HWSPH Distinguished Service to Education Programs

2023

• Dr. Andrea LaCroix

2022

• Dr. Kimberly Brouwer
• Dr. Loki Natarajan
• Dr. Dennis Trinidad

HWSPH Distinguished Teaching Award

2023

• Dr. Sheri Hartman

2022

• Dr. Cinnamon Bloss

2021

• Dr. Nancy Binkin 

2019

• Dr. Margaret Ryan
• Dr. Florin Vaida

BSPH Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching Award

2026

•  Dr. Kimberly Brouwer

2025

• Dr. Chadwick Campbell
• Dr. Gene Tan

2024

• Dr. Dennis Trinidad

2023

• Dr. Sheri Hartman

2022

• Dr. Margaret Ryan
• Dr. Christine Zoumas

2021

• Dr. Rebecca Fielding-Miller
• Dr. Brinda Rana

2020

• Dr. Leslie Lewis

2019

• Dr. Sarah Linke

2018

• Dr. Tarik Benmarhnia
• Dr. Becky Marquez

2017

• Dr. Samantha Hurst
• Dr. Margaret Ryan

BSPH Excellence in Teaching in the BSPH TA Award

2026

• Raghad Aljenabi
• Elsa Ghebrendrias
• Araz Majnoonian

2025

• Jasmin Duehring
• Shanzeh Iqbal
• Rachel Koehler
• Luan Nguyen
• Mia Thomas

2024

• Lucia Ferrer
• Renie Liu
• Alana Lopez
• Danielle Pham

2023

• Jackie Andrzejewski
• Florence Wu

2022

• Eduardo Gonzalez
• Rudy Patrick

2021

• Ricardo Enrique Flores
• Yuwei Cheng

2020

• Haley Ciborowski

2018

• Jessica Hawks

2017

• Jennifer Sanchez‐Flack

2016

• Alyson Cavanaugh

BSPH Public Health Pedagogy and Learning Apprentice Award

2026

• Liana Krynsky
  
  

BSPH Public Health Instructional Apprentice Award

2025

• Lauren Gumarang
• Sandy Lian La
• Aime Nguyen
• Matthew Gregory Yam

2024

• Nick Hsu
• Leanne Liaw

BSPH Independent Study in Public Health Experiential and Research Award

2026

• Michael Dam
• Britney Nguyen-Bui
• Lizbeth Sanchez

2025

• Stella Ghevondyan
• Makayla Jeffris
• Lauren Medina
• Traeson Salcido 

2024

• Riya Agarwal
• Jennisa Bangal
• Nadia Celaya Carrillo
• McKayla Sarmiento
• Amy Trinh

2023

• Elissa Gomez

2022

• Sundos Alani
• Angel Andres Lomeli

2021

• Manar Alkuzweny
• Daniah Hazim Kareem

2020

• Erica Chan
• Suha Godil

2019

• Nathaniel Zall Badii

2018

• Hunter Green

2017

• Alexia M. Anavim

2016

• Erin Deiotte
• Karyn Speidel

BSPH Public Health Community Service Award

2026

• Catherine Dinh
• Molly Tsutsui

2025

• Kendy Arana
• Mark Lee 

2024

• Vanessa Alcova

2023

• Merna Fahmy

2022

• Carol Hafey

2021

• Isabel Celeste Nguyen
• Donna Diem Pham 

2020

• Vincent Nam-Kha Duong
• Jamie J. Kwak 

2019

• Chelsey Lin

2018

• John Nelson
• Tong Qi

2017

• Hasan Rehan Makda
• Nhat Quang Hai Nguyen 

2016

• Nia Acevedo
• Sabrina Evans
• Marisol Garcia

BSPH Positive Impact Award

2026

• Kent Romo

BSPH Poster Showcase Awards

2026

• 1st Place (Tied): Idalia Fernandez, Victor Lomelli, Briana Robinson, Ishani Shah
  • "Left on the Table: CalFresh Eligibility and Enrollment Among UCSD Undergraduates"
• 1st Place (Tied): Kailene Fabian, Alton Gu, Elham Shamloufard, Will Svacina
  • "Lost in Translation: Relationships Between English Proficiency and Health Literacy among International Undergraduate Students at UC San Diego"
• 2nd Place: Arielle Flores, Jana Ibrahim, Jehlayna Kai, Pruthva Mania, Sarah Wilton
  • "Buzzed and Bonded?  Exploring Alochol and Social Connection"
• 3rd Place (Tied): Kaela Santiago, Mylani Quinata, Cherrelle Chu, Noelani Amante, Stephanie Melgar
  • "More than a Game: Social Interaction on Mental Well-being in UCSD Student Athletes"
• 3rd Place (Tied): Vivian Bach, Charlene Phan, Catherina Santoso, Ashley Truong, Jessie Yu
  • "Culture, Condoms, and Conversaations: Unwrapping the Mediator of Sexual Health Literacy in Undergraduates"

2025

• 1st Place (Tied): Fiona Fisher, Catalina Jones, Jessica Jatiram, Michelle Griffith, Raigan Johnson
  • "Balancing Books and Paychecks: The Impact of Student Employment on UCSD Students"
• 1st Place (Tied): Sophia Davit, Daniela De La Torre, Vianca Zavala
  • "2nd: Not Built for Me: Exploring Student Perspectives on Accessibility and Inclusion at UCSD"
• 2nd Place: Dora Durán, Jen Gonzalez, Hannah Ng
  • "A retrospective qualitative analysis of the dynamic experiences faced by youth serving as interpreters for family members in medical settings"
• 3rd Place: Fhujjen Barroga, Tu La, Prechelle Ramirez
  • "From the Birds and the Bees to UCSD Degrees: Association Between One's Upbringings and Sexual Health Literacy Among Undergraduates"

2024

• 1st Place: Kaitlyn Grijalva, Grace Hoang, Sadie Lyman
  • "Beyond the Cafeteria: Exploring the Impact of Living Situations on College Students’ Food Choices"
• 2nd Place: Taylor DeOcampo, Keala Macias, Farangiz Malikova, Kaz Nuckowski, Theresa Simon
  • "Hungry Minds: San Diego Public University Student Perceptions of Food Insecurity"
• 3rd Place: Orendain, Michelle; Ouslim, Sarah; Patel, Niti; Yu, Yvonne
  • "Late-Night Munchies & Sleep Patterns"

2023

• 1st Place: Anthony Cirilo, Lizbeth Gonzalez, Sophia Pham, Adam Maaroof
  • "Insurance and healthcare utilization: An analysis of the likelihood of STI/HIV diagnosis among female sex workers (FSW) in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez, Mexico"
• 2nd Place: Hannah Choi, Kathryn Madison Jarrell, Alexia Lopez, Yuri Ayala, Grace Nakashima
  • "Hungry For Change: A Survey on Food Insecurity at UC San Diego, 2023"
• 3rd Place: Jamie Foo, Cassidy Liu, Cindy Weng, Vanessa Wu
  • "The Impact of Different Media Screen Time on Sleep"

2022

• 1st Place: Alexandra Babakanian, Tiffany Huynh, David Lei, Seva Patel
  • "Current Drowning Surveillance Systems: A case study of Riverside and Orange County"
• 2nd Place: Leslie Zepeda, Karlyn Malit, Anna Claire Rogness, Chhaya Khera, Victoria Evans
  • "What Matters to Student Success: A Study On Campus Resource Utilization For Racial and/or Ethnic Minority Undergraduate Students Attending UC San Diego"
• 3rd Place: Brooke Tran, Donna Pham, Emerly Machado-Villavicencio
  • "Caffeine Beverage Consumption and Perceived Quality of Life among UCSD Undergraduate Students"

2021

• 1st Place: Vincent Duong, Natalie Hofmann, Jamie Kwak, Kevin Taggart
  • "Back to School: Evaluation of COVID-19 Safety Policies and Vaccine Hesitancy"
• 2nd Place: Paisley Araujo, Diep Nguyen, Elle Quach
  • "The Influence of Socio-Ecological Factors on Teen Tobacco Use in the United States"
• 3rd Place: Claudia Aguirre, Carissa Hwu
  • "Building Equity: Growing the Reach, Accessibility, and Appeal of Campus Resources"

2020

• 1st Place: Erica Chan, Andrew Nguyen, Michele Phung, Hanna Sahagon
  • “Let There Be Light: Evaluation of UCSD Night-Safety Services”
• 2nd Place (Tie): Noah Hoang, Annie Lei, Jodi Santos
  • “Give a Care, Clean Up the Air! A Study of Air Pollution and Cardiovascular Disease”
• 2nd Place (Tie): Melissa Chao, Reginamae Daquigan
  • “Quality of Life and Perception of Cultural Inclusion Among UCSD College Students”

2019

• 1st Place: Kayla Carrillo, Jason Chua
  • "Correlation Study: The Relationship Between Diabetes-related Death and Health Insurance Coverage in San Diego County"
• 2nd Place: Mitzy Ornelas, Jacklyn Sanchez Alvarez, Vianey Twyford
  • "Impact of Sexual Health Discussions on Safe Sex Behavior"
• 3rd Place: Theresa Brimson, Olena Tiulkina
  • "Perceived Prevalence and Attitudes of Non-prescription Use of Adderall Among UCSD Undergraduate Students, 2019"

BSPH Poster Showcase Student Choice Awards

2026

• Ganna Mohamed, Idaliz Lua-Sandoval, Laryah Carter, Trista Sasaki, Sarah Song
  • "Too Hot, Too Cold, Too Absent: Temperature and Class Attendance among UCSD Students"