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Research Fellowships

The Robert Bowne Foundation Research Fellowship is dedicated to building the capacity of youth program staff to design and conduct research in the areas of youth development and education during the out-of-school hours. The goals of the Research Fellowship include generating and disseminating research in the area of education in community-based organizations serving youth; building a network of scholars; contributing to basic knowledge, improving practice, and informing policy.

Robert Bowne Foundation Research Fellows are selected by application and work in youth programs in New York City. They meet twice a month for six months and once a month for the remainder of the year. Fellows become members of a community of researchers; learn methods of qualitative research; read and discuss research articles; conduct site-specific research projects. Finally, Fellows participate in a writing institute where they write a research article or other piece for publication and present at a research roundtable.

2006 Fellows

Mar 08, 2010  The Robert Bowne Foundation

Felipe Franco
Director, Juvenile Justice Programs
The Children's Aid Society
Community Re-entry Program
New York, N.Y.

Kenyatta Funderburk
Director
Inwood House's Youth-For-Real
Bronx, N.Y.

Julie Hill
The Institute for Labor & the Community
New York, N.Y.

Veronica Holly
Senior Program Associate
Harlem After 3
New York, N.Y.

Jo Anne Kraus
Program Director
Only Connect at Concourse House
Bronx, N.Y.

Victoria Sammartino
Executive Director
Voices Unbroken
Bronx, N.Y.

Ellen Markowitz
Director, Sports Training Institute
Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation
Queens, N.Y.

Talia Nagar
Community School Director
The Educational Alliance
New York, N.Y.

Eric Neutuch
Let's Get Ready at the College Board
New York, N.Y.

2005 Fellows

Mar 08, 2010  The Robert Bowne Foundation

Ruben Austria
BronxConnect Director
BronxConnect Program
Urban Youth Alliance
Bronx, New York

Jon Gilgoff
Director of Gender Based Programs
Educational Alliance
New York, N.Y.

Karyn Brownson
Director of Counseling & Leadership
Forest Hills Community House
Forest Hills, New York

Merle McGee
Vice President of Programs
Harlem Educational Activities Fund
New York, N.Y.

Sonya Choudhury
Virtual Y/TASC Director Flatbush YMCA Brooklyn, N.Y.

Edward Maclin
Manager of Children's Gardens Family Programs
Children's Garden Program
Brooklyn Botanic Garden
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Christine Fellini
Advantage Program Director - I.S. 52
Advantage After-School Program
Inwood Community Services, Inc.
New York, N.Y.

Margot Perron
Director of Education & Public Programs
Wave Hill, Inc.
Bronx, N.Y.

Jennifer Gastrich
Assistant Director
Recess Enhancement Program
Asphalt Green
New York, N.Y.

Anne Thompson
Director of Special Projects
Sports & Arts in Schools Foundation
Long Island City, N.Y.

2004 Fellows

Mar 08, 2010  The Robert Bowne Foundation

Karen Alexander
Director of Evaluation
Stanley Isaacs Community Center
New York, N.Y.

Rebecca Fabiano
Site Coordinator
After School in Lincoln Sq @ MLK H.S.
(TASC-supported program)
New York, N.Y.

Robert Flores
Assistant Site Coordinator
New York After School /NYU Metro Center
P.S. 84 (TASC-supported program)
New York, N.Y.

Rodney Fuller
Co-Director
Fresh Youth Initiatives
New York, N.Y.

Jennifer Fuqua
Beacon Director
Forest Hills Community House Beacon
Forest Hills, N.Y.

Sarah Glitsky
Youth Director
YMCA of Greater NY
Teen Action Program
New York, N.Y.

Peter Griffin
Assistant Site Coordinator
New York After School/NYU Metro Center
P.S. 84 (TASC-supported program)
New York, N.Y.

Sarita Khurana
Youth Director
The Educational Alliance
P.S. 64
New York, N.Y.

Haydee Morales
Vice President of Education and Training
Planned Parenthood of NYC
New York, N.Y.

2003 Fellows

Mar 08, 2010  The Robert Bowne Foundation

Helen Barahal
Site Coordinator
New York Afterschool
New York University Metro Center for Urban Education
New York, N.Y.

Kirsten Cole
Director
FUN Afterschool Program
Long Island University
Brooklyn, N.Y.

Ivana Espinet
Documentary Workshop Co-Director
Educational Video Center
New York, N.Y.

Helena Ku
Director of Children and Teen Services
The Forest Hills Community House
Queens, N.Y.

Emily Lopez
Director of Teen Services
West Side YMCA
New York, N.Y.

Susan Matloff-Nieves
Director of School-based Youth Development Centers
The Forest Hills Community House
Queens, N.Y.

Radhika Parithivel
Afterschool Coordinator
Citizens Advice Bureau
Bronx, N.Y.

Louis Polese
Deputy Executive Director
SCAN-NY
New York, N.Y.

Iris Shaw
Site Coordinator
Samuel Fields YM/YWHA
The After School Corporation (TASC) - P.S. 115Q
Queens, N.Y.

Kimberly Wright
Assistant Director
Booker T. Washington Learning Center
New York, N.Y.