Professor
ASPPH Academic Public Health Practice Excellence Award

Awarded: 2020

Dr. Karen Liller is presently a full tenured professor in the College of Public Health specializing in public health and injury prevention. Dr. Liller holds undergraduate and graduate degrees in medical technology, technical education, and education (curriculum and instruction with a focus area of …READ MORE

Professor
AAG Harm J. de Blij Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Geography Teaching

Awarded: 2020

Dr. Jennifer Collins is a Professor in the School of Geosciences at the University of South Florida. Her research focuses on weather and climate. As a hurricane researcher, Dr. Collins is interested in the interaction between large scale climatic patterns such as the El Niño – …READ MORE

Professor
AIA Martha and Artemis Joukowsky Distinguished Service Award

Awarded: 2020

William M. Murray is the Mary and Gus Stathis Professor of Ancient Greek History and Director of the Department of History’s Ancient Studies Center. Prof. Murray’s research embraces all aspects of ancient Mediterranean nautical history including ship construction, ancient trade …READ MORE

Professor
APTA / APTE Polly Cerasoli Lectureship Award

Awarded: 2020

Laura Lee (Dolly) Swisher, PT, PhD, FAPTA is Professor and past Director of the School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences in the USF Health Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South Florida. Dr. Swisher received a BS from Wilson College, and is a 1986 physical therapy …READ MORE

Instructor
AIA Martha and Artemis Joukowsky Distinguished Service Award

Awarded: 2020

Suzanne P. Murray is a Level II Instructor in the Department of History, where she teaches courses in Ancient History and Classical Archaeology. She graduated with a Ph.D. in Ancient Art from the University of Minnesota. Her area of specialization is Bronze Age Greece, and her research focuses …READ MORE

Professor
APA Elizabeth Hurlock Beckman Award

Awarded: 2019

Lucy Guerra, MD, MPH, is professor and Division Director, Internal Medicine; and Associate Program Director of the Internal Medicine Residency Program in the USF Morsani College of Medicine. Originally from Cuba, Dr. Guerra and her family eventually settled in the United States, initially in …READ MORE

Associate Professor
AIMBE Fellow

Awarded: 2020

Dr. Sylvia Wilson Thomas is an Associate Professor in Electrical Engineering at the University of South Florida where she leads the Advanced Materials Bio and Integration Research (AMBIR) laboratory.  She is also the former Assistant Dean of the College of Engineering at USF. Dr. …READ MORE

Professor
AIMBE Fellow

Awarded: 2020

Denise Cooper, Ph.D., is a Professor in the Department of Molecular Medicine in the Morsani College of Medicine at the University of South …READ MORE

Professor
AERA International Studies SIG Lifetime Achievement Award

Awarded: 2020

Johanna Lasonen, Ph.D., is a professor of Career and Technical Education in the College of Education at USF. Her research focuses on the comparisons of education systems in different countries, immigrant integration into the workplace with a special emphasis on equity and access issues, …READ MORE

Associate Research Professor
AAIDD National Honoree of the National Historic Recognition Project 2000-2020

Awarded: 2020

Elizabeth Perkins, PhD, RNLD, FAAIDD, FGSA is a Research Associate Professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies (CFS) in the College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, and the Associate Director of the Florida Center for Inclusive Communities (FCIC), USF's University Center for …READ MORE

Associate Professor
AEESP Award for Outstanding Contribution to Environmental Engineering & Science Education

Awarded: 2020

Jeffrey Cunningham, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of South Florida (USF).  He earned his B.S. degree in Chemical Engineering from Rice University (magna cum laude), his M.S. degree in Civil Engineering from …READ MORE

Professor
CSCA Hall of Fame

Awarded: 2020

Patrice M. Buzzanell (Ph.D., Purdue) is Chair and Professor of the Department of Communication at the University of South Florida and Endowed Visiting Professor for the School of Media and Design at Shanghai Jiaotong University. Fellow and Past President of the International Communication …READ MORE