About Heller

Past Winners - Teaching, Mentoring, Staff Service, Teaching Assistant, Research, Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity, and Barbara Wakefield Awards

Teaching Awards

  • 2023 - Jon Chilingerian, PhD
  • 2022 - Brenda Anderson, PhD
  • 2021 - Robert Dunigan, PhD'04
  • 2020 - Laura Beals, PhD
  • 2019 - Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld, PhD
  • 2018 - Jessica Santos, PhD
  • 2017 - Joan Dassin '69, PhD
  • 2016 - Rajesh Sampath, PhD
  • 2015 - Brenda Anderson, PhD
  • 2014 - Mari Fitzduff, PhD
  • 2013 - Carole Carlson, MBA
  • 2012 - Barry Friedman, PhD
  • 2011 - Susan Parish, PhD
  • 2010 - Eric Olson, PhD
  • 2009 - Ricardo Godoy, PhD
  • 2008 - Cornelia Kammerer, PhD
  • 2007 - Marion Howard, MA SID'04
  • 2006 - Brenda Anderson, PhD
  • 2005 - Stephen Fournier, PhD
  • 2004 - Dominic Hodgkin, PhD

Mentoring Awards

  • 2023 - Sandra Jones, PhD
  • 2022 - Rajesh Sampath, PhD
  • 2021 - Sarah LaMorey, MA SID/COEX'19
  • 2020 - Monika Mitra, PhD
  • 2019 - Ravi Laksmikanthan, MA SID'99
  • 2018 - Tatjana Meschede, PhD
  • 2017 - Sharon Reif, PhD'02
  • 2016 - Susan Parish, PhD
  • 2015 - Laurie Nsiah-Jefferson '80, PhD'06
  • 2014 - Theodore Johnson, PhD
  • 2013 - Tatjana Meschede, PhD
  • 2012 - Deborah Garnick, ScD
  • 2011 - Susan Holcombe, PhD
  • 2010 - Lorraine Klerman, DrPH
  • 2009 - Janet Boguslaw, PhD
  • 2008 - Carol Ready, PhD
  • 2007 - Andrew Hahn, PhD'78
  • 2006 - Leonard Saxe, PhD
  • 2005 - David Gil, PhD
  • 2004 - Janet Giele, PhD

Staff Service Awards

  • 2023 - Calla Mattox, MPP/MBA'17
  • 2022 - Amy AbuShanab
  • 2021 - Amy DiMattia
  • 2020 - Sandra Jones
  • 2019 - Marc Kiredjian '05
  • 2018 - Mary Poor
  • 2017 - Monica Jordan
  • 2016 - Michelle Techler
  • 2015 - Lanni Isenberg
  • 2014 - Meaghan Cummings '08, MBA'19
  • 2013 - Norma DeMattos
  • 2012 - Martha R. Davis

Teaching Assistant Awards

  • 2023 - Sonam Deki, MA SID'23
  • 2022 - Kendra Berry, MA SID/MBA'22
  • 2021 - Julianna Brill, MS GHPM'21
  • 2020 - Muhammed Ali Nebiogullari, MA SID'20
  • 2019 - Alexandra F. Kritikos, MA'19, PhD Candidate
  • 2018 - Elizabeth Keeffe,  MA SID/MBA'18
  • 2017 - Darcy Kennedy, MPP/MBA'17
  • 2016 - Meadow Didier,  MA SID/MBA'16

Research Team Awards

  • 2018
    • Diversitydatakids.org
      • Dolores Acevedo-Garcia (PI)
      • Maura Baldiga
      • Erin Hardy
      • Nick Huntington
      • Pamela Joshi, PhD'01
      • Frank Li
      • Clemens Noelke
      • Lindsay Rosenfeld
  • 2017
    • Health Needs and Barriers to Perinatal Care for Women with Mobility Disabilities
      • Monika Mitra, PI
      • Lauren Smith
      • Ilhom Akobirshoev, PhD'15
      • Robyn Powell, PhD student
    • The Impact of the Akshaya Patra Foundation's Midday Meal Scheme in Lucknow, India: A School Level Evaluation
      • Joseph Assan, PI
      • Dinar Kharisma, PhD student
      • Afia Adaboh, PhD student
  • 2016
    • Evaluation of the Child Care Voucher Reassessment Changes on Subsidy and Care Stability
      • Pamela Joshi, PhD'01,PI
      • Erin Hardy
      • Ioana Crisan
      • Kate Giapponi, PhD student
      • Diana Serrano, PhD student

Equity, Inclusion, and Diversity Awards

  • 2023 - Vianny Rodriguez, MPP'23
  • 2022 - Tynika Booth
  • 2021 - Finn Gardiner, MPP'18
  • 2020 - Sandy Ho
  • 2019 - Bria Price, MPP'17

Early Career Research Investigator Awards

  • 2023 - Meelee Kim, PhD'19
  • 2022 - Peter Dixon, PhD
  • 2021 - Clemens Noelke, PhD
  • 2020 - Ilhom Akobirshoev, PhD'15
  • 2019 - Rachel Sayko Adams, PhD'13

Barbara Wakefield Award

  • 2023 - Lisa Thorn, MPP'23
  • 2022 - Khaled Sakr, MA SID/MA COEX'22
  • 2021 – N/A
  • 2020 – Prince Mujumbe Salama, MA SID’20
  • 2019 – Ye Zhang Pogue, PhD’19
  • 2018 – Ryan Mishler, MPP’18
  • 2017 – Ty Leisey, MA COEX/MA SID’17
  • 2016 – Simone LaPray, MBA/MA SID’15
  • 2015 – Ev Evnen, MBA/, MPP’15
  • 2014 – Crystal Vitagliano, MA SID’14
  • 2013 – Rebecca Loya, PhD’12
  • 2012 – Anna Perlmutter, MBA’12
  • 2011 – Amy Hanes, PhD’11
  • 2010 – Theadora Fisher, MPP’10