The following College of Public Health faculty members and students were honored at the college’s recent annual awards banquet and convocation:
- Shireen Rajaram, Ph.D., and Patrik Johansson, M.D., associate professors, health promotion, social & behavioral health, received the Excellence in Teaching Award;
- Kendra Schmid, Ph.D., associate professor of biostatistics and director of master’s program, received the Carruth Wagner, M.D., Faculty Prize in Public Health for her impact in student recruitment, teaching and research;
- John Lowe, Ph.D., assistant professor, environmental, agriculture & occupational health, received the Faculty Research Award for his research in infectious diseases and leadership in education that resulted in the creation of a national training program for health care professionals dealing with emerging infectious diseases;
- Alice Schumaker, Ph.D., associate professor, health services, research & administration, and associate dean for academic and student affairs, received the Fred & Eve Simon Public Health Impact Prize for her tireless work to build interest and support for formal public health education;
- Adekunle Adeyemi received the Chancellor Robert D. Sparks, M.D., Public Health Research Student Award;
- Kandy Do received the Patte L. Martin Scholarship;
- Adekunle Adeyemi, Aastha Chandak, Niodita Gupta, Batool Khattab, Molly McCarthy, Yushma Pant, Adenike Sulaiman, Kate Trout and Rajvi Wani received the Carruth J. Wagner, M.D. Scholarship in Public Health; and
- Carmen Ochoa received the Robert D. Sparks M.D., Pre-Professional, Undergraduate Student Scholarship in Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Alumnus Andrew Braith, M.P.H., was presented with a 2016 Excellence in Public Health Award by the United States Public Health Service (USPHS). This award is an opportunity for the USPHS to recognize medical students who have positively impacted public health in their communities. First as an M.P.H. student, and now as a medical student at UNMC, Braith has done everything from assisting with an outbreak investigation as an intern at the local health department to conducting research on pertussis vaccinations, to providing care at a community sexual health clinic to completing global health research and service.
In addition to specific awards, 30 graduates of the master’s and certificate in public health programs were recognized.