Award for Graduate Students Who Obtain External Support All Recipients

2023 (as of Feb. 2023)

Name Department/School/College Advisor Agency
Gregory Schwing Computer Science, College of Engineering Loren Schwiebert National Institutes of Health

2022

Name Department/School/College Advisor Agency
Bipradas Roy Physiology, School of Medicine Suresh Selvaraj Palaniyandi The American Heart Association
James Matchynski Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, School of Medicine Alana Conti National Institute of Mental Health of the NIH
Gavin Sanders Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lisa Rapport Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Gregory Schwing Computer Science, College of Engineering Loren Schwiebert National Institutes of Health

2021

Name Department/School/College Advisor Agency
Roya Homayouni Institute of Gerontology, Division of Research Noa Ofen Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Jolin Yamin Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Mark Lumley Blue Cross Blue Shield Foundation
Tabitha Moses Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, School of Medicine Mark Greenwald National Institute on Drug Abuse of the NIH
Noribeth Mariscal Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering Yaoxian Huang Michigan Space Grant Consortium

2020

Name Department/School/College Advisor Agency
Sarah Patrick Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lisa Rapport Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Monica De Lorio Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lisa Rapport Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Kelsey Jorgensen Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Julie Lesnik Wenner-Gren Foundation
Jolin Yamin Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Mark Lumley Center for Arab American Philanthropy
Amber Sepsey Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Rita Casey Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Laura Pineault Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Marcus Dickson Government of Canada's Social Science and Humanities Research Council
Lindsay Toman Sociology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Krista Brumley National Science Foundation
Gabriel Stewart Chemistry, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Wen Li Michigan Space Grant Consortium
Halle Thomas Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Emily Grekin Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Shoshana Krohner Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Mark Lumley Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Oluwademilade Nuga Pharmacology, School of Medicine Ana deCarvalho National Institutes of Health
Keith McShan Kinesiology, Health and Sport Studies, College of Education Whitney Moore Association for Applied Sport Psychology
Rachel Sexton Oncology, School of Medicine Asfar Azmi Department of Defense

2019

Name Department/School/College Advisor Agency
Salam Aboulhassan Sociology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Krista Brumley National Science Foundation
Danielle Meyer Pharmacology, School of Medicine Tracie Baker National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Anthony Findley Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics, School of Medicine Roger Pique-Regi National Institute of General Medical Sciences

 

2018

Name Department/School/College Advisor Agency
Rayanne Burl CMMG, School of Medicine James Granneman National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Alexander Yang CMMG, School of Medicine James Granneman National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Prakash Thapa Physics, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Paul Karchin URA Visiting Scholars
Corey Krabbenhoft Biological Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Donna Kashian Michigan Sea Grant
Matthew Lacouture History, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Sharon Lean Fulbright US Student Program
Fausto Varela Pharmacology, School of Medicine Karin List National Cancer Institute
Aamond Dakhne Oncology, School of Medicine Larry Matherly National Cancer Institute
Whitney Moore Exercise Psychology, College of Education Karynn Glover Association for Applied Sport Psychology
Chaitali Anand Gerontology, Division of Research Naftali Raz National Institute on Aging
Joshua Piehl Mechanical Engineering, College of Engineering Omid Samimi-Abianeh SMART

 

2017

Name Department/School/College Advisor Agency
Chandni Patel Biochemistry, School of Medicine David Evans American Heart Association predoctoral fellowship
Dawn Batts Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Yuson Jung American Association of University Women
Cindy Kalita CMMG, School of Medicine Francesca Luca American Heart Association predoctoral fellowship
Ethan Brock Cancer Biology, School of Medicine Raymond Mattingly National Cancer Institute
Anthony Guastella Cancer Biology, School of Medicine Sandeep Mittal National Cancer Institute
Jonathan Diedrich Oncology, School of Medicine Izabela Podgorski National Cancer Institute
Nia Billings Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lisa Rapport Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Stephen Dzul Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering Timothy Stemmler National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
Kiel Opperman Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Paul Toro  
Patrick Lee Ophthalmology, School of Medicine Fu-Shin Yu National Eye Institute

 

2016

Name Department/School/College Advisor Agency
Juri Gelovani Biomedical Engineering, College of Engineering Jay Lianiguez  
Mark Greenwald Psychiatry, School of Medicine Eric Woodcock NIDA
Pablo Ortiz Internal Medicine, School of Medicine Ankita Jaykumar American Heart Association
Lisa Rapport Psychology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Christina Wong Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan
Krysta Ryzewski Anthropology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Samantha Ellens Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council in Canada

 

2015

Name Department/School/College Advisor Agency
Shantel Crosby Social Work Angelique Day MFP
Wenwen Shi Political Science, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Yumin Sheng Chiang Ching-Kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange
Keyona King-Medina Physiology, School of Medicine Douglas Yingst, Pablo Ortiz NIH

 

2014

Name Department/School/College Advisor Agency
Madelyn Tucker Biological Sciences, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Daniel Kashin, Biological Sciences GRIN
Whitney Lee CMMG, School of Medicine Robert Skoff, Anatomy and Cell Biology NIH
Kelly McGregor Pharmacology, School of Medicine Rodrigo Andrade Manufacturers of America Foundation
Amanda Pruehs Geology, College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lawrence Lemke Geological Society of America
Shawnita Sealy-Jefferson Family Medicine and Public Health Sciences, School of Medicine Dawn Misra NIH
Stephen Dzul Biochemistry, School of Medicine Timothy Stemmler American Heart Association

 

2012

Name Department Advisor Agency
Ivory Dean Oncology Shijie Sheng, Pathology National Institutes of Health
Aimalie Hardaway Oncology Izabela Podgorski, Pharmacology National Institutes of Health
Andria Rodrigues Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Timothy Stemmler, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology American Medical Association

 

2011

Name Department Advisor Agency
Kanika Bhargava Food & Nutrition Science Yifan Zheng, Food & Nutrition Science Nel Mondy Fellowship from Graduate Women in Science
Natalie Jameson Center for Molecular Medicine & Genetics Derek Wildman, Center for Molecular Medicine & Genetics National Science Foundation
Magen Johnson Pharmacology Michael Bannon, Pharmacology National Institute of Health, National Institute on Drug Abuse
Elham Mahmoudi Economics Gail Jensen Summers, Economics; Institute of Gerontology Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
Amy Peterson Oncology Janet Hankin, Sociology National Science Foundation
Vanessa Ramseyer Physiology Jeffrey L. Garvin, Physiology American Heart Association
Michael Williams Psychology Lisa Rapport, Psychology Ford Foundation
Keith Zabel Psychology

Boris Baltes, Psychology

Sebastiano Fisicaro, Psychology

National Science Foundation
Na Zhu Mechanical Engineering Sean F. Wu, Mechanical Engineering American Tinnitus Association

 

2010

Name Department Advisor Agency
Jesse Veenstra Medicine Wei-Zen Wei NIH
Paulo Caceres Physiology Pablo Ortiz AHA
Emilio Mottillo Pathology and Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences James Granneman Institutes of Health Research
Jeffrey Szymanski Physiology Donald DeGracia NIH

 

2009

Name Department Advisor Agency
Nicholas Mischel Physiology Patrick Mueller American Hear Association
Olga Astapova Pathology Todd Leff, Pathology National Institutes of Health
Jennell White Obstetrics and Gynecology Ghassan Saed, Obstetrics and Gynecology National Institutes of Health
Jessica Ouyang Physiology Jinsheng Zhang, Otolaryngology AANA
James Meza Family Medicine Andrea Sankar, Anthropology American Academy of Family Physicians Foundation
Nayoung Kim Institute of Gerontology Jensen Summers, Institute of Gerontology Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Justin Miller Psychology Lisa Rapport, Psychology Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
Zorica Klein Adult Health/Administration Nancy Artinian, Adult Health/Administration ANNA

 

2008

Name Department Advisor Agency
Anna Liza Valina-Toth Physiology Christine Cupps, Physiology National Institutes of Health
Sarah Meachen Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Lisa Rapport, Psychology Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan
Virginia Ramachandran Audiology/Speech Pathology Jinsheng Zhang, Otolaryngology American Tinnitus Association
John Lillvis Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics Helena Kuivaniemi, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics National Institutes of Health
Anna Liza Valina-Toth Physiology John Flack, Physiology  

 

 

2007

Name Department Advisor Agency
Mau Nam Nguyen Mathematics Boris Mordukhovich, Mathematics  
Golfo Tzilos Psychiatry Steven Ondersma, Psychiatry National Institutes of Health
Rosemarie Chirco Pathology Hyeong-Reh Choi Kim, Pathology Dapartment of Defense
Gurdip Daffu Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics John Kamholz, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
Guy Lenk Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics Helena Kuivaniemi, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics American Heart Association

 

2004

Name Department Advisor Agency
Jordan Braciszewski Psychology Paul Toro, Psychology National Institutes of Health
Kalyan Kondapalli Biochemistry Timothy Stemmler, Biochemistry  
Alicia Shapinsky Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Lisa Rapport, Psychology Del Harder Rehabilitation Fund
Amelia Linnemann Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics Stephen Krawetz, Center for Molecular Medicine and Genetics American Heart Association

 

2003

Name Department Advisor Agency
Shiri Katz-Gershon Audiology and Speech Pathology Jean Andruski, Audiology and Speech Pathology ISEF