Geneive Abdo, independent scholar, Washington, D. C.; senior research associate, Middle East Institute, Columbia University: Faith, power, and the new Iran.
John A. Bargh, professor of psychology and director, graduate program in social psychology, New York University: Nonconscious forms of self-regulation.
Frank D. Bean, professor of sociology and director, Center for Research on Immigration, Population and Public Policy, University of California, Irvine: Multiracial identification and America's color lines.
B. Douglas Bernheim, Lewis and Virginia Eaton Professor of Economics, Stanford University: The political economy of legislative institutions and policy formation.
Jason Berry, writer, New Orleans: A history of jazz funerals in New Orleans.
Alan Campion, Dow Chemical Company Professor of Chemistry and university distinguished teaching professor, University of Texas at Austin: Spectroscopic studies of molecules adsorbed on solid surfaces.
Jem Cohen, film maker, Brooklyn, New York: film making.
Lynn Dally, choreographer, Santa Monica, California; artistic director, Jazz Tap Ensemble, Los Angeles; visiting assistant professor of world arts and cultures, University of California, Los Angeles: Choreography.
Bruce Randall Donald, professor of computer science, adjunct professor of chemistry and Edward and Joan Foley Fellow, Dartmouth College: Algorithms for structural proteomics.
James Drake, artist, Santa Fe, New Mexico: Visual art.
John J. Flynn, MacArthur Curator of Geology, Field Museum, and associate chairman, Committee on Evolutionary Biology, University of Chicago: The interplay of evolution and geologic change in South America.
Nick Flynn, poet, Provincetown, Massachusetts: Poetry.
Mark N. Franklin, John R. Reitemeyer Professor of International Politics, Trinity College, Hartford: The voter turnout puzzle.
Maryanne Kowaleski, professor of history and director, Center for Medieval Studies, Fordham University: An ethnography of maritime communities in medieval England.
Susan K. Mikota, veterinarian, Sumatra, Indonesia; Consultant, World Wildlife Foundation, Indonesia: A program for Sumatran elephant healthcare and conservation.
Toril Moi, James B. Duke Professor of Literature and Romance Studies, Duke University: Ibsen's modernity.
Dilip Mookherjee, professor of economics and director, Institute of Economic Development, Boston University: Land reforms and fiscal decentralization in the economic development of West Bengal.
Rachel Olivia Moore, independent scholar, New York City: A study of folklore on film.
Brian Morton, writer, New York City; member of the faculty in writing, Sarah Lawrence College; member of the adjunct faculty, graduate creative writing program, New York University: Fiction.
Julio M. Ottino, R. R. McCormick Institute Professor and Walter P. Murphy Professor, Northwestern University: Dynamics and self-organization in granular media.
Amy G. Remensnyder,[2] associate professor of history, Brown University: Conquest, conversion, and the Virgin Mary in medieval Spain and Spanish colonial America.
John Richardson, contributing editor, Vanity Fair; International Consultant in 20th Century Art, Dickinson Roundell, New York: A life of Picasso, 1917–1939.
Cynthia Rosenzweig, senior research scientist, Earth Institute, Columbia University: The impacts of major systems of climate variability on world food security.
Richard A. Walker, professor of geography and chairman, California Studies Center, University of California, Berkeley; chairman, California Studies Association: The urban experience of San Francisco, 1950–2000.
Leigh Witchel, choreographer, New York City; artistic director, Dance as Ever: Choreography.
Kazuo Yamaguchi, professor of sociology and faculty research associate, Alfred P. Sloan Working Family Center, University of Chicago: Statistical and behavioral modeling of family processes.
Carlos L. Ballaré, senior research scientist, National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET); courtesy associate professor of agronomy, University of Buenos Aires: Functional aspects of the impacts of solar ultraviolet radiation on plant-insect interactions.
Graciela Lina Boente Boente, professor of mathematics, University of Buenos Aires; independent researcher, National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET): Robust and nonparametric inference.
Alicia Borinsky, writer, Newton, Massachusetts; professor of Latin American and comparative literature, Boston University: Fiction.
Alfredo Cáceres, principal investigator, National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET): Kinesin-like protein functions during neuronal polarization.
Eduardo Coutinho, film maker, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Consultant, Centro de Criação de Imagem Popular (CECIP), Rio de Janeiro: Film making.
Christian Cravo, photographer, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil: Photography.
Leticia Fernanda Cugliandolo, assistant professor of theoretical physics, École Normale Supérieure, Paris, France: Quantum disordered systems and optimization problems.
Gerardo Deniz (Juan Almela), poet, Mexico City: Poetry.
Javier A. Escobal, senior researcher, Grupo de Análisis para el Desarrollo (GRADE), Lima, Peru: The links between rural producers and markets.
Alejandro Fainstein, staff researcher, Atomic Energy Commission and National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET); assistant professor of physics, Instituto Balseiro, Bariloche, Argentina: Optically confined spectroscopy of nanostructures.
Ana Fernández Garay, associate researcher, National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET); professor of linguistics, National University of La Pampa, Argentina: An edition of the testimonies of the last Ranquels.
Hugo Hopenhayn, professor of economics, Universidad Torcuato Di Tella, Buenos Aires; associate professor of economics, University of Rochester: Topics in social insurance.
Jorge Lauret, assistant professor of mathematics, National University of Córdoba; assistant researcher, National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET): Studies in differential geometry.
Annette Leibing, anthropologist, Rio de Janeiro; professor of mental health, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro: Aging and homelessness in Rio de Janeiro.
Jac Leirner, artist, São Paulo, Brazil: Visual art.
Paula Luttringer, photographer, Buenos Aires, Argentina; assistant director, Galatée Films, Argentina, Chile, and Peru: Photography.
Jorge Macchi, artist, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Visual art.
Rachel Manley, writer, Toronto, Canada: A biography of Edna Manley.
Tomás Moulian Emparanza, director, Instituto Formación Social Paulo Freire, Santiago, Chile: Intellectuals and politics in Chile, 1958–1970.
Pablo E. Navarro, professor of philosophy of law, Universidad Nacional del Sur, Bahía Blanca, Argentina; researcher, National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET): Normative relevance and justification of institutional decisions.
Pedro L. Oliveira, associate professor of medical biochemistry, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro: Biological defenses against heme toxicity.
Alejandro César Olivieri, professor of analytical chemistry, University of Rosario, Argentina; research fellow, National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET): The development of analytical methods for biomedical samples.
Hilda Paredes, composer, Mexico City and London: Music composition.
Antonio Arnoni Prado, professor of literary theory, State University of Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil: A comparative study of the critical thought of Sérgio Buarque de Holanda and Manuel de Oliveira Lima.
María Cristina Redondo, senior researcher, National Research Council of Argentina (CONICET): An inquiry into the practical authority of law.
Silvia Rivas, Video Installation Artist, Buenos Aires, Argentina: Video installation art.
Tulio Rojas Curieux, professor of anthropology and ethnolinguistics, and director, Colombian Center for the Study of Aborigenes Languages (CCELA), University of the Andes, Bogotá: Analysis of complex sentences in Nasa Yuwe.
Francisco V. Sepulveda, professor of physiology, Center for Scientific Studies, Valdivia, Chile: Molecular identification and regulation of the potassium channel in cell volume control.