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Selected Faculty Honors 2025-2026 

EDWARD A. FLINN AWARDS 

John Wilkin, Marine & Coastal Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences 
Hernan Arango, Marine & Coastal Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences 

FELLOWS OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ARTS AND SCIENCES 
Deborah Gray White (Emerita), History, School of Arts and Sciences 
Camilla Townsend, History, School of Arts and Sciences 

FELLOWS OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE 
Steve Buyske, Genetics, School of Arts and Sciences 
Yingying Chen, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Engineering 
Wendie Cohick, Vice Provost and Vice Chancellor for Research, 
Rutgers-New Brunswick  
Cheryl Dreyfus, Neuroscience and Cell Biology, Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School  
Maria Laura Gennaro, Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School and Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Rutgers School of Public Health 
Reynold Panettieri Jr., Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School  
Junichi Sadoshima, Cell Biology and Molecular Medicine, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School 
Andrew P. Thomas, Pharmacology, Physiology and Neuroscience, New Jersey Medical School    

FELLOWS OF THE AMERICAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY 
Sean Oh, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences 
Vitaly Podzorov, Physics and Astronomy, School of Arts and Sciences 

FELLOW OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF INVENTORS 
James Simon, Plant Biology, School of Environmental and Biological Sceinces 

FELLOW OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES 
David Case (Emeritus), Chemsitry and Chemical Biology, School of Arts and Sciences 

FULBRIGHT U.S. SCHOLARS 
Rebecca Greenbaum, Human Resource Management, School of Management and Labor Relations 
Minge Xie, Statistics, School of Arts and Sciences 

SLOAN RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS 
Demyan Prokopchuk, Chemistry, School of Arts and Sciences 
Maxime Van de Moortel, Mathematics, School of Arts and Sciences 

ADDITIONAL NOTABLE HONORS

Lauren Aleksunes, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Toxicology Division Career Award, American Society of Pharmacology and Experimental.
Women in Toxicology Mentoring Award, Society of Toxicology 

Ousseina Alidou, African, Middle Eastern, and South Asian Languages and Literatures, School of Arts and Sciences 
Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize of The Women's Caucus of the Association of African Studies, Association of African Studies 

Clinton Andrews, Edward J. Bloustein School of Plannning and Public Policy 
Robert Noberini Distinguished Contributions to Power Engineering Professionalism Award, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Power & Energy Society  

Ioannis Androulakis, Biomedical Engineering and Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, School of Engineering 
Fellow, Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association 

Mark Anner, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, School of Management and Labor Relations
Susan C. Eaton Outstanding Scholar-Practitioner Award, Labor and Employment Relations Association 

Hilal Atasoy, Accounting and Information Systems, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick  
Outstanding Associate Editor Award, MIS Quarterly  

Vanessa Bal, Applied Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology 
Fellow, APA Division 33: Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities/Autism Spectrum Disorder 

Francois Berthiaume, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering 
Fellow, American Institute of Medical and Biological Engineers 

Karen Bishop, Spanish and Portuguese/Comparative Literature, School of Arts and Sciences 
Fellow in Poetry, The New Jersey State Council on the Arts 

Endre Boros, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick 
Egervary Jeno Award, Hungarian Operations Research Society 

Luigi Brunetti, Pharmacy Practice, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy 
Fellow, American College of Clinical Pharmacy, American College of Clinical Pharmacy 

Nicole Cain, Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology  
Mid-Career Award, Society for Personality Assessment  

Jeffrey Carson, Department of Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 
Healthcare Research All-Star, Avant-Garde Health 

Timothy Cleary, School Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology 
Most Promising New Textbook Award, Textbook & Academic Authors Association  
Fellow, American Educational Research Association  

Santiago Cuesta, Cell Biology & Neuroscience, School of Arts and Sciences 
Director’s New Innovator, National Institutes of Health 

Kristin Dana, Electrical and Computer Engineering, School of Arts and Sciences 
Emerging Technology Edison Patent Award, Research & Development Council of New Jersey  

DeMauro, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering 
Associate Fellow, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics 

Judy Deutsch, Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, School of Health Professions 
Anne-Shumway Cook Lectureship, Academy of Neurologic Physical Therapy 

Leah DeVun, History, School of Arts and Sciences 
Fellowship, Institute for Advanced Studies, Princeton 
Fellowship, NY State Council on the Arts  

Peter Economou, Applied Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology
Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training, APA Division 47: Society for Sport, Exercise & Performance Psychology 

Janice Fine, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, School of Management and Labor Relations 
Fellows Award, Labor and Employment Relations Association 

Wayne W. Fisher, Pediatrics, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School & Rutgers Brain Health Institute 
Brian A. Iwata Award for Outstanding Career Contribution, Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior 

Tiffany Gill, History, School of Arts and Sciences
Elected Member, American Antiquarian Society 

Rebecca Givan, Labor Studies and Employment Relations, School of Management and Labor Relations 
Academic Fellow, Labor and Employment Relations Association 

David Greenberg, History, School of Arts and Sciences, and Journalism and Media Studies, School of Communication 
Malcolm Bell Book Prize, Georgia Historical Society 

Perry N. Halkitis, Dean, School of Public Health 
J. Michael McGinnis Leadership Excellence Award, Interdisciplinary Association for Population Health Science 

Heather Hart, Art & Design, Mason Gross School of the Arts 
Nancy B. Negley Rome Prize, American Academy in Rome 

Denise Hien, Clinical Psychology, Graduate School of Applied and Professional Psychology 
Fellow, APA Division 50: Society of Addiction Psychology 

Shawna V. Hudson, Family Medicine and Community Health, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School & Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research  
Distinguished Mentor Award, North American Primary Care Research Group 

Colin Jager, English, School of Arts and Sciences 
Laurance S. Rockefeller Visiting Fellowship, Princeton’s University Center for Human Values 

Tao Jiang, Religion, School of Arts and Sciences
Membership, Institute for Advanced Study, Princeton 

Michael Katehakis, Management Science and Information Systems Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick 
Elected Member, National Academy of Artificial Intelligence 

Samantha Kelly, History, School of Arts and Sciences 
Albert C. Outler Prize, American Society of Church History 
History, Society & Politics Book Prize, American Association of Italian Studies 
Excellence in the Study of Religion Book Prize, American Academy of Religion 

Suzy Kim, Asian Langauges and Cultures, School of Arts and Sciences 
Hong Yung Lee Book Award in Korean Studies, UC Berkeley 
Centre for Apocalyptic and Post-Apocalyptic Studies Fellowship, Heidelberg University 

Nancy Kirsch, Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, School of Health Professions 
Cleveland State Prestige Award, Cleveland State University 

Calvin Lai, Psychology, School of Arts and Sciences 
Early Career Impact Award, Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences 
Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility Award, Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences 

Debra Laskin, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy 
Distinguished Toxicology Scholar Award, Society of Toxicology 

Lei Lei, Dean, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick
ROI Influencers: Women in Business, ROI-NJ 
NJBIZ Education Power List, NJBIZ 

Laura Lindberg, Urban Global Public Health, School of Public Health 
Mentor Award, Society of Family Planning

Liping Liu, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering
Fellow, Society of Engineering Science 

Regina Liu, Statistics, School of Arts and Sciences 
Neyman Award & Lecture, Institute of Mathematical Statistics 

Dana Luciano, English, School of Arts and Sciences 
Best New Journal for Regeneration, Council of Editors of Learned Journals  

Richard Marlink, Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School & Rutgers Global Health Institute  
INNOVATE100 Leader, NJBusiness Magazine 

Joshua Miller, Nutritional Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences 
Distinguished Fellow, American Society for Nutrition Foundation 

Amy P. Murtha, Dean, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School
Distinguished Alumni Award, Duke University  
ELUM Compass Award, Executive Leadership in American Medicine 

Alexander Neimark, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, School of Engineering
Darsh Wasan Award, Journal of  Colloid and Interface Science 

Natasha O'Brown, Cell Biology & Neuroscience, School of Arts and Sciences 
Freeman Hrabowski Scholar, Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Damon Runyon-Rachleff Innovation Award, Damon Runyon Foundation 

Bishr Omary, Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs and Research & Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 
Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters and Physician Assistant Commencement Address, School of Medicine, City University of New York 

Carlos Pato, Psychiatry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School  
Outstanding Scientist Award, EJI Excellence in Medicine Foundation 

Assimina Pelegri, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
Dedicated Service Award, American Society of Mechancial Engineering 

David Pennock, Computer Science, School of Arts and Sciences
Publication Award, INFORMS Decision Analysis Society

Richard Riman, Materials Science and Engineering, School of Engineering
Edison Patent Award Industrial Processes Award, R&D Council of New Jersey 

Harini Sampath, Nutritional Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Excellence in Nutrition Fellow, American Society for Nutrition Foundation 

Partho Sengupta, Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School 
Healthcare Research All-Star, Avant-Garde Health 

Soko Setoguchi, Medicine, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School  
Excellence in Research Award, New Jersey Health Foundation 

Sue Shapses, Nutritional Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Robert H. Herman Memorial Award, American Society for Nutrition Foundation 
Distinguished Fellow, American Society for Nutrition Foundation 

David Shreiber, Biomedical Engineering, School of Engineering
Fellow, Biomedical Engineering Society 

Jonathan Singer, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School fo Engineering 
Rising Star, Electrostatics Society of America 

Nancy Sinkoff, History/Jewish Studies, School of Arts and Sciences
Fellow, American Academy for Jewish Research 

Judy Storch, Nutritional Sciences, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Avanti Award In Lipids, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 

Brian Strom, Child Health Institute of New Jersey
Educator of the Year, Research & Development Council of New Jersey 

Camilla Townsend, History, School of Arts and Sciences 
Fellow, British Academy 

Jaideep Vaidya, Management Science and Information Systems, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick 
Special Interest Group on Security, Audit and Control Outstanding Contributions Award, Association of Computing Machinery 
Kristian Beckman Award, International Federation for Information Processing 
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering 

Tracy Vitale, Division of Advanced Nursing Practice, School of Nursing 
Fellow, American Academy of Nursing 

Jun Wang, Medicinal Chemistry, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Young Investigator Award, Tetrahedron 

Shuo Xiao, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy
Lou Guillette Jr Outstanding Young Investigator Award, Healthy Environment and Endocrine Disruptor Strategies  
SOT Achievement Award, Society of Toxicology
Early Career Scientist Award. Division for Drug Discovery and Development, American Society for Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 
Excellence in Research Award, New Jersey Health Foundation  

Jingang Yi, Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering
Fellow, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Cheney Fellowship, University of Leeds, UK 

Cun-Hui Zhang, Statistics, School of Arts and Sciences
Blackwell Award & Lecture, Institute of Mathematical Statistics