Members of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center continue to earn national and international recognition for their innovative scholarship, leadership, and dedication to improving the lives of individuals with disabilities and their families through research, policy, and practice. We are proud to celebrate the following recent honors received by our faculty colleagues.
Jeannette Mancilla-Martinez, Ph.D., has received the Division for Research Award for Distinguished Researcher from Underrepresented Groups from the Council for Exceptional Children, one of the most prestigious international honors in special education research. Mancilla-Martinez was recognized for her groundbreaking research on language and literacy development among bilingual and multilingual learners.
Velma McBride Murry, Ph.D., University Distinguished Professor of Health Policy and Human and Organizational Development, received the Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology from the American Psychological Association. This award recognizes Murry’s career-long excellence in integrating scientific research with real-world application.
Camilla Benbow, Ph.D. and David Lubinski, Ph.D.
Camilla Benbow, Ph.D., Patricia and Rodes Hart Dean of Education and Human Development, and David Lubinski, Ph.D., Cornelius Vanderbilt Professor of Psychology and Human Development, were jointly awarded the Dunnette Prize from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. The award honors their seminal contributions to the study of talent identification and talent development in intellectually precocious youth.
Beth Malow, M.D., M.S., professor of neurology and pediatrics, has received the Sleep Health Advocate Award from the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. The award recognizes recipients for their outstanding contributions to the field of sleep medicine.
Three Vanderbilt Kennedy Center members have been elected honorary Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in recognition of their distinguished contributions to science and its applications.
- Ege Kavalali, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Pharmacology and William Stokes Professor of Experimental Therapeutics, was honored for his influential contributions to neuroscience, particularly his work advancing understanding of synaptic communication in health and disease.
- Ela Knapik, M.D., professor of Medicine and of Cell & Developmental Biology, was recognized for her foundational contributions to zebrafish gene mapping and her innovative use of zebrafish models to expand understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying human genetic diseases.
- Bennett Landman, Ph.D., Stevenson Professor and University Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and of Radiology & Radiological Sciences, was elected for his impactful work in medical image processing, including robust image segmentation methods and novel approaches to harmonizing quantitative medical imaging.
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