TEACHING AWARDS
• FACULTY EXCELLENCE AND IMPACT AWARDS
• RESEARCH AWARDS
TEACHING AWARDS
The Provost’s Teaching Awards recognize outstanding faculty teaching within an academic year. Winners are announced at the ceremony.
INNOVATION IN TEACHING AWARD
Recognizes faculty who have overcome a difficult course-related problem with a novel and enduring approach.
• Chrisfouad Alabiad, Professor of Clinical, Miller School of Medicine
• Raymond Balise, Research Associate Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Michele DeStefano, Professor, School of Law
• Richard Riley, Professor, Miller School of Medicine
DISCUSSION-BASED LEARNING AWARD
Recognizes faculty who have created engaging educational experiences that leverage dialogue and discussion-based techniques, such as the Harkness Method, flipped learning, and problem-based learning.
• Jorge Bohorquez, Professor of Professional Practice, College of Engineering
• Nadia Naami, Lecturer, College of Arts and Sciences
• Andres Sawicki, Professor, School of Law
• Stephen Zdzinski, Professor, Frost School of Music
COLLABORATIVE TEACHING AWARD
Recognizes a team of faculty from different departments who are collaborating to provide unique courses and learning experiences that transcend individual disciplines.
• Gauri Agarwal, Associate Professor of Clinical, Miller School of Medicine
• Carmen Gomez-Fernandez, Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Yatil Etherly, Museum Educator, Lowe Art Museum
• Cynthia Foronda , Professor of Clinical, School of Nursing and Health Studies
• Neva Kirk-Sanchez, Professor of Clinical, Miller School of Medicine
• Thomas Merrick, Senior Project Manager, Frost Institute for Data Science and Computing
• Greta Mitzova-Vladinov, Associate Professor of Clinical, School of Nursing and Health Studies
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• Tola Porter, Assistant Director, Lowe Art Museum
• Lokesh Ramamoorthi, Lecturer, College of Engineering
EXCELLENCE IN EXPERIENTIAL TEACHING AWARD
Recognizes faculty who have demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the student learning process, integrating excellent teaching with opportunities for experiential learning through curricular and co-curricular activities, and actively promoting and guiding learning outside of the classroom.
• Susana Alvarez, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Miami Herbert Business School
• Miguel Iraola Guzman, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, Miami Herbert Business School
• Greta Mitzova-Vladinov, Associate Professor of Clinical, School of Nursing and Health Studies
• Kele Stewart , Professor, School of Law
CLINICAL TEACHING AWARD
TEACHING AWARDS
Recognizes faculty who have made significant contributions to the development of future health professionals by demonstrating an outstanding commitment to effective, exemplary, and innovative instruction in a clinical setting and serving as a role model clinician to trainees through exceptional empathy, professionalism, and clinical skills.
• Barry Gelman, Associate Professor of Clinical, Miller School of Medicine
• Nicolas Yannuzzi, Associate Professor of Clinical, Miller School of Medicine
• Laurence Sands, Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Matthew Schlumbrecht , Professor of Clinical, Miller School of Medicine
LUIS GLASER MENTORSHIP AWARD
Recognizes faculty who have demonstrated an exceptional commitment to mentoring students, one in the undergraduate and one in the graduate category.
UNDERGRADUATE MENTORSHIP
• Mark Shapiro, Professor of Professional Practice, Miami Herbert Business School
• Heidi Carr, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, School of Communication
• David Steinberg, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, School of Communication
• Michelina Witte, Lecturer, School of Education and Human Development
GRADUATE MENTORSHIP
• Catherine Macdonald, Research Assistant Professor, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science
• Mariano Kanamori Nishimura , Associate Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Amanda Jensen Doss, Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Cynthia Levy, Professor of Clinical, Miller School of Medicine
• Tomas Salerno, Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Irwin Stotzky, Professor, School of Law
FACULTY EXCELLENCE AND IMPACT AWARDS
The Provost’s Faculty Excellence and Impact Awards recognize outstanding faculty who have exemplified excellence in their discipline or service to the University. Winners are announced at the ceremony.
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Recognizes the eminent careers of faculty who have demonstrated sustained extraordinary contributions to their field and have enhanced the reputation of the University through their notable accomplishments.
• Panagiota Caralis, Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Thomas Curtright , Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Carol Karp, Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Roger Leblanc, Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Teresa Scandura , Professor, Miami Herbert Business School
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
Recognizes faculty who have contributed a single unique, high-impact scholarly contribution to their field or research program.
• Shigui Ruan, Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Shouraseni Sen Roy, Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Ernesto Bernal Mizrachi, Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Kara Cavuoto, Professor of Clinical, Miller School of Medicine
• Anat Galor, Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Roberta Lassance-Soares, Research Assistant Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Isabella Rosa-Cunha , Associate Professor of Clinical, Miller School of Medicine
• Ramin Shiekhattar, Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Jonathan Trent , Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Dileep Yavagal, Professor of Clinical, Miller School of Medicine
• Gil Yosipovitch, Professor, Miller School of Medicine
INCLUSIVE EXCELLENCE AWARD
Recognizes faculty who have made exceptional contributions to promote and enhance a sense of belonging at the University of Miami.
• Ashutosh Agarwal, Associate Professor, College of Engineering
• Maria Cartolano, Lecturer, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science
• Estelamari Rodriguez, Medical Oncology Physician, Miller School of Medicine
• Mina Teicher, Research Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Nanette Vega , Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, Miller School of Medicine
DISTINGUISHED UNIVERSITY CITIZEN AWARD
Recognizes faculty who have demonstrated outstanding citizenship and institutional building through dedicated academic service to the University community.
• Michael Kolber, Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Landolf Rhode-Barbarigos, Associate Professor, College of Engineering
• Maria van Zuilen, Professor of Professional Practice, Miller School of Medicine
• Daniel Pals, Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
JAMES M. TIEN EARLY CAREER AWARD
Recognizes faculty who have made significant contributions early in their career. At the forefront of their field, the faculty member’s academic record should reflect ongoing and exceptional growth in contribution to their discipline and the University.
• Cynthia Lebron, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing and Health Studies
• Jiayu Li, Assistant Professor, College of Engineering
• Patoimbasba Nikiema , Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Amanda Oehlert , Assistant Professor, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science
• Luis Ruiz Pestana , Assistant Professor, College of Engineering
• Prannoy Suraneni, Associate Professor, College of Engineering
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN THE ARTS, MUSIC, AND CREATIVE WORK
Recognizes one single, unique, high-impact creative contribution by faculty in the arts, music, or other creative discipline.
• Kei Miller, Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
RESEARCH AWARDS
The Provost’s Research Awards foster excellence in research, scholarship, and creative activities by providing seed funding designed to contribute significantly to the growth of the University’s research and scholarly portfolio. Winners are listed below.
• Bridget Christine Arce, Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Jessica Bashline, Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Oliver Bracko, Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Sanjeev Chatterjee, Professor, School of Communication
• Chen (Crystal) Chen, Assistant Professor, School of Communication
• Terri Francis, Associate Professor, School of Communication
• Maria Laura Gomez-Mera , Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Stephen Halsey, Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Luke Hedden, Assistant Professor, Miami Herbert Business School
• Nebil Husayn, Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• David Kling, Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Konstantia Kontaxis, Professor, School of Communication
• Stephen Lee, Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Han Li, Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Antoni Luque Santolaria , Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Brian Lynch, Professor, Frost School of Music
• Thomas Matusiak , Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Mohammad Moniruzzaman, Assistant Professor, Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science
• Noa Nikolsky, Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Juan Pablo Quimbayo, Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Sandra Rieger, Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Neil Rosser, Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Aaron Sinnott , Assistant Professor, School of Education and Human Development
• Justin Stoler, Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Weiting Tao, Associate Professor, School of Communication
• Kiara Timpano, Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Michael Touchton, Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Claudia Townsend, Associate Professor, Miami Herbert Business School
• Robyn Walsh, Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Haoluan Wang, Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Kun Wang, Assistant Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Yang Wang, Assistant Professor, College of Engineering
• Noah Williams, Professor, Miami Herbert Business School
Co-Investigators
• Ronald Desrosiers, Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Aaron Heller, Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Gillian Hotz, Research Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Xi Huo, Associate Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Shigui Ruan, Professor, College of Arts and Sciences
• Edmund Talavera , Professor, School of Communication
• Pantelis Tsoulfas, Associate Professor, Miller School of Medicine
• Jeongwon Yang, Assistant Professor, School of Communication
• RESEARCH AWARDS
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