| Sue Feldman, RN, Ph.D. |
2022 |
Inducted into the American College of Medical Informatics, reserved for those who have made significant and sustained contributions to the field of informatics. She is only the second faculty member in the UAB School of Health Professions to become an ACMI Fellow. |
| Marie-Carmelle Elie, M.D., James Markert, M.D., and Alan Tita, M.D., Ph.D. |
2022 |
Invited to join the National Academy of Medicine, one of the highest honors that can be bestowed on a physician or scientist in the United States. Elie, Markert and Tita join 13 current or former UAB faculty members who have been honored during their careers with selection to NAM. |
| Summer Thyme, Ph.D. |
2022 |
Recipient of the Director's New Innovator award from the National Institutes of Health. The award is part of the NIH High-Risk, High-Reward Research program, supported by the Common Fund. It supports unusually innovative research from early career investigators who are within 10 years of their final degree or clinical residency and have not yet received an NIH R01 or equivalent grant. NIH issued 72 New Innovator awards nationwide in 2022. |
| Ellen Eaton, M.D. |
2022 |
Selected to serve as a National Academy of Medicine Emerging Leaders in Health and Medicine Scholar for a three-year term. Each year, the National Academy of Medicine selects 10 exceptional scholars to address topics currently shaping the future of health and medicine. |
| Gerald Simon, O.D. |
2022 |
Named 2022 Optometrist of the Year by the National Optometric Association, specifically for his impact on minority student enrollment. |
| Mary-Ann Bjornsti, Ph.D. |
2022 |
Elected as president-elect of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, also known as FASEB, the largest coalition of biological and biomedical research associations in the United States. |
| Mona Fouad, M.D., MPH |
2022 |
Selected to receive the 2022 Vilcek-Gold Award for Humanism in Healthcare from the Vilcek Foundation and the Arnold P. Gold Foundation, given to outstanding immigrant health care professionals in the United States to honor the positive impact that accessible, humanistic and compassionate care has on public health. |
| Christy Harris Lemak, Ph.D. |
2022 |
Named recipient of the 2022 Gary L. Filerman Prize for Educational Leadership, delivered by the Association of University Programs in Health Administration. |
| Isabel Scarinci, Ph.D. |
2022 |
Received the first-ever Trailblazer Award from TogetHER for Health, a global partnership igniting the movement to end cervical cancer everywhere around the world. |
| Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D. |
2022 |
Received the 2022 Roger H. Johnson Macular Degeneration Award, administered by the University of Washington. The award, given every two years, recognizes an individual who has made seminal contributions to the understanding and treatment of macular degeneration. |
| Gabrielle Rocque, M.D. |
2022 |
Named 2021 Researcher of the Year by the American Cancer Society Board of Directors for her research bringing the patient voice to decision-making in metastatic breast cancer. |
| Warner Huh, M.D. |
2022 |
Awarded the American Cancer Society's 2021 St. George National Award, given to outstanding community volunteers in recognition of distinguished service to the American Cancer Society. |
| Yumi Takamiya, Ph.D. |
2022 |
Named 2022 Educator of Excellence by the Alabama World Languages Association for excellence in language teaching, leadership and advocacy |
| Ellen Eaton, M.D., and Akila Subramaniam, M.D. |
2022 |
Named to Alabama Media Group's 2022 Women Who Shape the State list |
| Robin Ennis, Ph.D. |
2022 |
Received the 2022 Martin J. Kauffman Distinguished Early Career Research Award from the Division for Research from the Council for Exceptional Children |
| Marguerite “Ryan” Irvin, Ph.D. |
2022 |
Received the Emerging Investigator Award from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. Irvin, professor of epidemiology, is the first investigator from the UAB School of Public Health and third at UAB to receive this award |
| Ashraf F. Fouad, DDS |
2021 |
Selected to serve as a member of the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs |
| Krista Chambless, Ph.D. |
2021 |
Received the Wilga Rivers Award for Leadership in World Language Education from the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages |
| James K. Kirklin, M.D. |
2021 |
Named an inaugural recipient of the Pediatric Heart Transplant Society Lifetime Achievement Award |
| Jeffrey Kerby, M.D., Ph.D. |
2021 |
Named chair of the American College of Surgeons Committee on Trauma, which is renowned for tackling global issues of trauma through education, advocacy, injury prevention measures and establishing standards of care |
| Eric Wallace, M.D. |
2021 |
Named the 2021 Community Star of Alabama by the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health for his efforts in developing and providing access to health care opportunities through telehealth services for patients in rural communities |
| Dina Avery, DHSc |
2021 |
Elected to the Association of Graduate Regulatory Educators' global board of directors. She is the first African American and UAB faculty member to be elected to the board. |
| Richard J. Whitley, M.D. |
2021 |
Selected as the 2022 APS John Howland Award recipient, the highest honor bestowed by the American Pediatric Society |
| Herbert Chen, M.D. |
2021 |
Named an associate member in the American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators™, which recognizes surgeon educators who have devoted their careers to surgical education |
| David G. Standaert, M.D., Ph.D. |
2021 |
Named vice president of the American Neurological Association, a leading professional society for academic neurologists and neuroscientists |
| Tatiana Kasman |
2021 |
Selected for induction into the Steinway & Sons Teacher Hall of Fame for 2021, one of 44 piano music educators so honored |
| Louis J. Dell’Italia, M.D. |
2021 |
Received the 2021 John B. Barnwell Award for outstanding achievement in clinical science research, the highest honor awarded by the Clinical Science Research and Development Service of the Veterans Health Administration, America’s largest integrated health care system |
| Jorge de la Torre, M.D. |
2021 |
Selected to serve as president of the Southeastern Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, widely viewed as one of the preeminent plastic surgery societies |
| W. Timothy Garvey, M.D. |
2021 |
Received the Master of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinology award, the highest honor to be awarded by AACE, the country’s leading professional organization of clinical endocrinologists |
| Irfan Asif, M.D. |
2021 |
Selected to the Board of Directors of the National Physical Activity Alliance, a nonprofit organization that promotes policy advocacy and provides strategic planning and workforce development to address physical activity |
| Tiffani Maycock, D.O. |
2021 |
Named to the Board of Directors for the American Board of Family Medicine, whose primary role is to support family physicians who are committed to achieving excellence in improving the health of their patients, families and communities |
| Mary-Ann Bjornsti, Ph.D. |
2021 |
Selected as vice president for Science Policy for FASEB, the largest coalition of biological and biomedical research associations in the United States |
| Colleen Fisher, Ph.D., and Cathleen Cummings, Ph.D. |
2021 |
Received Fulbright-Nehru awards to pursue separate research projects in India |
| Edwin Aroke, Ph.D. |
2021 |
Named the 2021 John F. Garde Researcher of the Year by the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Foundation |
| Sergey Mirov, Ph.D. |
2021 |
Named general chair of the 2021 Advanced Solid State Lasers Conference, the annual conference of the Optical Society of America Laser Congress — an esteemed global organization promoting the advancements of scientific research on lasers, optics and photonics |
| Sue Feldman, R.N., Ph.D. |
2021 |
Named a recipient of the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Changemaker in Health Award, one of 11 individuals selected by public vote by members of the health care industry |
| Jennifer Pollock, Ph.D. |
2021 |
Elected the new president of the American Physiological Society, which connects a global, multidisciplinary community of more than 10,000 biomedical scientists and educators as part of its mission to advance scientific discovery, understand life and improve health |
| Keneshia McMullen Kirksey, M.D. |
2021 |
Selected to serve on the Physician Board of Directors for the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| Selwyn M. Vickers, M.D. |
2021 |
Named president of the American Surgical Association, the nation’s oldest and most prestigious surgical organization |
| Robert M. Centor, M.D. |
2021 |
Received the Jane F. Desforges Distinguished Teacher Award by the American College of Physicians, a national organization of internists |
| Henry Panion III, Ph.D. |
2021 |
Named to the board of directors of the Bob Moog Foundation |
| James Markert, M.D., MPH |
2021 |
Named president-elect of the American Academy of Neurological Surgery for 2020-2021 |
| Lauren Goodwin Slaughter, MFA |
2021 |
One of 35 poets to receive a Creative Writing Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts |
| Ada Markaki, Ph.D. |
2021 |
Named the chair-elect of the Pan American Nursing and Midwifery Collaborating Centers, a network of 15 World Health Organization Collaborating Centers within the Americas |
| Ashley Hodges, Ph.D., CRNP |
2021 |
Received the 2020 Inspiration in Women’s Health Award from the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health for her demonstrated inspirational and innovative contributions to policy work in women’s health |
| Bisakha Sen, Ph.D. |
2021 |
Selected to co-chair an expert review committee for the National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine to review the results of a large study by the Department of Veterans Affairs on how service dogs and emotional support dogs help veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder |
| Erika Hille Rinker, Ph.D. |
2021 |
Awarded the distinguished 2020 Checkpoint Charlie Foundation Teacher Award by the American Association of Teachers of German |
| Claire Mowling, Ph.D. |
2021 |
Selected as College/University Educator of the Year by the Alabama State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance |
| Tonya Perry, Ph.D. |
2020 |
Honored as the 2020 recipient of the Advancement of People of Color Leadership award from the National Council of Teachers of English |
| Cheri Canon, M.D. |
2020 |
Selected to receive the 2020 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award, the American Association for Women in Radiology’s highest honor |
| Holly E. Richter, Ph.D., M.D. |
2020 |
Named President of the American Urogynecologic Society |
| Allyson Hall, Ph.D. |
2020 |
Named to the board of directors of the Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Management Education |
| Kimberly Hendershot, M.D. |
2020 |
Named an associate member in the new American College of Surgeons Academy of Master Surgeon Educators |
| Susan Spezzini, Ph.D. |
2020 |
Named a 2020-2021 Fulbright Scholar; she will live in Paraguay from February to July 2021 for her project, “Enhancing the Efficacy of English Language Educators in Paraguay” |
| Matthew Alexander, Ph.D. |
2020 |
Named the recipient of the Chesapeake Civitan McNulty Scientist Award for 2020 |
| Vladimir Parpura, M.D., Ph.D. |
2020 |
Selected as a fellow of the American Physiological Society |
| Louis Justement, Ph.D., Mary-Ann Bjornsti, Ph.D. |
2020 |
Justement began his term as president of the largest coalition of biological and biomedical research associations in the United States, FASEB; Bjornsti was named vice president-elect for Science Policy |
| Christopher A. Girkin, M.D. |
2020 |
Elected to lead the American Glaucoma Society as president beginning in 2022 |
| Cheri L. Canon, M.D. |
2020 |
Elected to the position of president of the Society of Chairs of Academic Radiology Departments; she is the second woman to hold the position |
| Tonya Perry, Ph.D. |
2020 |
Selected as the fourth director of Cultivating New Voices Among Scholars of Color by the National Council of Teachers of English |
| Rodney Tucker, M.D. |
2020 |
Received the 2020 Hastings Center Cunniff-Dixon Physician Award, one of the top honors for physicians practicing palliative care in the United States |
| Rita Jablonski, Ph.D. |
2020 |
Recognized by the journal Geriatric Nursing as a visionary leader and innovator in the field of geriatric nursing |
| Kelly K. Nichols, O.D., Ph.D. |
2020 |
Elected to serve on the National Alliance for Eye and Vision Research and its board of directors in the class of 2020-2023 |
| Vera Bittner, M.D. |
2020 |
Named editor-in-chief of ACCSAP, the American College of Cardiology’s self-assessment program covering the entire field of adult clinical cardiology |
| Robert Oster, Ph.D. |
2020 |
Named a fellow of the American Statistical Association, the nation’s pre-eminent professional statistical society |
| Lanning B. Kline, M.D. |
2020 |
Named chair of the American Board of Ophthalmology |
| Sarah Parcak, Ph.D. |
2020 |
Awarded John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation 2020 Fellowship |
| David Chaplin, M.D., Ph.D. |
2020 |
Elected as a distinguished fellow by the American Association of Immunologists. |
| Farah Lubin, Ph.D., Michelle Gray, Ph.D. |
2020 |
Named among 100 inspiring black scientists in America by Cross Talk, the official blog of Cell Press, a leading publisher of cutting-edge biomedical and physical science research and reviews. |
| S. Louis Bridges Jr., M.D., Ph.D. |
2020 |
Named president of the Rheumatology Research Foundation |
| Despina Stavrinos, Ph.D. |
2020 |
Named as one of the Birmingham Business Journal’s Top 40 Under 40 |
| Herb Chen, M.D. |
2020 |
Selected as the new editor-in-chief of the American Journal of Surgery |
| Colin Martin, M.D. |
2020 |
Selected for the 2019-2020 James IV Association of Surgeons Traveling Fellowship program |
| Raegan Durant, M.D. |
2019 |
Named principal investigator of Deep South Resource Center for Minority Aging Research |
| Gattadahalli M. Anantharamaiah, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Elected as a 2019 National Academy of Inventors fellow |
| George J. Netto, M.D. |
2019 |
Named editor in chief of Modern Pathology, the scientific journal of the United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology |
| David G. Standaert, M.D., Ph.D. |
2019 |
Received the fifth annual Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research |
| Erik Hess, M.D. |
2019 |
Named to the Interdepartmental Substance Use Disorders Coordinating Committee, a new federal government committee tasked with identifying areas for improved coordination related to substance use disorder research and prevention, which is part of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, housed in the United States Department of Health and Human Services |
| Anupam Agarwal, M.D. |
2019 |
Selected as the next president of the American Society of Nephrology for a one-year term beginning Jan. 1, 2020 |
| Mike Wyss, Ph.D. |
2019 |
One of 12 mentors nationwide selected to receive a 2019 Presidential Excellence Award in Science, Mathematics and Engineering for Mentoring |
| Alana Nichols, M.D., Ashley Turner, Ph.D., and Denise Stanford |
2019 |
Awarded a Selected Professions Fellowship, American Fellowship and Career Development Grant, respectively from the American Association of University Women |
| Curt Carver Jr., Ph.D., James Cimino, M.D. |
2019 |
Named to the Alabama Commission on Artificial Intelligence and Associated Technologies, which is charged with advising state leaders on the artificial intelligence industry and recommending policy on efforts to promote AI technology in Alabama |
| Verna Keith, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Awarded the James R. Greenley Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Sociology of Mental Health by the Society for the Study of Social Problems, Society and Mental Health Division |
| Gene P. Siegal, M.D., Ph.D. |
2019 |
Elected president of the American Society for Clinical Pathology, the world’s largest professional member organization for pathologists and laboratory professionals |
| Christine Curcio, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Received the 2019 David F. Weeks Award for Outstanding Age-related Macular Degeneration Research from Research to Prevent Blindness |
| Frank Messina, DBA |
2019 |
Awarded the Silver Bowl — a lifetime achievement award — from the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives |
| Natalie Todak, Ph.D. |
2019 |
One of four junior policing researchers selected to be the inaugural class of the National Institute of Justice Law Enforcement Advancing Data and Science Program |
| Martha Dawson, DNP |
2019 |
Elected to serve as the president of the National Black Nurses Association |
| Karolina Mukhtar, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Received the 2019 Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers through the National Science Foundation |
| Louis Justement, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Named president-elect of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, the largest coalition of biological and biomedical research associations in the United States |
| Selwyn Vickers, M.D. |
2019 |
Named as the 2019 Dr. James T. Black Award recipient by the 100 Black Men of America, Inc |
| Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Selected to receive the 2018 Mary P. Huddleson Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics |
| Maria Shirey, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Received the American Organization of Nurse Executives Foundation Nurse Researcher Award |
| Vinay Narasimha Krishna, M.D. |
2019 |
Received one of 15 KidneyX Redesign Dialysis prizes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the American Society of Nephrology |
| Martina Bebin, M.D., Michele Kong, M.D. |
2019 |
Named as recipients of Women of Impact Awards from Yellowhammer Multimedia along with UAB Health System Chief Financial Officer Dawn Bulgarella |
| Kellie Flood, M.D. |
2019 |
Chosen as Clinician of the Year by the American Geriatrics Society |
| Jianyi Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. |
2019 |
Inducted into the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering College of Fellows |
| Bertha Hidalgo, Ph.D., MPH |
2019 |
Received Early Career Achievement Award at the 2019 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation New Connections symposium |
| Holly E. Richter, Ph.D., M.D. |
2019 |
Received the 2019 Distinguished Surgeon Award from the Society of Gynecologic Surgeons |
| Stephen Mennemeyer, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Honored with the Mental Health Policy and Economics Research Award from the International Center of Mental Health Policy and Economics |
| Warner K. Huh, M.D. |
2019 |
Named 51st president of the Society of Gynecologic Oncology |
| Kenneth H. Kim, M.D., MHPE |
2019 |
Named scientific program chair for the Society of Gynecologic Oncology's 2020 Annual Meeting on Women's Cancer |
| Aaron Fobian, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Given the prestigious designation of Rising Star by the Association of Psychological Science |
| Autumn Tooms Cyprès, Ed.D. |
2019 |
Received 2019 Living Legend award from the International Council of Professors of Educational Leadership |
| David Schwebel, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Awarded the 2019 Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research honor from the American Psychological Association |
| Karen Cropsey, Psy.D. |
2019 |
Appointed to the Committee on the Review of Specific Programs in the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine |
| James B. McClintock, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Received the Finn Ronne Memorial Award from the Explorers Club |
| Edward Taub, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Named an honorary fellow by the Association of Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback |
| Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Received the Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision Research |
| Michael Saag, M.D. |
2019 |
Appointed to the Presidential Advisory Council of HIV/AIDS |
| Vladimir Parpura, M.D., Ph.D. |
2019 |
Named as a council member of the International Society for Neurochemistrye |
| Monica L. Baskin, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Named president-elect of the Society of Behavioral Medicinee |
| Andrew D. Pucker, O.D., Ph.D. |
2019 |
Named a fellow of the Scleral Lens Education Society |
| Robin Ennis, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Named the inaugural Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders Interventionist |
| Steven Austad, Ph.D. |
2019 |
Selected for the George C. Williams prize from the International Society for Evolution, Medicine and Public Health along with UAB postdoctoral fellow in longevity research Jessica Hoffman, Ph.D. |
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