2024-2025 Bridging Scholar Cohort
Fall/academic-year Bridging Scholars
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Adedotun Adedokun
Rutgers University
International Christian University
Japanese and Communications
Mineta Ambassadors Program/USJC Scholar -
Alexis Aguilar
DePaul University
Temple University in Japan
Computer Science -
Chisom Akpom
The University of Chicago
Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies
Computer Science and East Asian Languages and Civilizations
Jeremiah Trusty Memorial Bridging Scholar -
Elizabeth Antwi
DePaul University
Temple University Japan Campus
Art
Temple University Japan Bridging Scholar -
Emilee Bates
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Konan University
Interdisciplinary Health Sciences
Mineta Ambassadors Program/USJC Scholar -
Jimmie Brannen
Austin College
Nanzan University
History -
Nikola Bynes
DePaul University
CIEE Kyoto
Computer Science -
Natalie Coker
University of Oklahoma
Ritsumeikan University
International Business and Japanese -
Shanya Coshey
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Kansai Gaidai University
Asian Studies and Anthropology
Mineta Ambassadors Program/USJC Scholar -
Alison Creamer
Adrian College
Kansai Gaidai University
Japanese Studies and Vocal Performance -
Alexander Dao
University of Florida
Kansai Gaidai University
Computer Science -
Logan Deal
Michigan State University
Japan Center for Michigan Universities
Graphic Design and Japanese -
Calvin Do
Temple University
Temple University Japan Campus
Psychology -
Jack DuFrane
Illinois State University
Kansai Gaidai University
Geography -
Aliyat Egbebi
DePaul University
Temple University Japan Campus
Public Relations and Advertising
Temple University Japan Bridging Scholar -
Leah Garcia
Baruch College
Kansai Gaidai University
Business Communications -
Jennifer Garcia Arreguin
Kennesaw State University
Soka University
Business and Marketing -
Beatrice Giebel
University of Washington
Hokkaido University
Japanese and Asian Languages and Cultures -
Gabriel Gonzalez
Eastern Michigan University
Japan Center for Michigan Universities
International Business -
Kasumi Guerra
California State University Fresno
CSU IP Waseda University
Business Accountancy -
Alexandra Guthrie
California State University, Stanislaus
Nagoya University of Foreign Studies
Business Administration and Computer Information Systems
Mineta Ambassadors Program/USJC Scholar -
Kyree Hammond
West Chester University
Hosei University
Anthropology
Amway Japan Bridging Scholar -
Cody Henry
University of Oregon
Senshu University
Art
JUSFC Bridging Scholar -
Sergianni Jennings
Bowdoin College
Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies
Asian Studies: Japan and Government: Comparative Politics
Mineta Ambassadors Program/USJC Scholar -
Jourden Jones
Mount Holyoke College
International Christian University
Computer Science
Mineta Ambassadors Program/USJC Scholar -
Talin Khanna
Western Michigan University
Keio University
Japanese and Cultural Anthropology
Robert Grondine Memorial Bridging Scholar -
Nikki Khong
University of California, Irvine
Tohoku University
Biology
JUSFC Bridging Scholar -
Heather Kodhelaj
Temple University
Temple University Japan Campus
Global Studies
Bishop Family Memorial Scholar -
Rachelle Laurel
Middle Tennessee State University
Kansai Gaidai University
Japanese and Marketing -
Lucy Lin
University of Washington
Keio University
Informatics -
Frida Lopez
San Diego State University
Nanzan University
Business Administration: Management Information Systems
Mineta Ambassadors Program/USJC Scholar -
Alyssa Lyons
College of Saint Benedict
Bunkyo Gakuin University
Psychology -
Lucas Makishima
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Tokyo
Global Studies
Morgan Stanley Japan Bridging Scholar -
Maxwell Maveus
Wesleyan University
Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies
College of East Asian Studies, Environmental Studies, and College of Social Studies -
Sandra McCauley
Central Piedmont Community College
Lakeland University Japan
Information Technology: Cybersecurity -
Franco Miele
Bates College
IES Tokyo
Japanese
Amway Japan Bridging Scholar -
Shane Neirinckx
University of Idaho
University Studies Abroad Consortium
Political Science and International Studies: Asia -
Jonah Nguyen-Conyers
Montgomery College
Temple University Japan Campus
Business
Morgan Stanley Japan Bridging Scholar -
Samantha Olmedo
University of Kansas
Sophia University
Political Science and Global & International Studies -
Joseph Ortiz
California State University, Fullerton
Waseda University
Business Administration and Marketing
Mineta Ambassadors Program/USJC Scholar -
Muhanad Osman
Northern Virginia Community College
Toyo University
Computer Science
Jeremiah Trusty Memorial Bridging Scholar -
Miyu Owada
Pomona College
Middlebury School in Japan: International Christian University
Asian Studies -
Kaia Patterson
Washington State University
International Christian University
Accounting and Japanese -
Bradyn Petrek
The College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University
Bunkyo Gakuin University
Economics
JUSFC Bridging Scholar -
Hannah Porch
Agnes Scott College
Tokyo International University
Anthropology and Sociology -
Noah Price
Arizona State University
Waseda University
Asian Languages (Japanese) -
Kimberly Rader
Wichita State University
Kansai Gaidai University
Criminal Justice -
Sebastian Renteria
The University of Texas at El Paso
CIEE Tokyo
Clinical Laboratory Science
Mineta Ambassadors Program/USJC Scholar -
Lesa Ritchie
University of California San Diego
Keio University
Japanese Studies and Education Studies
Ira Wolf Memorial Bridging Scholar -
Mariana Rojas
Pace University
Musashi University
Sociology and Anthropology
Mineta Ambassadors Program/USJC Scholar -
Camilo Sasaki
California State University Monterey Bay
Dokkyo University
Japanese Language & Culture -
Carter Schulz
Mary Baldwin University
Soka University
Computer Science
Amway Japan Bridging Scholar -
Diego Sepulveda-Martinez
University of Wisconsin Green Bay
Tokyo Metropolitan University
Biology & Spanish and Latin American Studies -
Desiree Smith
University of Findlay
University of Fukui Student Exchange Program
TESOL and Japanese
JUSFC Bridging Scholar -
Nicolas Solari
Appalachian State University
Kansai Gaidai University
International Business -
Seri Stewart
University of Michigan
Waseda University
History of Art
Amway Japan Bridging Scholar -
Jessica Sun
Northwestern University
Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies
Social Policy and International Studies -
Karen Valenzuela Vazquez
Northern Arizona University
Kyushu University
Biomedical Sciences, Japanese, and Agriculture
Mineta Ambassadors Program/USJC Scholar -
Cecilia Vera-Valdez
Florida Atlantic University
Kansai Gaidai University
Studio Art
Mineta Ambassadors Program/USJC Scholar -
Alexander Voses
Boston University
Keio University
International Relations and Japanese -
Josiah White
Willamette University
Tokyo International University
Japanese Studies -
Kai Wong
Princeton University
Waseda University
Economics -
Alexander Wood
University of Illinois Chicago
Sophia University
Finance and Global Asian Studies
Amway Japan Bridging Scholar -
Reann Young
Saint Mary's College of California
Sophia University
Global and Regional Studies -
Sami Yousef
University of Oklahoma
Hokkaido University
International Business -
Michael Zhou
University of Southern California
Waseda University
East Asian Languages & Cultures and Business Administration
Amway Japan Bridging Scholar