Achievements: Sept. 3, 2026
The Advancement Division’s Prospect Management, Research, and Analytics team, including Taha Bhatti ’25, data analyst and BI developer; Sandi Kirshe, prospect research analyst; and Emily Marcason-Tolmie, senior director of prospect research, was named a finalist in the 2026 Blackbaud Impact Awards for its innovative use of data and analytics to strengthen fundraising. Bhatti was also named a Rising Star Award finalist for his contributions to advancement analytics.
Paul Arciero, professor of health and human physiological sciences, has been named a 2026 Excellence in Nutrition Fellow of the American Society for Nutrition. The designation recognizes active leaders who have made exceptional contributions to nutrition research or its translation and demonstrated sustained engagement with the society.
Yelena Biberman, associate professor of political science, has been named an Andrew W. Marshall Fellow for 2026-28. An expert on Great Power competition, proxy warfare, emerging technologies, and security in South Asia, Biberman is researching the implications of artificial intelligence, biotechnology, and other emerging technologies for international competition and national security.
Hédi A. Jaouad, professor emeritus of French, announced the recent publication of his book “The Immortal Journeys of Isabelle Eberhardt: A Biography" (New York: Three Rooms Press, 2026).
Corinne Moss-Racusin, professor of psychology, received the Diversity Science Award from the Society of Experimental Social Psychology. The award recognizes early- to mid-career scholars who have made substantial, innovative, and sustained contributions to advancing the social psychology of diversity.
Dan Nathan, professor of American studies, has received the North American Society for Sport History’s Roberta J. Park Award for Scholarly Distinction. The annual award honors senior scholars whose exemplary research over an extended period has contributed to a greater understanding of sport from a historical perspective and its impact on broader societal and cultural practices.
Gordon Ross Thompson, professor emeritus of music, received the Association for Recorded Sound Collections’ 2025 award for Best Historical Research in Recorded Popular Music for his book “Sixties British Pop, Outside In” (Oxford University Press, 2024). Thompson was honored at the association’s annual meeting in Memphis, Tennessee.
Chris Vecsey, professor of neuroscience, Rosanna Moi ’28, and Claire Christie ’28 published the editorial “A New Bridge From Sleep to Wake in Fruit Flies” in the journal SLEEP. Vecsey also received a three-year, $538,641 R15 AREA grant from the National Institutes of Health for “Investigation of Neuropeptide Signaling Mechanisms That Control Sleep,” his third consecutive grant since 2018 supporting the project.