The CDC Foundation has honored Columbia University's Marni Sommer for transforming menstrual health into a recognized global public health priority. Beginning with her doctoral research in Tanzania, Dr. Sommer has focused her work on how menstruation and puberty disrupt girls' education.
Professor Kafai, the Lori and Michael Milken President's Distinguished Professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania, has been honored by Association for Computing Machinery for her long-lasting contributions to computer science education for children and youth.
A leading sociologist of education, Dr. Carter currently serves as an endowed professor and director of the Center for the Study of Race and Ethnicity in America at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island.
Baylor College of Medicine's Huda Zoghbi has been awarded Columbia University's Louisa Gross Horowitz Prize and Villanova University's Mendel Medal in honor of her groundbreaking research into the genetic causes of neurological disorders.
Dr. Ryu has taught at Elon University in North Carolina for the past seven years. She was recently honored by the Mathematical Association of America for her dedication to undergraduate mathematics education, mentorship, and research.
Dr. Jeon, a linguistics professor at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke, focuses her scholarship on reading comprehension and language proficiency. Her co-edited book, Understanding L2 Proficiency, was recently honored by the Japanese Language Testing Association.
Dr. Bassler, the Andrew K. Golden University Professor at Princeton University, is known for her foundational research in quorum sensing — the chemical signaling by which bacteria communicate with each other and band together to act collectively.
Lili He of the University of Massachusetts Amherst is the inaugural recipient of the Phi Tau Sigma Mid-Career Accomplishment Award, which recognizes outstanding mid-career scholars in food science research. Professor He is known for her work in analytical food chemistry and food safety.
Laya Khademibami is an assistant research professor of sustainable bioproducts at Mississippi State University. In her research, she focuses on improving the long-term performance of structural insulated panels.
A professor emerita of literature and creative writing at the University of California, Santa Cruz, Yamashita is the author of eight books and several plays. She has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Before Columbus Foundation.
Dr. Gilmour has taught government and political science courses at Midland College in Texas for more than three decades. She has received the college's Teacher of the Year Award three times.
The Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication has honored Washington State University's Jennifer Henrichsen for her scholarship on how structural conditions and evolving forms of risk shape journalistic work, and what those pressures mean for journalism and democratic life.
