2021-2022 Faculty Awards

This announcement was sent to faculty and staff by the Office of Faculty Advancement and the Office of Research & Innovation on May 23, 2022. 

As a means of supporting the ongoing development of our research, scholarship, and creative activities, as well as recognizing excellence in teaching and professional service, the Office of Research & Innovation and the Office of Faculty Advancement and Undergraduate Affairs are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021-2022 Research, Scholarship and Creativity Awards and the 2021-2022 Provost Awards for Teaching, Scholarship and Professional Service.

Provost Awards for Outstanding Scholarly Productivity

Early Career

• Jacqueline Barker, PhD, Associate Professor, Pharmacology & Physiology, College of Medicine
• John Medaglia, PhD, Assistant Professor, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences

Mid-Career

• Rebecca Clothey, PhD, Associate Professor, Global Studies and Modern Languages, College of Arts and Sciences
• Lin Han, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering

Career

• Peter Lewin, PhD, Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering

Outstanding Professional Advisor Award

• Anna-Kay Thomas, Executive Director, Academic Advising, College of Medicine
• Katie Walbert, Senior Academic Advisor, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

Adjunct Faculty Award for Teaching Excellence

• Katherine Barak, PhD, Associate Director of the Honors Program and Adjunct Professor, Pennoni Honors College
• Tsz Kwok, PhD, Associate Director and Adjunct Professor, Graduate College
• Rosemary Murphy, Adjunct Professor, Media Arts, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
• Tiffani Worthy, EdD, Adjunct Professor, Goodwin College of Professional Studies
• Robert Zawatski, MFA, Adjunct Professor, English and Philosophy, College of Arts and Sciences

Allen Rothwarf Award for Teaching Excellence

• Joseph Larnerd, PhD, Assistant Professor, Art and Art History, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
• Amanda McMillan Lequieu, PhD, Assistant Professor, Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences

Barbara G. Hornum Teaching Award for Teaching Excellence

• Monica Togna, PhD, Associate Teaching Professor, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences

Evidence-Based Teaching Award in Undergraduate STEM

• Jennifer Atchison, PhD, Assistant Teaching Professor, Mechanical Engineering and Mechanics, College of Engineering
• Tammy Pirmann, EdD, Assistant Teaching Professor, Computer Science, College of Computing & Informatics

Christian R. and Mary F. Lindback Award for Distinguished Teaching

• Ulrike Altenmüller-Lewis, Dr.-Ing, AIA, Associate Professor, Architecture, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
• Salvatore Falletta, EdD, Clinical Professor, School of Education
• Adam Fontecchio, PhD, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering, College of Engineering

Harold M. Myers Award for Distinguished Service

• Theresa Connors, Instructor, Neurobiology and Anatomy, College of Medicine

Bridge Funding Support for Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty

• Simi Hoque, PhD, Associate Professor, Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering
• Daniel Tzabbar, PhD, Professor, Management, LeBow College of Business

Freddie Reisman Faculty Scholarly and Creative Activity Awards

• Daniel Albert, PhD, Assistant Professor, Management, LeBow College of Business
• Susan Bell, PhD, Professor, Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Girija Kaimal, PhD, Associate Professor, College of Nursing and Health Professions
• Benjamin Kalina, PhD, Assistant Professor, Film & Television, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
• Kristy Kelly, PhD, Associate Clinical Professor, Policy, Organization and Leadership, School of Education
• Mark Stockton, MFA, Associate Teaching Professor, Art & Art History, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design

Scholarly Materials and Research Equipment Awards for Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty

• Margaret Finley, PhD, Associate Professor, Physical Therapy, College of Nursing and Health Professions
• Mary Katherine Gonder, PhD, Professor, Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Ezra Wood, PhD, Associate Professor, Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
• Fengqing Zhang, PhD, Associate Professor, Psychology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Yinghui Zhong, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems

Summer Research Awards for Tenure/Tenure Track Faculty

• Yuan An, PhD, Assistant Professor, Information Science, College of Computing & Informatics
• Jen Blazina, MFA, Professor, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
• Pia Brancaccio, PhD, Professor, Art History, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
• Preetha Chatterjee, PhD, Associate Professor, College of Computing & Informatics
• YanLiu Huang, PhD, Associate Professor, Marketing, LeBow College of Business
• Linda Kim, PhD, Associate Professor, Art & Art History, Westphal College of Media Arts & Design
• Barrie Litzky, PhD, Associate Professor, Entrepreneurship, Close School of Entrepreneurship
• Amanda McMillan Lequieu, PhD, Assistant Professor, Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences
• Jeremiah Scepaniak, PhD, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
• Kelly Underman, PhD, Assistant Professor, Sociology, College of Arts and Sciences