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Faculty Highlight Stories

Each month a set of faculty stories are highlighted on the Office of Research and Graduate Studies homepage.  This page serves as an archive for all faculty highlight stories, broken down by academic year and college.  Explore and learn about the incredible work being done by CMU faculty!

2024-25 stories

    Israel Davis, Art & Design

    Keith Dodson, School of Music

    Alice Williams, Teacher & Special Education

    2023-24 stories

      Cole Bartels, School of Music

      Marco Schirripa, School of Music

      Aiden Kosciesza, School of Communication, Journalism, and Media

      Alice Tait, Journalism

      Jason Taylor, Economics

      Mike Pisani, Management

      Adam Berman, Special Education

      Kevin Cunningham, Julie Cunningham, and Douglas Lapp, Education

      Jennifer Weible,Teacher & Special Education

      Bob Dvorak, Recreation, Parks and Leisure Services Administration

      Chris Hamlyn, Athletic Training

      Sergey Soshnikov, Public Health

      Cloning Machine, College of Medicine

      Lana Ivanitskaya, Health Administration

      Samantha Hahn, College of Medicine

      Nailya DeLellis, Health Administration

      Andrew Wehrman, History

      David Weindorf, Office of Research & Graduate Studies

      Anthony Chappaz, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences

      Rasha Gargees,Department of Computer Science

      David Zanatta, Biology

      Xantha Karp, Biology

      Itzel Marquez & Maggie Williams, Engineering

      2022-23 stories

        Kirsten Weber, Communication
        Will Anderson
        , Broadcast & Cinematic Arts
        James Wallace, Theatre & Dance
        Heather Trommer-Beardslee, Theatre & Dance
        Ann Dasen, Keeley Stanley-Bohn, Heather Trommer-Beardslee & Jay Batzner, Theatre & Dance and Music
        Steve Leeper
        , Art & Design
        Kirsten Weber, Communication

        Jason Taylor, Economics
        John Gawryk, Finance & Law

        Dawn Decker, Teacher & Special Education
        Gina McGovern
        , Human Development & Family Studies
        Robert Dvorak, Recreation, Parks & Leisure Services Administration
        Krystyna Nowak-Fabrykowski, Teacher & Special Education
        Scott Roberts, Teacher & Special Education
        Troy Hicks, Teacher & Special Education

        Nailya DeLellis, Health Sciences
        Katie Strong, Communication Sciences & Disorders

        Sharon Kukla Acevedo, Politics, Society, Justice and Public Service
        Kathy Donohue, History, World Languages, and Cultures
        Susan Jacob
        , Psychology
        Rising Waters, Center for Learning through Games and Simulations
        Jeffrey Weinstock, English Language & Literature
        Susan Grettenberger, Politics, Society, Justice, and Public Service
        Center for Learning through Games and Simulations

        Chanseok Jeong, Engineering & Technology
        Jennifer Schisa, Biology
        Scott McNaught & Tracy Galarowicz, Biology
        Wiline Pangle, Biology
        Jennifer Schisa, Biology
        John Allen
        , Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
        Jason Keeler, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
        Juan Peralta, Physics
        Steve Juris, Biology

        2021-22 stories

          Heather Trommer-Beardslee, Theater & Dance, Experimental Exercise
          School of Music, Pandemic Performances
          Will Anderson, Broadcast & Cinematic Arts, Highlighting History
          Will Anderson, Broadcast & Cinematic Arts, President Award
          Trevor Diehl, Broadcast & Cinematic Arts, Provost Award
          Will Anderson, Broadcast & Cinematic Arts, Attention Audio Dramatists!

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          Jeanneane Wood-Nartker, Interior Design Program, Deliberate Design
          Michael Mamp, Fashion Merchandising & Design Program, Student Success
          Michael Mamp, Fashion Merchandising & Design Program, Distinguished Designer
          Counseling Program, Admirable Achievements

          Katie Strong, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Reinventing Research
          Jamie Haines, Physical Therapy Program, Experimental Exercise

          Natalie Douglas, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Communication Collaboration
          Stacey Lim, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Hearing Hindrance
          Yunfang Zheng, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Heard It Here First!
          Sarah Grinn, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Helping Your Hearing

          Emma Powell, Political Science and Public Administration, Community Care

          Center for Learning through Games & Simulations, Monumental Moment
          Jeffrey Weinstock, English Language & Literature, Prolific Publications
          Lane Demas and Jennifer Liu, History, Teaching in Taiwan
          Cathy Willermet, Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work, Teeth: Signs of Stress

          Michael Conway, Provost Award

          Tao Zheng, Geography and Environmental Studies, Counting Carbon

          Thomas Gehring, Biology, President Award
          Anna Monfils, Biology, Planting Potential
          CMU Biological Station part of new Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, Beneficial Biospheres
          Koblar Alan Jackson & Juan Peralta, Physics, Funding for Physics
          Cynthia Damer, Biology, Protein Precision
          Daelyn Woolnough, Institute for Great Lakes Res., Mussels on the Move!

          2020-21 stories

            Will Anderson, Broadcast & Cinematic Arts, Audio Dramas Awarded

            Will Anderson, Broadcast & Cinematic Arts, Audio Drama Revival

            Robert Lindahl, School of Music, Trusty Trombone

            Eric Limarenko, Heather Trommer-Beardslee, Dr. Jay Batzner, Ann Dasen, Paul Collins, College of the Arts and Media, Successfully Slipping By

            Matthew Wilson, Marketing, Benefiting Business

            Deborah Gray, Marketing, Awarding Excellence

            Matthew Johnson, Educational Leadership, Classy Collaboration

            Michael Mamp, Fashion Merchandising & Design, Outstanding Efforts

            Susanne Wroblewski, Fashion, Interior Design & Merchandising, Research but make it Fashionable

            Troy Hicks, Teacher Education & Professional Development, Cover to Cover Confidence

            Cheryl Geisthardt, Human Development & Family Studies, What about the Children?

            Katie Strong & Natalie Douglas, Communication Sciences & Disorders, Strengthening Socialization

            Mark Cwiek, School of Health Sciences, Open and Honest

            Sarah Domoff, Psychology, Truth about Television

            Sara Moselener, Philosophy & Religion, Power after Purity

            Carlin Borsheim-Black, English Language & Literature, Equipping Educators

            Brittany Fremion, History, Power of History

            Jeffrey Weinstock, English Language & Literature, Expert on Edgar

            Jay Martin, History, Highlighting CMU's History

            James Gerhart, Psychology, The Power of Resilience

            Neli Ragina, College of Medicine, Call to Action

            Ziad Daoud, College of Medicine, Ruthless Resistance

            Zachary Klukkert, College of Medicine, Fossil Frenzy

            Prasanth Yanambaka, Engineering & Technology, Safe & Secure

            Mallary Wacker, Biology, Innovative Impact

            Jesse Eickholt & Patrick Seeling, Computer Science, Classy Collaboration

            Katrina Piatek-Jimenez & Ana Dias, Mathematics, Gender Equity in Math

            Kumar Yelamarthi, Engineering & Technology, Communicating with Cars, Building Blocks for Blockchain

            George Perdikakis, Physics, Cosmic Connection

            Donghyun Shin, Engineering & Technology, Enhancing Energy Storage

            Alfredo Estrade, Physics, Isotope Innovation

            David Zanatta, Biology, Musseling Milestones

            Valeri Petkov, Physics, Analyzing Arsenic

            Daria Kluver & Wendy Robertson, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Great Lake Resilience

            Jason Keeler, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Lake Air & Thunderstorms

            Wendy Robertson, Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, Tree Mortality & Swamps, Oh My!

            Jennifer Schisa, Biology, Power of the Protein

            Matthew Redshaw, Physics, Physics: Fun & Games