{"id":5043,"date":"2026-05-21T16:40:49","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T23:40:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogschapman.wpenginepowered.com\/crean\/?st-import=4fadc25364e93db3cb04f13e77beb7fc"},"modified":"2026-07-17T18:11:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-17T18:11:18","slug":"%f0%9f%8e%89-crean-college-faculty-awards-spotlight-%f0%9f%8e%89","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.chapman.edu\/crean\/2026\/05\/21\/%f0%9f%8e%89-crean-college-faculty-awards-spotlight-%f0%9f%8e%89\/","title":{"rendered":"🎉 Crean College Faculty Awards Spotlight 🎉 We\u2019re proud to celebrate the outstanding achievements of our incredible Crean faculty members whose excellence in teaching, research, mentorship, innovation, and service continues to inspire the Chapman community."},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Aaron\ud83d\udc4f Aaron Schurger<\/span><\/span>
\ud83c\udfc6 Awarded Tenure and Promoted to Associate Professor of Psychology<\/em>
\ud83c\udfc6 Unit Faculty Excellence Award<\/em> \u2014 Scholarship, Teaching, and Service (Psychology)
\ud83c\udfc6 Valerie Scudder Award<\/em> \u2014 Associate Professor, Psychology<\/p>\n

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\"Anne<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc4f Anne Walsh<\/span><\/span>
\ud83c\udfc6 Unit Faculty Excellence Award<\/em> \u2014 Scholarship, Teaching, and Service (Physician Assistant Studies)<\/p>\n

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\"Amy\ud83d\udc4f Amy Moors<\/span><\/span>
\ud83c\udfc6 Research and Creative Activities Course Grant<\/em> \u2014 \u201cQualitative Research Methods in Psychology,\u201d $4,100
\ud83c\udfc6 Sabbatical Leave<\/em> \u2014 Associate Professor, Psychology<\/p>\n

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\"Brittney<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc4f Brittany Lee<\/span><\/span>
\ud83c\udfc6 Pedagogical Innovation Grant<\/em> \u2014 \u201cAssessing Communication in Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children,\u201d $5,000<\/p>\n

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\"Alison<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc4f Alison McKenzie<\/span><\/span>
\ud83c\udfc6 Pedagogical Innovation Grant<\/em> \u2014 \u201cBringing Anatomy Back to Life,\u201d $5,000
\ud83c\udfc6 On Campus Conference Award<\/em> \u2014 \u201cHuman Anatomy Education Training Workshop,\u201d $10,000<\/p>\n

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\"Mary<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc4f Mary Fagan<\/span><\/span>
\ud83c\udfc6 Sabbatical Leave<\/em> \u2014 Associate Professor, Communication Sciences & Disorders<\/p>\n

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\"Caroline<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udc4f Caroline Wilson<\/span><\/span>
\ud83c\udfc6 Development Leave<\/em> \u2014 Instructional Professor, Health Sciences<\/p>\n

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\"Zhen<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc4f Zhen Cong<\/span><\/span>
\ud83c\udfc6 On Campus Conference Award<\/em> \u2014 \u201cInternational Workshop on Aviation Meteorology,\u201d $7,000<\/p>\n

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\"Uri<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc4f Uri Maoz<\/span><\/span>
\ud83c\udfc6 SOARS Award<\/em> \u2014 Associate Professor, Psychology<\/p>\n

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\"Natalia<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udc4f Natalia Sanchez<\/span><\/span>
\ud83c\udfc6 SOARS Award<\/em> \u2014 Assistant Professor, Physical Therapy<\/p>\n

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\"Jennifer<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udc4f Jennifer Robinette<\/span><\/span>
\ud83c\udfc6 SOARS Award<\/em> \u2014 Assistant Professor, Psychology<\/p>\n

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Congratulations to our inspiring faculty members on their well-deserved recognition and achievements! \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udf93\u2728<\/p>\n

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