Students

The MACIE students standing on the steps of the education building fall 2021


Find out more about the MACIE program, read about our featured students and interesting ongoing events, etc., by checking out the MACIE Program at BGSU facebook page @bgsumacie and our instagram @bgsu_macie_program

2021-2022 MACIE Students:

  • Kevin Crane - Columbus, OH
  • Samwel Petro - Iringa, Tanzania
  • Esther Poopla - Abuja, Nigeria
  • Morgan Quinley - Greenville, SC
  • Brittney Reimer - Columbus, OH
  • Sophia Schwind - Toledo, OH

2020-2021 MACIE Students:

  • Zhaile Hoskay – Bowling Green, OH
  • Yamikani Falinya - Salima, Malawi
  • Holly Macfarlane – Kalamazoo, MI
  • Phoebe Nishimoto – Gardena, CA
  • Magdalena Schroeder – St. Cloud, MN
  • Katsiaryna Sidarovich - Minsk, Belarus
  • Daniella S. Vieira – Greater Boston, MA

2019-2020 MACIE Students:

  • Abayomi Abodunrin – Oyo State, Nigeria
  • Yetunde S. Alabede – Lagos, Nigeria
  • Edith Kachia – Kakamega, Kenya
  • Diana Tadala Kajasiche – Lilongwe, Malawi
  • Taylor Lenze – Detroit, MI
  • Sarah B. Mehler – Newberg, OR
  • Katie Miller – Nashville, TN
  • Bernardo Ribeiro de Miranda – Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Emily Perry – Jefferson City, MO
  • Daniel Vetter – Toledo, OH

2018-2019 MACIE Students:

  • Shadan Nawfal Albakua - Mosul, Iraq
  • Amanda Ark - DeGraff, OH
  • Katrina Benson - Lakeville, MN
  • Angela Fultz - Fort Wayne, IN
  • Ashley Justice - Hutchinson, KS
  • Fatikha Khasanova - Kazan, Russia
  • Molly Kosnak - Madison Heights, MI
  • Meraj Abdul Rauf - Kunduz, Afghanistan
  • Brittany Sharpless - Louisville, KY
  • Cindy Toscano - San Diego, CA
  • Lyndah Wasike - Kakamega, Kenya

2017-2018 MACIE Students:

  • Abdelali En Nasry - Marrakesh, Morocco
  • Megan Espen – Bowling Green, OH
  • Sarah Heineken – Ann Arbor, MI
  • Ethan Jackson – Indianapolis, IN
  • Andrew Peper – Twinsburg, OH
  • Jaryt Salvo – Avon Lake, OH
  • Tracey Susko - Findley, OH

2016-2017 MACIE Students: 

  • Wafaa Aburahma - Gaza, Palestine
  • Solmaz Elhard - Tehran, Iran
  • Derek Kerr - Kenton, OH
  • Dianah Kitiabi - Kakamega, Kenya
  • Meriem Mechehoud - Skikda, Algeria
  • Olufisayo Oke - Ogbomoso, Nigeria
  • Mariia Palyga - Saratov, Russia
  • Rebecca Paskiet - Hinesburg, VT
  • Rocio Sotelo - Cuernavaca, Mexico
  • Del-Vaunte' Scott - Cleveland, OH

2015-2016 MACIE Students:

  • Chaima Bagais - South Dayton, NY
  • Alyssa Baz - Toledo, OH
  • Kaitlin Benner-Kenagy - Seattle, WA
  • Rebecca Beyer - Cleveland, OH
  • Pempho Chinkondenji - Lilongwe, Malawi
  • Matthew Hirman - Minneapolis, MN
  • Keji Kujjo - Khartoum, Sudan
  • Rebecca Norman - Overland Park, KS
  • Diana Pitcher - Red Hook, NY
  • Autumn Reddell - Jasper, AR
  • Ann (Heyward) Schmitt - Lima, OH
  • Vaughn Thornton - Detroit, MI

2014-2015 MACIE Students:

  • Venera Alibekova - Djizak, Uzbekistan
  • Aileen Ash - Lebanon, OH
  • Samantha Boss - Solon, OH
  • Roxann Brown - Wauwatosa, WI
  • Daniel Conklin - Greeley, PA
  • Md. Niaz Morshed - Feni, Bangladesh
  • Caitlin O'Connor - Kansas City, MO
  • Pardis Rahimi - Kabul, Afghanistan

2013-2014 MACIE Students:

  • Jessica Batterton
  • Kristen Bunner
  • Meiren Chen
  • Emily Diamond
  • Derya Dogan
  • Lindsay Goldberg
  • Jianyu Li
  • Teresa Mercer
  • Whitney Popp
  • Andrew Van Lew
  • Lillian Ann Watson
  • Xiaoli Wen
  • Brad McDonald
  • Lauren Hengtgen

2012-2013 MACIE Students

  • Nick Bardo - Concord, NH
  • Naima Dahir - Columbus, OH
  • Brett Erickson - Chicago, IL
  • Meagan Hoff - Lakewood, CO
  • Elham Hoominfar - Tehran, Iran
  • Geoffrey Hughes - Pickerington, OH
  • Jianyu Li, Tianjin - China 
  • Samantha Martin - Dimondale, MI
  • Kevin McClellan - Toledo, OH
  • Whitni McCoy - Pendleton, OR
  • Tiffany Nelson - Pekin, IL
  • Amy Oshiro - Honolulu, HI
  • Ellie Rebacz - Toledo, OH
  • Chelsea Van Eck - Madison, WI

2011-2012 MACIE Students

  • Adam Murphy - Monroeville, OH
  • Laura Booher - Dallas, TX
  • Sarah Dellinger - Lima, OH
  • Amanda Gensler - Newville, PA
  • Cori Churdar-Wilejto - Toledo, OH
  • Sarah King - Holland, OH
  • Luis Macias - El Paso, TX
  • Ryan Kiefer -Toledo, OH
  • Dorothy Mayne - Dayton, OH
  • Ellen Lambert - Tacoma, WA

2010-2011 MACIE Students

  • Barry Allen
  • Laura Berlin
  • Christy Boggs
  • Alison Dempsey
  • Amanda Glennon
  • Nitivia Jones
  • Sarah Lamont
  • Medea Loibl
  • Amanda Sipes
  • Alyssa Souza
  • Natasha Truong
  • Keelie Webb

2009-2010 MACIE Students

  • Oluwadamilare Adeyeri - Ondo State, Nigeria
  • Jennifer Bartimole - Olean, NY
  • Ruth Bubalo - Bowling Green, OH
  • Heidi Croy - Gahanna, OH
  • Conor Harmon - Detroit, MI
  • Emily Hatch - Milford, OH
  • Jared Hatch - Bowling Green, OH
  • Dani Kehm - Columbia, MD
  • A'ame Kone - Bloomington, IN
  • Benjamin MacKenzie - Great Falls, MT
  • Leslie Pacheco - Palm Desert, CA
  • Matt Priest - Lambertville, MI
  • Lindsay Whitman-Drewes - West Unity, OH
  • Emily Zimmerman - Bowling Green, OH

2008-2009 MACIE Cohort

  • Hui Bi - China
  • Sarah Ford - Delaware, OH
  • Shanshan Huang - Guiyang, Guizhou Province, China
  • Jennifer Keeler - Ottawa, OH
  • Mohammed Issah - Ghana
  • Xu Liang - Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
  • Peter Mateso - Dar-es-Salaam, Tanzania
  • Birgit Peter - Austria
  • Yuchun Zhou - Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China

2007-2008 MACIE Students:

  • Ronda Alexander - US
  • Eric Buetikofer - US 
  • Meghan Burley - US 
  • Adia Major - US 
  • Annette de Nicker - South Africa 
  • Claudia Nieto - Colombia 
  • Jim Pippin - US 
  • Eric Roth - US 
  • Amy Warfield - US
  • Jie Wang - China 
  • Lihong Yang - China
  • Mary Zychowicz - US
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Daniella S. Vieira

  • Position: Graduate Assistantship – School of Teaching and Learning GA, teaching Introduction to Education (EDTL 2010)

2020-2021 MACIE Student

From: Greater Boston, Massachusetts

Research Interests:  Access to education for undocumented students and immigrant rights advocacy

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Samwel Petro

  • Position: Graduate Assistantship- Research Assistant (RA) for Dr. Bang and Teaching Assistant (TA) for EDFI 3020

2021-2022 MACIE Student

From: Iringa, Tanzania

Research Interests: Education and development: how provision of quality education in low-income countries can lead to social, political, and economic development.

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Sophia Schwind

  • Position: Graduate Assistantship - Research Assistant for Education Abroad, International Programs and Partnerships

2021-2022 MACIE Student

From: Toledo, Ohio

Research Interests: Foreign language education, study abroad, and non-profits

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Holly Macfarlane

  • Position: Graduate Assistantship – School of Teaching and Learning GA, teaching Introduction to Education (EDTL 2010)

2020-2021 MACIE Student

From: Kalamazoo, Michigan

Research Interests: Second language acquisition, as well as the interaction between gender role expectations and teacher development in the region of Central Asia

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Katsiaryna Sidarovich

  • Position: Graduate Assistantship - MACIE Program GA, working with Dr. Frey and Dr. Booth on various projects

2020-2021 MACIE Student

From: Minsk, Belarus

Research Interests:  Essentialism and progressivism in education and how to embed creative skills in teaching

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Magdalena Schroeder

  • Position: Graduate Assistantship - College of Education and Human Development GA, working with Dr. Conway-Roberts and Dr. Booth on various projects

2020-2021 MACIE Student

From: St. Cloud, Minnesota

Research Interests:  Study abroad, foreign language education, cultural immersion and global citizenship

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Phoebe Nishimoto

  • Position: Graduate Assistantship - College of Business Education Abroad GA

2020-2021 MACIE Student

From: Gardena, California

Research Interests:  English Literacy and cross-cultural exchange

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Esther Poopla

  • Position: Graduate Assistantship - TA for Introduction to Education (EDTL 2010)

2021-2022 MACIE Student

From: Abuja, Nigeria

Research Interests: Educational policies across cultures

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Yamikani Falinya

  • Position: Graduate Assistantship - MACIE Program GA, working with Dr. Bang on various projects

2020-2021 MACIE Student

From: Salima, Malawi

Research Interests:  Refugee issues in education, leadership and global citizenship

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Brittney Reimer

  • Position: ESL teacher in the Toledo public school system

2021-2022 MACIE Student

From: Columbus, Ohio

Research Interests: Refugee education, ESL education

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Kevin Crane

  • Position: Graduate Assistantship - TA for the Global Village Learning Community

2021-2022 MACIE Student

From: Columbus, Ohio

Research Interests: International Higher Education

Updated: 01/26/2022 11:53AM