Stephen Linder appointed to Board of Environmental Change and Society
Congratulations to Stephen H. Linder, PhD, professor with the Department of Management, Policy, and Community Health, for his recent appointment to the Board on Environmental Change and Society (BECS) of the National Academy of Sciences. The National Academy of Sciences…
Keisha Ray awarded for teaching excellence
Congratulations are in order for Keisha Ray, PhD, who has received the 2022 Dean’s Teaching Excellence Award. Other faculty of McGovern Medical School also received this honor and are listed here.
2022 Karff Awards winners selected
The McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics is pleased to announce the winners of the 2022 Karff Chair Awards. These awards are given to graduating seniors at McGovern Medical School and the School of Dentistry at UTHealth Houston. Prizes for…
BRIDGE grant awarded to Keisha Ray and Kirsten Ostherr
Keisha Ray, PhD, and Kirsten Ostherr, PhD, MPH, were awarded a grant for their project, “Leveraging Medical Humanities to Eradicate Racial Health Disparities.” The grant comes from BRIDGE—Building Research on Inequality and Diversity to Grow Equity—at Rice University. Congratulations, Drs….
Anson Koshy wins Distinguished Faculty Award in Professionalism
The McGovern Medical School Office of Professionalism has named Anson Koshy, MD, associate professor in the McGovern Center for Humanities and Ethics, and the Department of Pediatrics, as the inaugural winner of the John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Distinguished…
Keisha Ray elected to ASBH Nominating Committee
Keisha Ray, PhD, has been elected to serve as a member of the Nominating Committee of the Association for Bioethics and Humanities (ASBH). Elections are held annually to fill open positions to serve on the Committee for a two-year term….
McGovern Center faculty recognized for teaching excellence
In honor of teaching excellence month at McGovern Medical School, the 2021 winners of the Dean’s Teaching Excellence Awards were announced. McGovern Center faculty members Nathan Carlin, PhD, and Rebecca Lunstroth, JD, MA, were among the winners. List of awardees
Rebecca Lunstroth receives faculty promotion
Congratulations are in order for Rebecca Lunstroth, JD, MA, who was recently promoted to the rank of Associate Professor. Lunstroth oversees the required curriculum of the McGovern Center and serves as the Center’s Associate Director. She is also leading the…
McGovern Center welcomes new fellow, celebrates faculty accomplishments
The McGovern Center is pleased to share a few exciting updates. Mary E. Kollmer Horton, MPH, MA, has joined the Center as Predoctoral Fellow. Kollmer Horton has over 20 years of experience working with students on professional development and scholarship…
Schweitzer Fellowship hosts Celebration of Service
The Albert Schweitzer Fellowship recently hosted its (virtual) Celebration of Service to honor its graduating fellows. During the service, Anna M. Babin, former President and CEO of the United Way of Greater Houston, was named Humanitarian of the Year, and…