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:

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.