Advisory Board & Scholarship Committees

Ryan Booth Postdoctoral Teaching Associate, Dept. of History

Ryan Booth is a doctoral candidate in history at WSU Vancouver and a History 105 instructor this fall. Ryan spent most of the 2019-2020 academic year in India thanks to the support of the Fulbright U.S. Student Program.

Kimberly Carper Human Relations Consultant, KC HR Consulting, LLC

Kimberly Carper was a Fulbright teaching assistant in 1991-1992 in the Herault region of France. She was placed in two schools along the Mediterranean, teaching middle schoolers English and American culture. After having spent much of her career in strategic HR positions with Hyatt Hotels, Washington Mutual (now Chase Bank), and Expedia, she now serves as a human resources consultant to small firms that cannot afford a full-time HR employee. She hires the police and fire departments for the City of Pullman and works with individuals on résumés, cover letters, interviewing skills, and other job search techniques. In addition, Ms. Carper has taught in the Carson College of Business and is a frequent guest speaker for the WSU Alumni Association.

Larry Clark Editor and Content Developer, Washington State Magazine

Larry Clark is the editor of the award-winning Washington State Magazine, the alumni, research and general interest magazine for Washington State University. He has additional experience working in public relations, political communication and policy analysis.

Jane Cote Professor Emeritus, Business and Accounting, WSU Vancouver

Bill Davis Interim Vice Provost for Academic Engagement and Student Achievement, Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine

Dr. William “Bill” Davis is the Interim Vice Provost for Academic Engagement and Student Achievement and an Associate Professor in the School of Molecular Biosciences. This is Dr. Davis’ third year serving on the WSU Fulbright Campus Review Committee, in addition, he has participated in multiple sessions designed to help WSU applicants become more competitive as they consider nationally competitive awards.

Deirdre Fahy Scientific Assistant, School of Molecular Biosciences

Elizabeth James Scientific Research Development Manager, Office of the Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Holly LaHann Advisor, Distinguished Scholarships Program

Nicholas Lovrich Senior Research Affiliate, Division of Governmental Studies and Services Emeritus Regents Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy and Public Affairs

Dr. Nicholas Lovrich is the Regents Professor Emeritus and Claudius O. and Mary W. Johnson Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs at Washington State University. Dr. Lovrich served as the director of the Division of Governmental Studies and Services for more than three decades. In recent years, he has assisted with multiple interview preparation sessions for WSU distinguished scholar applicants.

Keri McCarthy Professor of Music, Oboe, and Music History; School of Music

Dr. Keri McCarthy is Professor of Oboe and Music History at Washington State University, and has cultivated an international reputation as a chamber musician, soloist, teacher, and clinician. In 2011, she was a Fulbright Scholar in Bangkok, Thailand, researching connections between Thai traditional and contemporary music, commissioning Thai and Malaysian composers, and performing new works with professional oboists in the Philippines, Thailand, and Singapore. A tireless advocate for Fulbright programs, Dr. McCarthy serves on the WSU Fulbright Academy, the Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho Fulbright Association Chapter and has participated as a Fulbright Campus Review Committee member for several years.

Kevin Murphy Associate Professor, Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences

Dr. Kevin Murphy is an Associate Professor in the College of Agriculture, Human, and Natural Resources Sciences. Dr. Murphy leads the specialty crop breeding and agronomy program at WSU. He was named a Fulbright Specialists Fellow in 2013 and 2017 and was recognized with Fulbright Global Scholar awards to Ecuador in 2019 and to Malawi in 2021. His team focuses on breeding and/or cropping systems in quinoa, barley, and millets. This is Dr. Murphy’s first year serving on the Fulbright Campus Review Committee and we are grateful he is lending his extensive experience with Fulbright programs to our applicants.

Io Palmer Associate Professor: Ceramics Coordinator, Foundations Coordinator; Dept. of Fine Arts

Io Palmer holds a Master of Fine Arts and is an Associate Professor of Fine Arts at WSU. In 2018 she was awarded the inaugural Berry Family Distinguished Professorship in Liberal Arts and, in 2019 she spent six months in India as a Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Award recipient. In addition to conducting research for her Fulbright, she served as a resident artist at the Sanskriti Foundation in New Delhi.

Thomas Preston Professor, School of Politics, Philosophy, and Public Affairs

Dr. Thomas Preston is a C. O. Johnson Distinguished Professor of Political Science at Washington State University. He received his M.A. at the University of Essex (United Kingdom) and his Ph.D. from The Ohio State University (Columbus, OH). A specialist in security policy, foreign affairs, and political psychology, Professor Preston teaches undergraduate courses on international relations, American foreign policy, U.S. national security policy, and intelligence analysis. At the graduate level, he offers seminars on international security and the psychology of leadership and decision-making. He has received two Fulbright Senior Scholar Awards from the U.S. State Department to New Zealand in 2010 and to Romania in 2020.

Rachel Sanchez Associate Professor, Career Track; Dept. of English

Rachel Sanchez serves as an Associate Professor, Career Track with the WSU Department of English. Ms. Sanchez has taught both composition and technical and professional writing courses. She has worked as a specialist at the Writing Program and has served as a member of the Fulbright Review Committee for five years.

Raymond Sun Associate Professor of History

Dr. Raymond Sun, Associate Professor of History, has a long history of supporting campus-wide Fulbright efforts and the Distinguished Scholarships Program. A Fulbright recipient himself, Dr. Sun serves as the current President of the Eastern Washington/Northern Idaho Fulbright Association Chapter. This is his fourth year serving on the Fulbright Campus Review Committee.

Amy Whitcomb Instructor and Graduate Writing Center Coordinator, WSU Writing Program