Faculty Accolades

April 15, 2024

Ruiz named to the 2024 National Hispanic Medical Association Top 40 Under 40 list.

Jenny Ruiz, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, was named to the 2024 National Hispanic Medical Association (NHMA) Top 40 Under 40 list.

March 27, 2024

Alang earned a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Sirry Alang, associate professor in the School of Education, is the co-principal investigator of a project with Drexel University that received a $6 million grant from the Robert Wood Johnson...

January 19, 2024

Idoko wins 2024 Creating a Just Community Award

Ron Idoko, associate director of the Center on Race and Social Problems, founding director of the Racial Equity Consciousness Institute, and research assistant professor, won the 2024 Creating a...

January 17, 2024

Scott wins prestigious community engagement award

Khirsten L. Scott, an assistant professor in the School of Education and director of the Western Pennsylvania Writing Project, received the Ernest A. Lynton Award for the Scholarship of Engagement...

January 12, 2024

Brooks featured on PBS episode of 'Dead and Buried' discussing death and grief

Robin Brooks, associate professor of Africana Studies, was featured on "Dead and Buried" for PBS Voices. It explores our views on death and grief, which is also the topic of the book Brooks is...

October 18, 2023

Conti named to New Pittsburgh Courier's Women of Excellence list

Tracey Conti, department chair and associate professor in the Department of Family Medicine, was selected for New Pittsburgh Courier's Women of Excellence Class of 2023.

October 12, 2023

Brooks named to the Executive Committee of the College Language Association

Robin Brooks, associate professor of Africana Studies, serves as the English Area Representative for the committee. The College Language Association was founded over 80 years ago, and it "is an...

September 28, 2023

Stewart earned $1.3 million from the National Science Foundation

Angela Stewart, an assistant professor in Pitt’s School of Computing and Information, received nearly $1.3 million in funding from a National Science Foundation Racial Equity in STEM Education...

September 28, 2023

Tripp awarded the 2023 Bridge Builder Equity Award by the YWCA of Greater Pittsburgh

Rickquel Tripp, Clinical Assistant Professor of Emergency Medicine and Vice Chair of Diversity, Inclusion and Health Equity, Department of Emergency Medicine, was recognized for developing and...

September 8, 2023

Anyango earned Harvard University’s Derek Bok Public Service Award

Leonora Anyango, a faculty fellow in the David C. Frederick Honors College, was honored for mentoring college students, working with refugees and other international students in Pittsburgh, and...

August 9, 2023

20 People to Know in Law: Jerry Dickinson

Among those on the Business Times' list is Jerry Dickinson, vice dean and professor at Pitt's School of Law.

July 12, 2023

Alaina E. Roberts discusses the American West in a new docuseries

Alaina E. Roberts, associate professor of history in the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts and Sciences, appears in all four episodes of "The Real Wild West," a new docuseries which explores a...

May 17, 2023

Patel Receives Equity & Excellence in Education Advocacy Award

Professor Leigh Patel was named the inaugural recipient of Equity & Excellence in Education’s Advocacy Award.

May 17, 2023

Garcia Publishes Second Book About Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs)

Associate Professor Gina Garcia's book provides solutions for Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) seeking to better serve Latinx college students.

April 3, 2023

Nancy Gauvin Named SHRS Associate Dean of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement

Assistant Professor Gauvin is the University of Pittsburgh School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences’ new associate dean of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Community Engagement.