2022 Portland State Research Award Winners
2022 Presidential Career Research Award
Randy Bluffstone, Economics, Institute for Economics and the Environment
2022 Graduate Mentoring Excellence Award
Katy Barber, History
2022 Early Career Research Award
Christina Sun, OHSU-PSU School of Public Health
2022 Research Faculty Award
Anne Thompson, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
2022 Research Administrator of the Year Award
Leigh Ahlgren, Sponsored Projects Administration
Researcher of the Year Award for PSU Colleges and Schools
Each year, in addition to nominating faculty for Portland State's university-level awards, individual colleges and schools across campus are invited to name an outstanding researcher, scholar, or practitioner of the year. The 2022 College/School Researcher of the Year winners are:
College of Education: Torrey Kulow, Assistant Professor, Department of Curriculum and Instruction
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences: Eva Thanheiser, Professor, Mathematics
College of the Arts: Jumgmin Kwon, Associate Professor, Digital Culture and Film Studies
College of Urban & Public Affairs: Kris Henning, Professor, Criminology & Criminal Justice
Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science: Bob Bass, Professor, Electrical & Computer Engineering
OHSU-PSU School of Public Health: Lynne Messer, Assistant Dean & Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Community Health
School of Social Work: Ericka Kimball, Associate Professor
School of Business: Julia Freybote, Assistant Professor of Finance and Real Estate
Outstanding Dissertation Awards
2022 Outstanding Dissertation in the Natural Sciences
Kaegan Scully-Engelmeyer is the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Disseration in the Natural Sciences Award. Kaegan's program of study is Earth, Environment & Society, and dissertation title is, "Exploring Linkages Between Landscape Patterns and Freshwater and Estuarine Bivalves in the Coast Range of Oregon." Kaegan's advisor is Elise Granek.
2022 Outstanding Dissertation in Mathematics, Engineering and Computer Science
Satya Keerthi Vendra is the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Dissertation in Mathematics, Engineering and Computer ScienceAward. Satya's program of study is Electrical & Computer Engineering, and dissertation title is, "Robust Design Methodologies Under Performance Variations for More Than Moore Technologies: CNFETs & 3DICs." Satya's advisor is Malgorzata Chrzanowska-Jeske.
2022 Outstanding Dissertation in the Social Sciences
Anita Gooding is the recipient of the 2022 Outstanding Dissertation in the Social Sciences Award. Anita's program of study is Social work & Social Research, and dissertation title is, "Framework Centered on Local Community Through a Case Study Approach." Anita's advisor is Gita Mehrotra.