SLU Researchers, Scholars Honored at Reception

09/08/2022

The inaugural class of SLU Research Institute fellows and the 2022 Scholarly Works Awards recipients were honored Wednesday afternoon in a joint ceremony. 

Saint Louis University’s top scholars and researchers gathered in the Sinquefield Stateroom to recognize their achievements. The initial cohort of Fellows were named and saluted.

“Thank you for doing the great work that you do in day in and day out,” SLU President Fred P. Pestello, Ph.D. said. “Thank you for the work you do with your students, the work you do in your various disciplines. … I’m very appreciative and I can assure you the board is appreciative of the strides we have made as an institution, particularly in the area of research. Congratulations to all of you.” 

SLU researchers are named Fellows in recognition of scholarly accomplishments at the very highest level of their fields. The first cohort of Fellows was appointed for three-year, renewable terms, and new Fellows will be appointed annually.

The ceremony also included the named of the recipients of the 2022 Scholarly Works Awards, which recognizes success in publications and pieces from the previous year.

Fall 2022 Research Institute Fellows

College of Arts and Sciences

• Kasey Fowler-Finn, Ph.D., Biology
• Jason Knouft, Ph.D., Biology
• Allison Miller, Ph.D., Biology
• Amber Johnson, Ph.D., Communication
• Ruth Evans, Ph.D., English
• Devin Johnston, Ph.D., English
• Jonathan Sawday, Ph.D., English
• Jeffery Bishop, M.D., Ph.D,, Health Care Ethics
• Lorri Glover, Ph.D., History
• Thomas Madden, Ph.D., History
• Hal Parker, Ph.D., History
• Mark Ruff, Ph.D., History
• Silvana Siddali, Ph.D., History
• Damien Smith, Ph.D., History
• Warren Treadgold, Ph.D., History
• Helen De Cruz, Ph.D., Philosophy
• Dan Haybron, Ph.D., Philosophy
• Eleonore Stump, Ph.D., Philosophy
• Cort Rudolph, Ph.D., Psychology
• Jeremiah Weinstock, Ph.D., Psychology
• Ness Sandoval, Ph.D., Sociology
• James Redfield, Ph.D., Theological Studies
• Grant Kaplan, Ph.D., Theological Studies
• Atria Larson, Ph.D., Theological Studies
• Peter Martens, Ph.D., Theological Studies

School of Medicine 

• Edwin Antony, Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Microbiology
• Enrico Di Cera, M.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Microbiology
• David Ford, Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Microbiology
• Richard Grucza, Ph.D., MPE, Family and Community Medicine
• Jeffrey Scherrer, Ph.D., Family and Community Medicine
• Mark Dykewicz, M.D., Internal Medicine
• Daniel Hoft, M.D., Ph.D., Internal Medicine
• Krista Lentine, M.D., Ph.D., Internal Medicine
• Ranjit Ray, Ph.D., Internal Medicine
• Richard Di Paolo, Ph.D., Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
• John Tavis, Ph.D., Molecular Microbiology and Immunology
• Ratna Ray, Ph.D., Pathology
• Adriana Montaño, Ph.D., Pediatrics
• Jeffrey Teckman, M.D., Pediatrics, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
• Daniela Salvemini, Ph.D., Pharmacology and Physiology

Richard A. Chaifetz School of Business 

• Bidisha Chakrabarty, Ph.D., Finance
• Marcus Painter, Ph.D., Finance
• Nitish Singh, Ph.D., International Business
• Jintong Tang, Ph.D., Management

School of Science and Engineering

• Alexei Demchenko, Ph.D., Chemistry
• James Edwards, Ph.D., Chemistry
• Istvan Kiss, Ph.D., Chemistry
• Marvin Meyers, Ph.D., Chemistry
• Flavio Esposito, Ph.D., Computer Science
• Abby Stylianou, Ph.D., Computer Science
• Benjamin de Foy, Ph.D., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Vasit Sagan, Ph.D., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Lupei Zhu, Ph.D., Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
• Koyal Garg, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
• Jenna Gorlewicz, Ph.D., Mechanical Engineering
• Scott Sell, Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering

Doisy College of Health Sciences

• Yi Li, Ph.D., Nutrition and Dietetics

School of Education 

• Cameron Anglum, Ph.D., Education
• Christa Jackson, Ph.D., Education
• Takako Nomi, Ph.D., Education
• Gary Ritter, Ph.D., Education

School of Law

• Chad Flanders, Ph.D., J.D., Law
• Elizabeth Pendo, J.D., Law

Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing

• Denise Côté-Arsenault, Ph.D., RN, Nursing
• Verna Hendricks-Ferguson, Ph.D., RN, Nursing
• Helen Lach, Ph.D., RN, Nursing

College for Public Health and Social Justice

• Juliet Iwelunmor, Ph.D., Behavioral Science and Health Education
• Enbal Shacham, Ph.D., Behavioral Science and Health Education

School of Social Work

• Jin Huang, Ph.D., M.S.W., Social Work
• Michael Vaughn, Ph.D., Social Work

2022 Scholarly Works Awards

• Deborah Douglas, M.F.A., Fine and Performing Arts, 2021 Senior Faculty for the solo art Exhibition, Some Things I Know, Some Things I Only Believe
• Michael Vaughn, Ph.D., Social Work, 2021 Senior Faculty, paper published in the Journal of Adolescent Health, “Margin for error: examining racial and ethnic trends in adolescent risk propensity
• Jennifer Popiel, Ph.D., History, 2021 Senior Faculty Scholarly Works Award for the book Heroic Hearts: Sentiment Saints, and Authority in Modern France
• Douglas Boin, Ph.D., History, Senior Faculty Scholarly Works Award for the book Alaric the Goth: An Outsider's History of the Fall of Rome
• Ana Montero, Ph.D., Languages, Literature and Cultures, 2021 Senior Faculty Scholarly Works Award for a book in a language other than English, De la literatura amorosa a la ética política: la obra de don Pedro de Portugal (1429-1466) from the University of Seville Press