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Faculty Awards and Achievements

University Research, Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Award

The University Research, Scholarship and Artistic Achievement Awards (URSAAA) were created in 2018 to recognize Clemson University faculty who have achieved rare career milestones, such as: receiving the highest level of national or international recognition in their field; authoring a paper that has received more than 1,000 citations; and expending more than $1 million on research in a fiscal year.

CBSHS recipients are listed below, along with their URSAAA achievement.

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  • Class of 2025 URSAAA Recipients

    Alain Litwin

    Alain Litwin, co-director, Center for Addiction and Mental Health Research

    URSAAA recognition for annual expenditures exceeding $1 million.

     

    Lior RennertLior Rennert, CBSHS associate dean for health sciences; associate professor, Department of Public Health Sciences; director, Center for Public Health Modeling and Response

    URSAAA recognition for annual expenditures exceeding $1 million.

     

    Matt Rhodes-Purdy

    Matt Rhodes-Purdy, associate professor, Department of Political Science

    URSAAA recognition as Fulbright award recipient.

     

    Stephanie Trammel

    Stephanie Trammel, professor, School of Nursing

    URSAAA recognition as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.

     

    Ann Wetsel

    Ann Wetsel, professor, School of Nursing

    URSAAA recognition for publication exceeding 1,000 citations.

     

    Janice Withycombe

    Janice Withycombe, associate professor, School of Nursing

    URSAAA recognition as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.

     

    Mary Ellen Wright

    Mary Ellen Wright, assistant professor, School of Nursing

    URSAAA recognition as Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing.

  • CBSHS URSAAA Members

    College of Behavioral, Social and Health Sciences

    • Leslie Hossfeld, professor and dean - Annual expenditures exceeding $1 million.

    Department of Political Science

    • Laura Olson, professor - Fulbright award recipient.

    Department of Psychology

    • Thomas Britt, Trevillian Distinguished Professor of Psychology - Publication exceeding 1,000 citations. 
    • Robin Kowalski, professor - Publication exceeding 1,000 citations. 
    • Sue Limber, Dan Olweus Distinguished Professor of Youth, Family and Community Studies - Publication exceeding 1,000 citations. 
    • June Pilcher, Alumni Distinguished Professor of Psychology - Publication exceeding 1,000 citations, Fulbright-Freud Visiting Scholar Award and Fulbright Specialist in Public/Global Health.
    • Lesley Ross, professor and SmartState/SmartLife Endowed Chair in Aging and Cognition and director of the Institute for Engaged Aging - Annual expenditures exceeding $1 million.
    • Mark Small, professor and director of the Institute on Family and Neighborhood Life - Fulbright awards in 2004 as a traditional scholar in the Czech Republic; in 2006 as a senior specialist in the Czech Republic; from 2015-1017 as a core scholar in Albania; and publication exceeding 1,000 citations.

    Department of Public Health Sciences

    • Ron Gimbel, professor and director of Clemson Rural Health - Annual expenditures exceeding $1 million.

    Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice

    • William Haller, professor - Publication exceeding 1,000 citations.
    • Bryan Miller, professor and CBSHS associate dean for research - Fulbright award recipient.
  • CBSHS Emeritus URSAAA Members

    Department of Psychology

    • Bruce King, professor - Fellow for three international societies: Association for Psychological Science, American Psychological Association and the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society.
    • James McCubbin, professor - Publication exceeding 1,000 citations, Fellow of the American Psychological Association, the Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research and the Society for Behavioral Medicine.
  • Former CBSHS Faculty URSAAA Members

    Department of Communication

    • Joseph P. Mazer, associate professor and associate department chair - Publication exceeding 1,000 citations. 

Fulbright Scholarships and Awards

The Fulbright Program is an international academic exchange program founded in 1946 with an ambitious goal — to increase mutual understanding and support friendly and peaceful relations between the people of the United States and the people of other countries. Today, the U.S. government oversees an extensive suite of fellowships and scholarships in partnership with more than 160 countries worldwide.

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  • Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program

    Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management

    • Lauren Duffy, St. Lucia (2022)

    Department of Political Science

    • Mary Jeanne Martz, Venezuela (1977-1978)
    • Michael Morris, Hatfield Polytechnic, United Kingdom (1987-1988)
    • Michael Morris, University of Chile, Chile (1994-1995)
    • Laura Olsen, University of Bari, Italy (2019-2020; 2024)
    • Matthew Rhodes-Purdy, University of Manchester, United Kingdom (2024-2025)

    Department of Psychology

    • Mark Small, Charles University, Czech Republic (2003-2004)
    • June Pilcher, Sigmund Freud Museum, Austria (2011-2012)
    • Mark Small, Marin Barleti University, Albania (2014-2015)

    Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice

    • Thomas Lyson, University of Canterbury, New Zealand (1985-1986)
    • Sharon Nagy, University of Bahrain, Bahrain (2001-2002)
    • Bryan Miller, University of Tampere, Finland (2019)
    • William Haller, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Canada (2021-2022)
  • Fulbright Specialist Program

    Department of Political Science

    • Aron Tannenbaum, Russia (2000)

    Department of Psychology

    • Mark Small, University of South Bohemia, Czech Republic (2006)
    • June Pilcher, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health, Finland (2017)

    Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice

    • Shontavia Johnson, Khazakstan (2022)
    • Holly Williams, Tampere University, Finland (2023-2025)
  • Fulbright-Hays Group Projects Program

    Department of Communication

    • Andrew Pyle, India (2021)

    Department of Public Health Sciences

    • Hugh Spitler, Ghana (1991)
  • Fulbright-Hays Fellowship 

    Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Criminal Justice

    • Sharon Nagy, University of Qatar, Qatar (1992)
    • Kenneth Robinson, South Africa (1997)
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