IUP's School of Graduate Studies and Research, in conjunction with the Research Institute, is pleased to announce that the 2020 Research Award winners have been chosen.
The winners are:
PI Mentorship Academy (PIMA)
- Janis Barner: College of Health and Human Services
- Pearl Berman: Kopchick Natural Sciences and Mathematics
- Craig Denison: College of Fine Arts
- Mercan Derafshi: College of Health and Human Services
- Teresa Gongloff: College of Health and Human Services
- Christina Huhn: College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Cristina Sanchez-Martin: College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Sharon Massey: College of Fine Arts
- Erik Nordberg: IUP Libraries
- Andrea Palmiotto: College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Rachel Schiera: College of Education and Communications
- Michael Sell: College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Tricia Shelton: College of Education and Communications
- Mariha Shields: College of Education and Communications
Deans' Awards for Outstanding Research
- Sue Rieg - College of Education and Communications
- Zach Collins - College of Fine Arts
- Varinder Sharma - Eberly College of Business and Information Technology
- Robert Wilson - College of Humanities and Social Sciences
- Jan Wachter - College of Health and Human Services
- Ken Coles - Kopchick College of Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Sponsored Program Award Winners
- Outstanding Achievement in Research - Nick Deardorff
- Outstanding Achievement in Curriculum and Instruction - Nick Deardorff and Sue Rieg
- Outstanding Achievement in Public Service - Waleed Farag and Jessica Miller
- IUP Research Institute New Investigator Award - Lillian Handley
- Outstanding Center, Institute or Program Award - Mid-Atlantic Research and Training Institute (MARTI)
- Graduate Dean's Award for Outstanding Commitment to Sponsored Programs - Nate McElroy
- High Impact Award - Ben Ford
- Service and Support Award - Tim Rager
2020 Outstanding Graduate Student Researcher Award Winners
Master's
- Zaakiyah Cua (first place)
- Sayed Ali Reza Ahmadi and Daniel Dudek (second place tie)
Doctoral
- Donald Grimes (first place)
- Cristen Walker (second place)
Congratulations to all of our 2020 honorees; thank you for your hard work and commitment to outstanding research and support!