Dean's Awards

2024 Winners. Photo Credit: Sirin Samman

Dean's Excellence in Faculty Leadership Award

Since 2008, the Dean of Columbia Mailman School has presented the Excellence in Leadership award to recognize efforts by the School’s senior leaders that exceed the expectations of any individual role. Past winners, who demonstrate exemplary leadership, excellence, and impact, include:

  • 2026
    • Heather Butts,  JD, MPH, Health Policy & Management

2025

Michael A. Joseph, PhD, MPH, Vice Dean for Education, Associate Professor of Epidemiology 

S. Patrick Kachur, MD, MPH, Vice Chair for Education Professor of Population and Family Health 

Rachel Shelton, ScD, MPH, Professor of Sociomedical Sciences

2024

Gary Miller​, PhD, Vice Dean for Research Strategy and Innovation, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences

2023

Dr. Mary Beth Terry, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology

2022

Terry McGovern, JD, Professor and Department Chair, Population and Family Health

Dr. Stephanie Grilo, PhD, Assistant Professor and Co-Director of MOSAIC, Population and Family Health

Dr. Goleen Samari, PhD, Assistant Professor and Co-Director of MOSAIC, Population and Family Health

2021

Dr. Jeffrey Goldsmith, PhD, Associate Professor, Biostatistics

2020

Dr. Jeffrey Shaman, PhD, Professor Environmental Health Sciences

Dr. Jessica Justman, MD, Associate Professor Medicine (in Epidemiology and ICAP)

2019

Dr. Virginia Rauh, ScD, MSW, Professor, Population and Family Health

2018

Pam Factor-Litvak, PhD, Professor of Epidemiology at CUMC​, Associate Dean for Research Resources

2017

Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, University Professor and Director of ICAP

2016

Roger D. Vaughan, DrPH, Vice Dean for Academic Advancement

2015

Andrew Rundle, DrPH, Associate Professor of Epidemiology

Y. Claire Wang, MD, ScD, Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management

2014

Linda Cushman, PhD, Associate Dean of Field Practice and Clinical Professor of Population and Family Health

Marlyn Delva, Senior Associate Dean of Education and Student Affairs and Lecturer, Department of Epidemiology

2013

Melissa Begg, ScD, Vice Dean for Education

2012

Anthony Pramberger, Vice Dean for Finance and Administration

2011

Sandro Galea, MD, MPH, DrPH, Chair of Epidemiology and Anna Cheskis Gelman and Murray Charles Gelman Professors of Epidemiology

2010

Moise Desvarieux, MD, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor of Epidemiology

2009

Melissa Begg, ScD, Vice Dean for Education

Andy Davidson, Executive Vice Dean

Wafaa El-Sadr, MD, MPH, MPA, Professor and Director of ICAP

Bob Fullilove, EdD, Associate Dean for Community and Minority Affairs and Professor of Sociomedical Sciences

Sherry Glied, PhD, Professor and Chair of Health Policy and Management

Joseph Graziano, PhD, Professor of Environmental Health Sciences

Virginia Rauh, ScD, MSW, Clinical Professor of Population and Family Health

Susan Smith, Associate Dean for Program Development

2008

Andrew Davidson, PhD, Executive Vice Dean

Dean's Excellence in Administrative Leadership

  • 2025
    • David DeClercq, MBA, Senior Associate Dean, Strategic Finance and Business
    • Leah Hooper, Assistant Dean for Teaching and Learning 

2024

Linda B. Lupiani​, MBA, MS, Associate Dean for Faculty and Human Resources

2023

Jody Grunfeld, MBA, CPA, Assistant Dean for Budget and Analysis

2022

Sandra Bernal Garcia, Associate Dean for Student Affairs and Dean of Students, Office of Student Affairs

2021

Dr. Raygine DiAquoi, Assistant Professor, Sociomedical Sciences, Assistant Dean, Office of Diversity, Culture and Inclusion

2020

Bethany Jankunis, Chief of Staff and Interim Co-Lead, Development & Alumni Relations, Dean’s Office

Clare Norton, Associate Dean, Enrollment Management and Co-Interim Vice Dean of Education, Office of Education

2019

Elizabeth Tashiro, Associate Dean, Information Technology

2018

Rosa Rivera, Associate Dean for Research Administration & Director for MSPH Operations, Office of Sponsored Projects Admin

2017

Heather Krasna, PhD, Assistant Dean & Director, Career Services

2016

Mark D. Fussell, Chief Operating Officer, ICAP

Dean’s Excellence in Mentoring Award

Created in 2014, this award celebrates excellence in mentoring junior faculty and acknowledges the important role that mentoring plays in the success of our faculty. Nominees are recognized for the quality of advising, guidance, or investment in others’ professional development, sharing professional knowledge and experience, and/or fostering excellence, goals, and independence. Past winners include:

  • 2026
    • Teresa Janevic, Epidemiology

2025

Katherine M. Keyes, PhD, MPH, Professor of Epidemiology

2024

Monette Zard, MA​, Allan Rosenfield Associate Professor of Forced Migration and Health and Director of the Forced Migration and Health Program​

2023

Dr. Virginia Rauh, ScD, MSW, Professor of Population and Family Health

2022

Dr. Marianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Health Sciences

2021

Dr. Marina Catallozzi, MD, Associate Professor, Pediatrics and Population and Family Health, Director, General Public Health Program

2020

Dr. Jeanine Genkinger, PhD, Associate Professor Epidemiology

2019

Ana Navas-Acien, MD, PhD, MPH, Professor, Environmental Health Sciences

2018

Joe Graziano, PhD, Professor​, Environmental Health Sciences

2017

Silvia Martins, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Epidemiology

David Rosner, PhD, MPH, Ronald H. Lauterstein Professor of Sociomedical Sciences

2016

Linda Cushman, PhD, Associate Dean of Field Practice

2015

Karolynn Siegel, PhD, Professor of Sociomedial Sciences and Social Work

2014

Regina Santella, PhD, Vice Dean for Faculty Affairs and Research and Professor of Environmental Health Sciences

2013

James Phillips, PhD, Clinical Professor of Population and Family Health

Mary Beth Terry, PhD, Associate Professor of Epidemiology

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