2024-2025 Bridging Scholar Cohort
Fall/academic-year and Spring Bridging Scholars
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Leo Abufadil
Trinity University
Temple University Japan Campus
Political Science and International Studies
Bishop Family Memorial Scholar -

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 -

Madison Bellville
Clemson University
Meiji Gakuin University
Modern Languages: Japanese -

Lauren Boyd
University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Ritsumeikan University
Interdisciplinary International Studies -

Jimmie Brannen
Austin College
Nanzan University
History -

Aracely Burnett
University of Massachusetts Amherst
Temple University Japan
Psychology -

Nikola Bynes
DePaul University
CIEE Kyoto
Computer Science -

Nicholas Carter
Howard University
J.F. Oberlin University
Computer Science
Jeremiah Trusty Memorial Bridging Scholar -

Albert Chhay
Siena College
Kansai Gaidai University
Biology -

Trisha Clennan
University of Texas at Austin
Waseda University Exchange Program
Pre-Med Psychology -

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 -

Sean Harris
Pacific University
Rikkyo University
International Business -

Cody Henry
University of Oregon
Senshu University
Art
JUSFC Bridging Scholar -

Alex Huddleston
Oakland University
Nanzan University Exchange
Interdisciplinary Studies (Japanese, International Relations, Com. and Deaf Studies) -

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 -

Cassandra Little
llinois College
Ritsumeikan University
Global Studies with concentration in East Asian Studies -

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 -

Keira McDevitt
Gettysburg College
Kansai Gaidai University
Anthropology & East Asian Studies
JUSFC Bridging Scholar -

Franco Miele
Bates College
IES Tokyo
Japanese
Amway Japan Bridging Scholar -

Anna Miller
Case Western Reserve University
Temple University Japan Campus
Marketing Major, Japanese Minor -

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 -

Kameron Page-Thomson
University of North Texas
Nagasaki University of Foreign Studies
Japanese -

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 -

kimiko reed
Columbia University
Kyoto Consortium for Japanese Studies
History
Jeremiah Trusty Memorial Bridging Scholar -

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 -

Jaedyn Tang-Gordy
Loyola Marymount University
Sophia University
Entrepreneurship -
skyler tran
University of Nevada Reno
Meiji University
Journalism
JUSFC Bridging Scholar -

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 -

maegan wright
Grand Valley State University
Japan Center for Michigan Universities
Biomedical Science -

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