As a first year student at UVM, Isabel Dunkley ’20 brought interests in social justice, travel, geography and building strong communities. She just didn’t know there was major called global studies.
“I declared anthropology my major when I first got here,” she recalls. “I was looking to pick up a course and came across the description for global studies—it seemed very multi-disciplinary, something you could take in a lot of different directions.”
Now a committed global studies student, Dunkley is taking advantage of undergraduate research opportunities offed through UVM’s Office of Fellowships, Opportunities and Undergraduate Research (FOUR).
Through FOUR, Dunkley received a Simon Family Public Research Fellowship. The grant supports students engaged in community-based research, and Dunkley will receive $6000 over a ten-week period split between research expenses and a stipend which pays for living expenses..
“Thanks to generosity of the funders, it means I can really devote my time to research during the summer, without having to do a side job to make ends meet,” Dunkley says. “I’m really grateful for that.”
Under the supervision of Professor Pablo Bose, Dunkley is investigating employment opportunities and challenges for refugee arrivals and New Americans in Vermont.