2023 Faculty Honors Convocation Awardees

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University Awards and Honors

Provost’s Award for Excellence in Doctoral Mentoring

For outstanding mentoring of graduate students seeking a research doctoral degree.

Catherine Bender
Health and Community Systems
School of Nursing

Maria Mori Brooks
Department of Epidemiology
School of Public Health

Daniel Mossé
Department of Computer Science
School of Computing and Information

Daniel Shaw
Department of Psychology
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences 

Provost’s Diversity in the Curriculum Award

In recognition of faculty for excellence in integrating diversity and inclusion into their courses and curricula in areas such as updated curricula, expanded cultural awareness, development of teaching methods that are especially inclusive and interactive, consciously created learning environments that are welcoming and inclusive, and other changes that positively impact aspects of diversity and inclusion in the classroom.

Piper N. Carroll 
Department of Psychiatry
School of Medicine

Diego Chaves-Gnecco
Department of Pediatrics
School of Medicine

Megan Kappel
English Department 
Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences 

Olga Klimova
Department of Slavic Languages & Literature
Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences

Joaquin Rodriguez
Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering
Swanson School of Engineering

Chancellor’s Distinguished Public Service Award

For outstanding contributions to the community at large by members of the faculty using their academic expertise, as determined by colleagues and community leaders.

David Harris
Sally Ann Semenko Endowed Chair
School of Law   

Sera Linardi
Economics
Graduate School of Public and International Affairs

Esohe Osai
Health and Human Development
School of Education

Chancellor’s Distinguished Teaching Award

For excellence in teaching as evidenced by students, colleagues, and department chairs or deans.

Jim Coons 
Pharmacy and Therapeutics
School of Pharmacy

Jeremy Martinson
Infectious Diseases and Microbiology; Human Genetics
School of Public Health

Michael Meyer 
The Writing Program
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Joanne Prasad 
Department of Oral Biology, Department of Diagnostic Sciences
School of Dental Medicine

Liann Tsoukas 
Department of History
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Chancellor’s Distinguished Research Award

For excellence in research as evidenced by colleagues at the University of Pittsburgh and national and international leaders in their respective fields.

Senior Scholars

Peter Brusilovsky 
Intelligent Systems Program
School of Computing and Information

Jeanne Marie Laskas 
The Writing Program
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Anuradha Ray 
Department of Medicine (Pulmonary, Allergy & Critical Care Medicine)
School of Medicine

Junior Scholars

Salah Al-Zaiti 
Acute & Tertiary Care
School of Nursing

Greer Donley 
Center for Bioethics and Health Law
School of Law

Aidan G.C. Wright
Department of Psychology
Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Distinguished Faculty Honorees

alphabetical by honoree's last name

Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry

Daniel Buysse, MD
School of Medicine 
2022

Vitalant Chair in Vascular Medicine

Stephen Chan, MD, PhD, FAHA
School of Medicine
Medicine
2022

Arthur J. Rooney, Sr. Chair in Sports 

Michael Collins, PhD
Orthopaedic Surgery 
School of Medicine 
2022

Research Chair in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 

Brad Dicianno, MD 
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 
School of Medicine 
2021

Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Dimiter Dimitrov, PhD
School of Medicine
2022

The Pittsburgh Foundation Endowed Professorship in Brain and Mind Research

Alexandre Dombrovski, MD
School of Medicine
Psychiatry
2022

UPMC - Jonas Salk Chair for Vaccine Research 

W. Paul Duprex, PhD 
Microbiology and Molecular Genetics 
School of Medicine 
2021

Dorothy P. & Richard P. Simmons Endowed Chair for Pulmonary Research

Oliver Eickelberg, MD, FERS, ATSF
School of Medicine
Medicine
2022

Distinguished Professor of Medicine

Michael Fine, MD, MSc
School of Medicine
2022

Thomas H. O’Brien Professor of Information Systems

Dennis Galletta, PhD
School of Business 
2022

Chair of Neurological Surgery Endowment 

Jorge Gonzalez-Martinez, MD
Neurological Surgery
School of Medicine 
2021

The Kanbour Chair in Gynecology

Richard Guido, MD 
Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science
School of Medicine 
2021

Charles Crow Chair in Composition

Alexandra Hildalgo, PhD
Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences 
Composition Program
2022

Distinguished Professor of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology

Edwin Jackson, PhD
School of Medicine
2022

Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry

Beatriz Luna, PhD
School of Medicine
Psychiatry
2022

Distinguished Service Professor of Pediatrics

Elizabeth Miller, MD, PhD, FSAHM
School of Medicine
2022

Distinguished Professor of Psychiatry

Mary Phillips, MD
School of Medicine
2022

Distinguished Service Professor 

Frits Pil
School of Business
Organizations & Entrepreneurship
2022

Distinguished Service Professor

Anne Robertson, PhD
School of Engineering
Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
2022

Covestro Chair of Chemistry

Nathaniel Rosi, PhD
Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences 
2022

The Brack G. Hattler Professorship in Cardiothoracic Transplantation

Pablo Sanchez, MD, PhD, FACS
School of Medicine
Cardiothoracic Surgery
2022

Chair in Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery 

Inderpal Sarkaria, MD 
Cardiothoracic Surgery
School of Medicine 
2021

The Endowed Chair in Translational Neuroimaging

Afonso Silva, PhD
School of Medicine 
Neurobiology
2020

Raizman Haney Chair

Rakesh Sindhi, MD
School of Medicine
Surgery
2022

Richard S. Caliguiri Endowed Chair in Amyloidosis and Heart Failure

Prem Soman, MD, PhD, FACC, FRCP
School of Medicine
Medicine
2023

Prestigious International, National, and Notable Awards

Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences

Bettye J. and Ralph E. Bailey Dean Kathleen M. Blee

Tia-Lynn Ashman
Humboldt Research Award, Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation 

Rachel Bezanson
NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)

Piotr Hajlasz
Simons Fellows in Mathematics, Simons Foundation 

Yona Harvey
Guggenheim Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation 

Ken Jordan
Elected as new member of International Academy of Molecular Quantum Sciences 

Vittorio Paolone
WKH Panofsky Prize in Experimental Particle Physics, American Physical Society 

Alaina E. Roberts
W. Turrentine Jackson Award, Western History Association 

Armin Schikorra
Humboldt Research Fellow, Humboldt Foundation 

Evan Schneider
Packard Fellowships for Science and Engineering, David and Lucile Packard Foundation 

Rebecca Reed
APS Rising Star, Association for Psychological Science 

Aidan G.C. Wright
Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology, American Psychological Association 

Joseph M. Katz Graduate School of Business & College of Business Administration

Henry E. Haller, Jr. Dean Eugene Anderson

Spyridon Lagaras 
Early Career Research Award, W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research 

Carrie Leana 
Societal Impact Award, Academy of Management 

Peggy J. Liu 
APS Rising Star, Association for Psychological Science 

School of Computing & Information

Dean Bruce Childers

Panos Chrysanthis
IEEE Distinguished Contributor, IEEE Computer Society 

James Joshi
Golden Core Award, IEEE Computer Society

Rob Rutenbar
2021 SIGDA Pioneering Achievement Award, Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Design Automation (ACM SIGDA) 

School of Education

Reneé and Richard Goldman Dean Valerie Kinloch

T. Elon Dancy II
Derrick Bell Legacy Award, Education Critical Race Studies in Education Association 

Valerie Kinloch
Elected President of the National Council of Teachers of English

Leigh Patel
Education National Academy of Education NAEd Member

Xu Qin
Spencer Fellow, Education National Academy of Education 

Swanson School of Engineering

Interim Dean Sanjeev Shroff

Anna Christina Balazs
NAE Membership, National Academy of Engineering 

Lance Davidson
NIH MERIT Award (R37), National Institutes of Health (NIH) 

Tagbo Niepa
NIH New Innovator Award, National Institutes of Health (NIH) 
NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (NSF) 

School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences

Dean Anthony Delitto

Rory Cooper
Hall of Fame Inductee, National Inventors Hall of Fame 

Natalie Leland
Academy of Research Inductee, American Occupational Therapy Foundation 

Beth Skidmore
Women in Rehabilitation Science Award, American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine 

Sue Whitney
Hallpike-Nylen Award, International Bárány Society 

School of Law

Interim Dean Haider Ala Hamoudi

Vivian Curran
Lifetime Achievement Award, American Society of Comparative Law 

Haider Ala Hamoudi
Member of the Inaugural Class of the Pro Bono Honor Roll, Association of American Law Schools 

School of Medicine

John and Gertrude Petersen Dean Anantha Shekhar

Anne-Ruxandra Carvunis
NSF CAREER Award, National Science Foundation (NSF)

Gwendolyn Sowa
NAM Member, National Academy of Medicine 

School of Nursing

Dean Christine E. Kasper

Brayden Kameg
Outstanding Scholar/Researcher Award, National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties (NONPF) 

Margaret Rosenzweig
Sigma, International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame

School of Pharmacy

Dean Amy Lynn Seybert

Donna Huryn
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 

Wen Xie
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) 

Graduate School of Public & International Affairs

Dean Carissa Schively Slotterback

Carissa Schively Slotterback
Margarita McCoy Award, Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning Conference

Rashad Williams
Alma H. Young Emerging Scholar Award, Urban Affairs Association 

School of Public Health

Dean Maureen Lichtveld

Evelyn Talbott
John Snow Award, American Public Health Association 

School of Social Work

Dean Elizabeth M. Farmer

Nev Jones
Pioneer Award, National Association of Peer Supporters (NAPS) 

Mary Ohmer
Elected Vice-President of Society for Social Work and Research (SSWR) 

University of Pittsburgh at Bradford

President Rick Esch

Diego Mauricio Cortes
ACLS Fellowship, American Council of Learned Societies