Points of Pride
Awards
- Sudip Bajpeyi – BUILDing SCHOLARS Mentoring Award
- Sandor Dorgo, Thenral Mangadu, Mark Lusk – UTEP Presidential Community Engaged Scholars
- Celia Pechak - William Gold Memorial Faculty Award
- Celia Pechak - Ronnie Leavitt Award for Promotion of Social Responsibility
- Emre Umucu - 2019 ARCA Research Award
New Major Grants
- City of El Paso Funds Evidence Based Screening Program for Low-Income El Paso Households
- Fed Agency Awards $1.9 Million for UTEP Health Research
- NIH Funds Initiative for African Americans Fighting Alzheimer’s in Midlife
- SAMHSA Funds Comprehensive Substance Abuse Program in El Paso Border Communities
- SAMHSA Funds Mental Health Awareness Training for US-Mexico Border Communities
- SAMHSA Funds Substance Abuse Disorder and HIV Primary Care and Prevention Program for Border Communities
- UTEP Awarded Grant to Expand Men’s Diabetes Program
- UTEP Awarded Grant to Train Students in Substance Abuse, HIV, Hepatitis C Prevention
- UTEP Researchers Collaborate to Prevent Lead Exposure in Children
Patents Pending
Dr. Delfina Dominguez - Co-PI, instrument-free point of care biochip device for Whooping Cough
Competitive Fellowships and Research Awards
- Macy Austin - American Kinesiology Association Undergraduate Scholar Award
- Isabel Cano - NIH STAR Travel Award
- Jasmin Jenkins - American Kinesiology Association Master’s Scholar Award
- Jasmin Jenkins - Sigma Xi Grants in the Aid of Research Award
- Cesar Meza - Martin Frank Diversity Travel Award for Experimental Biology
- Francisco Morales Acuna - American College of Sports Medicine Leadership and Diversity Award
- Francisco Morales Acuna - Stanford PRISM Postdoctoral Program
- Denise Portillo - National Commission for Health Education Credentialing Undergraduate Major of the Year
- Daniela Quinones - Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship
- Anthony Tellez - Hogg Foundation for Mental Health Ima Hogg Scholarship
- Amy Nava - Stanford PRISM Postdoctoral Program
- Juan Aguilera - Stanford PRISM Postdoctoral Program
2019-2020 Graduate Fellowship Recipients
| Name | Department |
| Patrick Cereceres | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences PhD |
| Daniela Guerra | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences PhD |
| Martin Dietze-Hermosa | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences PhD |
| Maria Fuentes | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences PhD |
| Georgina Sanchez Garcia | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences PhD |
| Silvia Salinas Lopez | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences PhD |
| Roberta Thimbriel | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences PhD |
| Amy Nava | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences PhD |
Thesis and Dissertation
Each year the College of Health Sciences recognizes outstanding Theses and Dissertations as the University award winners. Selected awardees are recognized at the Graduate School’s annual Mentoring Reception.
Dissertation (PhD) Award:
| Title: | Understanding the Multidimensional Factors that Influence HIV Testing among Women in the Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Student: | Danielle Walker |
| Advisor: | Jacen Maier-Moore |
| Department: | Interdisciplinary Health Sciences PhD Program |
