CFD Podcast Director Shandra Back wins BU Provost’s Scholars Award

CFD Podcast Director Shandra Back won the Provost’s Scholars Award for her personal podcast, Sunshine on a Dime. Sunshine on a Dime features stories, interviews, tips, and resources to encourage young adults to pursue travel. The Provost’s Scholars Awards celebrate the achievements of students who have demonstrated their willingness in their first two years of […]

CFD Team Spotlight: Cat Abou-Khalil, Graduate Fellow

The Newsletter Team sat down for an interview with one of our graduate fellows, Catherine Abou-Khalil, for an interview about her work, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD Team: Tell us a bit about yourself. I’m born and raised in Massachusetts! I will talk about this in […]

CFD Team Spotlight: Micah Trautmann, Graduate Fellow

The Newsletter Team sat down for an interview with one of our graduate fellows, Micah Trautmann, for an interview about his work, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD Team: Tell us a bit about yourself. I was born and bred in New England, which always comes home […]

CFD Team Spotlight: Shandra Back, Podcast Director and Student Fellow

The Newsletter Team sat down for an interview with our Podcast Director, Shandra Back, for an interview about her work, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD Team: Tell us a bit about yourself. I am from Portland, Oregon. I am a journalism major and political science minor […]

CFD Team Spotlight: Isabella Trombetta, Postdoctoral Associate

The Newsletter Team set down for an interview with our Postdoctoral Associate, Isabella Trombetta, for an interview about her work, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD: Tell us a bit about yourself:   I am from Reggio Calabria, a beautiful city in the south of Italy, right across […]

CFD Team Spotlight: Christine Luccini, Finance and Operations Manager 

The Newsletter Team set down for an interview with our Finance and Operations Manager, Chrissy Luccini, for an interview about her work, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD: Tell us a bit about yourself:   Where are you from? I was born in New York but now live […]

CFD Team Spotlight: Muhammad Zaman, CFD Director

The Newsletter Team set down for an interview with our Director, Muhammad Zaman, for an interview about his research, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD: Where are you from?  I was born in Pakistan, in the capital city Islamabad, in 1977 and grew up there. That city still […]

CFD Team Spotlight: Carrie Preston, Associate Director

The Newsletter Team set down for an interview with our Associate Director, Carrie Preston for an interview about her research, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. CFD:  Where are you from?  Michigan CFD: What do you study?  Critical gender, race, and sexuality studies; critical displacement studies; theater and […]

CFD Team Spotlight: Marina Lazetic, Director of Programs

The Newsletter Team set with our Director of Programs, Marina Lazetic for an interview about her research, passions, hobbies, and special CFD projects. The transcript of our interview is below. NEWSLETTER TEAM: Where are you from? I am from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. I was born in this beautiful city, but my family, like many […]