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Date April 4, 2025
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Meet previous Dean's Award winners

Each year, the School of Public Health honors exceptional faculty and staff members with Dean’s Awards for their service to the School and to the field of public health.

SPH Dean’s Award Winners!

By Dean Ashish K. Jha

I am pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Dean’s Awards for faculty and staff excellence!

Dear SPH Community,

I am pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Dean’s Awards for faculty and staff excellence! Each awardee has shown significant dedication to the school and the excellent work being done here. We look forward to celebrating these individuals and those who have worked alongside them to achieve the many successes of SPH this year. 

Please join me in congratulating and celebrating the awardees at the annual Dean’s Award Ceremony on April 16th at 4 p.m at the Hope Club! We will also be recognizing the 2025 Public Health Research Day poster winners at the ceremony, so be sure to stop by our annual poster session in Alumnae Hall on Tuesday, April 8th to take in the impressive research accomplishments of our students, trainees and partners! 

Dean’s Awards for Faculty

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Community Engagement

  • Emily Gadbois, Assistant Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Classroom Teaching

  • Shilo McBurney, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentoring

  • Jaclyn White Hughto, Associate Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Associate Professor of Epidemiology

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Research Collaboration

  • Arman Oganisian, Assistant Professor of Biostatistics

Dean's Community Partner Award

  • Blackburn Middle School

Dean’s Awards for Staff 

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Leadership 

  • Suzanne Araujo, Director of Finance and Administration, Department of Biostatistics
  • Kimberly Bernard, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Gerontology & Healthcare Research 

Dean’s Award for Excellence in Innovation

  • Emily Fulginiti, Grants and Financial Specialist, Health Services, Policy & Practice Grants and Research Team 

Congratulations to our award winners and thank you for your hard work and service to our school and public health initiatives around the globe! 

I hope to see you all on April 8th for our Public Health Research Day conference and on April 16th as we celebrate the accomplishments of our community members at the 2025 Dean's Awards Ceremony!

Sincerely,

Ashish K. Jha M.D., MPH
Dean, School of Public Health
Professor of Health Services, Policy and Practice

Meet previous Dean's Award winners

Each year, the School of Public Health honors exceptional faculty and staff members with Dean’s Awards for their service to the School and to the field of public health.