2025 Teaching Awards
Congratulations to the Faculty & Staff selected for this year's award recognition.
2025 Teaching Awards
The following three awards are based on nominations from students and voting open to all UTHealth Houston School of Public Health students.
2025 John P. McGovern Award for Outstanding Teaching: Abigail Sedory, PhD
2025 James Emerson Award for Outstanding Teaching Assistant: Janica Gala
2025 Award for Excellence in Academic Advising: Heather T. Essigmann, PhD, MPH
Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2025 Faculty Awards
The Faculty Council, Faculty Awards Committee would like to congratulate the 2025 UTHealth Houston School of Public Health faculty award winners. They have each exemplified excellence in their respective award categories. Each awardee will receive $1,000 in discretionary operating funds and be recognized at the May 16, 2025 Spring General Faculty Meeting.
Award for Excellence in Teaching
Ellen Breckenridge, JD, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor NTI, Department of Management, Policy and Community Health
José-Miguel Yamal, PhD, Professor, Department of Biostatistics and Data Science
Award for Excellence in Community Service
Alexandra E. van den Berg, PhD, MPH, Professor, Department of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, Austin
Gretchen H. Walton, JD, MPH, Associate Professor NTI, Department of Management, Policy and Community Health
Research Mentor-Mentee Award
Shreela V. Sharma, PhD, Professor, Department of Epidemiology
Jemima John, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor NTR, Department of Epidemiology
Congratulations to the Recipients of the 2025 Outstanding Staff Member Awards
The Faculty Council, Faculty Awards Committee would like to congratulate the 2025 UTHealth Houston School of Public Health Outstanding Staff Member Award winners. Nominations were accepted from faculty and supervisors of staff, and the Faculty Awards Committee selected finalists which were voted on by all school of public health staff. Each awardee will receive a $1,000 award in recognition of their outstanding contributions.
Maricé Barahona, SPH - Department/Center Administrator, Department of Biostatistics and Data Science
Leticia F. Valles, Academic and Admissions Advisor III, Department of Management, Policy and Community Health
Visit the Faculty Awards folder on the school intranet to see all past recipients and more information.