2025 SOPHE Awardees
Distinguished Fellow Award
Recognizes a National SOPHE member who has made significant and lasting contributions to SOPHE and the profession of health education or public health demonstrated through exemplary scholarship and community service.
Raffy R. Luquis, PhD, MCHES®, Penn State Harrisburg
Honorary Fellow Award
Recognizes a non-SOPHE member who has made significant and lasting contributions to health education and the public’s health.
Sandro Galea, MD, DrPH, School of Public Health, Washington University in St. Louis
Dorothy Nyswander Health Equity Award
Recognizes an individual or group who embodies and promotes health equity through research, practice, and/or teaching.
Chandra L. Ford, PhD, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Behavioral, Social and Health Education Sciences
Health Education Technology Innovation Award
Recognizes individuals or groups who have distinguished themselves by applying innovative, non-commercial technology in health education.
New Jersey Department of Health Daycares, Schools, and Higher Education Team
Karen Denard Goldman Health Education Mentor Award
Recognizes a National SOPHE member in an academic or practice setting who has made a significant contribution to the preparation and/or performance of health educators and who has successfully forged the link between practice and research.
Leonard Jack, Jr., PhD, MSc, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Control
M. Elaine Auld Horizon Award
Recognizes early-career health educators who have distinguished themselves through leadership, creativity, involvement in the profession, and health education practice.
Sarah Ruiz, PhD, RD, LD, New Mexico State University
Most Valuable Partner
Given by SOPHE staff to recognize excellence in collaboration and partnership with SOPHE to improve the profession and the public’s health.
Eta Sigma Gamma
SOPHE Chapter Award of Excellence
Recognizes a SOPHE Chapter that has demonstrated creative and effective methods in the delivery of one or more core member services. Chapters are recognized for innovative approaches to membership, fiscal management, leadership, communications and continuing education.
Texas SOPHE
SOPHE/CDC Student Fellows in Injury Prevention
Recognizes, assists, and trains students working on research or practice-based projects in unintentional injury prevention from the perspective of health education or the behavioral sciences.
Marianne Chirica, M.S, Indiana University Bloomington, “Distal, Developmental, and Proximal Risk Factors for Suicide-Related Outcomes”
Priyanka Joshi, MD, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, “Neighborhood Factors Influence Primary Care Follow-up for Adolescents with Depression or Suicidality After ED Visits”
Siddhesh Zadey, Columbia University, “Cost-Benefits of Physical Environmental Interventions for Pedestrian Safety in New York City”
SOPHE Patient Engagement Fellow
Recognizes, assists, and trains masters or doctoral students to advance the research and practice of patient-centered health care from the perspective of health education or the behavioral sciences.
Eleanor Hudd, MA, University of Kentucky, “How Physicians Communicate the Risks of Opioid Medications to Patients”
SOPHE Presidential Citations
Recognize dedicated service and contributions to SOPHE.
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SOPHE Trophy Award
Acknowledges a member’s tireless contributions to SOPHE; often referred to as the “Unsung SOPHE Hero Award.”
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21st Century Health Education Practice Scholarships
Provide financial support to SOPHE members (National/chapter) who are health education specialists and practitioners to attend SOPHE’s Annual Conference or Advocacy Summit.
Ethan Greenblatt, MCHES®, CPH, St. Louis County Department of Public Health
Alvin Tran, ScD, MPH, University of New Haven
21st Century Student Scholarships
Provide financial support to full-time undergraduate and graduate students to attend SOPHE’s Annual Conference or Advocacy Summit.
Raphael Adesiyan, MEd, University of Kentucky
Sophia Garbarino, Emory University
Vivian Drenckhahn Student Scholarships
Provide support to full-time undergraduate and graduate students in their pursuit of educational and professional development in health education.
Hannah Branch, Truman State University
Taylor Levy, UTHealth Houston School of Public Health: Austin Campus
Akanksha Mehra, University of New Haven
SOPHE Journals
Health Education & Behavior’s Lawrence W. Green Paper of the Year
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Health Promotion Practice’s Sarah Mazelis Paper of the Year
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Pedagogy in Health Promotion Paper of the Year
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