The Institute for Immigration Research (IIR) celebrates the accomplishments and milestones of its faculty and student affiliates. Select accomplishments in Spring 2024 include:
Student Accomplishments
- Elyse M. Adams, IIR Administrative Assistant, 2024, and Anthropology M.A. student, has graduated!
- Jessica L. Benitez, IIR OSCAR Research Assistant, 2023-2024, and Sociology and Criminology, Law, and Society B.A. student, has graduated!
- Ayman Habib, IIR OSCAR Research Assistant, 2023-2024, and Global Affairs B.A. student, was recognized at the 2024 Distinguished Quill Awards with the Distinguished Sophomore Leadership Award and represented student organization No Lost Generation @Mason, which received the University Civic Engagement Award.
- Umida Hashimova, IIR Graduate Research Assistant and Sociology PhD Student was awarded a Center for Humanities Research Summer 2024 Dissertation Scholarship
Faculty Accomplishments
- Dr. Guadalupe Correa-Cabrera, Professor at the Schar School of Policy and Government and IIR Faculty Affiliate, was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to Explore Border Security and Immigration in Mexico.
- Dr. Lisa Gilman, Professor of Folklore in the English Department, will receive funding for the project "My Culture, My Survival: Arts Initiatives by Refugees for Refugees" and will serve as a Fellow of the Wilson Center for the 2024-2025 academic year.
- Dr. Lisa Gring-Pemble, Associate Professor in the Costello College of Business and IIR Faculty Affiliate, was awarded The John Toups Presidential Medal for Faculty Excellence in Teaching at George Mason University.