Mara Vitolins, Ph.D. has accepted the position of Vice Chair, Department of Epidemiology and Prevention, Division of Public Health Sciences, effective September 1, 2009.
Seven members of the Division of Public Health Sciences were recognized for outstanding contributions in various areas at the biennial PHS Faculty Awards Reception on May 21, 2009. View Event Picture Gallery >>
The award recipients were as follows:
Claudine Legault, Ph.D., Faculty Mentoring Award, for excellent contributions to the division and institution through mentoring and co-mentoring colleagues in their professional and personal development.
Scott Rushing, B.S., Institutional and Divisional Service Award, fordedicated administrative service and innovative leadership that have been instrumental to the success of the division and Wake Forest University School of Medicine.
Erin Sutfin, Ph.D., Outstanding Early Career Faculty Research Award, forexceptional contributions at the early career level to a medical research discipline, through publications, presentations, and research grants and collaborations.
Laura Coker, Ph.D., Outstanding Mid-Career Faculty Research Award, for
exceptional contributions at the mid-career level to a medical research discipline, through publications, presentations, and research grants and collaborations.
Ralph D'Agostino Jr., Ph.D., Outstanding Senior Faculty Research Award, for
exceptional contributions at the senior level to a medical research discipline, through publications, presentations, and research grants and collaborations.
Robert Byington, Ph.D., Professional and Community Service Award, for long-standing success in developing exceptional programs to address the public health needs of the greater community and expand the public outreach efforts of the division and the institution.
Alain Bertoni, M.D., M.P.H., Teaching and Educational Service Award, for best exemplifying the teaching mission of the institution through distinguished instruction and mentoring of students and exemplary service in the medical school and/or graduate programs.
Scott D. Rhodes, Ph.D has been awarded the 2008 Society for Public Health Education Sarah Mazelis Paper of the Year Award.
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Yongmei Liu, Ph.D. and Mark Wolfson, Ph.D. received awards at the Twelfth Annual Wake Forest University Health Sciences Basic and Clinical Research Awards Day. Dr. Liu received the New Investigator in Clinical Sciences Award. more >>
Janet Tooze, Ph.D. Nominated and Selected for the 2008 NIH Merit Award.This award recognizes individuals or groups whose achievements warrant special recognition. Awards will be presented by Dr. John E. Niederhuber, Director, NCI, at the NCI Director’s Award Ceremony on Wednesday, October 29, 2008 more >>
Seven faculty members of the division of public-health services
at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center were recognized for their contributions in various areas, at the first Public Health
Services Faculty Awards banquet in Winston-Salem. more >>
Angela Kimel, MBA, CCRP, research associate for the Department of
Epidemiology, Division of Public Health
Sciences, has been elected secretary of
the national Society of Clinical Research
Associates (SoCRA).
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Wagenknecht Named to National Leadership Program Lynne E. Wagenknecht, Dr.P.H., a professor of public health sciences and
associate director of the Division of Public Health Sciences at Wake Forest
University Baptist Medical Center, has been selected as one of academic
health’s most promising women leaders. more >>
