Elizabeth Grubgeld, Ph.D. Professor, Department of English College of Arts and Sciences
Since coming to OSU in 1986, the scholarship of Elizabeth Grubgeld in Irish and British literature has brought her international recognition and raised the profile of the OSU Department of English. Much of her work has shone a scholarly light on Irish author George Moore (18521933). Grubgeld’s first book, an award-winning study of Moore, partly led to the founding of the International George Moore Society. Including the Moore study, her scholarly output includes three books on Irish autobiography, 28 peer-reviewed articles and 38 presentations at academic conferences around the world. Grubgeld’s scholarship continues to influence her students. She has directed 19 theses and dissertations in Irish literature, autobiography and modernism.
Amanda Sheffield Morris, Ph.D.
Professor and George Kaiser Family Foundation Endowed Chair in Child Development, Department of Human Development and Family Science College of Human Sciences
Though Amanda Sheffield Morris won the Regents Distinguished Research Award in 2013, colleagues agree that her research quality and output make her deserving of the award once again. She is recognized as an expert in the social development and emotional adjustment of infants, children and adolescents, and the role of parents in the emotional development of children. Morris’ work includes community outreach initiatives such as Oklahoma’s University for Parents that teaches participants about the importance of parenting and child development. Since being named a Regents Distinguished Research Award recipient in 2013, Morris has published more than 30 journal articles with more than 5,600 citations. Her total citations now number more than 10,400, and her research has led to nearly $4.5 million in funding.
Ashish Ranjan, Ph.D.
Glenn Zhang, Ph.D.
Ashish Ranjan is a leader in the innovative use of devicedirected nanoparticle treatments for chronic diseases, including cancer. He has translated his research in canine cancer patients to demonstrate targeted treatment to kill tumors using an ultrasound device. His laboratory has received funding from agencies such as the National Institutes of Health, the Focused Ultrasound Foundation, the Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology and the Department of Defense. Ranjan has completed 16 funded research projects, and the cutting-edge research from his OSU lab has generated more than 20 peerreviewed scientific journal articles in the last five years. He has received the NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence, the OSU President’s Fellows Faculty Research Award and the Zoetis Award for Veterinary Research Excellence.
A molecular immunologist, Glenn Zhang’s focuses his research on the development of novel alternatives to antibiotics, which have been banned from livestock production use. He has developed several innovative antibiotic-free strategies for use in both humans and livestock. Zhang has received research funding of more than $6.7 million and published 65 peer-reviewed papers in high-impact journals including Science. His articles have been cited more than 6,500 times. Zhang has served on grant review panels for all major federal funding agencies and has been honored with awards from the OSU Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and national organizations. His honors include the James A. Whatley Award for Meritorious Research in Agricultural Sciences and induction into the National Academy of Inventors.
Associate Professor and Kerr Endowed Chair in Biomedical Research, Department of Physiological Sciences Center for Veterinary Health Sciences
Professor and Boulware Endowed Chair, Department of Animal and Food Sciences Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources