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Submissions from 2012
Refractions: Poems Through the Prism of Proscription, Kayla Ahmed , George Washington University
Bent out of Shape Embodied Knowledge in the Art of Copper Repoussé, Tierney Brown , George Washington University
Lost in Translation Teaching, Translation, and Transliteration Of Amchi Medicine in Nepal, Hannah McGehee , Dartmouth University
Hydro Power, People Power: Hydroelectricity’s Potential for Community Development, with a Focus on the Khimti 1 Project, Amelia Prior , George Washington University
Inferno in the Land of Snows: A Holistic Investigation of Tibetan Self-Immolation Through a Tibetan Perspective, Eric Regalbuto , DePaul University
Christianitea: The Evolution of a Religious Identity on Tea Plantations in Darjeeling, Traci Spacek , Beloit College
Chogyal's Sikkim: Tax, Land & Clan Politics, Hong Tran , Yale University
Submissions from 2011
Tattered: Why the Tibetan Carpet Industry of Nepal Is Declining, and How To Mend It, Dustin Becker , The George Washington University
Above the Mukpa: The Shifting Ground of Khumbu's Sacred Geography, Noah Brautigam , Middlebury College
Validating the Culture of Agriculture: Farmers Groups and Organic Agriculture Mitigating Rural to Urban Migration in Bhutan, Emma Dosch , Allegheny College
Claming MANASLU: The Agency of a Rural Community in Nepal’s Developing Mountain Tourism Industry, Sierra Gladfelter , Temple University
We Are What We Eat: A Sherpa Cookbook, Renee Horen , University of Richmond
When Mountain Bellies Grow Round: Localized Knowledge and Behaviors Facilitating Pregnancy and Childbirth in Phaphlu, Nepal, Cailin Marsden , Marlboro College
Narrative, Embodiment, and Choice: An Ethnographic Study of Identity and Abortion in a Community of Tibetan Exiles, Shannon Ward , Wellesley College
Like the Roar of a Thousand Thunders: Instrumental Music and Creativity in Tibetan Buddhist Ritual, Eben Yonnetti , Siena College
Submissions from 2010
A Trekker’s Guide to the Khumbu Himalaya: Trailside Geology Along the Everest Base Camp Trek, Brigit Anderson , Bates College
Frontier: The Making of the Northern and Eastern Border in Ladakh From 1834 to the Present, Jonathan M. Deng , Washington University in St. Louis
Crouching Tiger Hidden Goiter Belt: A Critique of Health Care and Universal Salt Iodization in the Tsum Valley, Julian Goetz and Vanessa Soetanto , Binghamton University, Williams College
Views From the Road: An Inquiry Into the Meaning of Development in Lower Mustang, Tracy Pecher , Fordham University
The Tibetan Jewish Youth Exchange: The Importance of Youth in Exile and Diaspora Communities, Jade Sank , Brandeis University
Border Conflict and Tibet: The Asian Giants and Their History of Power Struggle, Evan Towt , Franklin & Marshall College
Submissions from 2009
Churning the Ocean of Milk: The Role of Vocal Composition in Tibetan Buddhist Ritual Music, Gabriel Gordon , Wesleyan University
Reserved Women: The Implementation and Efficacy of a Reserved Seat Quota for Women in the Tibetan Parliament in Exile, Carolyn Griffiths , Bates College
“I Didn’t Feel Like Living”: The Prevalence, Perceptions, and Prevention of HIV/AIDS Among Tibetan Refugees in Kathmandu, Caitlin MacLeod-Bluver , Wesleyan University
Know Your Enemy: Tibetan Perceptions of and Approaches to Chinese Studies in Exile, Katherine Mechling , Wesleyan University
Colorful Nothing: Mind & Matter in the Madhyamaka, Jimmy Pianka , Tufts University
Tibetan Carpets…Or Are They? An Analysis of the Carpet Industry in Kathmandu, Nepal, Swetha Ramaswamy , The George Washington University
History of Tibetan and Exile Radio, Irene Richardson , Tufts University
Submissions from 2008
Taming the Mind: Current Mental Health Treatments and Obstacles to Expanding the Western-Model in a Tibetan Exile Community, Dylan Brock , New York University
Tibetan Medicine: Carving a Niche in the Modern Medical and Scientific Community, Devon Marie Fitzgerald , Kenyon College
Submissions from 2007
Changing Channels: The Bhutanese Middle Path Approach to Television, Kate Linthicum , Barnard College
Priming the Printing Press: The Growing Print Media in Bhutan, Philippa Wood , George Washington University
Submissions from 2005
Avoid Cold: A Brief Look at Tibetan Medical Practice and Ideals Compared to Modern Allopathic Medical Treatment Through a Study and Analysis of the Essential Tremor, Graham Brant-Zawadzki , Stanford University
“Oh Uncle Pema!” The Role of Musical Agency in the Creation of a Modern Tibetan Identity, Tracy Ellwanger , New York University