Scholarly Works and Grant Winners Honored At Reception
by
Joe Barker
on
04/11/2024
04/11/2024
Saint Louis University鈥檚 Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) honored the work of faculty members, research staff, and graduate students at its annual Scholarly Works and Grant Winners reception on Friday, April 5.
The annual ceremony celebrates research excellence and recognizes success in publications and other scholarly outputs as well as grants and service from SLU faculty and staff. Winners were recognized for accomplishments from 2023.
Saint Louis University鈥檚 Office of the Vice President for Research (OVPR) honored
the work of faculty members, research staff, and graduate students at its annual Scholarly
Works and Grant Winners reception on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Michael Sinha, M.D., J.D., was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant Winners
Reception on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Bradley Bailey, Ph.D., was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant Winners Reception
on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Lucy Cashion, MFA, was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant Winners Reception
on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Stephen Blake, Ph.D., was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant Winners Reception
on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Elizabeth Hasenmueller, Ph.D., was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant Winners
Reception on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Sofia Origanti, Ph.D., right, and Edwin Antony, Ph.D., left, were recognized at the
Scholarly Works and Grant Winners Reception on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Fabien Montcher, Ph.D., was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant Winners Reception
on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Amy Wright, Ph.D., was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant Winners Reception
on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Brian Yothers, Ph.D., was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant Winners Reception
on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Stella Hoft, M.D./Ph.D. candidate, was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant
Winners Reception on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Reagan McGuffee, M.D./Ph.D. candidate, was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant
Winners Reception on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Anne Miller was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant Winners Reception on Friday,
April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant Winners Reception
on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Tim Randolph, Ph.D., was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant Winners Reception
on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Rachel Lindsey, Ph.D., was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant Winners Reception
on Friday, April 5. Her collaborator, Pauline Lee, Ph.D., was not in attendance. Photo
by Joe Barker.
Gary Ritter, Ph.D., was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant Winners Reception
on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Rick Grucza, Ph.D., left, and Jeff Scherrer, Ph.D., were recognized at the Scholarly
Works and Grant Winners Reception on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Jenna Gorlewicz, Ph.D., was recognized at the Scholarly Works and Grant Winners Reception
on Friday, April 5. Photo by Joe Barker.
Scholarly Works Honorees
Public Works
- Junior Faculty Winner: Michael Sinha, M.D., J.D., (Health Law Studies), for 鈥淐BD: The Gordian Knot of Pot,鈥 (with Grace M. Peterson), Health Affairs Forefront
- Honorable Mention: Karla Scott, Ph.D., (Communication), for A Primer: to talk about race & dialogue across identity divisions, published by Dialogue, Diversity & Dharma
- Senior Faculty Winner: Bradley Bailey, Ph.D., (Visual and Performing Arts), for 鈥淪ound Moves: Where Music Meets Chess,鈥 an exhibition at the World Chess Hall of Fame, St. Louis
Creative Works
- Senior Faculty Winner: Lucy Cashion, (Visual and Performing Arts), for 鈥淭he Brechtfast Club,鈥 a theatrical adaptation of the movie 鈥淭he Breakfast Club鈥 in the style of Bertolt Brecht, which she produced, directed, designed, and co-wrote
Non-Books (Articles)
- Honorable Mention: Cameron Anglum, Ph.D., (Educational Studies), for 鈥淪eparate and Unequal in St. Louis? Strengths and Limitations of School-Level Funding Data Using a QuantCrit Framework,鈥 Urban Education
- Honorable Mention: Joshua Guyer, Ph.D., (Psychology 鈥 SLU-Madrid), for 鈥淧itch as a Recipient, Channel, and Context Factor Affecting Thought Reliance and Persuasion,鈥 Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin
- Junior Faculty Winner: Stephen Blake, Ph.D., (Biology), for 鈥淢egaherbivores modify forest structure and increase carbon stocks through multiple pathways,鈥 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Honorable Mention: Marvin Meyers, Ph.D., (Chemistry), for 鈥淪tructure-Activity Relationship Studies of the Aryl Acetamide Triazolopyridazines Against Cryptosporidium Parvum Reveals Remarkable Role of Fluorine,鈥 Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
- Senior Faculty Winner: Elizabeth Hasenmueller, Ph.D., (Earth and Atmospheric Science), for 鈥淐ave sediment sequesters anthropogenic microparticles (including microplastics and modified cellulose) in subsurface environments,鈥 Science of the Total Environment
- Honorable Mention: Suzanne Mahon, DNSc, (Hematology and Oncology), for 鈥淟aboratory Selection in Germline Genetic Testing: Laboratory Science Matters,鈥 Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network
- Honorable Mention: Erica Salter, Ph.D., (Health Care Ethics, Pediatrics), for 鈥淧ediatric Decision Making: Consensus Recommendations,鈥 Pediatrics
- Joint Junior and Senior Winners: Sofia Origanti, Ph.D., (Biology), and Edwin Antony, Ph.D., (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology), for 鈥淎n Aurora B-RPA signaling axis secures chromosome segregation fidelity,鈥 Nature Communications
Books
- Junior Faculty Winner: Fabien Montcher, Ph.D., (History), for Mercenaries of Knowledge: Vicente Nogueira, the Republic of Letters, and the Making of Late Renaissance Politics, published by Cambridge University Press
- Senior Faculty Winner: Amy Wright, Ph.D., (Languages, Literatures, and Cultures), for Serial Mexico: Storytelling across Media, from Nationhood to Now, published by Vanderbilt University Press
- Senior Faculty Winner: Brian Yothers, Ph.D., (English), for Why Antislavery Poetry Matters Now, published by Camden House/Boydell & Brewer
Grant Winners, Faculty, Graduate Student, and Research Staff Awards
Graduate Student Awards
- Stella Hoft, M.D./Ph.D. candidate, (Molecular Microbiology and Immunology): National Institutes of Health National Institute of Diabetes & Digestive & Kidney Diseases, F30 Predoctoral Dual Degree Fellows Award
- Reagan McGuffee, M.D./Ph.D. candidate, (Biochemistry and Molecular Biology): National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, F30 Predoctoral Dual Degree Fellows Award
Research Administrator Award
- Anne Miller, (Research Innovation Group): Stalwart leadership of OVPR鈥檚 Research Innovation Group
Infrastructure Award
- Ellen Barnidge, Ph.D., (Behavioral Science and Health Education): Health Resources and Services Administration award to renovate the Wool Center
Faculty Innovation Award
- Tim Randolph, Ph.D., (Clinical Health Sciences): Named a Senior Member of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI) for developing more accessible diagnostics for sickle cell disease
Top Foundation Award
- Rachel Lindsey, Ph.D., (Theological Studies) and Pauline Lee, Ph.D., (Theological Studies): Lived Religion in the Digital Age funded by The Henry Luce Foundation Award
Teaching & Service Award
- Gary Ritter, Ph.D., (Dean 鈥 School of Education): U.S. Department of Education Supporting Effective Educator Development Program, P2B: Paraprofessional to Bachelor鈥檚 Degree
Research Impact & Collaboration Award
- Jeff Scherrer, Ph.D., (Family and Community Medicine) and Rick Grucza, Ph.D., (Family and Community Medicine): National Institutes of Health All of Us Research Program, Trans America Consortium of the Health Care Systems Research Network
Faculty Research Award
- Jenna Gorlewicz, Ph.D., (Mechanical Engineering): National Science Foundation Convergence Accelerator Program, Track H: Addressing the Fragmented Information Access Problem - A Community-Driven, AI-Powered Platform for Inclusive, Multimodal Content Creation