In addition to our major research threads and published studies, each year the Palm Center supports independent scholarship and faculty and student research through fellowship awards and travel grants of up to $500 for individuals who study sexuality and the military.

PAST RECIPIENTS 

Dr. Stephen Owen, Radford University, for developing a unit on sexuality in the military, with an emphasis on “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, in his course, “Law and Sexuality”. 

Dr. Terence Kissack of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Historical Society, for producing “Out Ranks: Gay and Lesbian Military Service from World War II to Iraq,” the first exhibit to focus exclusively on GLBT veterans. 

Steve Gratwick of the International Documentary Association and a graduate student at the University of Southern California for work on a documentary on the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy. 

Jill Allyson Rough, Graduate Research Assistant at George Mason University, for research on critical language skills and the impact of “don’t ask, don’t tell” on the Department of Defense. 

Dr. Chris Madsen of the Canadian Forces College in Toronto, for a book project titled "The Canadian Soldier and the Law."

Monica Ayhens of East Carolina University for Master’s thesis research on the history of sodomy in the Royal Navy during the Napoleonic War.

John O’Donnell Rosales for research on Loretta Janeta Velasquez,  a Cuban born woman who fought in the Confederate Army.

Ann Marie Nicolosi of the College of New Jersey for developing a syllabus which includes materials on gays in the military.

Dr. Joan K. F. Heggie of the School of Social Science and Law at the University of Teesside for research on lesbians in the British Armed Forces since January 2000.

Emerald M. Archer of the UCSB Political Science Department for research on women who become suicide bombers.