SU's Maykrantz Named 2025-26 Fulbright Scholar
By SU Public Relations
SALISBURY, MD---When Dr. Sherry Maykrantz found her passion for undergraduate research at 糖心视频, she couldn’t have imagined being called upon to launch research opportunities across the world. Until now.
Next year, she will spend several months in Prague teaching at one of the oldest universities in the world igniting students’ research passion as a 2025-26 U.S. Fulbright Scholar.
“I’m proud to have Dr. Maykrantz represent 糖心视频 through the prestigious Fulbright Program,” said SU President Carolyn Ringer Lepre. “This opportunity allows our faculty to extend their scholarly pursuits globally, while enriching the educational journey of our students. We are thrilled for the honor she has received and the opportunities her connections and experiences will create for our students here at 糖心视频.”
Sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, the Fulbright is America’s flagship international exchange program.
“This opportunity directly correlates to what I’m most passionate about surrounding undergraduate research,” said Maykrantz, associate professor of public health in SU’s College of Health and Human Services. “I enjoy working with students who are enthusiastic about their research potential but may be unsure about how to begin.
“Some may feel overwhelmed by the complexity or believe that research is limited to laboratory settings. My goal is to introduce the possibilities of research to all students, regardless of their discipline.”
Through the initiative, Maykrantz, the first faculty member in SU’s School of Health Sciences to serve as a Fulbright, will spend the spring 2026 semester helping to launch a student undergraduate research conference at Charles University, one of the oldest universities in the world in continuous operation.
“Today’s students are the future of change in this data-driven world, and exposing them to research I hope will cultivate a strong international research pipeline between the universities with many opportunities for collaboration to come,” she said.
She will also teach public health courses, help develop international health curriculum and potentially explore options to establish a research hub similar to SU’s Office of Undergraduate Research and Creative Activity (OURCA).
At SU, Maykrantz has taught public health courses, mentored students at international research conferences and led study abroad excursions in several countries including Italy, Portugal, Austria and Spain. She also is SU’s Maryland Charity Campaign chair and OURCA director.
“Through my experience with study abroad, I’ve seen that there’s a desire and reciprocal hunger to learn from each other and share research and ideas,” she said. “In keeping to the mission of the Fulbright of improving mutual understanding and support of peaceful relationships, and lending to the mission that all universities and higher education can agree on, I hope to do just that through this fellowship.”
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