Office of Scholar Development
The Office of Scholar Development was created to help students attain opportunities for independent research and sponsored scholarship. With help from the StAAR Center and the Scholarship Committee, we assist students in the sometimes complicated application process every step of the way, from deciding which scholarship is the right fit to revising application essays.
The research we sponsor and the students we nominate for nationally competitive awards are a way that we tell the world who we are as an institution, and a way we reaffirm Tufts’ commitment to inclusion, critical inquiry, and social justice.
Our office is dedicated to scholarship and teaching in service of the struggle toward equity, safety, and justice for all people and our planet. We reaffirm our commitment to stand in solidarity with those targeted by forces of repression. We actively denounce homophobia, misogyny, racism, transphobia, xenophobia, ablism, Islamophobia, anti-Semitism, and all other forms of hatred and bigotry.
The Office of Scholar Development holds weekly drop-in hours where we answer questions and give application feedback. Hours are Tuesdays 3-4 PM in the Tower Café, and Wednesdays 12-1 PM at the Center for STEM Diversity (20 Professors Row).
Meet the Staff
Dr. Anne Moore, Program Manager
Anne Moore (she/her/hers) is a double Jumbo, having graduated from Tufts with a PhD in English in 2012. She helps undergraduates, graduate students, and alumni from Tufts University find opportunities for money, glory, or hopefully both. She manages all the application processes for nationally competitive awards and directs the largest undergraduate research program at Tufts.
Her research focuses on the relationship between serial narratives and fandom. Her favorite fellowship is the Truman Scholarship, and if she were a Jane Austen character, she would be Marianne Dashwood.
To make an appointment with Anne, please visit https://meetme.so/anne-moore
Emily Palermo, Program Assistant
Emily Palermo (she/her/hers) is a PhD Candidate in the English Department, where she also teaches Expository Writing. In the Office of Scholar Development, she is always ready to help students at any stage in the process of writing personal statements. She works closely with the Critical Language Scholarship, Beinecke Scholarship, and the Beinecke Scholarship, as well as Tufts’s Undergraduate Research Symposium and Summer Scholars Program.
She received her B.A. from Louisiana State University in 2017, and M.A. from Tufts University, both in English.
To make an appointment with Emily, please email her at emily.palermo@tufts.edu.
Louisa Collins, Program Assistant
Louisa Collins (she/her/hers) is a second year PhD student in the Interdisciplinary PhD program. Louisa works with students from multiple disciplines, applying for a range of fellowships and scholarships, and is always happy to help students explore potential opportunities for future research and professional development.
Louisa is a musician and a researcher, exploring the role of music in intercultural relations and diplomacy. Louisa grew up in Scotland, but she has lived in the US for a decade and in Kenya prior to that. She earned her BA degree in Journalism & Communications at Glasgow Caledonian University, Scotland and her MA degree in Global Diplomacy from SOAS, University of London.
To make an appointment with Louisa, please use the following link - https://go.oncehub.com/LouisaCollins
Jem Shin, Program Assistant
Jem Shin (they/them) is a second year PhD student in the English Department. They are excited to work with students applying for a broad range of fellowships and scholarships with the help of the Office of Scholar Development. Jem also looks forward to the chance to expand the Office's outreach and communications to the Tufts community.
Jem earned their BA in Economics and English from Wesleyan University in 2023. They are interested in researching literature from the 20th and 21st centuries, as well as movement/diaspora literature and queer theory.
To make an appointment with Jem, please visit the following link: https://calendly.com/jem-shin/30min.