Visiting Distinguished Faculty Program Recipients

2023-2024

Recipient - Huazhen Liu, Plant Pathology 
Advisor - Pradeep Kachroo
Visiting Faculty - L. Aravind Iyer, NIH and National Library of Medicine 

Recipient - Daria Goncharova, English
Advisor - Alan Nadel
Visiting Faculty - Timothy Melley, Miami University 

 

2021-2022

Recipient - Emily Naser-Hall, English
Advisor - Alan Nadel
Visiting Faculty - Deborah A. Nelson, University of Chicago 

 

2020-2021

Recipient - Patricia Maria Gamboa, Hispanic Studies
Advisor - Ana Rueda
Visiting Faculty - Rexina Vega, Universidade de Vigo (Galcia, Spain) 

 

2019-2020

Recipient - Ashley Ruderman-Looff, Gender and Women's Studies
Advisor - Carol Mason
Visiting Faculty - Emily Thuma, University of Washington in Tacoma

Recipient - Carolina Quintana, Rehabilitation Sciences
Advisor - Mathew C. Hoch
Visiting Faculty - Valovich McLeod, A.T. Still University

 

2018-2019

Recipient - Mary Gravil, Early Childhood, Special Education, & Rehabilitation Counseling
Advisor - Jennifer Grisham-Brown
Visiting Faculty - Yash Bhagwanji, Florida Atlantic University 

 

2017-2018

Recipient - Albert J. Ksinan, Family Science
Advisor - Alexander T. Vazsonyi
Visiting Faculty - Irwan Douglas Waldman, Emory University

Recipient - Kevin Sedeño Guillén, Hispanic Studies
Advisor - Enrico Mario Santi
Visiting Faculty - Jorge Cañizares-Esguerra, University of Texas at Austin

 

2016-2017

Recipient - Paul M. Hime, Biology
Advisor - David W. Weisrock
Visiting Faculty - Scott V. Edwards, Harvard University

Recipient - Kera Ackerman, Special Education
Advisor - Robert G. McKenzie
Visiting Faculty - Mary Brownell, University of Florida

 

2015-2016

Recipient - Erin Wachter, Chemistry
​Advisor - Edith Glazer
Visiting Faculty - Christine Cardin, University of Reading, UK

Recipient - Craig Slaven, English
Advisor - Alan Nadel
Visiting Faculty - Barbara Ladd, Emory University

 

2014-2015

Ignazio Graziosi, Entomology
Advisor - Lynne K. Rieske-Kinney
Visiting Faculty - Graham M. Stone, Edinburgh University

Recipient - Zuodong Jiang, Pharmaceutical Sciences
Advisor - Joe Chappell
Visiting Faculty - Erich Grotewold, The Ohio State University
 

2013-2014

Recipient - Erin Michelle Miller, Anatomy and Neurobiology
Advisor - Paul E. A. Glaser
Visiting Faculty - Vivienne A. Russell, University of Cape Town, South Africa

Recipient - Amy K. Anderson, English (Writing, Rhetoric, & Digital Media)
Advisor - Roxanne Mountford
Visiting Faculty - David Frank, University of Oregon

 

2012-2013

Recipient - Tina M. Hudson, Special Education
Advisor - Robert McKenzie
Visiting Faculty - Douglas Fuchs and Lynn Fuchs, Vanderbilt Univ.

Recipient - Daniel R. Evans, Clinical Psychology
Advisor - Suzanne Segerstrom
Visiting Faculty - Michelle Shiota, Arizona State University

 

2011-2012

Recipient - Qing-ming Gao, Plant Pathology (Co-recipient)
Advisor - Aardra Kachoo
Visiting Faculty - Christopher Benning, Michigan State University

Recipient - Mihir Mandal    Plant Pathology (Co-recipient)
Advisor - Pradeep Kachroo
Visiting Faculty - Daniel Klessig, Cornell University

Recipient - Johanna Marie Hoch, Rehabilitation Sciences
Advisor - Carl G. Mattacola
Visiting Faculty - Virginia Byers Kraus, Duke University

Recipient - Nicholas Mattei, Computer Science
Advisor - Judy Goldsmith
Visiting Faculty - Francesca Rossi, Univ. of Padova, Italy

Recipient - Claire Davies, Rehabilitation Sciences
Advisor - Arthur Nitz
Visiting Faculty - David Baxter, Univ. of Otago, New Zealand

 

2010-2011

Recipient - Rae-Dong Jeong, Plant Pathology
Advisor - Pradeep Kachroo
Visiting Faculty - Chentao Lin, Univ. of California, Los Angeles

Recipient - Mary K. Hart, Biology
​Advisors - Philip Crowley and Craig Sargent
Visiting Faculty - Jane H. Brockman, University of Florida

Recipient - Melinda Ault, Special Education
Advisor - John W. Schuster
Visiting Faculty - Erik Carter, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Recipient - David Long, Educational Policy Studies and Evaluation
Advisor - Jane Jensen
Visiting Faculty - Kenneth Tobin, City University of New York

​Recipient - Vishal Sindhava, Microbiology, Immunology, and Molecular Genetics
Advisor - Subbarao Bondada
Visiting Faculty - Chandra Mohan, University of Texas Southwestern

Recipient - Ye Xia, Plant Pathology
Advisor - Pradeep Kachroo
Visiting Faculty - Ljerka Kunst, University of British Columbia, Vancouver

 

2009-2010

Recipient - Aashish Joshi, Anatomy and Neurobiology
Advisor - James Geddes
Visiting Faculty - J. Marie Hardwick, John Hopkins University

 

2008-2009

Recipient - Goce Andrevski, Management
Advisor - Walter J. Ferrier
Visiting Faculty - Jeff Covin, Indiana University

Recipient - Kevin Ford, Kinesiology and Health Promotion
Advisor - Richard S. Riggs
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Antonie J. van den Bogert​

Recipient - Nirmal Ravi, Biomedical Engineering
Advisor - David Puleo
Visiting Faculty - Rena Bizios, University of Texas at San Antonio

 

2007-2008

Recipient - Nathan Coleman, History
Advisor - Prof. Daniel B. Smith
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Robert Calhoon, UNC Greensboro

Recipient - Dory Marken, Gerontology
Advisor - Prof. John Watkins
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Malcolm Cutchin, UNC Chapel Hill

Recipient - Srivathsa Venugopal, Plant Pathology
Advisory - Prof. Pradeep Kachroo
Visiting Faculty - John Browse, Washington State University

 

2006-2007

Recipient - Kristi Branham, English
Advisor - Prof. Virginia Blum
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Lucy Fischer, University of Pittsburgh

 

2005-2006

Recipient - Roxana Ciochina, Chemistry
Advisor - Prof. Robert B. Grossman
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Brian Stoltz, California Institute of Technology

 

2004-2005

Recipient - Venkat Veeramani, Agricultural Economics
Advisor - Prof. Leigh J. Maynard
Visiting Faculty - Dr. George C. Davis, Texas A&M University

 

2003-2004

Recipient - Christopher Green, English
Advisor - Prof. Dale Bauer
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Walter Kalaidjian, Emory University

Recipient - Debra Hall, Nursing
Advisor - Prof. Julie Sebastian
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Mary Blegen, University of California-San Francisco

Recipient - George Harvey, Philosophy
Advisor - Prof. Daniel Frank
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Chris Bobonich, Stanford University  

Recipient - Freddie Hughes, Chemistry
Advisor - Prof. Mark Meier
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Jin K. Cha, Wayne State University 

Recipient - Jose Iriarte, Anthropology
Advisor - Prof. Tom D. Dillehay
Visiting Faculty - Dr. James Brown, Northwestern University or London School of Economics 

Recipient - Jeffrey Osborne, English
Advisor - Prof. Dana Nelson
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Robert Levine

Recipient - Zivile Panaviene, Plant Pathology
Advisor - Prof. Peter Nagy
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Theo Dreher, Oregon State University 

Recipient - K.S. Rajendran, Plant Pathology
Advisor - Prof. Peter Nagy
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Mark A. Young, Montana State University 

Recipient - Robyn Ridgley, Special Education
Advisor - Prof. John Schuster
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Michael Gamel-McCormick, University of Delaware 

 

2002-2003

Recipient - Leslie A. Ashburn-Nardo, Psychology
Advisor - Prof. Margo J. Monteith
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Anthony Greenwald, University of Washington

Recipient - German A. Bayona, Geology
Advisor - Prof. William A. Thomas
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Peter C. DeCelles, University of Arizona

Recipient - Jeffrey K. Birkenstein, English
Advisor - Prof. Jerome T. Meckier
Visiting Faculty - Dr. J. Gerald Kennedy, Duke University

Recipient - Carolyn R. Dupont, History
Advisor - Prof. Kathi Kern
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Wayne Flynt, Auburn University

Recipient - Kate H. Flory, Psychology
Advisor - Prof. Donald R. Lynam
​Visiting Faculty - Dr. William Pelham, SUNY-Buffalo

Recipient - Bryan T. Greenhagen, Plant Physiology
Advisor - Prof. Joseph Chappell
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Rodney Croteau, Washington State University

Recipient - David E. Magill, English
Advisor - Prof. Steven C. Weisenberger
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Thadious M. Davis, Vanderbilt University

Recipient - Eugenia M. Pena-Yewtukhiw, Soil Science
Advisor - Prof. John H. Grove
Visiting Faculty - Dr. David Mulla, University of Minnesota

Recipient - Steven R. Talbert, Nursing
Advisor - Prof. Juliann G. Sebastian
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Pamela Mitchell, University of Washington

Recipient - James K. Tussey, Educational & Counseling Psychology
Advisor - Prof. Eric M. Anderman
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Timothy C. Urdan, Santa Clara University

 

2001-2002

Recipient - Cormac C. Breathnac, Veterinary Science
Advisor - Prof. George P. Allen
Visiting Faculty - Dr. David W. Horohov, Louisiana State University

Recipient - Tricia Clement, Psychology
Advisor - Prof. Thomas R. Zentall
Visiting Faculty - Dr. William S. Roberts

Recipient - Joshua D. Miller, Psychology
Advisor - Prof. Donald R. Lynam

Recipient - Julie Cary Nerad, English
Advisors - Profs. Steven Weisenburger and Dana D. Nelson
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Werner Sollors, Harvard University

Recipient - Jeffery A. Nicholas, Philosophy
Advisor - Prof. Theodore R. Schatzki
Visiting Faculty - Dr. David Ingram, Loyola University

Rebecca A. Weaver, English
Advisor - Prof. Dana D. Nelson
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Anne McClintock, University of Wisconsin

 

2000-2001

Recipient - Jonathan D. Fisher, Economics
Advisor - Prof. William Hoyt
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Robert McCrae, National Institute of Aging

Recipient - Diane N. Hulett, English
Advisor - Prof. Gordon N. Hutner​

Recipient - Ronald L. Pitcock, English
Advisor - Prof. Janet C. Eldred

Recipient - Corrine I. Voils, Psychology
Advisor - Prof. Margo J. Monteith

Recipient - Amy E. Wells, Educational Policy Studies & Evaluation
Advisor - Prof. John R. Thelin
Visiting Faculty - Dr. Thomas G. Dyer, University of Georgia

 

1999-2000

Recipient - Amitabh Chandra, Economics
Advisor - Prof. Mark C. Berger

Recipient - Christopher S. Ciocchetti, Philosophy
Advisor - Prof. Daniel Frank

Recipient - Michael L. Dorn, Geography
Advisor - Prof. John Pickles

Recipient - Eileen A. Eliason, Entomology
Advisor - Prof. Daniel A Potter

Recipient - Gregory A. Graf, Physiology
Advisor - Prof. Eric Smart

Recipient - Carl V. Lutzer, Mathematics
Advisor - Prof. Peter D. Hislop

Recipient - Susan P. Mains, Geography
Advisor - Prof. John Paul Jones III

Recipient - Jeffrey J. Matthews, History
Advisor - Prof. George C. Herring

Recipient - Oleg V. Ozerov, Chemistry
Advisor - Prof. Fola Ladipo

Recipient - Douglas A. Riley, Mathematics
Advisor - Prof. Peter Perry

 

1998-1999

Recipient - Matthew Cordova, Psychology
Advisors - Profs. Charles Carlson and Michael Andrykowski

Recipient - Sherry Powers, Curriculum & Instruction
Advisors - Prof. Deneese L. Jones

Recipient - William E. Snyder, Entomology
Advisors - Prof. David H. Wise

 

1997-1998

Recipient - Mary Daniels, Spanish and Italian
Advisor - Prof. John J. Allen

Recipient - Alexi Dmitrienko, Statistics
Advisor - Prof. Zakkula Govindarajulu

Recipient - Warren Harper, Chemistry
Advisor - Prof. Dennis J. Clouthier

Recipient - Cynthia Hartung, Psychology
Advisor - Prof. Richard Milich

Recipient - Kristen Stauffer, Music
Advisor - Prof. Ronald A. Pen

Recipient - Robert Topmiller, History
Advisor - Prof. George C. Herring

Recipient - Jason Wolf, Biological Sciences
Advisor - Prof. Andrew Sih