Graduation 2026: Award winners
Each year, awards are presented to graduating students, faculty, and staff at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Winners were announced at a celebration held in Kresge Cafeteria on May 26.
Student awards
Edgar Haber Award
Xiangyu Liu, PhD ’25
Marianne Wessling-Resnick Biological Sciences in Public Health (BPH) Student Service Award
Mary Heather Celine Kiwi C. Florido, PhD ’25
Robert B. Reed Prize for Excellence in Biostatistical Science
Keyao Zhan, PhD ’30
Uwe Brinkmann Memorial Travel Award
Ryan Thompson, PhD ’29
Vinicius Prado, PhD ’28
Gareth M. Green Award for Excellence in Public Health Practice
Sonali Verma, MPH ’26
Renny Honda, MPH ’26
James H. Ware Award for Achievement in the Practice of Public Health
Nada Milosavljevic, MPH ’26
Dr. Fang-Ching Sun Memorial Award
Hebatalla Mohamed, SM ’26
Albert Schweitzer Award
Josephina Sophia Lin, MPH ’26
Barry R. and Irene Tilenius Bloom Fellowship
Nicole Almanzar, PhD ’27
Anna Shchetinina, PhD ’27
Teaching and Mentoring Awards
Teaching Citation Awards
Andrea Bellavia, lecturer in the Department of Environmental Health
Gregory Harris, instructor in the Office of Educational Programs
Sabra Katz-Wise, associate professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Teaching Fellow Awards
Léa Cavalli, PhD ’27
Mai-Han Trinh, PhD ’27
Eliza Van Vechten Dryer, PhD ’27
Artair Rogers, PhD ’27
Emma Crenshaw, PhD ’26
Executive and Continuing Professional Education Excellence in Teaching Award
Eric McNulty, instructor in Health Policy and Management
Mentoring Awards
Yuan Ma, assistant professor of epidemiology
Goodarz Danaei, Bernard Lown Professor of Cardiovascular Health, Global Health and Population
Erica Kenney, associate professor of public health nutrition
Sastry Award for Outstanding Teaching in Public Health
Clyde Lanford Smith, assistant professor in the Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences
Roger L. Nichols Excellence in Teaching Award
Anna Doar Sinaiko, associate professor of health economics and policy
Community Awards
Values in Action Awards
Akshay Gomatam Narayanan, MPH ’26
Stacey King, director of field education and practice, Office of Educational Programs
Rebekka Lee, lecturer on social and behavioral sciences
LGBTQ Health Equity Award
Edgar Rodriguez, MPH ’26
Staff Awards
Acknowledging Commitment and Excellence (ACE) Awards
Anna Webster, associate director, video strategy, Office of Communications
Harvard Heroes Awards
Matthew Boccuzzi, senior coordinator, Population Health Sciences PhD Program
Beth Kaleta, senior sponsored research manager, team lead, Sponsored Programs Administration
Samantha Longo, senior talent acquisition partner, Office of Human Resources
Lucia Ricci, lead graphic designer and scientific illustrator, Department of Immunology and Infectious Diseases
Sarah K. Wood Award for Outstanding Staff Performance
Jelena Follweiler, senior manager of academic services, Department of Biostatistics
