2011-2012 Knight-Wallace Fellows

Fellows and their study projects are:

Adam Allington, reporter, St. Louis Public Radio (KWMU); Transportation and Other Development Issues in the Midwest.

Charlie Frago, reporter, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette; Prosperity Gospel: How Unscrupulous Preachers Fleece the Poor Around the World.

Steve Friess, freelance writer (Newsweek, L.A. Weekly); The Spread of Las Vegas-Style Gambling in China.

McKenzie Funk, freelance writer (National Geographic, Rolling Stone); Economics: The Growth Paradigm.

Vanessa Gezari, freelance writer (St. Petersburg Times, The Washington Post); The Roots of Afghanistan's Storytelling Tradition.

Evan Halper, Sacramento bureau chief, Los Angeles Times; The Race to Dominate the Green Economy.

Roger Harrabin, environmental analyst, BBC (London); Scarcity: How many rich people can the Earth take?

Andrea Hsu, producer, "All Things Considered," NPR; Innovative approaches to Healthcare Awareness.

Alencar Izidoro, reporter, Folha de Sao Paulo; Urban Centers and Public Transportation.

Jung-wan Joo, senior reporter, JoongAng Ilbo (Seoul); Changes in the financial markets after the 2008 global financial crisis.

Susanne Koelbl, foreign correspondent, Der Spiegel (Berlin); Syria and its relationship with its neighbors.

Marcelo Leite, opinion editor, Folha de Sao Paulo; Economic History and the position Brazil holds among the BRIC countries.

Tim Marchman, freelance writer (The Wall Street Journal, SportsIllustrated.com); Sports as Cultural Expressions.

Phillip Morris, metro columnist, The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer; The Role of Social Media in Creating Social Change.

Sarah Robbins, senior producer, BBC World News America; The Economy of Brazil.

Aisha Sultan, home/family editor and columnist, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Raising Children in a Digital Society.

Katie Zezima, reporter and New England bureau manager, The New York Times; Prescription Drug Abuse.