CARTA Fellowship Program

Annette Merle-Smith

History of the Annette Merle-Smith Fellowships and CARTA Fellowships in Anthropogeny

Graduate students complementing a traditional degree with a Specialization in Anthropogeny gain valuable training in transdisciplinary research spanning the sciences and humanities. Such skill and qualification greatly benefit students as they embark on future careers in both public and private sectors, where the ability to mediate between different types of knowledge bases is becoming increasingly important.

Annette Merle-Smith Fellowships

Established in 2015, thanks to a generous gift from late CARTA Major Sponsor, Annette Merle-Smith, this award is given to students who have performed at the highest level in the Graduate Specialization in Anthropogeny, a three-year program offered by the Faculty of Anthropogeny through CARTA to UC San Diego graduate students from a variety of participating UC San Diego Ph.D. programs. Students enrolled in the program are required to complete the curriculum of elective courses on Anthropogeny (explaining the origin of our species), participate in CARTA’s scientific symposia and ensuing discussions, network with researchers from around the world, and cross-train with peers from a variety of disciplines.

Annette Merle-Smith supported CARTA from the beginning, lending her generosity first to CARTA’s public symposia series, then to its Museum of Primatology (MOP), to support for the students of the Specialization Track in Anthropogeny, and most recently to the Matrix of Comparative Anthropogeny (MOCA). Of all these projects, Annette remarked that she was particularly pleased to support the graduate students in the Anthropogeny program, knowing the value and impact this transdisciplinary education has, not only on their research and future career, but also on their outlook on life.

Help CARTA continue its support of these visionary scholars and other CARTA programs by following Annette's example of contributing to CARTA.
 

2023-2024 Annette Merle-Smith Fellows:


2023-2024 CARTA Fellows:


Past CARTA Fellows:

  • Jason Adams, Neurosciences: CARTA Fellow 2020-2021; CARTA Fellow 2019-2020
  • Julia Adrian, Cognitive Science: CARTA Fellow 2021-2022; CARTA Fellow 2020-2021; CARTA Fellow 2019-2020
  • Tanushree Agrawal, Psychology: Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2021-2022; CARTA Fellow 2020-2021
  • Vanessa Bateman, Visual Arts: CARTA Fellow 2019-2020; CARTA Fellow 2018-2019
  • Melanie Beasley, Anthropology: CARTA Fellow 2013-2014; CARTA Fellow 2012-2013; CARTA Fellow 2011-2012
  • Felix Binder, Cognitive Science: CARTA Fellow 2022-2023; CARTA Fellow 2021-2022
  • Emily Bovino, Visual Arts: CARTA Fellow 2016-2017; CARTA Fellow 2015-2016; CARTA Fellow 2014-2015
  • Ben Cipollini, Cognitive Science: CARTA Fellow 2012-2013; CARTA Fellow 2011-2012; CARTA Fellow 2010-2011
  • Sean Coffinger, Psychology: CARTA Fellow 2017-2018
  • Leela Davies, Biomedical Science: CARTA Fellow 2012-2013; CARTA Fellow 2011-2012; CARTA Fellow 2010-2011
  • Emily Davis, Linguistics: CARTA Fellow 2019-2020
  • Whitney Friedman, Cognitive Science: Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2015-2016; CARTA Fellow 2014-2015; CARTA Fellow 2013-2014
  • Sara Goico, Anthropology: CARTA Fellow 2013-2014; CARTA Fellow 2012-2013
  • Kiri Hagerman, Anthropology: CARTA Fellow 2015-2016; CARTA Fellow 2014-2015
  • Kari Hanson, Anthropology: CARTA Fellow 2013-2014; CARTA Fellow 2012-2013; CARTA Fellow 2011-2012
  • Stefanie Holden, Psychology: CARTA Fellow 2022-2023
  • Caroline Horton Lew, Anthropology: CARTA Fellow 2015-2016
  • Jeremy Karnowski, Cognitive Science: CARTA Fellow 2014-2015; CARTA Fellow 2013-2014; CARTA Fellow 2012-2013
  • Stephan Kaufhold, Cognitive Science: CARTA Fellow 2021-2022; Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2020-2021; CARTA Fellow 2019-2020
  • Nico King, Visual Arts: CARTA Fellow 2021-2022; Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2020-2021
  • Landon Klein, Neurosciences: Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2017-2018
  • Emily Little, Psychology: CARTA Fellow 2016-2017; CARTA Fellow 2015-2016
  • James Michaelov, Cognitive Science: Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2021-2022; CARTA Fellow 2020-2021
  • Hope Morgan, Linguistics: CARTA Fellow 2012-2013; CARTA Fellow 2011-2012; CARTA Fellow 2010-2011
  • Corinna Most, Anthropology: CARTA Fellow 2015-2016; CARTA Fellow 2014-2015; CARTA Fellow 2013-2014
  • Nicholas Nelson, Biological Sciences: CARTA Fellow 2022-2023
  • Hans Peterson, Psychology: CARTA Fellow 2016-2017; CARTA Fellow 2015-2016
  • Sascha Pohflepp, Visual Arts: CARTA Fellow 2018-2019; Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2017-2018
  • Catie Profaci, Neurosciences: Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2018-2019
  • Sequoyah Reynoso, Neurosciences: Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2016-2017
  • Meghan Rossi, Neurosciences: Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2022-2023; CARTA Fellow 2021-2022
  • Tim Sainburg, Psychology: CARTA Fellow 2020-2021; Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2019-2020
  • Andrew Schork, Cognitive Science: Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2015-2016; CARTA Fellow 2014-2015; CARTA Fellow 2013-2014
  • Arturs Semenuks, Cognitive Science: Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2019-2020; CARTA Fellow 2018-2019
  • Nina Semushina, Linguistics: Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2019-2020; CARTA Fellow 2017-2018
  • Hande Sever, Visual Arts: CARTA Fellow 2022-2023
  • Heidi Sharipov, Neurosciences: CARTA Fellow 2013-2014; CARTA Fellow 2012-2013
  • Camille Toarmino, Psychology: Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2016-2017; CARTA Fellow 2015-2016; CARTA Fellow 2014-2015
  • Michael Vaill, Biomedical Sciences: CARTA Fellow 2019-2020
  • Katie Van Alstyne, Psychology: CARTA Fellow 2022-2023
  • Linnea Wilder, Anthropology: CARTA Fellow 2019-2020; Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2018-2019; CARTA Fellow 2017-2018
  • Haleh Yazdi, Psychology: CARTA Fellow 2018-2019; Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2017-2018; CARTA Fellow 2016-2017
  • Anne Yilmaz, Psychology: CARTA Fellow 2021-2022; CARTA Fellow 2020-2021
  • Rachel Zarndt, Biomedical Sciences: CARTA Fellow 2013-2014; CARTA Fellow 2012-2013; CARTA Fellow 2011-2012
  • Matthew Zaslansky, Linguistics: Annette Merle-Smith Fellow 2022-2023; CARTA Fellow 2020-2021

Please join us in congratulating our Fellows on this achievement. Each Fellowship covers partial stipend and tuition for one year. Assuming good performance by the students and future funding, each Fellow will be considered for renewal (maximum of three years of support).