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Clinton Foundation, Clinton Presidential Library Award Research Fellowships

Funds support graduate students and academics who are researching lessons from the Clinton administration to help address the challenges of today.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (Aug. 27, 2025) – The Clinton Foundation and William J. Clinton Presidential Library and Museum are proud to announce the recipients of this year’s Clinton Presidential Research Fellowships.

The fellowships are awarded to graduate students and early-career academics in the humanities and social sciences. The funds support recipients as they endeavor to better understand President Clinton’s administration and its accomplishments in order to apply the lessons of his life in public service to the challenges we face today.

The accomplished fellowship recipients were selected from a competitive and diverse pool of applicants affiliated with universities from across the country.

• Lady Dorothy Avila Elli, University of Arizona
Lady’s master’s thesis examines stigmatization in infectious disease research, focusing specifically on tuberculosis in Southeast Asia.

• Xonzy Luz Gaddis
Xonzy’s research outlines the effects of aid from Plan Colombia, investigating how diplomacy influenced its development and implementation and how subsequent U.S. administrations continued to shape Plan Colombia’s trajectory.

• Susannah Jacob, Yale University
Susannah’s dissertation researches the history of the Democratic Party and its intersection with the evolving technology industry since 1980, focusing on the regulation of the commercial internet.

• Mark Thomas-Patterson, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Mark’s dissertation explores why and how the U.S. government used international technology cooperation to advance national security from 1989-2000.

• Melissa Thompson, West Virginia University
Melissa’s dissertation explores the U.S. Government’s domestic programs and policies affecting American fathers with special attention to underprivileged families and single father households.

“We are thrilled to recognize these impressive individuals and support their academic pursuits with the Clinton Presidential Research Fellowship. Through scholarly research, the eight years of the Clinton administration’s policies and principles of ‘Putting People First’ can be contextualized and connected to contemporary challenges facing our nation,” said Stephanie S. Streett, executive director of the Clinton Foundation.

“For 20 years, we have welcomed scholars – from near and far – to study the Clinton Presidential Library’s extensive archival collection. We offer the Clinton Presidential Research Fellowship as an opportunity to support important academic research and make the records of the Clinton administration more accessible and available,” said Dr. Jay Barth, director of the Clinton Presidential Library.

Fellowship awards range from $1,250 to $5,000. Additional information can be found at www.clintonpresidentialcenter.org/cprf.