Faculty Accomplishments - 2022
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- 2022
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Austen D. Warbuton Award of Merit
Gregory Feist, Psychology
Endowed by Austen D. Warburton, this award recognizes a faculty member within the
College who has achieved the highest level of scholarship, as demonstrated by an outstanding
record of publications and the delivery of scholarly papers before prestigious professional
organizations. The person’s achievements should be worthy of international or national
recognition, with significant impact upon a field of scholarship in the Social Sciences.
Coss Meritorious Service Award
Priya Raman, Communication Studies
This award recognizes outstanding professional attainment, civic engagement, and exceptional
contribution to the welfare of the College of Social Sciences and SJSU.
Coss Teaching Excellence Award
Susana Gallardo, Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences and Chicana and Chicano Studies
The College of Social Sciences award for teaching excellence honors one tenured/tenure
track faculty member and one lecturer who have demonstrated outstanding teaching and
mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate levels. These individuals have been nominated
by CoSS faculty in consultation with the department chair. A committee of past award
recipients select the individuals for the award.
Tenured/Tenure-Track Teaching Excellence Award
Jonathan Gomez, Chicana and Chicano Studies
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- 2021
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Austen D. Warburton Award of Merit
Asha Weinstein Agrawal, Urban & Regional Planning
Endowed by Austen D. Warburton, this award recognizes a faculty member within the
College who has achieved the highest level of scholarship, as demonstrated by an outstanding
record of publications and the delivery of scholarly papers before prestigious professional
organizations. The person’s achievements should be worthy of international or national
recognition, with significant impact upon a field of scholarship in the Social Sciences.
CoSS Meritorious Service Award
Kathleen McConnell, Communication Studies
This award recognizes outstanding professional attainment, civic engagement, and exceptional contribution to the welfare of the College of Social Sciences and SJSU.
CoSS Teaching Excellence Award
The College of Social Sciences award for teaching excellence honors one tenured/tenure track faculty member and one lecturer who have demonstrated outstanding teaching and mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate levels. These individuals have been nominated by CoSS faculty in consultation with the department chair. A committee of past award recipients select the individuals for the award.
Soma de Bourbon, Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
John Marlovits, Anthropology
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- 2020
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Austen D. Warburton Award of Merit
Marco Meniketti, Anthropology
Endowed by Austen D. Warburton, this award recognizes a faculty member within the
College who has achieved the highest level of scholarship, as demonstrated by an outstanding
record of publications and the delivery of scholarly papers before prestigious professional
organizations. The person’s achievements should be worthy of international or national
recognition, with significant impact upon a field of scholarship in the Social Sciences.
CoSS Meritorious Service Award
Mary Wilson, History
This award recognizes outstanding professional attainment, civic engagement, and exceptional
contribution to the welfare of the College of Social Sciences and SJSU.
CoSS Teaching Excellence Award
The College of Social Sciences award for teaching excellence honors one tenured/tenure track faculty member and one lecturer who have demonstrated outstanding teaching and mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate levels. These individuals have been nominated by CoSS faculty in consultation with the department chair. A committee of past award recipients select the individuals for the award.
Allison Katsev, History
Oona Hatton, Communication Studies
SJSU President's Scholar
Lawrence Quill, Political Science
Read about Lawrence Quill in Washington Square.
SJSU Outstanding Professor
Charlotte Sunseri, Anthropology
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- 2019
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Austen D. Warburton Award of Merit
Elizabeth Weiss
Anthropology
Endowed by Austen D. Warburton, this award recognizes a faculty member within the College who has achieved the highest level of scholarship, as demonstrated by an outstanding record of publications and the delivery of scholarly papers before prestigious professional organizations. The person’s achievements should be worthy of international or national recognition, with significant impact upon a field of scholarship in the Social Sciences.
CoSS Meritorious Service Award
The College of Social Sciences award for teaching excellence honors one tenured/tenure track faculty member and one lecturer who have demonstrated outstanding teaching and mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate levels. These individuals have been nominated by CoSS faculty in consultation with the department chair. A committee of past award recipients select the individuals for the award.
Ninos Malek
Lecturer, Economics
Valerie Carr
Assistant Professor, Psychology
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- 2018
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Austen D. Warburton Award of Merit
Roberto González
Anthropology
Endowed by Austen D. Warburton, this award recognizes a faculty member within the College who has achieved the highest level of scholarship, as demonstrated by an outstanding record of publications and the delivery of scholarly papers before prestigious professional organizations. The person’s achievements should be worthy of international or national recognition, with significant impact upon a field of scholarship in the Social Sciences.
CoSS Meritorious Service Award
For this award, the Department Chairs of the College select faculty members who, through distinguished service on Department, College and University elected bodies, have provided leadership in advancing the interests of faculty.
Magdalena Barrera
Mexican American Studies
Libra Hilde
History
CoSS Teaching Excellence Award
The College of Social Sciences award for teaching excellence honors one tenured/tenure track faculty member and one lecturer who have demonstrated outstanding teaching and mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate levels. These individuals have been nominated by CoSS faculty in consultation with the department chair. A committee of past award recipients select the individuals for the award.
Stephanie Coopman
Communication Studies
Viviana Sanchez-Chopitea
Lecturer, Anthropology
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- 2017
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Austen D. Warburton Award of Merit
Lawrence Quill
Political Science
Endowed by Austen D. Warburton, this award recognizes a faculty member within the College who has achieved the highest level of scholarship, as demonstrated by an outstanding record of publications and the delivery of scholarly papers before prestigious professional organizations. The person’s achievements should be worthy of international or national recognition, with significant impact upon a field of scholarship in the Social Sciences.
CoSS Teaching Excellence Award
The College of Social Sciences award for teaching excellence honors one tenured/tenure track faculty member and one lecturer who have demonstrated outstanding teaching and mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate levels. These individuals have been nominated by CoSS faculty in consultation with the department chair. A committee of past award recipients select the individuals for the award.
Charlotte Sunseri
Assistant Professor, Anthropology
Sara Benson
Lecturer, Political Science
SJSU Outstanding Lecturer
Chris Cox
Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
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- 2016
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Austen D. Warburton Award of Merit
Frances L. Edwards
Political Science
Endowed by Austen D. Warburton, this award recognizes a faculty member within the College who has achieved the highest level of scholarship, as demonstrated by an outstanding record of publications and the delivery of scholarly papers before prestigious professional organizations. The person’s achievements should be worthy of international or national recognition, with significant impact upon a field of scholarship in the Social Sciences.
CoSS Meritorious Service Award
Patricia Evridge Hill
History
For this award, the Department Chairs of the College select a faculty member who, through distinguished service on Department, College and University elected bodies, has provided leadership in advancing the interests of faculty.
CoSS Teaching Excellence Award
The College of Social Sciences award for teaching excellence honors one tenured/tenure track faculty member and one lecturer who have demonstrated outstanding teaching and mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate levels. These individuals have been nominated by CoSS faculty in consultation with the department chair. A committee of past award recipients select the individuals for the award.
Marco Meniketti
Professor, Anthropology
Jennifer Anderson
Lecturer, Anthropology
SJSU Outstanding Professor
Kenneth Peter
Political Science
Read about Kenneth Peter in Washington Square.
SJSU Distinguished Service Award
María Luisa Alaníz
Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
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- 2015
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Austen D. Warburton Award of Merit
Andrew Wood
Communication Studies
Endowed by Austen D. Warburton, this award recognizes a faculty member within the College who has achieved the highest level of scholarship, as demonstrated by an outstanding record of publications and the delivery of scholarly papers before prestigious professional organizations. The person’s achievements should be worthy of international or national recognition, with significant impact upon a field of scholarship in the Social Sciences.
CoSS Meritorious Service Award
Jonathan Roth
History
For this award, the Department Chairs of the College select a faculty member who, through distinguished service on Department, College and University elected bodies, has provided leadership in advancing the interests of faculty.
CoSS Teaching Excellence Award
Scott Myers-Lipton
Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
The College of Social Sciences award for Teaching Excellence honors one faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding teaching and mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate levels. This individual has been nominated by CoSS faculty in consultation with the department chair. The department chairs then elect the individual for the award.
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- 2014
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Austen D. Warburton Award of Merit
Lynne Trulio
Environmental Studies
Endowed by Austen D. Warburton, this award recognizes a faculty member within the College who has achieved the highest level of scholarship, as demonstrated by an outstanding record of publications and the delivery of scholarly papers before prestigious professional organizations. The person’s achievements should be worthy of international or national recognition, with significant impact upon a field of scholarship in the Social Sciences.
CoSS Meritorious Service Award
Wendy Ng
Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
For this award, the Department Chairs of the College select a faculty member who, through distinguished service on Department, College and University elected bodies, has provided leadership in advancing the interests of faculty.
CoSS Teaching Excellence Award
Sean Laraway
Psychology
The College of Social Sciences award for Teaching Excellence honors one faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding teaching and mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate levels. This individual has been nominated by CoSS faculty in consultation with the department chair. The department chairs then elect the individual for the award.
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- 2013
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Austen D. Warburton Award of Merit
Hien Duc Do
Sociology and Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
Endowed by Austen D. Warburton, this award recognizes a faculty member within the College who has achieved the highest level of scholarship, as demonstrated by an outstanding record of publications and the delivery of scholarly papers before prestigious professional organizations. The person’s achievements should be worthy of international or national recognition, with significant impact upon a field of scholarship in the Social Sciences.
CoSS Meritorious Service Award
Beth Von Till
Communication Studies
For this award, the Department Chairs of the College select a faculty member who, through distinguished service on Department, College and University elected bodies, has provided leadership in advancing the interests of faculty.
Beth Von Till has been a lecturer in the Communication Studies Department since 1987. Selected as the Outstanding Lecturer in 2007, her many duties have included Director of the Comm Studies Lab, WASC assessment coordinator, WASC Steering Committee, Chair of the Senate Curriculum and Research Policy Committee and Chair of the Academic Senate. Beth was a founding member and chair of the Communication Centers Section of the National Communication Association and president of the National Association of Communication Centers. She was named a Salzburg Fellow in 2007, 2010, and 2011. Currently serving on the University Library Board, she was recently elected to the Tower Foundation Board and the Athletics Board. Research interests include intercultural communication and organizational communication.
CoSS Teaching Excellence Award
Anne Marie Todd
Communication Studies
The College of Social Sciences award for Teaching Excellence honors one faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding teaching and mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate levels. This individual has been nominated by CoSS faculty in consultation with the department chair. The department chairs then elect the individual for the award.
Anne Marie Todd is Professor of Communication Studies. Her most recent book, Communicating Environmental Patriotism: A Rhetorical History of the American Environmental Movement (Routledge, 2013) responds to American apathy toward global environmental crises and suggests patriotism as a persuasive framework for sustainability. Get Green! (Heinemann Raintree, 2008) promotes sustainability literacy and teaches conservation skills to young audiences (9–11 years). Her research has been published in journals including Public Understanding of Science, Environmental Communication, Ethics & the Environment, and Critical Studies in Media Communication. Dr. Todd is a founding member of the International Environmental Communication Association and serves on the advisory board for the Green Ninja Project.
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- 2012
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Austen D. Warburton Award of Merit
Chuck Darrah
Anthropology
Endowed by Austen D. Warburton, this award recognizes a faculty member within the College who has achieved the highest level of scholarship, as demonstrated by an outstanding record of publications and the delivery of scholarly papers before prestigious professional organizations. The person’s achievements should be worthy of international or national recognition, with significant impact upon a field of scholarship in the Social Sciences.
Chuck Darrah is a cultural anthropologist and chair of the Department of Anthropology at San José State University. His research has focused on work and workplaces, families, and technology. He co-founded the Silicon Valley Cultures Project and the Human Aspiration and Design Laboratory (HADLab), both at San José State University. His book, Learning and Work: An Exploration in Industrial Ethnography, is based on fieldwork in two manufacturing plants and focuses on how people become incorporated into communities of practice through work. Busier Than Ever! (with J. M. Freeman and J. A. English-Lueck) discusses busyness in American life. His research has been supported by the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the John and James Knight Foundation, and Kaiser Permanente. He is a co-founder of Design Practices Collaborative and consults in both the public and private sectors.
CoSS Meritorious Service Award
Dayana Salazar
Urban and Regional Planning
For this award, the Department Chairs of the College select a faculty member who, through distinguished service on Department, College and University elected bodies, has provided leadership in advancing the interests of faculty.
Dayana Salazar is a Professor at San José State University’s Urban Planning Department specializing in participatory community planning and development. She leads students out of the classroom to work with the community towards improving the quality of life in local neighborhoods. Under her leadership, teams of faculty and students have developed neighborhood improvement plans in close partnership with more than 12 diverse, low-income neighborhoods in the South San Francisco Bay area. The neighborhoods and local government agencies have used the neighborhood improvement plans to direct well over 30 million in public funds towards implementing community-identified priorities. Professor Salazar also serves as Executive Director for a multisector team of faculty, community residents, community benefit organizations, and city agencies that power CommUniverCity San José, a unique partnership between a neighborhood near the campus (community), San José State (university), and the City of San José (city) focusing collective resources, knowledge, and expertise on neighborhood-driven priorities. Read about Dayana Salazar at SJSU Today.
CoSS Teaching Excellence Award
Kenneth Peter
Political Science
The College of Social Sciences award for Teaching Excellence honors one faculty member who has demonstrated outstanding teaching and mentoring at the graduate and undergraduate levels. This individual has been nominated by CoSS faculty in consultation with the department chair. The department chairs then elect the individual for the award.
Kenneth Peter was raised in Idaho and educated at Stanford, Chicago, and Princeton. He was fortunate to have been influenced by several truly gifted teachers of political theory, including Nan Keohane, Brian Barry, Joe Cropsey, Sheldon Wolin, and Dennis Thompson. One could hardly pick a more diverse set of teachers, and Ken turned into a methodological eclectic. After finishing his Ph.D., Ken returned to his undergraduate roots and taught for two years in Stanford's program in Structured Liberal Education (SLE), a residential great books program. Following, he earned a permanent position at San José State, where he has taught all of our political theory courses as well as introductory American politics. Recently he has also taught for the Humanities Honors sequence, which has been one of the great intellectual challenges of his life. Ken agrees with Aristotle that “teaching is the highest form of scholarship.”
SJSU Outstanding Lecturer 2012
Genelle Austin-Lett
Communications Studies
Read about Genelle Austin-Lett at SJSU Today.
$73.3 Million NASA Research Award
Kevin Jordan
Psychology
Read about the NASA research award granted to Kevin Jordan at SJSU Today.
CommUniverCity Receives National Award for Innovative Partnership That Reduced Crime
Dayana Salazar
Urban and Regional Planning
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- 2011
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Austen D. Warburton Award of Merit
Peter Haas
Political Science
Endowed by Austen D. Warburton, this award recognizes a faculty member within the College who has achieved the highest level of scholarship, as demonstrated by an outstanding record of publications and the delivery of scholarly papers before prestigious professional organizations. The person’s achievements should be worthy of international or national recognition, with significant impact upon a field of scholarship in the Social Sciences.
CoSS Meritorious Service Award
Jan English-Lueck
Anthropology
For this award, the Department Chairs of the College select a faculty member who, through distinguished service on Department, College and University elected bodies, has provided leadership in advancing the interests of faculty.
University Outstanding Scholar
Mary Pickering
History
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- 2010
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Austen D. Warburton Award of Merit
Mary Pickering
History
Endowed by Austen D. Warburton, this award recognizes a faculty member within the College who has achieved the highest level of scholarship, as demonstrated by an outstanding record of publications and the delivery of scholarly papers before prestigious professional organizations. The person’s achievements should be worthy of international or national recognition, with significant impact upon a field of scholarship in the Social Sciences.
CoSS Meritorious Service Award
María Luisa Alaníz
Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
For this award, the Department Chairs of the College select a faculty member who, through distinguished service on Department, College and University elected bodies, has provided leadership in advancing the interests of faculty.
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- 2009
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Austen D. Warburton Award of Merit
William Reckmeyer
Anthropology
Endowed by Austen D. Warburton, this award recognizes a faculty member within the College who has achieved the highest level of scholarship, as demonstrated by an outstanding record of publications and the delivery of scholarly papers before prestigious professional organizations. The person’s achievements should be worthy of international or national recognition, with significant impact upon a field of scholarship in the Social Sciences.
CoSS Meritorious Service Award
Mark Van Selst
Psychology
For this award, the Department Chairs of the College select a faculty member who, through distinguished service on Department, College and University elected bodies, has provided leadership in advancing the interests of faculty.
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