College of Behavioral and Community Sciences faculty and staff gathered in-person and online on April 18 in the college's atrium for the Spring 2025 CBCS Faculty & Staff Assembly. Faculty, staff, and students were honored for their contributions to the growth and success of the college and its students.
The Employee Recognition Award was presented to Carolyn Jewett, administrative specialist in the Dean鈥檚 Office and Jena Rossman, academic program specialist in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders.
Recipients of the Dean鈥檚 Awards, presented by Jennifer Lister, PhD, associate dean of academic affairs and professor in the Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, were also announced.
Dr. Hongdao (Daniel) Meng, professor and associate director of the doctoral program, and Nasreen Sadeq, PhD, assistant professor of instruction 鈥� both from the School of Aging Studies鈥� received the Outstanding Teaching Award. Mateus Santos, PhD, associate professor of criminology, was honored with the Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award. The Faculty Outstanding Research Award went to Rose Iovannone, PhD, associate research professor in the Department of Child and Family Studies (CFS). Matthew Foster, PhD, associate professor in CFS, received the Faculty Outstanding Service Award. The Outstanding Graduate Student Teaching Award was presented to Madeline Risse, a doctoral student in Applied Behavior Analysis.
The assembly also featured a presentation on sextortion by Roberta O鈥橫alley, PhD, assistant professor in the Department of Criminology.