2024 Honoree Faculty
Boston University faculty frequently receive national and international recognition for their outstanding contributions to their fields. The list below reflects awards and recognitions earned by BU faculty in 2024. See all highlights from past years.
Michael Albro
Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Ingrid Anderson
Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies | College of Arts & Sciences
Fulbright Scholar, US Department of State
Craig Andrade
Community Health Sciences | School of Public Health
Distinguished Fellow, National Academies of Practice: Public Health Academy
Cinzia Arruzza
Philosophy | College of Arts & Sciences
Maria Stata Professorship in Classical Greek Studies, Boston University
Astraea Augsberger
Clinical Practice | School of Social Work
Fellow, Society for Social Work and Research
Elizabeth Barnes
Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Scarlett Bellamy
Biostatistics | School of Public Health
Black Mathematician Honoree, Network of Minorities in Mathematical Sciences
Elizabeth Bettini
Teaching & Learning | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), White House Office of Science and Technology
Jennifer Bhatnagar
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences
Science and Engineering Grant, W.M. Keck Foundation
Thomas Bifano
Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering
Innovator of Year, Boston University
John (William) Boley
Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering
Rising Stars of Mechanical Engineering, American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Constance Brown
School of Law
Mary K. Ryan Achievements in Pro Bono Award, Boston Bar Foundation
Jade Brown
School of Law
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
Rachel Brulé
Global Development Policy | Pardee School of Global Studies
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Andrew Budson
Cognitive Neuroscience | Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
PROSE Award Category Winner: Biomedicine and Neuroscience, Association of American Publishers
Wade Campbell
Anthropology | College of Arts & Sciences
2024 Indigenous Scholar in Residence, Crow Canyon Archaeological Center
Deborah Carr
Sociology | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Ji-Xin Cheng
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Division of Analytical Chemistry Spectrochemical Analysis, American Chemical Society
Raman Award for the Most Innovative Technical Development, International Conference on Raman Spectroscopy
Biophotonics Technology Innovator Award, International Society for Optics and Photonics
Charles DeLisi Award (and Lecture), Boston University
Eunil David Cho
School of Theology
Honor, Assembly of the Synod of Mid-Atlantic of the Presbyterian
Dana Clancy
Art; Painting | College of Fine Arts
Yaddo Fellow, The Corporation of Yaddo
Brian Cleary
Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences
Shibulal Family Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Kathryn Coduto
Mass Communication, Advertising and Public Relations | College of Communications
Emerging Scholar Grant, International Communication Association Mobile Communication Division
Rebecca Copeland
School of Theology
Exemplary Teacher of the Year, General Board of Higher Education and Ministry
Yuri Corrigan
World Languages & Literatures | College of Arts & Sciences
Metcalf Cup & Prize, Boston University
Fellowship, National Endowment for the Humanities
Marcus Couey
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Faculty Educator Development Award, American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
Mark Crovella
Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences
Duan Family Faculty Fellow, Boston University
Sarah Davies
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences
Early-Career Scientist Award, International Coral Reef Society
Fellow, International Coral Reef Society
Andre De Quadros
Music Education | College of Fine Arts
Lifetime Achievement Award, Choral Arts New England
Steven Dean
School of Law
Outstanding Book in Nonprofit and Voluntary Action Research Award, Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Action
Daniel Dempsey
Dermatology | Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Outstanding Investigator Award (R35), National Institutes of Health
Joseph Derosa
Chemistry | College of Arts & Sciences
Innovation Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Chuanfei Dong
Astronomy | College of Arts & Sciences
Research Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Joan Donovan
Journalism | College of Communications
Public Sociology Award, Communications, Information Technologies and Media Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association
Mary Dunlop
Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
Award for Excellence in Mentoring Postdocs, Boston University
Daigengna Duoer
Religion | College of Arts & Sciences
East Asia Studies Career Development Professor, Boston University
Randall Ellis
Economics | College of Arts & Sciences
Victor R. Fuchs Award for Lifetime Contributions to the Field of Health Economics, American Society of Health Economists
Ana Fiszbein
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Duncan Fitzgerald
Earth & Environment | College of Arts & Sciences
Shepard Medal, Society of Sedimentary Geologists
James Fleming
School of Law
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
David Flynn
Medical Sciences & Education | Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Academic Medicine Excellence in Reviewing Award, Association of American Medical Colleges
Matthew Fox
Epidemiology | School of Public Health
Abraham Lilienfeld Award, American Public Health Association
Gold Award: Health, Anthem Awards
Robinson (Wally) Fulweiler
Earth & Environment | College of Arts & Sciences
Pivot Fellowship, Simons Foundation
Jeffrey Geddes
Earth & Environment | College of Arts & Sciences
Science and Engineering Grant, W. M. Keck Foundation
Simone Gill
Occupational Therapy | Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Leadership Service Commendation, American
Occupational Therapy Foundation
Jennifer Gómez
Clinical Practice | School of Social Work
Frank W. Putnam Award, International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation
Judith Gonyea
Human Behavior, Research, and Policy | School of Social Work
Barbara J. Berkman Award, Gerontological Society of America
Vivek Goyal
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellowship, John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Maria Elizabeth (Betsi) Grabe
Mass Communications, Advertising & Public Relations | College of Communication
Dalton Family Professorship in Communications, Boston University
Jaimie Gradus
Epidemiology | School of Public Health
Carol J. Rowland and Hogue Award, Society for Epidemiologic Research
Alexander Green
Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
Director’s Transformative Research Award, National Institutes of Health
Liah Greenfeld
Sociology | College of Arts & Sciences
Bernard Lewis Memorial Prize, Association for the Study of the Middle East and Africa
Kirsten Greenidge
Theatre Arts | College of Fine Arts
Milan Stitt Award for Outstanding Teacher of Playwriting, Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival
Mark Grinstaff
Chemistry; Biomedical Engineering | College of Arts & Sciences; College of Engineering
Trailblazer Engineering Impact Award, National Science Foundation
Roy Grundmann
Film Studies | College of Communications
Fulbright Scholar, US Department of State
Saida Grundy
Sociology | College of Arts & Sciences
Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Book Award, Race, Gender and Class Section of the American Sociological Association
Constance Hadley
Management & Organizations | Questrom School of Business
Radar Class, Thinkers 50
Josephine Halvorson
Art; Painting | College of Fine Arts
Artist in Residence, Key West Literary Seminar
Woodrow Hartzog
School of Law
Member, American Law Institute
James Hermes
Astronomy | College of Arts & Sciences
Scialog Fellow, Research Corporation for Science Advancement
James Hill
Religion | College of Arts & Sciences
Class of 2024 Inductee, Society for the Study of Black Religion
Elizabeth Hoover
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences | Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Fellow, American Speech-Language and Hearing Association
Jonathan Huggins
Mathematics & Statistics | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Lucy Hutyra
Earth & Environment | College of Arts & Sciences
Ascent Award, Atmospheric Sciences Section of the American Geophysical Union
Science and Engineering Grant, W. M. Keck Foundation
Anthony Jack
Educational Leadership & Policy Studies | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
William Foote Whyte Distinguished Career Award, Sociological Practice and Public Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association
Karen Jacobs
Occupational Therapy | Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Presidents’ Commendation in Honor of Wilma L. West, American Occupational Therapy Association & American Occupational Therapy Foundation
Garrett Johnson
Marketing | Questrom School of Business
Research Network Fellow, CESifo
Barbara Jones
School of Social Work
Ruth McCorkle Mentorship Award, American Psychosocial Oncology Society
Hansol Jung
English | College of Arts & Sciences
Obie Award for Playwriting, American Theatre Wing
Elizabeth Kaye
Health Policy & Health Services Research | Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Fellow, Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research
Grace Kim
Counseling Psychology & Applied Human Development | Wheelock College of Education & Human Development
Distinguished Mentor Award, American Psychological Association
Distinguished Contributions to Leadership Award, Asian American Psychological Association
Swathi Kiran
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences | Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Honors of the Association, American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
Deeana Klepper
History | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, The Medieval Academy of America
Leora Lanz
School of Hospitality Administration
50 Most Influential Educators in Hospitality, International Hospitality Institute
Sun Lee
Medicine | Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Rising Star in Endocrinology Award, American Association of Clinical Endocrinology
Loretta Lees
Sociology | College of Arts & Sciences
First Book Prize, International Planning History Society
Jessica Leibler
Environmental Health | School of Public Health
Gold Award: Health, Anthem Awards
Wenchao Li
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Ching-Ti Liu
Biostatistics | School of Public Health
Elected Member, International Statistical Institute
Petrus Liu
World Languages & Literatures | College of Arts & Sciences
Alan Bray Memorial Book Award, American Studies Association
Christopher Louis
Health Law, Policy, and Management | School of Public Health
Teaching Excellence Award for Healthcare Management and Leadership, Association of University Programs in Health Administration
Sean Lubner
Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering
Young Investigator Program, Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Igor Lukes
History | College of Arts & Sciences
Medal for Merit in Diplomacy, Czech Republic, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Renato Mancuso
Computer Science | College of Arts & Sciences
Early Career Research Award, Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Embedded Systems
Cathie Jo Martin
Political Science | College of Arts & Sciences
Best Book Award, European Politics and Society Section of the American Political Science Association
Benjamin Marx
Economics | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Research Fellow, National Bureau of Economic Research
Allison McDonald
Faculty of Computing & Data Sciences
Academic Research Award in Trust & Safety, Google, Inc.
Gesine Meyer-Rath
Global Health | School of Public Health
Tom Rozwadowski Medal, The Operations Research Society of South Africa
Jianjun Miao
Economics | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, Society of the Advancement of Economic Theory
Koritha Mitchell
English | College of Arts & Sciences
Member, American Antiquarian Society
Theodore Moustakas
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Nick Holonyak Jr. Award, Optica
Andrew Newman
Economics | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, Econometric Society
Hadi Nia
Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
Research Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Brooke Nichols
Global Health | School of Public Health
Tom Rozwadowski Medal, The Operations Research Society of South Africa
Elaine Nsoesie
Global Health | School of Public Health
Rise25 Award: Change Agent, Mozilla
Health Innovators to Watch Award, Boston Congress of Public Health
Ngozi Okidegbe
School of Law
Derrick A. Bell Jr. Award, Association of American Law Schools
Angela Onwuachi-Willig
School of Law
Michael A. Olivas Award for Outstanding Leadership and Mentoring in the Legal Academy, Association of American Law Schools
Voice of Change Award, Boston Bar Association
Merav Opher
Astronomy | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, American Geophysical Union
Timothy O’Shea
Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
Outstanding Investigator Award (R35), National Institutes of Health
Michael Otto
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
Outstanding Researcher, Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies
Roberto Paiella
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, Optica
Ioannis Paschalidis
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, Asia-Pacific Artificial Intelligence Association
Distinguished Member, IEEE Control Systems Society
Irene Pepperberg
Psychological & Brain Sciences | College of Arts & Sciences
Inductee, Hall of Fame, Women in Technology International
Alexis Peri
History | College of Arts & Sciences
Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, Boston University
Anatoli Polkovnikov
Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, American Physical Society
Milos Popovic
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, Institute for Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Erica Pratt
Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
Scholar, Rita Allen Foundation
Richard Primack
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences
Member, Academia Europaea
Paula Quatromoni
Health Science | Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Outstanding Dietetics Educator Award, Massachusetts Academy of Nutrition and Dietetic Conference
Siddharth Ramachandran
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
James Rebitzer
Markets, Public Policy & Law | Questrom School of Business
2024 University Lecture, Boston University
Joseph Rezek
English | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellowship, National Endowment for the Humanities
Lee (Bradley) Roberts
Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Catalina Rodríguez
Romance Studies | College of Arts & Sciences
Wetherill-Bloom Career Development Professorship in the Humanities, Boston University
Andrei Ruckenstein
Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Fulbright Scholar, US Department of State
Andrew Sabelhaus
Mechanical Engineering | College of Engineering
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Michelle Sander
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Martin Schmaltz
Physics | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, American Physical Society
Vivien Schmidt
Political Science | Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies
Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Daniel Segrè
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences
Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science
Merav Shohet
Anthropology | College of Arts & Sciences
Faculty Academic Advisory Award, Boston University
Priscilla Slanetz
Radiology | Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Marie Sklodowska-Curie Award, American Association for Women in Radiology
Radiology Advocacy Network’s Howard Fleishon Advocate of the Year Award, American College of Radiology Association
Christopher Sleboda
Art; Graphic Design | College of Fine Arts
2023 50 Books | 50 Covers – Book Award, American Institute of Graphic Arts
Denise Sloan
Psychiatry | Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Robert S. Laufer Memorial Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement, International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Shively Smith
School of Theology
Fellowship Award for Innovation, Pedagogy and Teaching, The HistoryMakers: The Digital Repository for the Black Experience
Cara Stepp
Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences | Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Fellow, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering
Pamela Templer
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences
Science and Engineering Grant, W.M. Keck Foundation
Michelle Teplensky
Biomedical Engineering | College of Engineering
Young Investigator Award, Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation
Individual Biomedical Research Award, Hartwell Foundation
Emilie Townes
School of Theology
Martin Luther King Jr. Professor of Ethical Leadership, Boston University
Georgios Tripodis
Biostatistics | School of Public Health
Fulbright Scholar, US Department of State
Gerry Tsoukalas
Information Systems | Questrom School of Business
Distinguished Fellow, Crypto and Blockchain Economics Research Forum
Tianyu Wang
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Peter J. Levine Career Development Professorship, Boston University
Wesley Wildman
School of Theology
Duan Family Faculty Fellow, Boston University
Leslie Will
Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics | Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
O.B. Vaughn Special Recognition Award, American Board of Orthodontics
Veronika Wirtz
Global Health | School of Public Health
Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching, Boston University
Lauren Wise
Epidemiology | School of Public Health
Star Award, American Society for Reproductive Medicine
Zeba Wunderlich
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE), White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Chen Yang
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Trailblazer Award, National Institutes of Health
Rabia Yazicigil Kirby
Electrical & Computer Engineering | College of Engineering
Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Program, National Science Foundation
Meg Younger
Biology | College of Arts & Sciences
Research Fellow, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Biomedical Scholar, Pew Charitable Trusts
Xiaofei Zhu
Endodontics | Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine
Endodontic Educator Fellowship Award, American Association of Endodontists
Jennifer Zuk
Speech, Language & Hearing Sciences | Sargent College of Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Early Career Award for Contributions to Research, International Dyslexia Association