Behavior in Central and Eastern Europe, 1990 2011 Political Science / Voting Behavior, Turnout, Party Choice Duration of Grant/Starting Date 10 months/september 1, 2012 Academic Background Ph.D., Sociology, Charles University, Prague, 2009 Mgr., Sociology, Charles University, Prague, 2004 NEDBÁLKOVÁ, Kateřina Assoc. Professor, Head Department of Sociology, Masaryk University, Brno Department of Sociology, University of California, Berkeley, CA Precarious Families: Conceptualization, Idealization and the Everyday Life of Working Class Families Sociology / Sociology of the Family, Ethnography, Gender Studies Duration of Grant/Starting Date 6 months/ December 30, 2012 Academic Background Ph.D., Sociology, Masaryk University, Brno, 2004 Mgr., Sociology, Masaryk University, Brno, 1998 SEDLÁČEK, Ondřej Department of Biomedical Polymers, Charles University, Prague The Molecular Foundry, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, CA Biocompatibilization of Nanoparticles by Coating with Nonfouling Polymers Chemistry / Polymer Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry Duration of Grant/Starting Date 4 months/ November 1, 2012 Academic Background Mgr., Chemistry, Charles University, Prague, 2009 SVOBODA, Karel Research Fellow Institute of International Studies, Charles University, Prague The Skalny Center for Polish and East European Studies, University of Rochester, NY Czechoslovakia and the CMEA: 1949-1991 History (non-u.s.) / Modern History, Economic History Duration of Grant/Starting Date 10 months/september 1, 2012 Academic Background Ph.D.., History (non-u.s.), Charles University, Prague, 2010 Mgr., Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague, 2003 6 FULBRIGHT.CZ
TITZ, Pavel Assistant Professor Institute for Classical Archaeology, Charles University, Prague Department of Classics, University of Cincinnati, OH Shapes and Functions of Pre-Roman Pompeii Cults Archaeology/ Classical Archaeology, Study of Religions Duration of Grant/Starting Date 3 months/ March 1, 2013 Academic Background Ph.D., Archaeology, Charles University, Prague, 2007 Mgr., Archaeology, Charles University, Prague, 1999 ŽĎÁREK, Karel Department of English Language and Literature, Charles University, Prague School of Education, The City University of New York, NY Radio Roleplay: Possibilities and Limits in the Use of the Simulated Radio Studio in TEFL Education / Language Teaching, Applied Theatre, Drama Duration of Grant/Starting Date 9 months/ October 1, 2012 Academic Background Mgr., Education, Charles University, Prague, 2006 Fulbright-Masaryk, NGO Category JACHANOVÁ DOLEŽELOVÁ, Alexandra Director Gender Studies, o.p.s., Prague Equality Now, New York, NY Gender Matters: Promoting Gender Equality in the Development Cooperation and Fulfillment of International Obligations Political Science / Gender equality, Development Cooperation Duration of Grant/Starting Date 3 months/ October 1, 2012 Academic Background Mgr., Political Science, Charles University, Prague, 2006 MÍKOVÁ, Marie Director Puppets in Hospital, Prague Shelter Network, Burlingame, CA UCSF Benioff Children s Hospital, San Francisco, CA Collaborative Exchange with US-based Children's Foundations towards Sharing Best Practices Theater / Puppet Theater, Music, Script Writing Duration of Grant/Starting Date 3 months/ February 1, 2013 Academic Background Mgr., Theater, Academy of Performing Arts, Prague, 1988 7 FULBRIGHT.CZ
ONDRÁČKA, David Director Transparency International, Prague POGO - on Government Oversight, Washington, DC Corruption, Patronage, White-collar Crime New Challenges for 21st Century Political Science/ Economy, Business Ethics, Law, Sociology, Governance, Anticorruption, Money politics, Civil Society, Advocacy, Lobbying Duration of Grant/Starting Date 3 months/ March 1, 2013 Academic Background Mgr., Political Science, Central European University, Budapest, Hungary, 2000 STUPAL, Ondřej Assistant Director Centre for Contemporary Arts, Department of the Contemporary Art, Prague Residency Unlimited, Brooklyn, New York, NY Residency Unlimited Art/ Contemporary Art and Art Management, Duration of Grant/Starting Date 5 months/ September 1, 2012 Academic Background BEd., Art, Institute of Technology, Sligo, Ireland, 2006 ŠTRÁCHALOVÁ, Hana Public Affairs Coordinator Primary school and Practical school SVITANI, Pardubice Abilities United, Palo Alto, CA Supporting the Entry of People with Learning Disabilities into Employment Social Work / Development Disabilities, Employment Duration of Grant/Starting Date 3 months/ October 10, 2012 Academic Background Mgr., TEFL/Applied Linguistics, University of Pardubice, 2007 Proshek Fulbright Scholars Academic Rank/Professional Status Title ROUŠALOVÁ, Ilona Head of Ward Department of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Bulovka, Prague University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN Medical Science/ Pulmonary medicine Pneumooncology, Bronchoscopy Study of the Effect of Triptolide on the Expression and Subcellular Distribution of Apaf-1 and UACA in Non-small Cell Lung Carcinoma Cells Duration of Grant/starting Date 6 months/november 1, 2012 Education M.D., Medical Science, Charles University, Hradec Králové, 2004 8 FULBRIGHT.CZ
Students Academic Rank/Professional Status Title MĚŠŤÁNEK, Petr University Teaching/Research Staff Department of Mechanics, University of West Bohemia, Plzeň Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Stanford University, CA Engineering Micromechanical Modeling of Fatigue and Numerical Durability Prediction Duration of Grant/starting Date 9 months/september 1, 2012 Education Mgr., Engineering, University of West Bohemia, Plzeň, Prague, 2008 Academic Rank/Professional Status Title PROKOP, Lukáš Student Faculty of Civil Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague Stevens Institute of Technology, Hoboken, NJ Engineering Master s - Engineering / Construction Engineering and Management Duration of Grant/starting Date 12 months/ August 21, 2012 Education Bc., Engineering, Czech Technical University, Prague, 2011 Academic Rank/Professional Status Title REICHLOVÁ, Helena Faculty of Mathematics and Physics, Charles University, Prague Department of Physics, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH Physics Spintronics - New Generation of Electronic Devices Using Spinbased Logic Duration of Grant/starting Date 12 months/june 21, 2012 Education Mgr., Optics and Spintronics, Charles University, Prague, 2010 VÁŇOVÁ, Kateřina Academic Rank/Professional Status 1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Prague School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA Medical Sciences Title The Role of Bile Acids on Heme Oxygenase Activity in Vivo Duration of Grant/starting Date 9 months/ September 1, 2012 Education Ing., Biochemistry, The Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, 2009 9 FULBRIGHT.CZ
Academic Rank/Professional Status Title VRANÝ, Martin Faculty of Arts, Charles University, Prague Department of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, CA Philosophy Philosophical Reflections of Scientific Accounts of Mind and Consciousness Duration of Grant/starting Date 9 months/ August 15, 2012 Education Ing., Economic Analysis, University of Economics, Prague, 2009 High School Teachers BAŽANT, Ondřej English Teacher Základní škola Jevíčko Neosho School, Neosho, WI Duration of Grant/Starting Date 11 months/ July 30, 2012 Education Mgr., Teaching English and Mathematics, Technical University, Liberec, 2000 Hubert Humphrey Program Grantees DOLEŽALOVÁ, Pavla Lecturer Centre for Addictology of the Psychiatric Clinic, Prague University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD Substance Abuse and Public Health Issues, Evaluation Tools and Psychotherapy Interventions used in Drug Addicted Families Substance Abuse Education, Treatment and Prevention Duration of Grant/Starting Date 11 months/ March 30, 2012 Academic Background Ph.D., Special Education, Masaryk University, Brno, 2004 Mgr., Special needs education, Masaryk University, Brno, 2003 Study of the United States Institutes Grantees ZAHRÁDKA, Pavel Associate Professor Department of Sociology, Palacký University, Olomouc New York University, NY Major Discipline U.S. Culture and Society Duration of Grant/starting Date 6 weeks/june 9, 2012 Academic Background Ph.D., Sociology, Palacky University Olomouc, 2008 Mgr., Philosophy and Aesthetics, Charles University, Prague, 2003 10 FULBRIGHT.CZ
HOFFMANNOVÁ, Andrea Assistant Professor Department of English and American Studies, Palacký University, Olomouc University of Louisville, KY Major Discipline Contemporary American Literature Duration of Grant/starting Date 6 weeks/june 15, 2012 Academic Background Ph.D., English and American Literature and Literature Theory, Palacký University, Olomouc, 2011 Mgr., English Language and Philosophy, The University of Ostrava, 2006 11 FULBRIGHT.CZ