OSR - Dr. Rochelle Cason-Wilkerson Receives K23 Award
September 01, 2026
Dr. Rochelle Cason-Wilkerson, OSR Cohort 10, was awarded a K23 NHLBI award in July 2026 for her research, Targeted Intervention and Process Strategies (TIPS): Enhancing Patient Health Outcomes by Addressing Common Drivers of Attrition in Preschoolers with Obesity.
CVD - Dr. Shayna Brathwaite Promoted to Associate Professor
September 01, 2026
Dr. Shayna Brathwaite, CVD Cohort 11, was recently promoted to Associate Professor at Morehouse School of Medicine, Department of Surgery.
BSM - Dr. Sharon McKenzie Promoted to Associate Professor
September 01, 2026
Dr. Sharon McKenzie, BSM Cohort 1, was promoted to Associated Professor in August 2025 at the University of West Indies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Sociology, Psychology, and Social Work.
AAPLS - Dr. Amanda Wilson Promoted to Associate Professor
July 29, 2026
Dr. Amanda M. Wilson, AAPLS Cohort 9, was recently promoted to Associate Professor at the University of Arizona, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, beginning in Fall 2026.
CVD - Dr. Loni Philip Tabb Named 2026 Fellow of American Statistical Association
July 29, 2026
Dr. Loni Philip Tabb was recently named a 2026 Fellow of the American Statistical Association and will receive an award in person at the joint statistical meetings during August 2026 in Boston, MA.
You can read about it here: https://www.amstat.org/news-listing/2026/04/22/asa-recognizes-2026-founders-and-fellows
AAPLS - Dr. Marlene Cano Promoted to Assistant Professor and Receives Multiple Grants
July 29, 2026
Dr. Marlene Cano, AAPLS Cohort 10, was recently promoted to Assistant Professor at Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine, beginning in July 1st.
Dr. Cano has also been awarded the following grants:
- a K08 through NHLBI
- the Parker B Francis Fellowship Award
- the American Society for Transplantation (AST) Faculty Development Award
RISE - Dr. Tashara Leak Featured in NPR Article
July 29, 2026
Dr. Tashara Leak was recently featured in a NPR news articles discussing the impact of cutting SNAP benefit programs.
You can read the full article feature here: https://www.npr.org/2026/07/23/nx-s1-5896280/snap-ed-healthy-eating-cuts-maha
RISE - Dr. Rodriguez Recognized with Early Career Abstract Award
June 23, 2026
Dr. Luis Rodriguez was recognized with the Early Career Abstract Award in Public Health & Epidemiology at the American Diabetes Association.
You can view more information about his honoring in this article here: https://divisionofresearch.kaiserpermanente.org/2026-american-diabetes-association/.
RISE - Dr. Gil Selected as a 2026 National Humanities Summer Select Fellow
June 23, 2026
Dr. Oscar Gil-Garcia was selected as a 2026 National Humanities Summer Select Fellow to make progress on his monograph titled "Legacies of Forced Migration."
You can view more information on this page here: https://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/nhc-announces-2026-summer-residents/
BSM - Dr. McDonald Featured in Podcast Series
June 23, 2026
Dr. T.A. McDonald is being featured for their research in a five-part podcast series on the Transmitter- a leading neuroscience news organization that originated from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI).
It comes out every Thursday.
Here is the Trailer and the first Chapter:
Trailer: https://www.thetransmitter.org/when-autistic-kids-grow-up/when-autistic-kids-grow-up-trailer/