CHBS Awards Recipients

Recipient has demonstrated a depth and breadth of outstanding service at the university, local, regional and/or national level. Recipient has taken on a variety of roles and responsibilities including leadership positions at these different levels.

Distinguished Service Awards

Year

Award Recipient

2022- 2023

Elizabeth Edwards, Kinesiology

2021-2022

Natalie Kerr, Psychology

2020-2021

Dan Holt, Psychology

2019-2020

Jerry Weniger, Health Professions

2018-2019

Tammy Gilligan, Graduate Psychology

2017-2018

Melissa Leisen, Nursing

2016-2017

Suzanne Baker, Psychology

2015-2016

Terry Wessel, Health Sciences

2014-2015

Patty Hale, Nursing

2013-2014

Brenda Ryals, Communication Sciences and Disorders

2012-2013

Sharon Strang, Nursing

2011-2012

Cynthia O'Donoghue, Communication Sciences and Disorders

Recipient has consistently demonstrated outstanding teaching and is seen as a model for faculty and students. The recipient typically provides the Commencement address at the CHBS Commencement ceremony in May.

Distinguished Teacher Awards

Year

Award Recipient

2022- 2023

Melanie Shoup-Knox, Psychology

2021-2022

Sarah Carson Sackett, Kinesiology

2020-2021

Debi Kipps-Vaughan, Graduate Psychology

2019-2020

Dan Holt, Psychology

2018-2019

Trevor Stokes, Graduate Psychology

2017-2018

David Daniel, Psychology

2016-2017

Krisztina Jakobsen, Psychology

2015-2016

Jessica Irons, Psychology

2014-2015

Lincoln Gray, Communication Sciences and Disorders

2013-2014

Carol Dudding, Communication Sciences and Disorders

2012-2013

Tracy Zinn, Psychology

Recipient has demonstrated outstanding scholarship and research. This work has been disseminated through peer reviewed publication and/or other means.

Madison Scholar Awards

Year

Award Recipient

2022- 2023

David Szwedo, Psychology

2021-2022

Sarah Finney, Graduate Psychology/CARS

2020-2021

Cara Meixner, Graduate Psychology

2019-2020

Bernice Marcopulos, Graduate Psychology

2018-2019

Krisztina Jakobsen, Psychology

2017-2018

Kenneth Barron, Psychology

2016-2017

Jeffrey Dyche, Psychology

2015-2016

Nicholas Luden, Kinesiology

2014-2015

Bryan Saville, Psychology

2013-2014

Lennie Echterling, Graduate Psychology

2012-2013

Suzanne Baker, Psychology

Recipient has demonstrated exceptional performance and/or the potential for regional or national recognition in the areas of teaching, scholarship and service, either across all the areas or in any one area. Service is defined as contributing to College or University functions and priorities, or service to the field or profession.

Outstanding Junior Faculty Awards

Year

Award Recipient

2022- 2023

Stephanie Kurti, Kinesiology

2021-2022

Ben Blankenship, Psychology

2020-2021

Aimee Johnson, Health Sciences

2019-2020

Sarah Blackstone, Health Sciences

2018-2019

Kala Melchiori, Psychology

2017-2018

David Szwedo, Psychology

2016-2017

Kethera Fogler, Psychology

2015-2016

John Hathcoat, Graduate Psychology

2014-2015

Elizabeth Edwards, Kinesiology

2013-2014

Christopher Clinard, Communication Sciences and Disorders

2012-2013

Matthew Lee, Psychology

Grant Awards

The purpose of the Faculty Research and Teaching Grants program is to stimulate and assist teaching effectiveness, advance one's scholarship agenda, and reflect academic unit, college, and university-wide goals. Proposals in any field of creative activity may be submitted, and faculty members are encouraged to consider projects involving student activity and those of an interdisciplinary nature. Grants are to be used to sustain activities necessary to complete the proposed activities, including travel expenses and other related costs (see budget section for restrictions). Each grant award will not exceed $5,000.

Research Grants

2024

David Biber

Health Sciences

Rory DePaolis and Shiree Harbick

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Laura Dengo Flores, Sarah Carson Sackett, Trent Hargens, Jeremy Akers

Lead Faculty in Health Sciences

Trent Hargens

Kinesiology

Christina Kuo

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Bernice Marcopulos

Graduate Psychology

2023

Jessica Irons

Psychology

Tony Jehi and Raihan Khan

Health Sciences

Erin Kamarunas

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Raihan Khan, Tony Jehi, Dhanuska Wijesinghe

Health Sciences, Geology, and Environmental Science

Kristi Lewis

Health Sciences

Hui Zhao, Christine Fasching-Maphis, and Francesca Ezeokonkwo

Nursing

2022

Chris Clinard and Erin Piker

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Kathera Fogler and Jessica Irons

Psychology

Lora Henderson

Graduate Psychology

Natalie Kerr and Jaime Kurtz

Psychology

Andrea Knopp

Nursing

Stephanie Kurti

Kinesiology

Yingjiu Nie

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Emily Zane

Communication Sciences and Disorders

2021

No Grants Awarded due to Insufficient Funding

2020

Laura Dengo, Jeremy Akers & Rebecca Mathien

Health Professions

Elizabeth Edwards & Stephanie Kurti

Kinesiology

Erica Lewis, Debi Kipps-Vaughan, Lisa McGuire, Emily Akerson

Nursing, Gradudate Psych, Social Work, IIHHS

Jeremy Akers, Elizabeth Edwards, Jennifer Walsh

Health Professions and Kinesiology

Lori Gano-Overway, Sarah Carson Sackett, Janet Wigglesworth

Kinesiology

Michael Saunders

Kinesiology

Rory DePaolis

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Stephanie Kurti and Elizabeth Edwards

Kinesiology

2019

Carol Dudding & Stacey Pavelko

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Chris Clinard & Erin Piker

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Erin Kamarunas & Carol Dudding

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Geralyn Timler

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Yingjiu Nie

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Jeremy Akers and Laura Dengo

Health Professions

Stephanie Kurti and Trent Hargens

Kinesiology

Chris Womack

Kinesiology

Elizabeth Herron, Jayme Haynes, Andrea Knopp

Nursing

Jessica Irons

Psychology

Krisztina Jakobsen

Psychology

2018

Nicholas Luden

Kinesiology

Krisztina Jakobsen

Kinesiology

Melanie Shoup-Knox

Psychology

Kristi Lewis

Health Sciences

2017

Christina Kuo

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Yingjiu Nie

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Michael Saunders

Kinesiology

France Weaver

Health Sciences

April Temple

Health Sciences

2016

Christina Kuo

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Debbie Sturm

Graduate Psychology

2015

Rory DePaolis

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Trent Hargens

Kinesiology

Jessica Irons

Psychology

Nicholas Luden

Kinesiology

Yingjiu Nie

Communication Sciences and Disorders

2014

 

Kit Chan

Psychology

Maria deValpine

Nursing

Carol Dudding

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Pam Gibson

Psychology

Christina Kuo

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Nicholas Luden

Kinesiology

Yingjiu Nie

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Elena Savina

Graduate Psychology

2013

Natalie Lawrence

Psychology

The purpose of the Faculty Research and Teaching Grants program is to stimulate and assist teaching effectiveness, advance one's scholarship agenda, and reflect academic unit, college, and university-wide goals. Proposals in any field of creative activity may be submitted, and faculty members are encouraged to consider projects involving student activity and those of an interdisciplinary nature. Grants are to be used to sustain activities necessary to complete the proposed activities, including travel expenses and other related costs (see budget section for restrictions). Each grant award will not exceed $5,000.

Teaching Grants

2024

Cathy McKay

Kinesiology

2023

Erin Clinard, Lauren Mullen, and Brandi Burkart

Communication Sciences and Disorders, Nursing

Brian Leventhal and Sara Finney

Graduate Psychology

Debbie Sturm and Renee Staton

Graduate Psychology

2022

Tiffany Hornsby and Debi Kipps-Vaughan

Graduate Psychology

Brian Leventhal

Graduate Psychology

Debbie Sturm and Christine Fasching Maphis

Graduate Psychology, Nursing

2021

No Grants Awarded due to Insufficient Funding

 

2020

 

Brian Leventhal

Graduate Psychology

Debbie Sturm & Renee Staton

Graduate Psychology

Tammy Gilligan & Michele Kielty

Graduate Psychology

Tracey Thomas

Health Sciences

2019

Kenneth Critchfield

Graduate Psychology

Cathy McKay

Kinesiology

Elizabeth Edwards, Stephanie Kurti, Jeremy Akers

Kinesiology, Health Professions

Laura Trull

Social Work

2018

Cathy McKay

Kinesiology

Rory DePaolis

Communication Sciences and Disorders

2017

Stacey Pavelko

Communication Sciences and Disorders

2016

Michele Kielty

Graduate Psychology

Tammy Gilligan

Graduate Psychology

Renee Staton

Graduate Psychology

2013

Carol Dudding

Communication Sciences and Disorders

Matthew Lee

Psychology

2012

Donna Trimm

Nursing

Michele Kielty

Graduate Psychology

Joshua Baldwin

Social Work

Stacey Pavelko

Communication Sciences and Disorders

The College of Health and Behavioral Studies (CHBS) highly values interprofessional and innovative collaborative efforts between departments and programs within our College. To support those collaborative efforts, the Dean makes every effort to offer Collaborative Grants each year. Grant funds may support interprofessional and/or collaborative work through a wide range of activities. Successful grant applications will emphasize scholarship and/or education that crosses traditional boundaries (e.g., cross-departmental programs that serve a diverse range of CHBS students). Examples of supported activities include new directions in scholarship, innovative teaching and learning approaches, faculty development, and projects to advance teaching evaluation and/or student assessment. Small start-up and pilot projects with the promise of attracting future external funding are encouraged. Proposals that represent innovations or significant extensions beyond existing programs or collaborations are requested. Collaborations may include scholars or professionals outside of CHBS; however, funding is designated for CHBS faculty only.

Collaborative Grants

2023

Amy Graham
Whitney Simmons
Ashley Skelly
Meagan Daniels

Nursing
Health Professions
Health Professions
Health Professions

Yingjiu Nie
Trevor Stokes

Communication Sciences and Disorders
Graduate Psychology

Mike Saunders
Sara Finney

Kinesiology
Graduate Psychology

Hui Zhao
Christine Fasching Maphis
Francesca Ezeokonkwo
Anne Stewart

Nursing
Nursing
Nursing
Graduate Psychology

2022

Lori Gano-Overway
Sarah Carson Sackett
Robert Harmison

Kinesiology
Kinesiology
Graduate Psychology

Stephanie Kurti
Elizabeth Edwards
Jeremy Akers

Kinesiology
Kinesiology
Health Professions

Cara Meixner
Cathy McKay

Graduate Psychology
Kinesiology

2019

Jolynne Bartley
Tracey Thomas
Jennifer Walsh

IIHHS
Health Sciences
Health Professions

Suzanne Baker
Christopher Clinard
Lincoln Gray

Psychology
Communication Sciences and Disorders

Jeremy Akers
Laura Dengo
Trent Hargens
David Wenos

Kinesiology
Health Professions

Jessica Irons
Stephanie Kurti
Christopher Womack

Kinesiology
Psychology

2018

 

Aimee Johnson
Sarah Blackstone
Whitney Simmons
Ashley Skelly

Health Sciences
Health Professions

Stephanie Kurti
Elizabeth Edwards
Jeremy Akers

Kinesiology
Health Professions

Kristi Lewis
Michele Kielty
Jennifer Walsh
Elizabeth Edwards

Health Sciences
Psychology
Health Professions
Kinesiology

2017

Jeremy Akers
Elizabeth Edwards
Trent Hargens
David Wenos

Health Professions
Kinesiology

Emily Akerson
Tammy Kiser
Sharon Maiewski
Jennifer Walsh

IIHHS
Nursing
Health Professions

Erica Collazo
Dayna Henry
Kala Melchiori
Laura Merrell
Katherine Ott

Health Sciences
Psychology

2016

There were no applicants in 2016.

2015

 

Linda Hulton
Tammy Kiser
Tim Schulte
Debbie Sturm
Jane Hubbell
Patricia Kennedy

Nursing
Graduate Psychology
Social Work
IIHHS

Robin Anderson
Julie Sanford

Graduate Psychology
Nursing

2014

Melody Eaton
Maria DeValpine
Julie Sanford
William Grant
David Cockley

Nursing
Accounting
Health Sciences

Jeremy Akers
Elizabeth Edwards
Trent Hargens
David Wenos

Health Sciences
Kinesiology

Deborah Kipps-Vaughan
Tammy Gilligan
Michele Kielty
Julie Strunk
Elizabeth Richardson
Stacey Pavelko

Graduate Psychology
Nursing
Health Sciences
Communication Sciences and Disorders

2013

Jeff Dyche
Lincoln Gray
Dan Holt

Communication Sciences and Disorders
Psychology

Merle Mast
April Temple

Nursing
Health Sciences

Liz Richardson
Marsha Longerbeam
Trevor Stokes

Health Sciences
Communication Sciences and Disorders
Graduate Psychology

Elizabeth Edwards 
Jeremy Akers
David Wenos

Health Sciences
Kinesiology

Educational Leaves

The College of Health and Behavioral Studies offers Educational Leaves to provide faculty members with opportunities to expand their teaching abilities and foster intellectual growth, such as independent study, research, graduate/postgraduate study and direct clinical or applied activities. Leave activities should address issues relevant to the applicant's professional field or an area that will enhance the understanding and integration of related fields. Projects may encompass an expansive field or a specific interest. Inevitably, leave activities should result in enhanced teaching, research, or professional skills, and the leave recipient should realize a renewed capacity for personal contributions to the university community as a result of the Educational Leave. The purposes of these leaves are to sustain vigor, especially in the university's academic instructional programs, and to ensure that faculty members have the opportunity for professional development.

Educational Leaves

2024

Krisztina Jakobsen

Psychology

Michael Hall

Psychology

Geralyn Timler

Communication Sciences & Disorders

2023

Jeremy Akers

Health Professions

Daniel Holt

Psychology

2022

Karen Myers

Social Work

Debbie Sturm

Graduate Psychology

2021

Natalie Kerr

Psychology

Kristi Lewis

Health Sciences

Laura Trull

Social Work

Eric Cowan

Graduate Psychology

Jeff Dyche

Psychology

2020

Cindy O'Donoghue

Communication Sciences & Disorders

Lenny Echterling

Graduate Psychology

Anne Stewart

Graduate Psychology

Sharon Maiewski

Health Professions

Suzanne Baker

Psychology

Tracy Zinn

Psychology

2019

BJ Bryson

Social Work

Jessica Irons

Psychology

2018

Craig Shealy

Graduate Psychology

Carol Dudding

Communication Sciences & Disorders

2017

There were no applicants in 2017

2016

Hyong Yeom

Social Work

Tammy Gilligan

Graduate Psychology

Bryan Saville

Psychology

2015

Renee Staton

Graduate Psychology

Cynthia Hunter

Social Work

Charles Harris

Psychology

2014

David Daniels

Psychology

Nancy Poe

Social Work

Susan Nye

Kinesiology

2013

Rory DePaolis

Communication Sciences & Disorder

2012

Kenn Barron

Psychology

Karen Ford

Social Work

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