Alumni
Meet Our Alumni
The Fulbright Program highly values its alumni community that combines academic excellence with social awareness. Fulbright alumni hold key positions in all sectors of the Israeli academy, economy, and society. They serve as mentors to their colleagues by helping them develop their careers and by introducing new initiatives.
| Name | Year | Discipline | Program | Host institute | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Noam Gal | 2023 | Urban Studies | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA | |
| Quinne Daoust | 2023 | Law | Fellow | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | From the USA |
| Salwa Kaiyal | 2023 | Social Sciences | Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Fellowship | Bard College | From Israel |
| Nahid Sharary | 2023 | Gender Studies | Postdoctoral | NYU-New York University | From Israel |
| Amichay Afriat | 2023 | Biology | Postdoctoral | Princeton University | From Israel |
| Zachary Newman | 2023 | Social Sciences | Tel Aviv University | From the USA | |
| Anuj Amin | 2023 | Religious Studies | PhD Research | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Mais Nassar | 2023 | English and Romance Studies | Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Fellowship | Florida State University | From Israel |
| Hadas Zur | 2023 | Sociology | Postdoctoral | Harvard University | From Israel |
| Amit Aharon-Steinberg | 2023 | Physics | Postdoctoral | Cornell University | From Israel |
| Siegfried Glenzer | 2023 | Physics | Scholar USA | Tel Aviv University | From the USA |
| Bridget Toomey | 2023 | International Relations | Tel Aviv University | From the USA | |
| Lauren Mazurowski | 2023 | Engineering | PhD Research | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | From the USA |
| Ella Tour | 2023 | Cell and Developmental Biology | Fulbright Specialist | Hadassah Academic College | From the USA |
| Yara Haidar | 2023 | Law | University of Pennsylvania | From Israel | |
| Golan Shalvi | 2023 | Archeology | Postdoctoral | University of Chicago | From Israel |
| Ori Hacohen | 2023 | Cognitive Science | Postdoctoral | Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey | From Israel |
| Diana Berman | 2023 | Materials Science | Scholar USA | Tel Aviv University | From the USA |
| Colette Smith | 2023 | History | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA | |
| Samuel Magaziner | 2023 | Biology | PhD Research | Technion - Israel Institute of Technology | From the USA |
| Hamad Swaid | 2023 | Law | Harvard University | From Israel | |
| Noy Naaman | 2023 | Law | Postdoctoral | Yale University | From Israel |
| Bnaya Gross | 2023 | Physics | Postdoctoral | From Israel | |
| Brandon Gellis | 2023 | Arts | Scholar USA | Shenkar College of Engineering, Design and Art | From the USA |
| Nicholas Bowman | 2023 | Archaeology | University of Haifa | From the USA | |
| Lauren Urbont | 2023 | History | PhD Research | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Yael Zeldman Haviv | 2023 | Public Administration | Harvard University | From Israel | |
| Haneen Shibli | 2023 | Public Health | Postdoctoral | University of Washington | From Israel |
| Orit Gidali | 2023 | Literature | International Writing Program | University of Iowa | From Israel |
| Eva Collakova | 2023 | Agriculture | Scholar USA | Agricultural Research Organization (ARO), Volcani Center | From the USA |
| Emma Hantgan | 2023 | International Relations | Tel Aviv University | From the USA | |
| Jacob Beckert | 2023 | History | PhD Research | University of Haifa | From the USA |
| Roey Perlstein Dvir | 2023 | Education | Distinguished Teacher | University of Rochester | From Israel |
| Rhona Burns | 2023 | History | Postdoctoral | Harvard University | From Israel |
| Daphna Tish-Feigenboim | 2023 | Law | Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship | University of California, Davis | From Israel |
| Daniel Klerman | 2023 | Law | Scholar USA | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Amina Elmasry | 2023 | Genetics | Fellow | Weizmann Institute of Science | From the USA |
| Benjamin Arenstein | 2023 | Literature | PhD Research | University of Haifa | From the USA |
| Hanan Qaddah | 2023 | English Language and Literature | Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Fellowship | University of New Hampshire | From Israel |
| Reut Zabag | 2023 | Psychology | Postdoctoral | Yale University | From Israel |
| Yuval Eytan | 2023 | Philosophy | Postdoctoral | Columbia University | From Israel |
| Erika Garcia | 2023 | Biology | Postdoctoral USA | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Rachel Van Drunen | 2023 | Neuroscience | Open Study/Research Fellowship | Weizmann Institute of Science | From the USA |
| Yotam Haber | 2023 | Music | Scholar USA | The Jerusalem Academy of Music and Dance | From the USA |
| Noam Cohen | 2023 | Philosophy | Postdoctoral | From Israel | |
| Qais Jaber | 2023 | Chemistry | Postdoctoral | Princeton University | From Israel |
| Elnatan Chen | 2023 | Hebrew Language | Postdoctoral | Johns Hopkins University | From Israel |
| Nicholas Rogers | 2022 | Environmental Engineering | Postdoctoral USA | Tel Aviv University | From the USA |
| Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin | 2022 | Public Health | Scholar USA | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Roderick Selman | 2022 | Arabic | English Teaching Assistant | Kaye Academic College of Education | From the USA |
| Ahlam Mansour | 2022 | English Literature and Psychology | Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Fellowship | Florida State University | From Israel |
| Yuval Givon | 2022 | History | Postdoctoral | Harvard University | From Israel |
| Noa Suzanna Morag | 2022 | Literature | International Writing Program | University of Iowa | From Israel |
| Gai Farchi | 2022 | Literature | Postdoctoral | NYU-New York University | From Israel |
| Faigy Mendelbaum | 2022 | Clinical Psychology | PhD Research | Bar-Ilan University | From the USA |
| Zily Burstein | 2022 | Biophysics | Postdoctoral USA | Weizmann Institute of Science | From the USA |
| John Foggle | 2022 | Medicine | Scholar USA | Technion - Israel Institute of Technology | From the USA |
| Hanin Massalha | 2022 | Education in English | Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Fellowship | Brown University | From Israel |
| Fares Hurani | 2022 | Chemistry | Postdoctoral | University of Washington | From Israel |
| Yoav Friedman | 2022 | Education | Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship | Pennsylvania State University | From Israel |
| Nimrod Harpak | 2022 | Chemistry | Postdoctoral | University of California, San Diego | From Israel |
| Yevgeniya Baras | 2022 | Arts | Scholar USA | Bezalel Academy of Art and Design Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Zachary Sneed | 2022 | Economics, Business Administration | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | From the USA | |
| Chet Bush | 2022 | US History | Postdoctoral USA | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Craig Stuart Miller | 2022 | Oral Medicine and Maxillofacial Radiology | Fulbright Specialist | Reichman University (IDC Herzliya) | From the USA |
| Raviv Zait | 2022 | Business | Boston University | From Israel | |
| Ori Katz | 2022 | Law | Postdoctoral | Harvard University | From Israel |
| Anna Ashurov | 2022 | Law | NYU-New York University | From Israel | |
| Shlomit Sharoni | 2022 | Oceanography | Postdoctoral | MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology | From Israel |
| Andrea Berlin | 2022 | Archaeology | Scholar USA | Tel Aviv University | From the USA |
| Natalie Bauman | 2022 | Public Health | University of Haifa | From the USA | |
| Nicolle Simonovic | 2022 | Psychology | Postdoctoral USA | University of Haifa | From the USA |
| Su-I Hou | 2022 | Global Health Management and Informatics | Fulbright Specialist | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | From the USA |
| Amal Ghazalein | 2022 | International Relations | Cornell University | From Israel | |
| Roy Marom | 2022 | History | Postdoctoral | University of California, Berkeley | From Israel |
| Tom Zylbersztein | 2022 | Music | NYU-New York University | From Israel | |
| Tami Yair | 2022 | Language | Scholar In Residence | Northeastern Illinois University | From Israel |
| Rachel Harris | 2022 | Hebrew Language & Literature | Scholar USA | Tel Aviv University | From the USA |
| Becky Choi | 2022 | Urban Planning | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA | |
| Nolan Lebovits | 2022 | Religious Studies | PhD Research | Bar-Ilan University | From the USA |
| Michael Andrew Kern | 2022 | Public Policy and Governance | Fulbright Specialist | Tel-Hai Academic College | From the USA |
| Sokaina Swaed | 2022 | Education | Distinguished Teacher | Arizona State University | From Israel |
| Maha Natoor | 2022 | Psychology | Postdoctoral | Stanford University | From Israel |
| Roy Tamir | 2022 | Architecture | Southern California Institute of Architecture | From Israel | |
| Nader Karayanni | 2022 | Computer Science | Columbia University | From Israel | |
| Melissa Santala | 2022 | Materials Science | Scholar USA | Technion - Israel Institute of Technology | From the USA |
| Michael Amrami | 2022 | Neuroscience and Psychology | University of Haifa | From the USA | |
| Obadiah Baker | 2022 | Film | PhD Research | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Miriam Petruck | 2022 | Ethnographic, Cognitive, and Empirical Research | Fulbright Specialist | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Roni Cohen | 2022 | History | Postdoctoral | Columbia University | From Israel |
| Nir Sukenik | 2022 | Physics | Postdoctoral | University of Southern California | From Israel |
| Jasmin Daas | 2022 | Journalism | The City University of New York | From Israel | |
| Aya Awwad | 2022 | Medical Investigation | Harvard University | From Israel | |
| Roie Levin | 2022 | Computer Science | Postdoctoral USA | Tel Aviv University | From the USA |
| Cassandra Cordie | 2022 | Anthropology | Tel Aviv University | From the USA | |
| Kayla Cohen | 2022 | History | English Teaching Assistant | Hadassah Academic College | From the USA |
| Sheldon Landsberger | 2022 | Nuclear Science and Engineering | Fulbright Specialist | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | From the USA |
| Hilel Hagai Diamandi | 2022 | Engineering | Postdoctoral | Yale University | From Israel |
| Eliad Tsfadia | 2022 | Computer Science | Postdoctoral | Georgetown University | From Israel |
| Esther Yalma | 2022 | Business | Rochester Institute of Technology | From Israel | |
| Dan Jaworski | 2022 | Education | Distinguished Teacher | Indiana University of Pennsylvania | From Israel |
| Julia Reed | 2022 | Religious Studies | Postdoctoral USA | Bar-Ilan University | From the USA |
| Willow Green | 2022 | Dance | English Teaching Assistant | Talpiot College of Education | From the USA |
| Max Freeman | 2022 | English | English Teaching Assistant | Tel-Hai Academic College | From the USA |
| Frances Rust | 2022 | Higher Education | Fulbright Specialist | The Mofet Institute | From the USA |
| Arkan Atarya | 2022 | English Linguistics and Literature | Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Fellowship | Drury University | From Israel |
| Omri Elmaleh | 2022 | History | Postdoctoral | Brown University | From Israel |
| Hadas Zahavi | 2022 | Literature | Postdoctoral | Princeton University | From Israel |
| Eihab Abu Rabiah | 2022 | Linguistics | Postdoctoral | University of Utah | From Israel |
| Gil Goffer | 2022 | Mathematics | Postdoctoral | University of California, San Diego | From Israel |
| Adam DeSchriver | 2021 | Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA | |
| Alexandra Kemp | 2021 | Industrial Engineering | PhD Research | Tel Aviv University | From the USA |
| Samuel Fisher | 2021 | English Teaching | English Teaching Assistant | Kaye Academic College of Education | From the USA |
| Hanan Mazeh | 2021 | Jewish Studies | Postdoctoral | University of Pennsylvania | From Israel |
| Yonat Ben Ozer | 2021 | Law | Yale University | From Israel | |
| Shay Golan | 2021 | Computer Science | Postdoctoral | University of California, Berkeley | From Israel |
| Zachary Rubin | 2021 | Literature | Postdoctoral USA | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Kathleen Abadie | 2021 | Bioengineering | PhD Research | Weizmann Institute of Science | From the USA |
| Zainab Mousa-Makky | 2021 | English Teaching | English Teaching Assistant | The Academic Arab College for Education in Israel ג€“ Haifa | From the USA |
| Maryam Farah | 2021 | English and Education | Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Fellowship | Coastal Carolina University | From Israel |
| Alamia Biro | 2021 | Education | University of Pennsylvania | From Israel | |
| Assaf Shocher | 2021 | Mathematics and Computer Science | Postdoctoral | University of California, Berkeley | From Israel |
| Elise Zipkin | 2021 | Biology | Scholar USA | Tel Aviv University | From the USA |
| Arthur Caplan | 2021 | Economics | Scholar USA | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | From the USA |
| Vicky Hioureas | 2021 | History | Postdoctoral USA | University of Haifa | From the USA |
| Masha Ryskin | 2021 | Art | Scholar USA | Bezalel Academy of Art and Design Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Katreen Damouni | 2021 | English Language and Literature | Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Fellowship | Western Michigan University | From Israel |
| Lior Michaeli | 2021 | Physics | Postdoctoral | Caltech - California Institute of Technology | From Israel |
| Orly Tonkykh | 2021 | Nursing | Postdoctoral | University of California, Davis | From Israel |
| Jonathan Alegria | 2021 | English | English Teaching Assistant | Oranim Academic College of Education | From the USA |
| Simeon Ehrlich | 2021 | Archeology | Postdoctoral USA | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Lilianne Mujica-Parodi | 2021 | Neuroscience | Scholar USA | Weizmann Institute of Science | From the USA |
| Hagay Shacham | 2021 | Education | Distinguished Teacher | Arizona State University | From Israel |
| Sharon Dinur | 2021 | Urban & Regional Planning | Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Fellowship | MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology | From Israel |
| Asaf Gayer | 2021 | Bible Studies | Postdoctoral | Princeton University | From Israel |
| Yael Kariv Teitelbaum | 2021 | Law | Postdoctoral | University of Pennsylvania | From Israel |
| Jamie Benedetto | 2021 | English | English Teaching Assistant | The Academic College at Wingate | From the USA |
| Susan Lagle | 2021 | Archeology | Postdoctoral USA | University of Haifa | From the USA |
| Alan Castel | 2021 | Psychology | Scholar USA | Bar-Ilan University | From the USA |
| Adam Adeeb | 2021 | English Literature and American Studies / Labor Studies | Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Fellowship | SUNY College of Agriculture and Technology at Cobleskill | From Israel |
| Shir Eshkol | 2021 | Law | Columbia University | From Israel | |
| Farida Abu Rass Abo Asbe | 2021 | Community Mental Health | Postdoctoral | Smith College | From Israel |
| Ido Levin Gal | 2021 | Physics | Postdoctoral | University of Washington | From Israel |
| Emma Finn | 2021 | Public Health | University of Haifa | From the USA | |
| Christopher Prejean | 2021 | Islamic Legal Studies | Postdoctoral USA | University of Haifa | From the USA |
| Mitchell Levinson | 2021 | English Teaching | English Teaching Assistant | Hadassah Academic College | From the USA |
| Bashir Bashir | 2021 | Business Intelligence and Analytics | Stevens Institute of Technology | From Israel | |
| Shahar Somech | 2021 | Public Administration | Columbia University | From Israel | |
| Gil Baram | 2021 | Political Science | Postdoctoral | Stanford University | From Israel |
| Ziv Ben Zion | 2021 | Neuroscience | Postdoctoral | Yale University | From Israel |
| Victoria Hill | 2021 | Public Health | Tel Aviv University | From the USA | |
| Paul Sharp | 2021 | Psychology | Postdoctoral USA | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Lauren Ehrmann | 2021 | English Teaching | English Teaching Assistant | Bezalel Academy of Art and Design Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Nader Maray | 2021 | Computer Science | Texas State University | From Israel | |
| Etai Bar-Hanan | 2021 | Education | Harvard University | From Israel | |
| Molhm Nassir | 2021 | Medicinal and Organic Chemistry | Postdoctoral | The Scripps Research Institute | From Israel |
| Yael Gazit | 2021 | Philosophy | Postdoctoral | Yale University | From Israel |
| Kate Yeager | 2021 | Conflict Resolution Studies | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA | |
| Joshua Porat-Dahlerbruch | 2021 | Public Health | Postdoctoral USA | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | From the USA |
| Raphael Angieri | 2021 | English Teaching | English Teaching Assistant | Al-Qasemi Academic College of Education | From the USA |
| Adi Sherzer | 2021 | Israel studies | Postdoctoral | University of California, Berkeley | From Israel |
| Liat Dasht | 2021 | Law | Yale University | From Israel | |
| Gilad Itach | 2021 | Archeology | Postdoctoral | University of Chicago | From Israel |
| Avner Cohen | 2020 | History | Scholar USA | Tel Aviv University | From the USA |
| Hannah McDaniel | 2020 | Peace and Conflict Management | University of Haifa | From the USA | |
| Kelsey Reed | 2020 | Plant Biology | PhD Research | Tel Aviv University | From the USA |
| Leena Badran | 2020 | Social Work | Postdoctoral | University of California, Berkeley | From Israel |
| Tamar Baruch | 2020 | Journalism | NYU-New York University | From Israel | |
| Osama Tanous | 2020 | Medicine | Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Fellowship | Emory University | From Israel |
| Alexei Sivertsev | 2020 | History | Scholar USA | Bar-Ilan University | From the USA |
| Kyle Desrosiers | 2020 | Conflict Resolution and Mediation | Tel Aviv University | From the USA | |
| Roni Masel | 2020 | Judaic Studies | Postdoctoral USA | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | From the USA |
| Neomi Frisch-Aviram | 2020 | Political Sciences | Postdoctoral | University of California, Berkeley | From Israel |
| Britt Hadar | 2020 | Psychology | Postdoctoral | Princeton University | From Israel |
| Gal Ben Haim | 2020 | Law | Harvard University | From Israel | |
| Boaz Tsabar | 2020 | Education & Philosophy | Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Fellowship | Vanderbilt University | From Israel |
| Jade Koschֳ© | 2020 | Law | Tel Aviv University | From the USA | |
| Muhammad Khatib | 2020 | Chemical Engineering | Postdoctoral | Stanford University | From Israel |
| Maayan Keshev | 2020 | Linguistics | Postdoctoral | University of Massachusetts Amherst | From Israel |
| Nitsan Plitman | 2020 | Law | Harvard University | From Israel | |
| Sarah Blau | 2020 | History & Psychology | International Writing Program | University of Iowa | From Israel |
| Noga Vardi | 2020 | Neuroscience | Scholar USA | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | From the USA |
| Tomer Langberg | 2020 | Neuroscience | Postdoctoral USA | Tel Aviv University | From the USA |
| Hunter Coolican | 2020 | Security and Diplomacy Studies | Tel Aviv University | From the USA | |
| Gal Mendelson | 2020 | Electrical Engineering | Postdoctoral | Stanford University | From Israel |
| Tamar Rotman | 2020 | History | Postdoctoral | Columbia University | From Israel |
| Jenan Abu Ishtaia | 2020 | Law | University of Pennsylvania | From Israel | |
| David Weinreich | 2020 | Urban and Regional Planning | Postdoctoral USA | Technion - Israel Institute of Technology | From the USA |
| Rachael Costello | 2020 | Conflict Resolution and Mediation | Tel Aviv University | From the USA | |
| Yael Millgram | 2020 | Psychology | Postdoctoral | Harvard University | From Israel |
| Roy Zektzer | 2020 | Physics | Postdoctoral | University of Maryland, College Park | From Israel |
| Shaden Azaize | 2020 | Sport & Fitness Administration & Management | Temple University | From Israel | |
| Ariel Resnikoff | 2020 | Literature | Postdoctoral USA | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Daniel Hila | 2020 | Security and Diplomacy Studies | Tel Aviv University | From the USA | |
| Natalie Fardian Melamed | 2020 | Phsyical Chemistry | Postdoctoral | Columbia University | From Israel |
| Noa Katz | 2020 | Computational Biology | Postdoctoral | Stanford University | From Israel |
| Nur Jabarin | 2020 | Architecture & Urban Planning | Columbia University | From Israel | |
| Camilah Powell | 2020 | Engineering | Postdoctoral USA | Ben-Gurion University of the Negev | From the USA |
| Anchor Losch | 2020 | Environmental Studies | Tel Aviv University | From the USA | |
| Israel Kellersztein | 2020 | Chemical Sciences | Postdoctoral | Caltech - California Institute of Technology | From Israel |
| Or Eivgi | 2020 | Chemistry | Postdoctoral | University of California, Irvine | From Israel |
| Lina Makhuli | 2020 | Law | Columbia University | From Israel | |
| Yousef Abu Kwaik | 2020 | Biology | Scholar USA | Technion - Israel Institute of Technology | From the USA |
| Thomas Prendergast | 2020 | History | Postdoctoral USA | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem | From the USA |
| Sean Rao | 2020 | Government and Politics | PhD Research | University of Haifa | From the USA |
| Ofir Yehuda Haim | 2020 | Jewish Studies | Postdoctoral | Princeton University | From Israel |
| Tal Abuloff | 2020 | Law | Harvard University | From Israel | |
| Arwa Ayoub | 2020 | English & Linguistics | Foreign Language Teaching Assistant Fellowship | Ramapo College Of New Jersey | From Israel |
| Leilah Krounbi | 2019 | Agriculture | Postdoctoral USA | Weizmann Institute of Science | From the USA |
| Vivian Laughlin | 2019 | Archaeology | Postdoctoral USA | The Hebrew University of Jerusalem/Ben Gurion of the Negev | From the USA |
| Jovan Ruvalcaba | 2019 | Law | Tel Aviv University | From the USA | |
| Robert Faris | 2019 | Sociology | Fulbright Specialist | Matzmichim - The Israeli Violence Reduction Organization | From the USA |
| Demitry Farfurnik | 2019 | Physics | Postdoctoral | University of Maryland | From Israel |
| Tammy Katsabian | 2019 | Law | Postdoctoral | Harvard University | From Israel |
| Rana Khalaila | 2019 | Law | Georgetown University | From Israel | |
| Amit Haim | 2019 | Law | Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship | Stanford University | From Israel |