2025 Faculty Award Winners

State Council of Higher Education for Virginia Outstanding Faculty Award

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Dr. Michelle Kelley

Department of Psychology 
College of Sciences

Dr. Michelle Kelley is a Professor of Psychology at ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ and an Eminent Scholar. She is an award-winning teacher and mentor, as well as an internationally recognized researcher. Dr. Kelley’s work centers on understanding the development of mental health and substance use disorders and creating effective interventions. She conducts research with military members and their families to examine the effects of deployments and combat, and she also studies parents with substance use disorders and the impact on their children. 

Dr. Kelley earned a B.S. in Psychology and an M.S. in Experimental Psychology from the University of Oklahoma and a Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from the University of Houston.


 

University Professors

Tara Newcomb

Tara Newcomb

School of Dental Hygiene
Ellmer College of Health Sciences


 

Cynthia Tomovic

Department of Educational Leadership & Workforce Development 
Darden College of Education & Professional Studies


 

University Distinguished Teachers

Krystall Dunaway

Department of Psychology 
College of Sciences


 

Mohamed Rahoui

Department of Economics
Strome College of Business


 

University Award for Leadership in International Education

Elizabeth Burns

Elizabeth Burns

Department of STEM Education & Professional Studies 
Darden College of Education & Professional Studies


 

University Adjunct Teaching Award

Fredous Gambo

Kathie Zimbro

Department of Advanced Practice 
Nursing Ellmer School of Nursing


 

University Award for Faculty Mentorship

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Helen Crompton

Department of STEM Education & Professional Studies 
Darden College of Education & Professional Studies


 

University Award for Outstanding Undergraduate Research Faculty Mentor

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Yusuke Yamani

Yusuke Yamani

Department of Psychology 
College of Sciences


 

Faculty Research, Scholarship, and Creative Achievement Award

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Murat Kuzlu

Murat Kuzlu

Department of Engineering Technology 
Batten College of Engineering & Technology


 

A. Rufus Tonelson ’33 Faculty Award

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Sampath Jayarathna

Sampath Jayarathna

Department of Computer Science 
College of Sciences


 

ºÚÁϲ»´òìÈ Alumni Association New Faculty Award

Taylor Sloey

Taylor Sloey

Department of Biological Sciences 
College of Sciences


 

University Doctoral Mentoring Award

Ling Li
Ling Li

Department of Information Technology & Decision Sciences 
Strome College of Business


 

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Tian Lou

Tian Luo

Department of STEM Education & Professional Studies 
Darden College of Education & Professional Studies


 

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Tracy Sohoni

Tracy Sohoni

Department of Sociology & Criminal Justice 
College of Arts & Letters


 

Excellence in Graduate Teaching Award

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Eric Walters

Eric Walters

Department of Biological Sciences 
College of Sciences