Fernandez receives ASPPH Research Excellence Award

MariaE.费尔南德斯，PhD, the Lorne Bain Distinguished Professor in Public Health andMedicine, andprofessor of healthpromotion and behavioralscience at UTHealth School of Public Health is the recipient of the2022 Association of Schools and Programs of Public Health’s (ASPPH) Research Excellence Award. This distinguished award recognizes faculty who have devoted their careers to investigating public health issues.

“这是一个巨大的荣幸得到这个奖项,”said Fernandez. “I am humbled to be counted among the many distinguished Public Health scholars who are past recipients. Public Health is a team science endeavor and I feel extremely fortunate to be surrounded by exceptional leaders, colleagues, staff, students, and community partners who make this work possible. I am grateful for their continued guidance, inspiration, and solidarity as we strive for population health and health equity in Texas, the U.S., and Globally.”

费尔南德斯，director of the Center for Health Promotion and Prevention Research (CHPPR),and co-Founding Director of the new UTHealth Institute for Implementation Science,was nominated for this accolade by Eric Boerwinkle,PhD,院长Uthealth School of Public Health.

“Dr. Fernandez’s outstanding contributions in academic public health research over the past 27 years make her an ideal choice for the 2022 ASPPH Research Excellence Award,” said迪恩·布温克尔（Dean Boerwinkle）. “She is an innovative, visionary, transformative leader who has substantively advanced the science of public health through her scholarship, mentorship of public health researchers from underrepresented minority groups, and sustained commitment to redressing health inequities in vulnerable populations.”

ASPPH研究卓越奖的获得者是从Aspph成员机构，Cbeplay苹果手机能用吗EPH认可的学校或公共卫生计划的全职教师名单中选出的，总计194个机构。外围beplay此外，该奖项的获奖者将获得现金奖，在年度颁奖典礼上获得ASPPH年度会议的免费注册和认可。

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