2018-2019

We are pleased to announce the recipients of the 2018-2019 Calderone Junior Faculty Awards, which support junior faculty development. The award honors Frank A. Calderone’s career and commitment to public health and is supported by an endowment from the Calderone family. Awardees are chosen based on the scientific merit of their research and its significance for public health, as well as the impact of this award on their future careers. 

Jamie Daw, PhD
Assistant Professor in the Department of Health Policy & Management
Research proposal: The Impact of the Affordable Care Act Medicaid Expansion on Prenatal Care and Birth Outcomes

Micaela Martinez, PhD
Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Research proposal: Investigation into Seasonal Changes in Human Immune Function

Christopher Morrison, PhD
Assistant Professor in the Department of Epidemiology
Research proposal: Environmental Prevention Strategies to Reduce Tobacco Smoking in Indonesia

Brandon Pearson, PhD
Assistant Professor in the Department of Environmental Health Sciences
Research proposal: Experimental Approach to Prevent the Intergenerational Health Impacts of Advanced Paternal Age

Angela Rasmussen, PhD
Associate Research Scientist at the Center for Infection and Immunity
Research proposal: Hormone-Driven Mechanisms of Sex Bias in Ebola Virus Infection
 

Linda Valeri, PhD
Assistant Professor in the Department of Biostatistics
Research proposal: Causal-BKMR: a Machine Learning Approach to Inform Policy on Environmental Mixtures