Nadia Chernyak, Christofer Rodelo, Laura Enriquez
  • April 23, 2026

  • Chernyak, Rodelo and Enriquez honored for mentorship, teaching and innovation

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The School of Social Sciences is pleased to announce the winners of the 2025-26 Dean’s Awards for Outstanding Teaching:

  • Nadia Chernyak, Cognitive Sciences - School of Social Sciences Dr. Joseph L. White Award for Outstanding Mentorship
  • Christofer Rodeo, Chicano/Latino Studies - Dean’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
  • Laura Enriquez, Chicano/Latino Studies - Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Innovation

Faculty were nominated for one of three awards recognizing the use of innovative teaching methods, mentorship, and pedagogical excellence. The selection was done by the school’s Executive Committee. The recipients each receive a $2,000 research stipend.

Established in 2014 by dean Bill Maurer, past award recipients include:

2024-25:

  • Irene Vega, Sociology - School of Social Sciences Dr. Joseph L. White Award for Outstanding Mentorship
  • Kamal Sadiq, Political Science - Dean’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
  • Andrew Penner, Sociology - Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Innovation

2023-24:

  • Danielle Thomsen – Political Science, School of Social Sciences Dr. Joseph L. White Award for Outstanding Mentorship
  • Isabel Almeida – Chicano/Latino Studies, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
  • Erin Lockwood – Political Science, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Innovation

2022-23:

  • Guillaume Rocheteau – Economics, School of Social Sciences Dr. Joseph L. White Award for Outstanding Mentorship
  • Lauren Ross – Logic of Philosophy and Science, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
  • Sara Mednick – Cognitive Sciences, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Innovation

2021-22:

  • Long T. Bui – Global & International Studies, Dr. Joseph L. White Award for Outstanding Mentorship
  • Julia Lerch – Sociology, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
  • Sabrina Strings – Sociology, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Innovation

2020-21:

  • Gary Richardson - Economics, Dr. Joseph L. White Award for Outstanding Mentorship
  • Rocio Rosales – Sociology, Dr. Joseph L. White Award for Outstanding Mentorship
  • Hector Tobar – Chicano/Latino Studies, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
  • Cecelia Lynch – Political Sciences, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Innovation

2019-20

  • JB Manchak – Logic & Philosophy of Science, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
  • Kristin Turney - Sociology, Dr. Joseph L. White Award for Outstanding Mentorship
  • Brian C. Jenkins – Economics, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Innovation

2018-19

  • Rachel Goldberg - Sociology, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
  • Kristen Monroe – Political Science, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Mentorship
  • Jacob Avery – Sociology, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Innovation

2017-18

  • Jacob Avery - Sociology, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
  • Laura Enriquez - Chicano/Latino Studies, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Mentorship
  • Heidi Hardt – Political Science, Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Innovation

2016-17

  • Jean-Paul Carvalho, Economics - Dean’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
  • Belinda Campos, Chicano/Latino Studies - Dean’s Award for Outstanding Mentorship

2015-16

  • Keith Murphy, Anthropology - Dean’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
  • Anita Casavantes Bradford, Chicano/Latino Studies - Dean’s Award for Outstanding Mentorship
  • Ami Glazer & Linda Cohen, Economics - Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Innovation

2014-15

  • Alyssa Brewer, Cognitive Sciences - Dean’s Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Teaching
  • Ana Rosas Chicano/Latino Studies - Dean’s Award for Outstanding Mentorship
  • William Branch, Economics - Dean’s Award for Outstanding Teaching Innovation

 

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