Executives & Staff
: Past Fellows and Scholars
Astrid Breuer
Global Fellow
Astrid Breuer is a Global Fellow, under the auspices of The Lawrence J. Chastang Global Fellows Program at the University of Central Florida, for the Global Perspectives Office. A senior at UCF, she is majoring in International and Global Studies and French, with a minor in Hospitality Management. She will serve as 2010-2011 Vice President of the UCF chapter of the National French Honor Society. Her research interests include environmental issues and the European Union. Upon graduation, Breuer plans to pursue a graduate degree in either international relations or European studies. A native of Paraguay, she speaks Spanish and French, and has traveled throughout Europe.
Sonya Dumas
Global Peace Fellow
Sonya Dumas is the Global Peace Fellow, under the auspices of the Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship, for the Global Perspectives Office and the UCF Global Peace and Security Program. A junior at Rollins College, she is majoring in International Affairs, with a minor in Writing, Professional Writing concentration. She is a member of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars. Her research interests include international business and the environmental and socioeconomic issues facing cultures around the world, with an emphasis on China and Japan. Dumas has studied Japanese.
Alana Persaud
India Program Fellow
Alana Persaud is the India Program Fellow, under the auspices of The Anil and Chitra Deshpande India Program Endowed Fund, for the Global Perspectives Office and The India Program at UCF. A junior at UCF, she is majoring in Molecular Biology and Microbiology with a minor in Humanities. She is a member of the Pre-Professional Medical Society and Sangam. She was recently awarded a study abroad scholarship by the Burnett Honors College. Her research interests include international medicine, with an emphasis on India in the Middle East. Upon graduation, she plans to attend medical school. A native of Canada, she speaks some Hindi and has traveled to India, Guyana, St. Kitts and Nevis, and England.
Stephanie Parenti
MacArthur Scholar
Stephanie Parenti is the 2010-2011 MacArthur Scholar, under the auspices of the William MacArthur International Affairs Awards Program, for the Global Perspectives Office. A senior at UCF, she is majoring in International Relations, with a minor in History and Language. She is also a McNair Senior Scholar and the President of Amnesty International at UCF. Her research interests include Constructivism, Neocolonialism in Africa, National Security and Diplomacy. Upon graduation, she plans to pursue a graduate degree in international relations. Parenti speaks Spanish and French, and has traveled to Croatia and the United Kingdom.
Cameron Pritchard
Global Connections Scholar
Cameron Pritchard is a Global Connections Scholar for the Global Perspectives Office. Pritchard's research interests include Enlightenment Humanism, the philosophy of science and twentieth century ideologies. He has published his research in Philosophy Now. He also participated in the UCF mission to the United Kingdom, along with several other staff members of the Global Perspectives Office, in 2006. Pritchard received a B.A. in Philosophy from UCF and recently completed his thesis towards an M.A. in European Philosophy from the University of Wales Lampeter. Pritchard has traveled across Continental Europe, South America and the Caribbean.
Javier Lorenz
Global Connections Scholar
Javier Lorenz is a Global Connections Scholar for the Global Perspectives Office. A senior at Rollins College, he is majoring in International Affairs, with a minor in Philosophy. His research interests include domestic and foreign intelligence and security issues (particularly terrorism studies) military history, ancient Roman history and American politics. Upon graduation, Lorenz plans to pursue a master's in International Relations, with a focus on Security Studies. He is fluent in Spanish, and has studied French, Italian and Portuguese. He lived in Spain for five years, and has traveled throughout Europe, North America and the Caribbean.
Shainna Ali
India Program Fellow
Shainna Ali is the India Program Fellow, under the auspices of The Anil and Chitra Deshpande India Program Endowed Fund, for the Global Perspectives Office and The India Program at UCF. She is currently a senior at UCF, majoring in Anthropology, and is a member of Research and Mentoring Program. Her research interests include Indian studies, gender studies, women’s studies, Holocaust studies and cultural studies. Upon graduation, she hopes to continue her studies in UCF’s Marriage and Family Counseling Program. Ali speaks Creolese and knows some Spanish, and has traveled to Guyana, Puerto Rico, Canada and the Bahamas.
Ariel Dansky
Global Peace Fellow
Ariel Dansky is the Global Peace Fellow, under the auspices of the Sibille H. Pritchard Global Peace Fellowship, for the Global Perspectives Office. A senior at UCF, she is majoring in Political Science, with an emphasis on Comparative Politics, and minoring in Women's Studies, Spanish and Psychology. Her research interests include Israeli-Palestinian Conflict and Conflict Resolution, Failed States, Women’s issues and Globalization. Upon graduation, she plans to pursue graduate studies in international relations overseas and in the United States. She is proficient in Spanish, conversational in Hebrew and currently studying Arabic. Dansky has traveled to England, Hungary, Poland, Spain and Israel.
Nathalia Martins
MacArthur Scholar
Nathalia Martins is a MacArthur Scholar under the auspices of the William MacArthur International Affairs Awards Program in the Global Perspectives Office. A senior at UCF, she is majoring in Political Science - International Studies and minoring in French. She is currently the President of the French Club at UCF. Her research interests include West European politics, the European Union, comparative politics and international law. She plans on graduate studies in international relations or law. A native of Brazil, Martins is fluent in Portuguese, has studied Spanish and French, and has traveled in South America and the Caribbean.
Michael Napolitano
Global Fellow
Michael Napolitano is a Global Fellow under the auspices of The Lawrence J. Chastang Global Fellows Program at the University of Central Florida, for the Global Perspectives Office. He is currently a senior at UCF, majoring in Anthropology. Napolitano is a member of Hominids Anonymous, the Anthropology club at UCF. He is currently working on his Honors in the Major Thesis, which focuses on primate dominance hierarchies. His research interests include primate behavior, biobehavior and sociobiology. Napolitano is studying Italian and has traveled to Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Japan and Canada.
