President’s Awards for Exemplary Public Engagement
Congratulations to this year’s awardees!
Recipients of the 2024 President’s Award for Exemplary Public Engagement
The President’s Award for Exemplary Public Engagement is the highest honor presented for public engagement at the University at Albany. It recognizes an individual, project or program that embodies the University’s vision as a public research university committed to providing the leadership, knowledge and innovations to create a better world. This year’s two exceptional awardees epitomize UAlbany’s core priority of Engagement and Service. Through outstanding scholarship, significant personal effort, and transformational partnerships, they have developed impactful new opportunities and approaches for addressing critical issues in the areas of public health and education, and as such have contributed greatly to our shared goal of creating more equitable, just, inclusive and supportive communities for all.
Tammy Ellis-Robinson, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Educational and Counseling Psychology
School of Education Director of Equity and Inclusion
School of Education
New York State Myotonic Dystrophy Center
- Andy Berglund, PhD
Distinguished Professor and Director
RNA Institute, College of Arts & Sciences
- John D. Cleary, PhD
Assistant Director of Research
Honorees for Distinguished Public Engagement
This year we acknowledge a number of individuals and projects that have made outstanding contributions to addressing a significant societal challenge and enhancing public well-being through engaged research, teaching, experiential learning, creative activity or service.
- Susan Appe, PhD
Associate Professor and MPA Program Director
Department of Public Administration and Policy
Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy
- Rajani Bhatia, PhD
Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
College of Arts and Sciences
Computer Science Pathways RPP
Lijun Ni, PhD, Project PI
Department of Educational Theory & Practice
School of Education
In Partnership with
- Schenectady City School District
- Methuen Public Schools
- Lowell Public Schools
Message Design Dashboard
Dr. Jeannette Sutton, PI
College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC)
Dr. J. Ramon Gil-Garcia
Co-PI, Center for Technology in Government (CTG)
Derek Werthmuller
Co-PI, CTG
Dr. Micki Olson
Senior Researcher, CEHC
In partnership with
- FEMA Integrated Public Alert and Warning System (IPAWS)
- Bent Ear Solutions