Barclay Simpson Scholars Archive

Ralina Joseph in front of a chalkboard

The Simpson Center for the Humanities biannually invites proposals from doctoral students in the humanities to pursue public-facing projects in their areas of study and practice. Our inaugural cohort of fellows met throughout the summer of 2021, with cohorts to be selected every other fall. The fellowship builds on the Simpson Center’s longstanding commitment to public scholarship and furthers the groundbreaking work undertaken by University of Washington faculty, doctoral students, and their community partners in the Simpson Center’s Andrew W. Mellon Foundation funded Reimagining the Humanities PhD and Reaching New Publics initiative (2015-2021). Fellowship cohorts meet weekly throughout the summer to discuss their research in progress. 

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Cohort Archive

 

2023 - 2024 Barclay Simpson Scholars

Head and shoulders of a smiling white person with short purple hair and glasses in a black turtleneck against a brick wall background
Doctoral Student
English
Close-up color photograph of Megan Butler taken outside.
Doctoral Candidate
English
Ellie Cleasby looks into the camera while wearing a pink shirt.
Doctoral Student
Geography
A profile picture of Kelly, a young woman with white skin and big brown curly hair, wearing a white collared shirt and smiling, with a blue to purple gradient background with glitter sparkles.
Doctoral Student
English
Picture of Rasheena at Hugo House on stage reading writing in front of microphone on at podium.
Doctoral Student
English
Close-up photo of a smiling woman with brown hair wearing round glasses and a red sweater. Part of the Seattle skyline is in view behind her.
Doctoral Student
Anthropology

2021 - 2022 Barclay Simpson Scholars

profile of Kaitlyn Boulding in glasses, close-up to the camera, wearing a jacket with a sky, trees, and buildings blurred in the background
Doctoral Candidate
Classics
A black and white portrait of Sarah Choi.
Doctoral Student
Cinema & Media Studies
Sarah Inman professional photo in a black blazer smiling at the camera
PhD Candidate
Human Centered Design & Engineering
Barbara Krystal in Iceland
Doctoral Candidate
Comparative Literature
Caitlin looking sideways at the camera. She has long red hair and is wearing a white t-shirt
Technical Editor
DigitalOcean