Faculty Honors

2024

Rosalind Franklin Society announced that Dr. Lariah Edwards, associate research scientist in Environmental Health Sciences, received their annual award for best paper by a woman or under-represented minority in science in the top100 peer-reviewed journals. Dr.Edwards, who works in the lab of Dr. Ami Zota was cited for her contribution as a role model and mentor for younger scientists following in their footsteps.
Professor Jennifer Hirsch was selected to receive a Radcliffe Fellowship for the academic year 2024-2025. The Radcliffe Fellowship Program at the Harvard Radcliffe Institute annually selects and supports artists, scholars, and public intellectuals who bring both a record of achievement and exceptional promise to the Institute. Fellows work on an individual project while deepening the knowledge, ingenuity, and talent of the Harvard University community. At Radcliffe, Hirsch will write a book on data collected among Orthodox Jews in New York City, analyzing constrained marital, sexual, and reproductive self-determination in relation to historical trauma, social inequality, compulsory heterosexuality, and public institutions’ accountability.
Diana Hernández and Merlin Chowkwanyun, Sociomedical Sciences, received a Societal Impact Seed Grant from the provost's office for their project "Empowering Rates: Towards an Evidence-Based Equity Toolkit for Utility Pricing." These grants support innovative faculty-led projects that leverage scholarly research for broader societal impact. Hernández's initiative Power Uptown: Tackling Energy Insecurity in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx also will be featured at the Bollinger Convenings, which highlight Columbia’s commitment to its Fourth Purpose by showcasing innovative initiatives that create societal impact and advance human welfare.
Diana Hernandez, Associate Professor of Sociomedical Sciences also received a Bollinger Convenings at the Forum award for their initiative titled, Power Uptown: Tackling Energy Insecurity in Northern Manhattan and the Bronx.
Nour Makarem, PhD, Assistant Professor of Epidemiology, was elected Fellow of the American Heart Association (FAHA) conferred by the Council on Epidemiology and Prevention (EPI). Fellowship recognizes and awards premium professional members for excellence, innovative and sustained contributions in the areas of scholarship, practice and/or education, and volunteer service within the AHA/ASA.
Myrna Weissman, Professor of Epidemiology and Psychiatry, is the recipient of the Women in Medicine Legacy Foundation’s Alma Dea Morani Award.
Ana Navas-Acien was named the next Leon Hess Professor and Chair of the Department of Environmental Health Sciences, effective July 1, 2024, succeeding interim chair Regina Santella. Read more.
A paper on Pthalates and Preterm Births by Drs. Ami Zota and Julie Herbstman, Selected as National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Paper of the Month
Diana Hernández, PhD, associate professor of Sociomedical Sciences, and Parisa Tehranifar, DrPH, associate professor of Epidemiology, were among 10 Columbia University Irving Medical Center faculty members who were inducted into the Academy of Community and Public Service on Jan. 30 in recognition of their community and public service efforts. Learn more
Research by Tiffany Sanchez and colleagues Anne Nigra and Ana Navas-Acien in Environmental Health Sciences on Blood and Urinary Metal Levels among Marijuana Users was the most read paper in the journal Environmental Health Perspective
Diana Hernández, PhD, associate professor of Sociomedical Sciences, and Parisa Tehranifar, DrPH, associate professor of Epidemiology, were among 10 Columbia University Irving Medical Center faculty members who were inducted into the Academy of Community and Public Service on Jan. 30 in recognition of their community and public service efforts.