University Of Alaska Fairbanks.

• Author: Pounds, Nancy
• Position: Right Moves

The University of Alaska Fairbanks chose two Alaska Native doctoral students as its first Mellon Dissertation Fellows. Theresa John and Jordan Lewis are each eligible to receive a $30,000 stipend, and research and travel funds in addition to tuition and fees. John is an assistant professor in the Department of Alaska Native and Rural Development. Lewis is in his fourth year of doctoral work studying gerontology and circumpolar health issues in rural Alaska. In 2008, the Mellon Dissertation Fellowship program was...