Georgia State University Announces Ignite Awards Winners

ATLANTA — Georgia State University has long been a place where research, academic achievement and creative excellence thrive. With more than $241.11 million in research expenditures in one year and hundreds of researchers, scholars and students dedicated to pursuing new ideas, the university continues to strengthen its well‑earned reputation as a highly active research institution.

Each year, the Ignite Awards offer an opportunity to celebrate notable members of the Panther research and scholarly community whose innovative contributions have had tremendous impact on advancing knowledge, solving complex problems, creating new innovations, and enhancing quality of life in Georgia and beyond.

This year, the Ignite Awards go to the following individuals, who will be honored in a special ceremony later this month:

• The Postdoctoral Research Achievement Award — Andrew Rizzo, Postdoctoral Fellow, Mark Chaffin Centers for Healthy Development, School of Public Health
• The Doctoral Research Achievement Award — Thomas Mulkey, Graduate Research Assistant, Physics & Astronomy, College of Arts & Sciences
• The Research Administration Excellence Award — Juarndai Gagnon, Finance, Grants and Contracts Director, Mark Chaffin Centers for Healthy Development, School of Public Health
• The Early Career Research Impact Award in Natural & Physical Sciences — Bingchen Yu, Assistant Professor, Chemistry, College of Arts & Sciences
• The Early Career Research Impact Award in Social & Behavioral Sciences — Rachael Harrington, Assistant Professor, Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Education & Human Development
• The Early Career Research Impact Award in Arts & Humanities — Neelofer Qadir, Assistant Professor, English, College of Arts & Sciences
• The Research Mentorship Award — Amanda Gilmore, Associate Professor, Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health; Laura Salazar, Distinguished University Professor, Health Policy and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public Health
• The Research, Scholarship and Creativity Award — Veronica Newton, Assistant Professor, Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences
• The Faculty Research Partnership Award — Daniel Pasciuti, Associate Professor, Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences; Patricia Lawrence, Research Assistant Professor, Mark Chaffin Centers for Healthy Development, School of Public Health;  Raeda Anderson, Research Scientist II, Sociology, Shepherd Center
• The Research Impact Award — Gerardo Chowell, Professor, Population Health Sciences, School of Public Health