Graduate School Names 13 Dean's Award Recipients for 2023

The Duke Graduate School has announced the recipients of its 2023 Dean's Awards, which recognize outstanding efforts by graduate students, faculty, and departments/programs in mentoring, teaching, and creating inclusive spaces for graduate education. Visit their profiles to learn more about their accomplishments.

Dean's Award for Excellence in Mentoring

Each faculty award winner receives a $3,000 prize, while each student recipient gets $2,000.

Faculty

Leila Bridgeman

Assistant Professor in Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science
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Gustavo M. Silva

Assistant Professor in Biology
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Orin Starn

Professor of Cultural Anthropology and History
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Chris Timmins

Professor of Economics and Environmental Sciences
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Students

Bijan Abar

Mechanical Engineering & Materials Science (Faculty Adviser, Ken Gall)
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Erika Chelales

Biomedical Engineering (Faculty Adviser, Nimmi Ramanujam)
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Rebecca Gibson

Molecular Genetics & Microbiology (Faculty Adviser, Priya Kishnani)
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Brandie Quarles Chidyagwai

Biology (Faculty Adviser, Kathleen Donohue)
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Dean's Award for Excellence in Teaching

Each winner receives $2,000. This award is for Ph.D. students only.

Jacqueline Allain

History (Faculty Adviser, Laurent Dubois and Barry Gaspar)
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Julia Bingham

Marine Science & Conservation (Faculty Adviser, Grant Murray)
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Andrea Larson

Carolina Duke Program in German Studies (Faculty Adviser, Sarah Pourciau)
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Catherine Lee

English (Faculty Adviser, Robert Mitchell)
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Dean's Award for Inclusive Excellence in Graduate Education

Each winning department or program receives $5,000 to be used at its discretion.

Psychology & Neuroscience Anti-Racism Community

Nominators: Zachary Rosenthal, Kevin LaBar and Nancy Zucker
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