For a list of the 2023 Drexel Emerging Graduate Scholars Conference award winners and participants, visit the DEGS website. 

Outstanding Mentorship Award 

In partnership with the Undergraduate Research & Enrichment Programs in the Pennoni Honors College, the Outstanding Graduate Student Mentorship Awards are presented to graduate and professional students (master's and/or doctoral level) who have shown an outstanding commitment to mentoring, developing and supporting undergraduate and/or new or junior graduate students. While mentorship occurs in many settings, this award focuses on mentorship in a research or scholarly setting, including remote/online, such as during the STAR Scholars Program.

Graduate College Award Winners

Tara A. Fortino
PhD Program in Molecular and Cell Biology and Genetics

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine

Hannah E. Grosman

PhD Program in Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences

Kyle J. Matthews

PhD Program in Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering

Nominees

Tyler C. Andres-Bray

PhD Program in Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences

Nivedita D. Anjaria

MS Program in Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences

Carlo Coladonato

MD Program in Medicine
College of Medicine

Matt Cowan

PhD Program in Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences

Davin Evanson

MD Program in Medicine
College of Medicine

Emily V. Griffith

PhD Program in Ecology, Evolution and Earth Systems
College of Arts and Sciences

Monet V. Harbison

PhD Program in Education
School of Education

Murat C. Isik

PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering

Reza Kheirollahi

PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering
 

John-Paul R. Marrazzo

PhD Program in Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences

Megan McClure

MFA Program in Creative Writing
College of Arts and Sciences

Jon T. Merwin

PhD Program in Ecology, Evolution and Earth Systems
College of Arts and Sciences

Parsa Namakiaraghi

PhD Program in Civil Engineering
College of Engineering

Karmi L. Oxman

PhD Program in Ecology, Evolution and Earth Systems
College of Arts and Sciences

Angel M. Palomares

MS Program in Digital Media
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Osmaan Shahid

MD Program in Medicine
College of Medicine

Andrew T. Snover

MFA Program in Creative Writing
College of Arts and Sciences
 

Kim Sterin

PhD Program in Education
School of Education

Xiaohuan Sun

PhD Program in Neuroscience

Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine

Alexei H. Taylor

PhD Program in Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences

Jessica L. Webster

PhD Program in Epidemiology
Dornsife School of Public Health

Brittany P. Wilburn

PhD Program in Environmental Science
College of Arts and Sciences

Cooper M. Wright

MS Program in Interior Architecture
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Drexel Common Good Award

In partnership with the Lindy Center for Civic Engagement, the Drexel Common Good Award is presented to graduate and professional students (master's and/or doctoral level) who demonstrate academic excellence and who are committed to improving the world around them by making contributions to local, national or global communities through either scholarship, civic engagement, and community building.

Graduate College Award Winners

Noreshvarman Manisagar
PhD Program in Architectural Engineering
College of Engineering

Edwin M. McCulley
PhD Program in Epidemiology
Dornsife School of Public Health

Nominees

Monique L. Boskett
MBA Program in Business Administration
LeBow College of Business

Jose B. Cuadros
MS Program in Physician Assistant
College of Nursing and Health Professions

Brittni Deadrick
MFT Program in Family Therapy
College of Nursing and Health Professions

Elizabeth Espinal
PhD Program in Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences

Grace L. Ghambi
MS Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering

Samantha A. Martin
MFT Program in Family Therapy
College of Nursing and Health Professions

Katie A. Mathew
PhD Program in Education
School of Education

Prat Patodkar
MS Program in Business Analytics
LeBow College of Business

Amir Sadighi
PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering

Tina Xia
MFT Program in Family Therapy
College of Nursing and Health Professions

Social Change Award for Equity

The Graduate College and Center for Black Culture are proud of the justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion efforts of graduate and professional BIPOC student community in antiracist community engagement, activism, and involvement within and outside of the University community.

Graduate College Award Winners

Tasha Garayo
MD Program in Medicine
College of Medicine

Monet V. Harbison
PhD Program in Education
School of Education

Nominees

Monique L. Boskett
MBA Program in Business Administration
LeBow College of Business

Justin E. Gambrell
PhD Program in Physics
College of Arts and Sciences

Vinay K. Karamchandani
MS Program in Cybersecurity
College of Engineering

Rashmeet Kaur
MPH Program in Community Health and Prevention
Dornsife School of Public Health

Dacia Paje
PhD Program in Communication, Culture and Media
College of Arts and Sciences

Kai Scarboro
MS Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Sarala Thapa
EdD Program in Educational Leadership and Management
School of Education

Research Excellence Awards

Research Excellence Awards are presented to graduate and professional (master's and doctoral level) students who have completed original, innovative research, scholarship and/or creativity during their career at Drexel.

Graduate College Award Winners

Elizabeth W. Lampe - Post-Candidacy

PhD Program in Psychology

College of Arts and Sciences

Arron F. Hall - Pre-Candidacy
PhD Program in Neuroscience
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine

Afnan H. Bashaikh - Master's

MS Program in Interior Architecture and Design

Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Pratusha L. Reddy - Most Original & Creative Work

PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering

School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Nominees - Post-Candidacy

Hussein O. Badr
PhD Program in Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering

Shrobona Guha
PhD Program in Neuroscience
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine

Jesse A. Mark
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Breanne E. Pirino
PhD Program in Neuroscience
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine

Ojas M. Pradhan
PhD Program in Architectural Engineering
College of Engineering

Katelyn L. Reeb
PhD Program in Pharmacology and Physiology
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine

Stephen J. Sclafani
PhD Program in Physics
College of Arts and Sciences

Danzhen Zhang
PhD Program in Materials Science and Engineering
College of Engineering

Nominees - Master's

Celia F. Armstrong
MS Program in Interior Architecture
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Nominees - Most Original & Creative Work

Quezia R. Lacerda
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Nalini Prakash
PhD Program in Creative Arts Therapies
College of Nursing and Health Professions

Outstanding Dissertation Awards

The Outstanding Dissertation Awards are presented to doctoral-level students who have written original, innovative dissertations that reflect great research and have or are likely to be disseminated widely and have significant impact on the field and society. This award is open to all doctoral-level students who have achieved candidacy and are expected to complete, defend their dissertation, and graduate in the current academic year (prior to September 1, 2022).

Graduate College Award Winners

Nalini Prakash
PhD Program in Creative Arts Therapies
College of Nursing and Health Professions

Daniel Schoepflin
PhD Program in Computer Science
College of Computing and Informatics

Nominees

Akanksha Bhatnagar
PhD Program in Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences

Katie Bryant
PhD Program in Neuroscience
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and Professional Studies
College of Medicine

Jason Chen
PhD Program in Business Administration
LeBow College of Business

Martha C. Coates
PhD Program in Nursing
College of Nursing and Health Professions

Quezia R. Lacerda
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Jesse A. Mark
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Pratusha L. Reddy
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Chao Wang
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Teck-Kah Lim Award

Teck-Kah Lim, PhD, is the former Associate Vice Provost of Graduate Studies and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics. He served as a dedicated leader in the Office of Graduate Studies, now the Graduate College, for over a decade. The Teck-Kah Lim Graduate Student Excellence Award, established in 2018, is presented to graduate and professional students (master's and/or doctoral level) who show promise of future meaningful contributions to local, national or global communities as can be gleaned from present academic excellence and achievements in research and/or teaching, as well as outstanding selfless service to peers, and the local community.

Graduate College Award Winner

Nicole Cleary
MSN Program in Nursing Education
College of Nursing and Health Professions

Nominees

Afnan H. Bashaikh
MS Program in Interior Architecture and Design
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Celia F. Armstrong
MS Program in Interior Architecture
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Teaching Assistant Excellence Awards

Teaching Assistant Excellence Awards are presented to graduate and professional students (master's and/or doctoral level) who serve as Teaching Assistants or Teaching Fellows (TAs/TFs) and who exhibit exemplary commitment to student learning through reflective teaching practices, creative and innovative teaching methods, academic support, leadership and a commitment to their own professional growth and development as an educator.

Graduate College Award Winners

Tyler C. Andres-Bray
PhD Program in Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences

Arielle M. D'Elia
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Alejandro D. Gutierrez-Perez
PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering

Ankita Kulkarni
PhD Program in Business Administration, Strategy
LeBow College of Business

Matthew Mieles
PhD Program in Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences

Rachit Sharma
PhD Program in Environmental and Occupational Health
Dornsife School of Public Health

Lisa M. Singer
MS Program in Interior Architecture
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Zhuo Wang
PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering

Andy Wiggins
PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering

Huiruo Zeng
PhD Program in Biological Sciences
College of Arts and Sciences

Andrew A. Portner (Posthumous)
JD Program in Law
Kline School of Law

Continuing Excellence in Teaching Assistance Award

Evan J. Arena
PhD Program in Physics
College of Arts and Sciences

Karissa Barbarevech
PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering
School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Nominees

Mobish Abraham Shaji
PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering

Sultan Aitzhan
PhD Program in Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences

Juliane C. Baiochi Dalben
PhD Program in Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences

Mikey Becht
PhD Program in Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences

Nolan J. Black
PhD Program in Mechanical Engineering
College of Engineering

Joe Fasbinder
PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering

Ashley Geczik
PhD Program in Environmental and Occupational Health
Dornsife School of Public Health

Murat C. Isik
PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering

Emily K. Kelting
PhD Program in Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences

Hannah M. Korpel
MS Program in Interior Architecture and Design
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Aaron C. Margolit
PhD Program in Chemistry
College of Arts and Sciences

Jon T. Merwin
PhD Program in Ecology, Evolution and Earth Systems
College of Arts and Sciences

Karmi L. Oxman
PhD Program in Ecology, Evolution and Earth Systems
College of Arts and Sciences

Joshua R. Palathinkal
PhD Program in Electrical Engineering
College of Engineering

Angel M. Palomares
MS Program in Digital Media
Westphal College of Media Arts and Design

Ali Rahmaninezhad
PhD Program in Environmental Engineering
College of Engineering

Osmaan Shahid
MD Program in Medicine
College of Medicine

Jesse L. Starger
PhD Program in Chemical Engineering
College of Engineering

Alexei H. Taylor
PhD Program in Psychology
College of Arts and Sciences

Hunter R. Wages
PhD Program in Mathematics
College of Arts and Sciences

Yin Zhang
PhD Program in Economics
School of Economics
LeBow College of Business

Graduate College Recognition Awards

Ken Bohrer
Senior Career Counselor
Steinbright Career Development Center

For dedicated partnership on professional development and career counseling, programs, and services for graduate students.

Teck-Kah Lim, PhD
Former Associate Vice Provost for Graduate Studies
Professor Emeritus in the Department of Physics

For a lifetime of service and dedication to graduate student development and success.

Ebony White, PhD, LPC, NCC, ACS
Chair, Graduate College's Diversity Advisory Council
Assistant Clinical Professor
Program Director, Master in Addictions Counseling
Counseling & Family Therapy Department
College of Nursing and Health Professions
Interim Director, Stephen & Sandra Sheller 11th St. Family Health Services

For leadership of the Diversity Advisory Council and dedication to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging among the graduate community.

The International Students and Scholars Services Team

For dedicated partnership on support and development of and advocacy for international graduate students.

The Student Life Team

Ashley Archer, MS
Associate Director, Curriculum and Staff Development
Student Life
Enrollment Management & Student Success

Jen Tifone, MEd
Director, Finance and Administration
Student Life
Enrollment Management & Student Success

Katie P. Zamulinsky, EdD
Associate Vice President and Dean of Student Life
Enrollment Management & Student Success

For dedicated partnership on the mentorship and guidance of the Executive Board Members of the Graduate Student Association.

GSA Graduate Community Impact Award

​Drexel Graduate Women in Science and Engineerin (DGWiSE)