18th Annual Graduate Student Recognition Celebration
The Graduate Student Recognition Celebration, which began in 1999, recognizes students who receive prestigious fellowships and awards. These honorees are making a significant contribution to the mission of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in a wide variety of fields of study.
The event was held on April 14, 2016, beginning with research poster presentations at 3 p.m., followed by the awards ceremony at 4 p.m. and a reception directly following the ceremony.
The honorees included the following:
- Awards
- Honors
- Honor Society Inductees
- Prestigious External Fellowships and Awards
Awards
2016 GEAB Impact Award Winners for Research Benefitting the State of North Carolina
- Jacqueline Burgette, Health Policy and Management, The Impact of Early Head Start on Children's Oral Health Outcomes
- Elizabeth Christenson, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Using Remote Sensing to Calculate Plant Available Nitrogen from Industrial Hog CAFOs in North Carolina at the Sprayfield and Sub-Watershed Scales
- Anna Cope, Epidemiology, Assessment of HIV Transmission and Diagnosis Patterns in North Carolina
- Gregory DeCandia, Dramatic Art, Silhouettes of Service
- Luke Dodd, Marine Sciences, Predator-Prey Relationships Between Crassostrea Virginica and Several Species of Crab Affect Oyster Reef Function
- Ahmed Rachid El-Khattabi, Economics, The Identification of Factors That Determine the Ability of Under-Served Households to Effectively Engage in Asset Building
- Will Hall, Social Work, The Implementation and Effectiveness of Policy Interventions for School Bullying
- Sarah Hatcher, Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Environmental Presence of and Potential Occupational Exposure to Antibiotic-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus in Regions of High Industrial Hog Density
- Ashley Johnson, Biomedical Engineering, Continuous Liquid Interface Production for the Fabrication and Biomechanical Characterization of Microneedle Arrays
- Desinia Miller, Toxicology, Ozone Contribution to Metabolic Derangement
- Andrew Monteith, Biochemistry and Biophysics, Impaired Lysosomal Maturation in Macrophages Underlies Pathogenesis in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
- Brooke Nezami, Health Behavior, Healthy Weight Behaviors and Weight Change in Parents and Children Ages 3-5
- Derek Pamukoff, Human Movement Science, Effect of Vibratory Stimuli on Measures of Neuromuscular Function
- Justin Ridge, Marine Sciences, Landscape Connectivity Influences Growth and Accretion in Temperate Biogenic Reefs and Adjacent Salt Marshes
- Pasquale Rummo, Nutrition, Neighborhoods: Do They Support Healthy Eating, Aging?
- Dennis Tarasi, Environment and Ecology, The Establishment, Invasion and Removal of Exotic Plant Species in the Carolinas
- Christine Tucker, Maternal and Child Health, Preterm Birth Prediction and Receipt of Postpartum Contraception Among Participants of North Carolina's Pregnancy Medical Home Program
Excellence in Graduate Student Services Award
- Da'Esha McPhaul, Student Services Manager, Health Behavior
Boka W. Hadzija Award for Distinguished University Service by a Graduate or Professional Student
- Taylor Livingston, Anthropology
Dean's Award for Significant Contributions to Graduate Education
- Mary Anne Larson, Former Director of Development, The Graduate School
Dean's Distinguished Dissertation Awards
- Jin Di, Biomedical Engineering
2016 Dean's Distinguished Dissertation Award, Mathematics, Physical Sciences and Engineering
Nonconventional Insulin Delivery Using Micro- and Nanotechnology
Dissertation Adviser: Zhen Gu - Jeffrey Erbig, History
2016 Dean's Distinguished Dissertation Award, Humanities and Fine Arts
Imperial Lines, Indigenous Lands: Transforming Territorialities of the Río de la Plata, 1680-1805
Dissertation Adviser: Kathryn Burns - Yang Liu, Psychology
2016 Dean's Distinguished Dissertation Award, Social Sciences
Generalized Fiducial Inference for Graded Response Models
Dissertation Adviser: David Thissen - Kayla Peck, Biology
2016 Dean's Distinguished Dissertation Award, Biological and Life Sciences
Characterizing the Biochemical Determinants Governing MERS-Coronavirus Host Range
Dissertation Adviser: Christina Burch
The GPSF Graduate Student Awards For Excellence In Mentorship
- Klara Klein, Medicine
- Bomi Oladosu, Neurobiology
Honors
Graduate School Leadership Development Scholars
- Leslie Adams, Health Behavior
- Bud Harrelson, Education
- Yesenia Merino, Health Behavior
- Giuliana Morales, Health Behavior
- Tojan Rahhal, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Carolina Center for Public Service Community Engagement Fellows (2015)
- Leslie Adams, Health Behavior
- Christina Chauvenet, Maternal and Child Health
- Abbie Heffelfinger, Social Work
- Catherine Schricker, Dentistry
- Korry Tauber, Dentistry
- Pavithra Vasudevan, Geography
Tanner Awards For Excellence In Undergraduate Teaching By Graduate Teaching Assistants
- Cicek Beeby, Classics
- Jonathan Foland, Communication
- Noah Greifer, Psychology and Neuroscience
- Jayne Jeffries, Health Behavior
- Reid Olsen, Pharmacology
GPSF UNC Academic Research Conference Honorees
GPSF Awards:
Best posters
- Biological and Health Sciences: Zimeng Li, Physics and Astronomy
- Humanities: Kylee Wooten*, Media and Journalism
- Natural Sciences: Zoe Frolking, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Social Sciences: Kristen Vitro, City and Regional Planning
Best research talks
- Biological and Health Sciences: Larry Han*, Biostatistics
- Humanities: William Partin, Art History
- Natural Sciences: Nicholas Battista, Mathematics
- Social Sciences: Daniel Hogenkamp*, Economics, Public Policy
Sigma Xi Awards:
Best posters
- Brandon Anjuwon-Foster, Microbiology and Immunology
- Sarah Hoffman, Epidemiology
- Morgan Zemaitis*, Environmental Sciences and Engineering
*denotes undergraduate award recipient
Best research talks
- Grzegorz Zapotoczny, Genetics and Molecular Biology
Honorary Society Inductees
Frank Porter Graham Honor Society
- Julia Barnard, City and Regional Planning
- Brian Coussens, Religious Studies
- Adam Engel, English and Comparative Literature
- Christina Galardi, City and Regional Planning
- Dylan Glatt, Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Mara Howard-Williams, Public Health Leadership
- Rachael Isom, English and Comparative Literature
- Anel Jaramillo, Neurobiology
- Martin Kus, Public Health Leadership
- Nathan Markiewitz, Psychology and Neuroscience
- Patrick O'Shea, Medicine
- Nelson Pace, Epidemiology
- Kayla Peck, Biology
- Tojan Rahhal, Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Sertanya Reddy, Geography
- Kyle Roedersheimer, Medicine
- Dennis Tarasi, Environment and Ecology
- Honorary:
- Josefa Lindquist, Romance Studies
The Order of the Golden Fleece
- Terrell Morton, Education
- Tojan Rahhal, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
- Jon Hagar, Microbiology and Immunology
- Anel Jaramillo, Neurobiology
- Patrick McCarter, Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Desinia Miller, Toxicology
- Folabomi Oladosu, Neurobiology
- Rebecca Pollet, Biochemistry
- Tojan Rahhal, Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Brett Winters, Toxicology
Prestigious External Fellowship Winners
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American Studies
- Rachel Gelfand, American Studies Association Baxter Travel Grant
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Anthropology
- Katherine Barrett, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Orisanmi Burton, Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grants
- Maia Dedrick, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program; Wenner-Gren Foundation Dissertation Fieldwork Grants
- Isaura Godinez, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Mary Morgan-Smith, NSF Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant; Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
- Andrew Ofstehage, Fulbright Fellowship for Non-U.S. Students
- Guy Shalev, NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
- Justine Williams, NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
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Art History
- Franny Brock, Dallas Museum of Art Dedo and Barron Kidd McDermott Graduate Internship for European Art
- Klint Ericson, Peter Buck Predoctoral Fellowship
- Elizabeth Fischer, Medieval Academy of America Grace Frank Dissertation Grant
- Carlee Forbes, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Summer Institute in Technical Art History
- Laura Fravel, Philadelphia Museum of Art - Center for American Art Barra Foundation Fellowship; University of California, Berkley Bancroft Library Gunther Barth Fellowship
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Biochemistry and Biophysics
- Cassandra Hayne, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program; NSF GROW Travel Award
- Amy Howard, Mid-Atlantic Affiliate Research Programs, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
- Jacob Matson, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Rebecca Pollet, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Mrinalini Ramanan, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Edhriz Siraliev-Perez, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
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Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
- Sur Herrera Paredes, HHMI International Student Research Fellowship
- Katrina Kutchko, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
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Biology
- Chris Akcali, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Vanessa Bezy, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Vincent Boudreau, Fonds de Recherche en Santé du Québec Doctoral Training Award
- John Brothers, American Museum of Natural History Lerner-Gray Grant
- Jessica Coyle, NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
- Avery Paxton, P.E.O. National Scholar Award (Philanthropic Educational Organization); NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Kayla Peck, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Julia Samson, Statistical and Applied Mathematical Science Institute (SAMSI) Graduate Fellowship
- Laura Sligar, NESCent Graduate Fellowship
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Biomedical Engineering
- Jhon Cores, Gates Millennium Scholarship
- Juan Rojas, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Cancer Institute
- Lindsay Sullivan, Institute for International Education and Whitaker Foundation International Fellowship
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Biostatistics
- Pedro Luiz Baldoni, Science Without Borders Brazil
- Emily Butler, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Erika Helgeson, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Eunjee Lee, ENAR Distinguished Student Paper Award
- Lu Mao, ENAR Distinguished Student Paper Award
- Shaina Mitchell, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Andy Ni, Joint Statistical Meetings of the American Statistical Association- Epidemiology Section Award
- Rongrong Qu, Fulbright Fellowship for Non-U.S. Students
- Busola Sanusi, Schlumberger Foundation Faculty for the Future Fellowship
- Thomas Stewart, ENAR Distinguished Student Paper Award
- Ran Tao, Joint Statistical Meetings of the American Statistical Association - Biometrics Section Travel Award
- Kin Yau Wong, Croucher Foundation Scholarship for Doctoral Studies
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Cell and Molecular Physiology
- James Dunleavey, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Cancer Institute
- Lin Xiao, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
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Chemistry
- Anginelle Alabanza, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Seth Barrett, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Tyler Farnsworth, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Annelise Gorensek, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Javier Grajeda, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Kelley Hammon, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- David Hill, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Ahmed-Rufai Ibrahim, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Elizabeth Keenan, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Seokhyoung Kim, Kwanjeong Overseas Scholarship
- Amber Koenig, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Alex Lapides, National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship
- Michael Little, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Desiree Matias, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Shannon McCullough, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Tyler Motley, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Christopher Pinion, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Ryan Quinn, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Kyle Reeves, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Evan Reynolds, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Courtney Roberts, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Nathan Romero, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Susan Smith, Navy's Permanent Military Professor Program
- Sandra Spencer, EPA-STAR (Science to Achieve Results) Fellowship
- Alexandra Sullivan, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Wesley Swords, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Sara Turner, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Adam Woomer, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Greg Woss, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH
- Dillon Yost, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
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City and Regional Planning
- Lindsay Braun, Dwight David Eisenhower Graduate Transportation Fellowship
- Gwen Kash, Lee Schipper Memorial Scholarship
- Amanda Martin, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Luis Tafur Herrera, Fulbright Fellowship for Non-U.S. Students
- Elizabeth Weimer, American Planning Association Fellowship Scholarship from the Environment, Natural Resources and Energy (ENRE) Division
- Mary Wolfe, Dwight David Eisenhower Graduate Transportation Fellowship
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Classics
- Emma Buckingham, American School for Classical Studies at Athens Heinrich Schliemann Fellowship
- Alexandra Daly, American School for Classical Studies at Athens Thomas Day Seymour Fellowship
- Catharine Judson, American School for Classical Studies at Athens Emily Townsend Vermeule Fellowship
- Nathan Smolin, Lilly Graduate Fellowship
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Communication
- Megan Wood, NCA Caucus Travel Grant, Surveillance Studies Network, Queens University Summer Seminar Tuition Remission Grant
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Computer Science
- Victor Heorhiadi, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Sean Sanders, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Tetsuya Takahashi, Japanese Student Services Organization Student Exchange Support Program (JASSO)
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Dentistry
- Demah AlGheithy, DENTSPLY/ADHA Graduate Student Clinicians Dental Hygiene Research Program Award
- Jenna Alvey, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Residents Poster Competition, 1st Place
- Jami Ballantine, ADA Task Force on Design and Analysis in Oral Health Research Travel Grant
- Erica Brecher, American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry Residents Poster Competition, 3rd Place
- Kevin Byrd, American Association for Dental Research (AADR) Edward H. Hatton Award – Senior Category, 1st Place
- Tenzin Dadul, Dalai Lama Trust Graduate Scholarship
- Chris Gibson, Southern Association of Orthodontists Graduate Research Grant
- Jeremy Grabouski, Southern Association of Orthodontists Graduate Research Grant
- Anthony Gragg, American College of Prosthodontists Educational Foundation Research Fellowship
- Jennifer Harmon, IADR Behavioral, Epidemiologic & Health Services Research Outstanding Student Abstract Award
- Eman Hefni, Saudi Arabia Cultural Mission Scholarship
- Heather Hendricks, American Association of Orthodontists Charley Schulz Award Resident Scholar Award - Basic Science Category; American Association of Orthodontists Table Clinic Award; American Association of Orthodontists Graber Award of Special Merit
- Anna Hilla, ADEA/Crest Oral-B Laboratories Scholarship for Dental Hygiene Students Pursuing Academic Career
- Shijia Hu, National University of Singapore Overseas Graduate Scholarship
- Christine Kim, North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference Junior Investigator in Basic Science Award Finalist; Federation of the Asian and Oceanian Physiological Societies (FAOPS) Young Scientist Award
- Chris Kirk, Southern Association of Orthodontists Graduate Research Grant
- Elizabeth Kornegay, American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM) Student Research Award and Research Excellence Award; North Carolina Academy Sleep Medicine (NCASM) Student Sleep Medicine Scholarship
- Jillian Nyquist, Southern Association of Orthodontists Graduate Research Grant
- Gabriel Senties-Ramirez, Southern Association of Orthodontists Graduate Research Grant
- Tanjit Taggar, American Association of Endodontists Foundation Research Grant
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Economics
- Marcela Parada Contzen, CONICYT - La Comisión Nacional de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnologica - Chile
- Robert Gonzalez, Western Economics Association International
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Education
- Joe Hussey, NC Principal Fellows Program
- William Jackson, Echoing Green/ Open Society Foundations Black Male Achievement Fellowship
- Rachel Krauza, North Carolina School Counselor Association (NCSCA) Graduate Student Scholarship
- Terrell Morton, Gates Millennium Scholarship
- Jordan Rosado, Child Care Services Association TEACH Scholarship
- Olivia Scott, Gates Millennium Scholarship
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English and Comparative Literature
- Robin Smith, American Antiquarian Society Legacy Fellowship
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Environment and Ecology
- Margit Bertalan, Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
- Clare Fieseler, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Short-Term Graduate Research Fellowship
- Kaylyn Gootman, Duke Progress Energy Fellowship
- Chris Hakkenberg, NASA Earth & Space Science Fellowship
- Danielle Keller, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program; NC Sea Grant Coastal Reserve Fellowship
- Christopher Payne, Great Lakes National Scholarship; J.T. Callahan Student Travel Award
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Environmental Sciences and Engineering
- Ariel Atkinson, National Water Research Institute Fellowship
- Rachel Baum, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Alma Beciragic, USGBC NC Rob Eggers Memorial Scholarship
- Ben Foster, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Katie Friedman, NSF GROW Travel Award; Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research, Technical University of Delft
- Tori Klug, AWWA Larson Aquatic Support - Masters Scholarship
- Yang Ou, Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (ORISE) Fellowship
- Hai-Ryung Sung, Rotary Foundation Grant
- Jingbo Wang, Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Grant
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Epidemiology
- Greta Bushnell, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute of Mental Health
- Eboneé Butler, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Cancer Institute
- Mitch Conover, Amgen Pharmacoepidemiology Fellowship
- Pawinee Doung-ngern, Thailand Higher Education Strategic Scholarship for Frontier Research Network
- Marc Emerson, NIH Predoctoral Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA) Fellowship
- Marie-Josephe Horner, UJMT Fogarty Global Health Fellowship
- Jared Parrish, Doris Duke Fellowship for the Promotion of Child Well-Being; Travis Fund Fellowship
- Dana Pasquale, 2015 Network Modeling for Epidemics Fellowship; CROI Young Investigator Award
- Jaymin Patel, NESCent Graduate Fellowship
- Jessica Young, GSK Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Fellowship
- Henry Zhang, Merck Center for Pharmacoepidemiology Fellowship
- Exercise and Sport Science
- Emilee Gysegem, NCAA Women's and Minority Enhancement Program
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Genetics and Molecular Biology
- Maren Cannon, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Diana Chong, Mid-Atlantic Affiliate Research Programs, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship; NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Alisha Coffey, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Ann Emery, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Catherine Fahey, NRSA Fellowship (F30) NIH - For MD/PhD Students - National Cancer Institute
- Kelsey Gray, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Kathryn Headley, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Julie Holsclaw, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- Michael Meers, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Cancer Institute
- Joy Meserve, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute on Aging
- Christian Parobek, NRSA Fellowship (F30) NIH - For MD/PhD Students - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Bailey Peck, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- Danielle Rogers, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Kristina Schaefer, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Casey Schmidt, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Marni Siegel, NRSA Fellowship (F30) NIH - For MD/PhD Students - National Cancer Institute
- Claire Trincot, Mid-Atlantic Affiliate Research Programs, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
- David Wyatt, Mid-Atlantic Affiliate Research Programs, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
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Geography
- Eloisa Berman-Arevalo, Inter-American Foundation Grassroots Development Fellowship
- Adam Bledsoe, Woodrow Wilson Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellows Dissertation Grant
- Chris Jones, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Christopher Neubert, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Sarah Schmitt, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Darius Scott, Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship, SSRC Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship
- Pavithra Vasudevan, NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant, Society of Women Geographers Evelyn Pruitt Dissertation Fellowship
- Priscilla Vaz, Inter-American Foundation Grassroots Development Fellowship
- Willie Wright, Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
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Geological Sciences
- George Allen, Geological Society of America Graduate Student Research Grant
- Daniel Bowman, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Ryan Frazer, Geological Society of America John A. Black Award
- Sean Gaynor, Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Grant
- Mejs Hasan, SWEA North Carolina Scholarship
- Madelyn Percy, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program; NSF Science Across Virtual Institutions International Critical Zone Research; Geological Society of America Graduate Student Research Grant
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Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures
- Heidi Hart, ACLS/Mellon Dissertation Completion Fellowship
- Annegret Oehme, Leo Baeck Fellowship
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Global Studies
- Romi Brammer, Rotary World Peace Fellowship
- Kathryn Hewitt, Gesa Credit Union Continued Education Scholarship
- Carissa Landes, Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Grant
- Maja Muminagic, Rotary World Peace Fellowship
- Silviya Nitsova, Rotary World Peace Fellowship
- Barbara Santibanez, Rotary World Peace Fellowship
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Health Behavior
- Gabriela Arandia, National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
- Steffani Bangel, National Council of Jewish Women Irma M. Isaacson Memorial Scholarship
- Michael Close, National Cancer Institute's Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health-Related Research
- Catherine Jo, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Camille McGirt, CBC Spouses Education Scholarship
- Marta Mulawa, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute of Mental Health
- Whitley Raney, Lettie Pate Whitehead Public Health Scholarship
- Jessica Tufte, North Carolina Public Health Association Graduate Student Scholarship; MGMA Fellowship
- Laura Villa Torres, CONACyT (Mexican National Council for Science and Technology) Scholarship
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Health Policy and Management
- Juan Carlos Salgado Hernandez, CONACyT (Mexican National Council for Science and Technology) Scholarship
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History
- Daniel Giblin, U.S. Army Center for Military History Dissertation Fellowship
- Ann Halbert-Brooks, Phi Alpha Theta Doctoral Scholarship
- Scott Krause, Central European History Society Research Grant; American Council on Germany Goldman Fellowship for International Affairs
- Alexandra Locking, Medieval Academy of America Helen Maud Cam Dissertation Grant
- Dasa Mortensen, Charlotte W. Newcombe Doctoral Dissertation Fellowship; Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation Dissertation Fellowship; Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation Doctoral Fellowship
- Anndal Narayanan, Quinn Dissertation Completion Fellowship
- Caroline Nilsen, DAAD Research Grant
- Alexandria Ruble, DAAD Research Grant
- Mary Elizabeth Walters, David L. Boren (NSEP) Fellowship
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Human Movement Science
- Michael Clark, NRSA Fellowship (F30) NIH - For MD/PhD Students - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Gena Gerstner, NC Occupational Safety and Health Education and Research Center Pilot Award
- Melissa Kay, Rocky Mountain Athletic Trainers' Association Earlene Durrant Scholarship
- Ilana Levin, LSVT Global Student Small Grant
- Robert Lynall, American College of Sports Medicine Foundation Clinical Sports Medicine Endowment
- Tim Mauntel, NATA Research and Education Foundation Doctoral Scholarship
- Gabrielle Scronce, LSVT Global Student Small Grant
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Information and Library Science
- Olivia Dorsey, Coalition for Networked Information Paul Evan Peters Fellowship
- Rebecca Greenstein, Phi Beta Mu Sarah Rebecca Reed Scholarship
- Anna Groves, Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholarship
- Chana Kraus-Friedberg, MAC Student Vision Scholarship
- Alena Principato, Beta Phi Mu Sarah Rebecca Reed Scholarship
- Sarah Ramdeen, RDA/US Fellowship; NSF EarthCube Early Career Travel Grant
- Emily Vardell, ASIS&T New Leaders Award
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Linguistics
- Emily Moeng, NSF Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant
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Marine Sciences
- Jill Arriola, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program; NC Sea Grant Coastal Reserve Fellowship
- Justin Baumann, National Defense Science and Engineering Graduate Fellowship; Rufford Small Grant
- Natalie Cohen, Marine Technology Society Scholarship
- Ian Kroll, NOAA NMFS/Sea Grant Graduate Fellowship in Marine Population Dynamics
- Carly Moreno, Gates Millennium Scholarship
- Carter Smith, North Carolina Coastal Conservation Association Scholarship; NC Sea Grant Coastal Policy Fellowship
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Maternal and Child Health
- Sang Hang, Vietnam Educational Foundation Fellowship
- Lorenzo Hopper, American Public Health Association - Maternal Child Health Student Section Fellowship
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Mathematics
- Claudia Falcon, Gates Millennium Scholarship
- Sutipoj Promtapan, Royal Thai Government Scholarship
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Media and Journalism
- Gabriel Eduardo Calvo Maisonnave, Rotary World Peace Fellowship
- Chengyuan Shao, China Scholarship Council Scholarship
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Microbiology and Immunology
- Brandon Anjuwon-Foster, NRSA Fellowships for Minority Students (F31) NIH - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Kyle Arend, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Jaime Brozowski, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- Emily Gallichotte, American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Young Investigators Award; American Society for Virology Student Travel Award
- Morgan Goheen, NRSA Fellowship (F30) NIH - For MD/PhD Fellows - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene Travel Fellowship; Triangle Community Foundation Gertrude B. Elion Mentored Medical Student Research Award
- Melinda Grosser, Mid-Atlantic Affiliate Research Programs, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
- Susanna Harris, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Laurel Kartchner, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Jennifer McGraw, NRSA Fellowships for Minority Students (F31) NIH - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Collin-Jamal Smith, NRSA Fellowship (F30) NIH - For MD/PhD Students - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Perry Tsai, NRSA Fellowship (F30) NIH - For MD/PhD Fellows - National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Alan Tubbs, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
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Musicology
- Samuel Brannon, American Musicological Society Alvin H. Johnson AMS 50 Dissertation Fellowship
- Erin Maher, American Association of University Women (AAUW) Dissertation Fellowship
- Oren Vinogradov, Klassik Stiftung Wiemar Awards
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Neurobiology
- Abigail Agoglia, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Research Supplement to Promote Diversity in Health Related Research Program
- Daniel Albaugh, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
- Jane Hartung, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Anel Jaramillo, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Christopher Mazzone, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- Ayumi Nakamura, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Leah Townsend, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; Autism Speaks Weatherstone Predoctoral Fellowship
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Nursing
- Philwyna Banks, American Cancer Society Master's Degree Scholarships in Cancer Nursing
- Nakia Best, Foundation of the Carolinas North Carolina League for Nursing Academic Scholarship Fund; American Heart Association Go Red Multicultural Scholarship Fund
- Jason Crockett, ENA Foundation State Challenge Scholarship
- Louise Fleming, American Nurses Foundation SNRS Research Grant
- Nicole Frazer Capps, American Cancer Society Doctoral Degree Scholarships in Cancer Nursing
- Jewel Harris, AETNA/National Coalition of Ethnic Minority Nurse Associations Scholarship
- Maclean Masese, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Association (SAMHSA) Minority Fellowship Program
- Sheila Munday, American Cancer Society Master's Degree Scholarships in Cancer Nursing
- Jenna Wenzel, American Cancer Society Master's Degree Scholarships in Cancer Nursing
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Nutrition
- Tania Aburto, CONACyT (Mexican National Council for Science and Technology) Scholarship
- Natalie Alexander, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Dorothy MaCrae Hyman Memorial Scholarship
- Nancy Lopez Olmedo, CONACyT (Mexican National Council for Science and Technology) Scholarship
- Courtney Luecking, the Commission of Dietetic Registration Doctoral Scholarship from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation
- Lilia Pedraza Zamora, CONACyT (Mexican National Council for Science and Technology) Scholarship
- Rebecca Rudel, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Dr. Margaret Ross Memorial Scholarship
- Jessica Soldavini, the Commission of Dietetic Registration Doctoral Scholarship from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Foundation; Tylenol Future Care Scholarship
- Dalia Stern, CONACyT (Mexican National Council for Science and Technology) Scholarship
- Melissa Walter, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Lt. Colonel Eleanor L. Mitchell Memorial Scholarship
- Jenna White, Cherry Point Officers' Spouses Club Scholarship
- Melecia Wright, HHMI International Predoctoral Fellowship
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Occupational Science
- Caroline McCarty, Society for the Study of Occupation: USA, Dissertation Award
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Occupational Therapy
- Jamie Stiller, NSDAR Occupational Therapy Scholarship; Alpha Gamma Delta Foundation Barbara Henderson Miller Scholarship
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Pathology
- James Brynes, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Rachel Dee, Mid-Atlantic Affiliate Research Programs, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
- Nicole Fleming, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Kevin Mangum, Mid-Atlantic Affiliate Research Programs, American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship
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Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Katelyn Arnold, USP Global Fellowship
- Rachel Bleich, American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
- Karen Bulaklak, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
- Carla Coste Sanchez, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Ryan Hickson, AFPE-Phi Lambda Sigma First Year Graduate Scholarship
- Timothy Marr, ASHP Research and Education Foundation Master's Residency Practice-Based Research Grant
- Colin O'Banion, American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
- Christina Parker, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Tejash Patel, American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Pre-Doctoral Fellowship
- Tojan Rahhal, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Nithya Srinivas, American Society for Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics Presidential Trainee Award
- Corbin Thompson, American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education (AFPE) Pre-Doctoral Fellowship; CROI Young Investigator Scholarship
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Pharmacology
- Marissa Cann, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Cancer Institute
- Samantha Miller, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute of General Medical Sciences
- Reid Olsen, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke; Society for Neuroscience Trainee Professional Development Award
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Philosophy
- Sylvia Kocieda, Ford Foundation Predoctoral Fellowship
- Jordan MacKenzie, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) Doctoral Fellowship
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Physics and Astronomy
- Casey Berger, Department of Energy Computational Science Graduate Fellowship
- Ramon Fowler, Hispanic Scholarship Fund General Scholarship
- Nathan Frank, North Carolina Space Grant Graduate Research Fellowship
- Andrew Loheac, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
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Political Science
- Kiran Auerbach, Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship
- Mario Castillo, DAAD Study Scholarship
- John Curiel, Institute for Humane Studies Graduate Fellowship
- Claire Greenstein, Berlin Program for Advanced German and European Studies
- Joshua Jansa, Horowitz Foundation for Social Policy Research Grant
- Tamar Malloy, American Association of University Women (AAUW) Dissertation Fellowship
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Psychology and Neuroscience
- Sierra Bainter, NRSA Fellowship (F31) NIH - National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Donte Bernard, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Domenic Cerri, NRSA Fellowships for Minority Students (F31) NIH - National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Veronica Cole, NRSA Fellowships for Students with Disabilities (F31) NIH - National Institute on Drug Abuse
- Monica Faulkner, NRSA Fellowships for Minority Students (F31) NIH - National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
- Melanie Fischer, American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award
- Rachel Greene, Autism Science Foundation Research Enhancement Grant
- Teague Henry, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Adam Hoffman, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program; NSF GROW Travel Award
- Ryan Jacoby, Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapy Graduate Student Research Grant; American Psychological Association Dissertation Research Award
- Keenan Jenkins, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Shawn Jones, Ford Foundation Dissertation Fellowship; Fahs-Beck Scholar in Research and Experimentation
- Christina Lebonville, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Brett Major, Mind and Life Institute 1440 Award for Real-World Contemplative Research
- Maya Mosner, Autism Science Foundation Research Enhancement Grant
- Elizabeth Reese, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Elise Rice, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Stephanie Salcedo, Ford Foundation Diversity Predoctoral Fellowship
- Chelsea Schein, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program; Institute for Humane Studies Graduate Fellowship
- Vanessa Volpe, American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) Basic Psychological Science Research Grant; Active Minds Emerging Scholars Fellowship
- Heidi Vuletich, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
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Public Administration
- Rebecca Baas, Camp Lejeune Officer Spouses' Club Spouse Scholarship
- Marianne Martinez, Janet B. Royster Memorial Staff Scholarship Fund Scholarship
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Public Health Leadership
- Marie Lina Excellent, Fulbright Fellowship for Non-U.S. Students
- Diego Garzo, CONACyT (Mexican National Council for Science and Technology) Scholarship
- Rabiga Khozhamkul, "Bolashak" International Fellowship of the President of Kazakhstan
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Public Policy
- Todd Burroughs, Advanced Strategic Planning and Policy Program (ASP3)
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Religious Studies
- Samah Choudhury, Fadel Educational Foundation Fellowship
- Luke Drake, Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship Nibley Fellowship Graduate Stipend; Neal A. Maxwell Institute for Religious Scholarship Nibley Fellowship Conference Grant
- Samuel Kessler, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Title VIII Short-term Research Grant (for East European Studies); Leo Baeck Institute-DAAD (Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst) Research Grant; American Academy for Jewish Research Travel Grant
- Leonard Lowe, Inter-America Foundation Grassroots Development Fellowship
- Candace Mixon, American Academy of Religion National Meeting Travel Grant
- Travis Proctor, North American Patristics Society Dissertation Fellowship
- Tine Rassalle, Biblical Archaeological Society Dig Scholarship
- Stanley Thayne, Tanner Humanities Center, University of Utah Mormon Studies Fellowship
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Romance Studies
- Catherine Viano, Phi Beta Kappa Walter J. Jensen Fellowship
- Maria Fellie, Modern Language Association (MLA) Graduate Student Travel Grant; Bread Loaf Translators' Conference Scholarship, Katharine Bakeless Nason Endowment
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Social Work
- Brye Balkum, Council on Social Work Education Minority Youth Fellowship for Master's Students
- Scott Luetgenau, Governor's Institute for Substance Abuse Scholarship
- Donald McDonald, Governor's Institute for Substance Abuse Scholarship
- Jeff Neer, Governor's Institute for Substance Abuse Scholarship
- Colleen Reilly, Governor's Institute for Substance Abuse Scholarship
- Lydia Short, Tillman Scholar
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Sociology
- Licia Bobzien, German Ministry of Economy and Technology & German National Academic Foundation ERP Scholarship
- Claire Chipman, Chi Omega Mary Love Collins Memorial Scholarship
- Moira Johnson, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Max Reason, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
- Brionca Taylor, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
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Speech and Hearing Sciences
- Nicole Corbin, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation New Century Scholars Program Doctoral Scholarship
- Tyson Harmon, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation Graduate Student Scholarship
- Sallie Nowell, Organization for Autism Research Graduate Student Research Grant
- Nancy Quick, American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation New Century Scholars Program Doctoral Scholarship; Sertoma Communicative Disorders Scholarship; AMBUCS Scholarship for Therapists Program; North Carolina Speech Hearing & Language Association Linguisystems Student Achievement Award
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Statistics and Operations Research
- Kelly Bodwin, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program