AWARDS & HONORS Our faculty, students, and postdoctoral fellows consistently excel in their areas of study and are honored within UAB and at the national and international levels. FACULTY James Annesi, PhD
Barbara Gower, PhD
Professor
Dr. Annesi won the 2019 American Psychological Association’s Excellence in Clinical Health Psychology Award from APA Division 38: Society for Health Psychology. Brenda Bertrand, PhD, RDN Professor, Program Director, MS in Nutrition Sciences
Dr. Bertrand received the 2019 UAB President's Award for Excellence in Teaching and the Nutrition and Dietetic Educators and Preceptors South Central Region Outstanding Dietetic Educator Award.
Professor, Vice Chair for Research
Dr. Gower was awarded the Sam Brown Bridge Builder Award 2019, which honors a UAB faculty or staff member who embodies Dr. Brown’s character and bridgebuilding talents – demonstrating a deep and abiding commitment to collaboration across campus and enhancing the research and teaching activities of the University. Lyse Norian, PhD Associate Professor
Dr. Norian was named Co-Director of the new UAB COVID-19 Comorbidities Working Group.
Wendy Demark-Wahnefried, PhD, RD
Professor, Webb Endowed Chair of Nutrition Sciences
Dr. Demark-Wahnefried received the 34th annual Huddleson Award for her article “Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial of a Home Vegetable Gardening Intervention among Older Cancer Survivors Shows Feasibility, Satisfaction, and Promise in Improving Vegetable and Fruit Consumption, Reassurance of Worth, and the Trajectory of Central Adiposity.” Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (2018;118(4):689-704).
Carleton Rivers, MS, RDN
Assistant Professor, Internship Director, MS in Nutrition Sciences, CT/DI
Ms. Rivers was accepted into the UAB Healthcare Educators Academy, a two-year strategic partnership designed to strengthen educators through mentorship. She was also awarded the 2019 Outstanding Alumni Award from the Samford University School of Public Health. Drew Sayer, PhD Assistant Professor
Dr. Sayer was named Chair-Elect of the Obesity Research Interest Section for the American Society for Nutrition. Daniel Smith, Jr., PhD Assistant Professor
Dr. Smith was awarded the 2019 Graduate Dean’s Award for Excellence in Mentorship for demonstrating exceptional accomplishments as a mentor of graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. ■
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