CSBS Faculty and Staff Awards
Each year, the College of Social and Behavioral Science recognizes distinguished faculty
and staff within the college who have performed above and beyond their call of duty.
2023 - 2024 Award Recipients
CSBS Awards
Staff Excellence:
Samuel Owens, Lead Sociology & Criminology Advisor
Lynne Shaffer-Cusworth, Senior Major Gifts Officer, CSBS Advancement
Stand-Out Staff:
Marisa Brunsvik, Administrative Program Coordinator,
Interdisciplinary Exchange for Utah Science & Environmental and Sustainability Studies
or NEXUS and ENVST
Superior Research:
Karen Kramer, Professor of Anthropology
Summer Rupper, Professor of Geography
David Curtis, Assistant Professor of Family and Consumer Studies
Laura Gamboa, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Advancing Equity & Connecting Communities:
Katie Baucom, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Excellence in Mentoring:
Jeanine Stefanucci, Professor of Psychology
Superior Teaching:
Edmund Fong, Associate Professor of Political Science
Guangzhen Wu, Assistant Professor of Sociology
Rebecca Owen, Assistant Professor (Lecturer) of Sociology
Professor Emeriti:
Cheryl Wright, Professor of Family & Consumer Studies
Past Recipients
CSBS Awards
Excellence in Mentoring
Yana Suchy, Professor of Psychology
Jesus N. Valero, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Staff Excellence
Sonia Meza, Academic Advisor I, CSBS Student Success Center
Andrew DeQuiroz, Manager of PR & Communications, CSBS Dean's Office
Standout Staff
Caresa Randall, Administrative Program Coordinator, CSBS Dean's Office
Superior Research
Brent J. Steele, Professor of Political Science
Brennan Payne, Assistant Professor of Psychology
Kristina Rand, Associate Professor Lecturer of Psychology
Superior Teaching
Claudio A. Holzner, Professor of Political Science
Michael Dichio, Assistant Professor of Political Science
Trisha Weeks, Associate Professor Lecturer of Psychology
Award for Advancing Equity and Connecting Communities
Anu Asnaani, Assistant Professor of Psychology
David Paul Carter, Associate Professor of Political Science
Lisbeth Louderback, Associate Professor of Anthropology
Sara Elizabeth Grineski, Professor of Sociology
Professors Emeriti
Armando Solorzano, Associate Professor of Family and Consumer Studies
Elizabeth Ann Cashdan, Professor of Anthropology
Gunseli Berik, Professor of Economics
Howard Lehman, Professor of Political Science
John G. Francis, Professor of Political Science
Richard T. Green, Professor of Political Science
Vincent V. Salomonson, Research Professor of Geography
University-Wide Awards
Daniels Fund Leadership in Ethics Education Award
Brent J. Steele, Professor of Political Science
Distinguished Research Award
Brett Clark, Professor of Sociology
Distinguished Teaching Award
Brian Codding, Professor of Anthropology
Claudio A. Holzner, Professor of Political Science
John G. Francis Prize for Undergraduate Student Mentoring
Akiko Kamimura, Associate Professor of Sociology
Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor Award
Sara Elizabeth Grineski, Professor of Sociology
Presidential Scholar Award
Marcel Paret, Associate Professor of Sociology
Superior Teaching
Daniel Carlson (Family & Consumer Studies)
Anu Asnaani (Psychology )
Anne Yeagle (Economics )
Superior Research
Trafton Drew (Psychology )
McKenzie Skiles(Geography )
Michael (mickey) Campbell (Geography)
Staff Excellence
Nicole Flores (Dean’s Office)
Victoria Medina (PPA)
Excellence in Mentoring
Adrienne Cachelin (ENVST)
Advancing Equity and Connecting Communities
Richard Medina (Geography )
Environmental and Sustainability Studies Program
Casey Mullen (PhD Candidate in Sociology)
Staff Council Standout Staff
Brittany Kiser (Anthropology)
Superior Teaching
James Curry (Political Science)
Lazarus Adua (Sociology)
Thomas Quinn (Sociology)
Superior Research
Alan Rogers (Anthropology)
Jacqueline Chen (Psychology)
Jennifer Follstad Shah (ENVST)
Staff Excellence
Danielle Willardsen (FCS)
Caresa Randall (Dean’s Office)
Excellence in Mentoring
Akiko Kamimura (Sociology)
Advancing Equity and Connecting Communities
Shane Macfarlan (Anthropology)
Psychology Diversity Committee
Luiz Aurelio de Santana Luz (Student of Public Administration)
Staff Council Standout Staff
Christine Gore (Office of Research Admin.)
Superior Teaching
Ella Meyers (Political Science)
Ivan Mendieta-Munoz (Economics)
Kristina Rand (Psychology)
Superior Research
Brett Clark (Sociology)
Tyler Faith (Anthropology)
Joan Brenner Coltrain (Anthropology)
Staff Excellence
Kimberly Peterson (ENVST)
Kyla Welch (Anthropology)
Excellence in Mentoring
Brett Clark (Sociology)
Superior Teaching
Jeanine Stefanucci (Psychology)
Shane Macfarlan (Anthropology)
Jennifer Follstad Shah (Environmental & Sustainability Studies)
Superior Research
Elizabeth Cashdan (Anthropology)
Bethany Everett (Sociology)
Staff Excellence
Sandy Hiskey (Political Science)
Excellence in Mentoring
Peregrine Schwartz-Shea (Political Science)
Superior Teaching
Armando Solorzano (Family & Consumer Studies)
Claudia Geist (Sociology)
Jennifer Watt (Environmental & Sustainability Studies)
Superior Research
Sarah Creem-Regehr (Psychology)
Elizabeth Conradt (Psychology)
Staff Excellence
Angie Midgley (Sociology)
Excellence in Mentoring
Marissa Diener (Family & Consumer Studies)
Superior Teaching
Cecilia Wainryb (Psychology)
Marcel Paret (Sociology)
Adrienne Cachelin (Environmental & Sustainability Studies)
Superior Research
Patricia Kerig (Psychology)
Sarita Gaytán (Sociology)
Staff Excellence
Jenny Stout (Family & Consumer Studies)
Excellence in Mentoring
Bert Uchino (Psychology)
Superior Teaching
Heather Melton (Sociology)
Tim Smith (Psychology)
Brian Codding (Anthropology)
Superior Research
Steven Lobell (Political Science)
Craig Bryan (Psychology)
Staff Excellence
Ashley Johnson (Family & Consumer Studies)
Excellence in Mentoring
Tom Cova (Geography)
Superior Teaching
Tim W. Smith (Psychology)
Ilse Dekoeyer-Laros (Psychology)
Superior Research
Ming Wen (Sociology)
Jeanine Stefanucci (Psychology)
Staff Excellence
Cindy White (Psychology)
Excellence in Mentoring
Rebecca Utz (Sociology)
Superior Teaching
Jack Broughton (Anthropology)
Ella Myers (Political Science)
Superior Research
Phil Dennison (Geography)
Brett Clark (Sociology and Environmental & Sustainability Studies)
Staff Excellence
Dennis Laros (Psychology)
Superior Teaching
Lisa Aspinwall (Psychology)
Simon Brewer (Geography)
Superior Research
Wade Cole (Sociology)
Bert Uchino (Psychology)
Staff Excellence
Shelley Kruger (CPPA)
Superior Teaching
Gunseli Berik (Economics)
Julie Stewart (Sociology)
Superior Research
Rick Forster (Geography)
Rebecca Utz (Sociology)
Staff Excellence
Lisa Clayton (Geography)
Superior Teaching
Heather Melton (Sociology)
Kathleen Nicoll (Geography)
Superior Research
Andrew Jorgensen (Sociology)
Zachary Zimmer (Sociology)
Superior Teaching
Rebecca Utz (Sociology)
Superior Research
Lisa Diamond (Psychology)
Minqi Li (Economics)
Superior Teaching
Kim Korinek (Sociology)
Bert Uchino (Psychology)
Superior Research
Thad Hall (Political Science)
Hakan Yavuz (Political Science)
Superior Teaching
Mark Button (Political Science)
Superior Research
Cynthia Berg (Psychology)
Frank Drews (Psychology)
Ming Wen (Sociology)
Superior Teaching
Jonathan Butner (Psychology)
Superior Research
Philip Dennison (Geography)
Superior Teaching
Alan Fogel (Psychology)
Superior Research
Ceclila Wainryb (Psychology)
Bing Xu (Geography)
Superior Teaching
Donald Herrin (FCS)
Sonia Salari (FCS)
Superior Research
Sarah Creem-Regehr (Psychology)
Lori Kowaleski-Jones (FCS)
Chandran Kukathas (Political Science)
Superior Teaching
Marissa Diener (FCS)
Superior Research
Harvey Miller (Geography)
Nicolas Wolfinger (FCS)
Superior Teaching
Lisa Diamond (Psychology)
Superior Research
Monisha Pasupathi (Psychology)
Cathleen Zick (FCS)
Superior Teaching
Ibrahim Karawan (Political Science)
Jeffrey Kentor (Sociology)
Superior Research
David Strayer (Psychology)
Superior Research
James Alexandar (Psychology)
Ted Hebert (Political Science)
Gene Wallenstein (Psychology)
Hakan Yavuz (Political Science)
Superior Teaching
Lorna Benjamin (Psychology)
Norman Waitzman (Economics)
Superior Teaching
Matthew Burbank (Political Science)
Kenneth Jameson (Economics)
Superior Research
Pei-Te Lien (Political Science)
Charles Shimp (Psychology)