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Selected Faculty Honors

CAREER AWARD, NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
Benjamin Black, Earth and Planetary Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences—New Brunswick  
Shirin Jalali, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering 
Yao Liu, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering
Shiqing Ma, Computer Science, School of Arts and Sciences—New Brunswick
Mariusz Mirek, Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences—New Brunswick 
Bhargav Narayanan, Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences—New Brunswick
Benjamin Schuster, Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering 
Mary Whelan, Environmental Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Bo Yuan, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering 
Jianyuan Zhang, Chemistry and Chemical Biology, School of Arts and Sciences—New Brunswick 
Peng Zhang, Computer Science, School of Arts and Sciences—New Brunswick

FELLOWS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
Paul Copeland, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Shuchismita Dutta, Institute for Quantitative Biomedicine and Cancer Pharmacology, Cancer Institute of New Jersey
Bonnie Firestein, Cell Biology and Neuroscience, School of Arts and Sciences—New Brunswick 
William Hallman, Human Ecology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences 
Saurabh W. Jha, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences—New Brunswick
Robert E. Kopp, Earth and Planetary Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences—New Brunswick 
Malin Pinsky, Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Jaideep Vaidya, Management Science and Information Systems, Rutgers Business School—Newark and New Brunswick 
Rachael Winfree, Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences

THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES FELLOWSHIPS
Yesenia Barragan, History, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Judith Surkis, History, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Fellowship, National Endowment for the Humanities

SLOAN RESEARCH FELLOWS
Sepehr Assadi, Computer Science, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Benjamin A. Black, Earth and Planetary Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Bhargav Narayanan, Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick

SPENCER POSTDOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS, NATIONAL ACADEMY OF EDUCATION 
Karishma Desai, Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration, Graduate School of Education
Lauren Leigh Kelly, Learning & Teaching, Graduate School of Education
Krystal Strong, Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration, Graduate School of Education
 

ADDITIONAL NOTABLE HONORS

Lauren Aleksunes, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy and Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Institute 
Pharmacology Educators Award, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
Undergraduate Award, Society of Toxicology

Nikol Alexander-Floyd, Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
WEB DuBois Distinguished Book Award, National Conference of Black Political Scientists 

Richard Alomar, Landscape Architecture, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Fellow, American Society of Landscape Architects Council

Eva Andrei, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Mildred Dresselhaus Prize in Nanoscience or Nanomaterials, American Physical Society  

Melissa Aronczyk, Journalism and Media Studies, School of Communication and Information
Outstanding Book Award, National Communication Association, Public Relations Division

Vanessa Bal, Applied Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Sara S. Sparrow Early Career Research Award, Division 33 of the American Psychological Association

Yesenia Barragan, History, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Wesley-Logan Prize, American Historical Association and Association for the Study of African American Life & History
Best Book Award-Nineteenth Century Section, Latin American Studies Association

Debashish Bhattacharya, Biochemistry and Microbiology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences  
Miescher-Ishida Prize, International Society of Endocytobiology and the University of Tübingen, Germany

Jeffrey L. Carson, Provost-New Brunswick, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences, and Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 
Landsteiner Award and Lectureship, The Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies

Clark. A. Chinn, Educational Psychology, Graduate School of Education
Fellow, International Society of the Learning Sciences 

Sherri M. Cirignano, Family and Community Health Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Continued Excellence Award, National Extension Association of Family & Consumer Sciences 

Céu Cirne-Neves, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Council of Regents, American College of Healthcare Executives 

Richard Contrada, Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Fellow, American Psychosomatic Society

Cara L. Cuite, Human Ecology, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Best GEM Award, Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 

Rebecca Davis, School of Social Work
Pioneers Award, National Association of Social Workers

Cristine Delnevo, Health Behavior, Society, and Policy, School of Public Health
Fellow, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco
John Slade Award, Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco

Angelo Dibello, Applied Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology and Center for Alcohol and Substance Use Studies
Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions Award-APA Division 50, Society for Addiction Psychology

E. A. Elsayed, Industrial and Systems Engineering, School of Engineering
Fellow, Institute for Operations Research and Management Science 

Noura Erakat, Africana Studies, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Freedom Scholar, Marguerite Casey Foundation 

Anthony Filippelli, School of Nursing
Osmosis “Raise the Line” International Faculty Award, Elsevier 

Adam Fox, Surgery, New Jersey Medical School
COVID-19 Pandemic Civilian Service Medal, National Disaster Medical System/US Government

Sunanda Gaur, Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Verice M. Mason Community Service Leader Award, The Edward J III Excellence in Medicine Foundation

Drew Gitomer, Learning and Teaching, Graduate School of Education
Fellow, American Educational Research Association
Palmer O. Johnson Memorial Award, American Educational Research Association

Inessa Goldman, Radiology, New Jersey Medical School
Fellow, Society of Abdominal Radiology

Alex Guererro, Philosophy, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Lebowitz Prize for Philosophical Achievement, American Philosophical Association and Phi Beta Kappa Society

Yuebin Guo, Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering
Albert M. Sargent Progress Award, Society of Manufacturing Engineers

Charles Häberl, Religion and African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Willis F. Doney Member, School for Historical Studies, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton

Kristen Hendricks, Math, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Joan and Joseph Birman Research Prize, Association for Women in Math

Linda Herrmann, School of Nursing
Nursing and Allied Health Sciences PROSE Award, Association of American Publishers

Pingping Hou, Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, New Jersey Medical School
Pancreatic Cancer Career Development Award, Lustgarten Foundation and American Association for Cancer Research 

Thomas Hunt, Health Informatics, School of Health Professions
Distinguished Member Award, Michigan Health Information Management Association 

Yuri Jadotte, School of Nursing
Fellow, American College of Preventive Medicine
William Kane Rising Star Award, American College of Preventive Medicine

Lucille Joel, School of Nursing
Book of the Year Award, American Journal of Nursing

Benjamin Justice, Educational Theory, Policy, and Administration, Graduate School of Education
Visiting Scholar, Russell Sage Foundation

Evan Kleiman, Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Service Award, Society for a Science of Clinical Psychology

Lisa Klein, Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering
Friedberg Ceramic Engineering Tutorial and Lecture, American Ceramic Society Education & Professional Development Council 

Spencer Knapp, Chemistry & Chemical Biology, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Fellow, American Chemical Society

Gabriel Kotliar, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Eugene Feenberg Memorial Medal, International Advisory Committee of the Series of International Conferences on Recent Progress in Many-Body Theories

Jeffrey Kwong, School of Nursing
State Award for Excellence, American Association of Nurse Practitioner 

Joel Lebowitz, Math, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Dirac Medal, International Centre for Theoretical Physics

Robin Leichenko, Geography, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Fellow, American Association of Geographers

Petros Levounis, Psychiatry, New Jersey Medical School
Fellow, American College of Psychiatrists
Outstanding Medical Educator Award, The Edward J III Excellence in Medicine Foundation

David Livingston, Surgery, New Jersey Medical School 
Alden March Distinguished Surgeon Award, Albany Medical College 

Carolyn A. Maher, Learning and Teaching, Graduate School of Education
Lifetime Achievement Award, National Council for Teachers of Mathematics

Julie O'Sullivan Maillet, Clinical and Preventive Nutrition Sciences, School of Health Professions
Lifetime Achievement Award, The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics

Karyn Malinowski, Animal Science, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences 
Harness Horse Youth Foundation Service Award, Harness Horse Youth Foundation

Yalidy Matos, Political Science, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Distinguished Junior Scholar in Political Psychology, American Political Science Association 

Anaïs Maurer, French, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Fellowship Award, The Käte Hamburger Centre for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies, Heidelberg Universität

Jennifer Mittelstadt, History, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Fellow, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Lia Nower, School of Social Work
Lifetime Research Award, National Council on Problem Gambling

Lenna Nepomnyaschy, School of Social Work
Fellow, Society for Social Work Research

Marie L. Radford, Library and Information Science, School of Communication and Information
Neil Postman Mentor’s Award, The New York State Communication Association

Usha Ramachandran, Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Special Achievement Award, American Academy of Pediatrics

Michal Raucher, Jewish Studies, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Scholar-In-Residence Fellowship, Hadassah-Brandeis Institute

Richard Remsing, Chemistry & Chemical Biology, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
OpenEye Outstanding Junior Faculty Award, American Chemical Society 

Ying Fan Reinfelder, Earth and Planetary Sciences, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Fellow, American Geophysical Union

Shireen Rizvi, Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Awarded Most Valuable Paper-Reducing Suicide Risk, Journal of Contemporary Psychotherapy Psyche

Jesse Rodenbiker, Geography, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Wilson China Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars 

Chiara Sabina, School of Social Work
Fellow, American Psychological Association, Division 27, Society for Community Research and Action

Junichi Sadoshima, Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, New Jersey Medical School
Outstanding Scientist Award, The Edward J III Excellence in Medicine Foundation

Ahmad Safari, Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering 
International Award, Ferroelectric Materials and Applications Society 

Dipak K. Sarkar, Animal Science, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences 
World Expert in Pro-Opiomelanocortin, Expertscape
Fellow, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology

Louis Sass, Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
International Francqui Professorial Chair, Fondation Francqui, Belgium

Kristina Scharp, Library and Information Science, School of Communication and Information
Jack Kay Award for Community Engagement and Applied Communication Scholarship, Central States Communication Association

Scott Seibert, Human Resource Management, School of Management and Labor Relations
Best Published Paper Award, Careers Division, Academy of Management

Partho P. Sengupta, Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 
Gifted Educator Award, The American College of Cardiology

Nataša Šešum, Math, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Ruth Lyttle Satter Prize, American Mathematical Society

Stephanie Shiau, Epidemiology, School of Public Health
Abraham Lilienfeld Award, American Public Health Association

Phoebe Stapleton, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, and Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Institute 
Outstanding Young Investigator Travel Award, Microcirculatory Society
Early Career Award, Division for Toxicology, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics

Michael C. Sturman, Human Resource Management, School of Management and Labor Relations
Innovative Teaching Award, HR Division, Academy of Management

Erik Thunø, Art History, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Visiting Professorship, University of Copenhagen, Novo Nordisk Foundation

Pamela Valera, Urban-Global Public Health, School of Public Health
R. Davilene Carter Presidential Prize, American Association for Cancer Education 

Carl Van Horn, Public Policy, Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy
Visiting Non-Resident Scholar, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Member, Advisory Committee, Center for Intergovernmental Partnerships, National Academy of Public Administration

Maribel Vazquez, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society 

Hao Wang, Civil Engineering, School of Engineering
Walter L. Huber Civil Engineering Research Prize, American Society of Civil Engineers

P. Ashley Wackym, Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 
Gold Medal Award, The Prosper Ménière Society 

Shuo Xiao, Pharmacology & Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences Institute 
New-Career Scientist Award, Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology Specialty Section, Society of Toxicology 
Rising Star in Reproductive Biology, Society for the Study of Reproduction 
JOINN Biomere Outstanding Young Toxicologist Award, American Academy of Clinical Toxicology

John Yau, Art & Design, Mason Gross School of the Arts
International Award, Hunan Academy of Poetry

Eviatar Zerubavel (Emeritus), Sociology, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
George Herbert Mead Award for Lifetime Achievement, Society for the Study of Symbolic Interactions

Andrés Mario Zervigon, Art History, School of Arts and Sciences–New Brunswick
Daphne Mayo Visiting Fellowship, University of Queensland, Australia