Published June 23, 2022
The School of Public Health and Health Professions recently held its Sixth Annual Student Awards Reception. The reception celebrates and recognizes the admirable accomplishments of hardworking students across all five departments.
“These students have shown astonishing success in their education along with improving the health of others,” said Dean Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD. The continuous support and dedication of donors who have contributed to award funds have allowed The School of Public Health and Health Professions to provide the scholarships and awards to recipients. The full list of award recipients follows.
Membership reflects the dedication of an individual to quality in the field of public health and to the protection and advancement of the health of all people.
Biostatistics
Jia Wang, Yihao Tan, Matthew Jeriho
Community Health and Health Behavior
Jerry Manuel, Tatiana Sanchez Nolasco, Ebehitale Imobhio
Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Daniela Falcone, John Lewis Etter, Xin (Skai) Pan
Public Health
Sarah Moreno, Natalie Logan, Jake Kelly, Jenny John, Srikrithi Krishnan, Kayla Giglia
This society promotes and recognizes significant scholarship, leadership, and contributions to the allied health profession among students in the OT, PT, Dietetic Internship and Athletic Training programs.
Occupational Therapy
Christiana Berge, Emily Brown, Shelby Doyle, Katie Janson, Kellie Kostek, Abby Kubiak, Oscar Martinez, Kathryn Ronn, Olivia Torres
Physical Therapy
Alec Chelton, Zachary Kuntz, Michael Mammoser, Mardi Mangus, Alexandria Metzger, Steven Notaro, Noah Rockmore, Julia Spier
Dietetic Internship
Lydia Champagne, Courtney Cole, Brooke Roys
Athletic Training
Maria Pettitt
This scholarship is awarded to graduate students or upperclassmen pursuing an SPHHP degree who show potential for superior scholarship and will be prepared for the future.
Clinical Nutrition
Amanda Yang
Exercise Science
Nathen Cottom, Liz Lavoie, Yue Xin
Rehabilitation Science
Kellie Kostek, Alexandria Metzger, Fei Zhao
This award provides support for students wanting to implement public health initiatives or to conduct research in a resource-poor settings.
Biostatistics
Jiaojiao Zhou, Xinyu Gao
This program offers support to doctorate and master’s students who demonstrate that they would contribute to the diversity of the student body.
Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Danelly Rodriguez
This award provides support for students from diverse backgrounds.
Public Health
Malaiikha McCormick-Cisse
This award is given to a master’s student who is a member of a traditionally underrepresented population.
Public Health/Social Work
Mikayla Logan
This award is aimed at enhancing UB’s competitiveness in recruiting outstanding graduate students.
Epidemiology and Environmental Health
Kaelyn Burns
Exercise and Nutrition Sciences
Elizabeth Lavoie
This award assists a junior Bachelor of science in public health major who exemplifies the qualities of leadership, service, and academic excellence.
Taylor Sniatecki
This award assists a senior Bachelor of science in public health major who exemplifies the qualities of leadership, service, and academic excellence.
Srikrithi Krishnan
This award honors a PhD student who has demonstrated academic excellence as, reflected by their qualifying exam scores and classroom performance.
Xinyu Gao
This award honors a student who demonstrates academic excellence, as reflected by their master’s comprehensive exam scores and classroom performance.
Yihao Tan
This award is given to a PhD student who shows excellent potential for future research and/or practices contributions to the field of public health.
Jacob Bleasdale
This award is presented to an MPH student who shows excellent potential for future contributions in public health.
Temara Cross
This award is presented to MPH or PhD students who exemplify accomplishment and commitment to the profession of public health and service to the community.
Ebehitale Imobhio
This award supports students taking the Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES) exam.
Kaiden Girouard, Hannah Premo, Rachel Wenner, Andee Wik
This award helps support students’ travel to meetings to present their research findings.
Mengqi Duan, Seth Frndak, Brooks Harmon, Samantha Maley, Sarah Quiñones, Danelly Rodriguez, Yihua Yue, Kexin Zhu
First place: Kexin Zhu
Second place: Danelly Rodriguez
MS Notable Poster Award: Mengqi Duan, Samantha Maley
Fall 2021
Best MPH Presentation: Michael Nanfara
Spring 2022
MPH-HSA Best Poster: Madeline Ackley
MPH-HSA Best Oral Presentation: Kimberly Zammit
MPH-EPI Best Poster: Daniela Falcone
MPH-EPI Best Oral Presentation: Parveen Attai
MPH-EH Best Oral Presentation: Anthony Bruma
This award provides funds to support research activities that are being conducted as part of a doctoral dissertation.
Sarah Quiñones
This award is for excellence as a doctoral student in epidemiology and the prevention of disease.
Zhongzheng (Jason) Niu
This award provides a stipend each semester for one year to newly admitted MS or MPH student.
Karli Lawson
This endowment fund helps support exemplary doctoral students.
Kaelyn Burns
Seth Frndak
This program prepares researchers to influence policy and practice through effective communication.
Sarah Quiñones
This program is designed to advance students’ leadership skills.
Sarah Quiñones
The goal of this center is to ‘‘better direct limited resources to support evidence-based solutions that improve girls’ lives.’’
Sarah Quiñones
Kexin Zhu
Fahed Ali, Danelly Rodriguez
Samantha Smith
Sarah Quiñones
Lindsey Mattick, Ahmed Soliman, Yihua Yue
This funded grant fellowships are awarded to student as Principal Investigators.
Kexin Zhu
Lindsey Mattick
Danelly Rodriguez
Samantha Smith
This award provides a scholarship for students studying nutrition.
Melissa Camp, Kayla Eugair, Taylor Jo Fairman, Peyton Hinterberger, Natalie Hurlbut, Greg Jameson, Jessica Lewis, Kelsey Otto, Zoe Pickerill, Brooke Rose Porter, Cristina Raghavan, Thomas Romack, Jahnvi Shah, Hannah Strassburg, Amanda Yang
This award recognizes an outstanding graduate student.
Exercise Science
Courtney Wheelock
This award assists a senior Exercise Science student who exemplifies the qualities of leadership, service, and academic excellence.
Exercise Science BS
Yue Xin
This student assistance fund is given to deserving and hardworking UB dietetic interns.
Taylor Fairman, Peyton Hinterberger
The honoree models Cathy’s desire for academic and professional excellence, and passion for expanding their knowledge of nutrition.
Cristina Raghavan
This award is given to a graduate student who possessed academic persistence and determination, as well as a willingness to help others.
Clinical Nutrition
Brooke Roys
Future athletic trainers are funded to help complete their education where they will care for athletes in a variety of sports organizations, from grade-school teams to the pros.
Casey Webb
This award recognizes an OT student who has demonstrated consistent dedication and perseverance in the attainment of academic excellence.
Davay Henry
This award honors Doctor of Physical Therapy students during their second year of study.
Brady Collver, Zhimiao Jin, Harleen Karir, Madeline Wnuk
This award is given to fifth-year academic students who have demonstrated high academic achievement and excellent clinical promise.
Courtney Campagna, Katie Ronn, Olivia Torres
This award recognizes a non-traditional OT student who successfully completes the OT program while managing many other roles and responsibilities.
Emily Brown
This award recognizes an OT student who has demonstrated outstanding performance and professional promise.
Christiana Berge
This scholarship supports advanced standing students in OT and PT.
Occupational Therapy
Abby Kubiak, Anita Lam, Oscar Martinez, Kelly Schlifke
Physical Therapy
Mardi Mangus, Ericka Taplin, Max Villatoro
This society recognizes and encourages superior scholarship among students in professional entry-level programs.
Monty Singh Arora, Brianna Egan, Rachel Ertrachter, Nicole Fernandez, Alex Gross, Alyssa Lewis, Xing Hong Li, Haley Loss, Lexie Matheney, Chloe McCann, Michaela McDaniels, Christine Ngo, Nayh Seonarain, Emilee Walker, Meredith Wheelock
This association recognizes a graduating DPT student who has demonstrated leadership qualities and has participated in professional and extracurricular events.
Ericka Taplin