Student & Alumni Awardees

Doctoral Student Achievement Award

• Jenny Martinez, PhD, OTD - PhD Program
• Dorothy Rains-Dowdell - DHSc Program

Dissertation Research Excellence Award

• Stephanie Kjelstrom, PhD, MPH - PhD Program
• Devon Tapp - DHSc Program

Outstanding Student Achievement Award (Online)

• Tiereney Brown - MS Operational Excellence
• Costas Kefalas, MD, MMM, CPE, FACG, AGAF, FAASLD - MS Population Health
• Laura Libreros Foronda, MD - MS Healthcare Quality & Safety

MPH Student Service Award

• Zachary Severin - MPH
  
• Fatima Rizvi - MD/MPH
• Anza Rizvi - MD/MPH

Outstanding MPH Student Achievement Award

• Xiaoke Wang - MPH
• Soindos Abdah - MD/MPH

Outstanding MPH Clerkship-Applied Practice Experience Award

• Leah Rossi - MPH

MPH Alumni Achievement Award

• Abby Cabrera - MPH - 2013

Alumni Achievement Award (Online Programs)

• Surendra Khera, MD, MS - MS Healthcare Quality & Safety - 2013 & Certificate Population Health 2016

Doctoral Student Achievement Award

• Stephanie Kjelstrom, MPH, CPH - PhD Program
• Gena Graves, MA - DHSc Program

Dissertation Research Excellence Award

• Melody Riley Johnson, MBA - DHSc Program
• Karla Bell, PhD, PT, DPT - PhD Program

Outstanding Student Achievement Award (Online)

• Benson Ninan - Applied Health Economics & Outcomes Research

MPH Student Service Award

• Emma Markley (LEAP)
  
• Eli Cehelyk (Dual Degree)
• Keerthana Osuri (LPHT)

Outstanding MPH Student Achievement Award

• Margaret Eberts (Dual Degree)
  
• Hannah Maynard (LPHT)
  
• Andrew Huff (LPHT)

MPH Alumni Achievement Award

• Jada Davis, MPH, BSN - 2020

Alumni Achievement Award (Online Programs)

• Scott Goldfarb, PharmD, MBA, MS-AHEOR - Applied Health Economics & Outcomes Research - 2022

Doctoral Student Achievement Award

• Misha Mehta - PhD Program
• Gregory Langan - DHSc Program

Dissertation Research Excellence Award

• Catherine Freeland - PhD Program

Outstanding Student Achievement Award (Online)

• Kristin Lohr - Healthcare Quality & Safety
• Sudha Raman - Healthcare Quality & Safety

MPH Student Service Award

• Olivia Spina (LEAP)
  
• Anna Sicilia (Dual Degree)
• Sara Mariotti (LPHT)

Outstanding MPH Student Achievement Award

• Julia Witkowski (LPHT)
  
• Lyena Birenstock (Dual Degree)
  
• Devon Pace (Advanced Standing)
• Joella Bangala (LEAP)

MPH Alumni Achievement Award

• Sabina Spigner, MD, MPH - 2019

Alumni Achievement Award (Online Programs)

• Jennifer Voelker, PharmD, MS - Applied Health Economics & Outcomes Research - 2020

Doctoral Student Achievement Award

• Catherine Freelan - PhD Program

Dissertation Research Excellence Award

• Rebekah McCurdy - PhD Program

Outstanding Student Achievement Award (Online)

• Derek Swiger - Healthcare Quality & Safety
• James Gutierrez - Applied Health Economics & Outcomes Research 

MPH Student Service Award

• Kaitlyn Davis
  
• Anna Sicilia
• Janita Matoke

Outstanding MPH Student Achievement Award

• Adam Thompson
  
• JK (William) Vervilles
  
• Julia Davidson

MPH Alumni Achievement Award

• Katherine Puskarz, 2014

Alumni Achievement Award (Online Programs)

• Deborah Dean - Healthcare Quality & Safety, Management, 2020
• Tobin Sebastian - Applied Health Economics & Outcomes Research, 2021

Outstanding Doctoral Student Award

• Olufemi Babalola
  PhD Program

Dissertation Research Excellence Award

• Lori Merkel
  PhD Program

Outstanding Student Achievement Award (Online)

• Erica Taylor
  Healthcare Quality & Safety
• Richard Ditto
  Applied Health Economics & Outcomes Research 

MPH Student Service Award

• Nazanin Sarpoulaki
  
• Devanshi Dash
• Mahrukh Naqvi

Outstanding MPH Student Achievement Award

• Amanda Guth
  
• Victor Chen
  
• Katherine Senter

Outstanding MPH Clerkship-Applied Practice Experience Award

• Tiara Halstead
• Ingrid Piovanetti-Rivera

MPH Alumni Achievement Award

• Humar Qamar, 2016

Alumni Achievement Award (Online Programs)

• Thomas Howell
  Healthcare Quality & Safety Management, 2019

Outstanding Doctoral Student Award

• Denine Crittendon
  PhD Program

Outstanding Student Achievement Award (Online)

• Khalid Azzam
  Healthcare Quality & Safety
• Colleen Baum
  Population Health 

MPH Student Service Award

• Jeremiah Davis
  
• Nichole Holmes
• Karan Varshney
  

Outstanding MPH Student Achievement Award

• Beverly Anaele
  
• MariaLisa Itzoe
  
• Simal Thind
  

MPH Alumni Achievement Award

• Aquiera Halsey, MPH '15

Alumni Achievement Award (Online Programs)

• Michael Kobernick, MD, MS '16

Student Achievement Award

• Daniel Aramouni
  Public Health 
• Nishant Pandya
  Public Health
• Rashida Smith
  Public Health
• Ann Wens Silaire
  Public Health
• Robert Zucker
  Public Health

Outstanding Student Service Award

• Pamela Meyers
  Public Health
• McKenzie Prunier
  Public Health
• Yoni (Jonathan) Zuckerman
  Public Health

Outstanding Online Student Award

• Jill E Jacobs
• Jacquelyn McRae 

Outstanding Student Service Award

• Madeline Brooks
  Public Health
• Saheedat Sulaimon
  Public Health 
• Eric Toppy
  Health Policy

Outstanding Student Award

• Brandon Horvath
• John (Jack) King

Alumni Special Achievement Award

• Kate Fox, MPH '14

Outstanding Capstone Award

• Alia Salam

Student Achievement Award

• Sydney Schuster

Alumni Emerging Leader Award

• T.K. Rodgers, MPH '13

Special Recognition Award

• Kari Younghdahl 

Alumni Emerging Leader Award

• Caitlyn Coyle '14

Distinguished Capstone Award

• Brian Zepka

Outstanding Captsone Award

• Philip Manasseh

Student Achievement Award

• Elizabeth DeArmas

Alumni Emerging Leader Award

• Lisa Wus '14

Outstanding Captsone Award

• Andrew Messersmith

Student Achievement Award

• Katelyn Hurley

Special Recognition Award

• Kyle Conner 

• TK Rodgers 

Special Recognition Award

• Daniel Kipnis 

• Dhvani Doshi

• Esther Pak

• Megan Morris