Emerging Research Scholar (Instructor or Assistant Professor)
Established Research Scholar – (Associate or Full Professor)
Eligibility: All regular, full- or part-time Instructors, Assistant Professors. Associate Professors, or Professors with a primary appointment in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at Emory University are eligible unless they have received this award within the previous 3 years. Protected time for research is not a requirement.
Nominations: Candidates can self-nominate or be nominated by another faculty member and the nomination letter should explain how the nominee’s contribution advances the field (translation of research, achieving health equity, improving quality of care within healthcare system). Reference to a key paper/abstract published in the past year or recently funded grant highly encouraged. For the Established Research Scholar Award, evidence of past scholarship merit should be described in the statement. Nomination for this award does not preclude nomination for other DFPM awards in the same year.
Nomination Process
Eligibility: All regular, full- or part-time Assistant Professors, Associate Professors, and Professors with a primary appointment in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at Emory University are eligible unless they have received this award within the previous 3 years.
Nominations: Nominees can be self-nominate or be nominated by other faculty (including Service Chiefs or Division/Program Directors) or staff. Submissions should be made electronically and include a 5000-character max nomination narrative describing how the nominees exemplifies the qualities and values outlined above. The nomination narrative can be pasted into the nomination form or uploaded as a separate document. Nomination for this award does not preclude nomination for other DFPM awards in the same year.
Past Award Winners
2024 Awardees
Emerging Research Scholar: Deanna Kaplan, PhD
Established Research Scholar: Jennifer Mascaro, PhD
2022 Awardees
Emerging Research Scholar: Ambar Kulshreshtha, MD, PHD