Faculty Awards and Accolades

Bryan Mackenzie, PhD, Biomedical Sciences Laboratory Techniques
Appointed Editor in Chief
Journal: Advances in Physiology Education
January 2026

Faculty Research Service Award
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
October 2025

Faculty-to-Faculty Research Mentor Award
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati Offices of the Provost and the Vice President for Research
August 2025

Aris Astreinidis, PhD, Biomedical Sciences Laboratory Techniques
UC-COM Undergraduate Golden Apple Award for 1000/2000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2025

James Boex, PhD, The Context of Contemporary Public and Global Health
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 1000/2000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2025

Stephanie White, PhD, Food Literacy in Health and Wellness  
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 1000/2000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2025

Roger Worrell, PhD, Medical Physiology
UC-COM Undergraduate Golden Apple Award for 3000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2025

David Askew, PhD, Medical Histology
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 3000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2025

Philip Diller, PhD, Becoming a Master Physician
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 3000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2025

Roger Worrell, PhD, Pathophysiology
UC-COM Undergraduate Golden Apple Award for 4000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2025

Lauri Nandyal, PhD, Integrative Gut Health
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 4000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2025

Andrew Thompson, PhD, Human Gross Anatomy
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 4000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2025

Faculty Research Service Award
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
October 2024

Research Rising Star Award
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
October 2024

UC-COM Undergraduate Golden Apple Award for 1000/2000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2024

Stephanie White, PhD, Food Literacy in Health & Wellness
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 1000/2000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2024

Stephen Glasser, PhD; Aris Astreinidis, PhD; Emma Schoch, PhD, Biomedical sciences Laboratory Techniques
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 1000/2000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2024

Kevin Haworth, PhD, Medical Imaging: Science and Application
UC-COM Undergraduate Golden Apple Award for 3000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2024

Emma Schoch, PhD; Erin Hertlein, PhD, Cell and Cancer Biology
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 3000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2024

David Askew, PhD, Medical Histology
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 3000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2024

Michael Lieberman, PhD; Emma Schoch, PhD, Inborn Errors of Biochemistry
UC-COM Undergraduate Golden Apple Award for 4000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2024

Terry Kirley, PhD, Fundamentals of Pharmacology
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 4000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2024

Mike Lieberman, PhD; Emma Schoch, PhD, Principles of Biochemistry I & II
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 4000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2024

UC-COM Undergraduate Golden Apple Award for 1000/2000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2023

Lauri Nandyal, PhD; John Sacco, MD, Introduction to Integrative Medicine
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 1000/2000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2023

Meriden McGraw, PhD, Medical Well-being and Self-care
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 1000/2000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2023

David Askew, PhD and Fran Larkin, Health and Community: Service Learning Rotation
UC-COM Undergraduate Golden Apple Award for 3000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2023

Meera Murthi, PhD, Mindfulness Based Interventions - Science, Practice, and Research
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 3000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2023

Roger Worrell, PhD, Medical Physiology
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 3000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2023

Roger Worrell, PhD, Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Physiology
UC-COM Undergraduate Golden Apple Award for 4000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2023

Terry Kirley, PhD, Fundamentals of Medical Pharmacology
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 4000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2023

Lauri Nandyal, PhD, Integrative Gut Health
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 4000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2023

UC-COM Undergraduate Golden Apple Award for 1000/2000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2022

Michael Lieberman, PhD; Terry Kirley, PhD, History of Medicine and Technology Innovation 
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 1000/2000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2022

Sian Cotton, PhD, Lauri Nandyal, PhD, John Sacco, MD, Introduction to Integrative Health
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 1000/2000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2022

Philip Diller, MD, Becoming a Master Physician
UC-COM Undergraduate Golden Apple Award for 3000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2022

David Askew PhD, Medical Microbiology
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 3000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2022

Kevin Haworth, PhD, Medical Imaging: Science and Application
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 3000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2022

Andrew Thompson, PhD; Bruce Giffin, PhD, Human Gross Anatomy
UC-COM Undergraduate Golden Apple Award for 4000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2022

John Monoco, PhD, Immunology
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 4000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2022

Michael Lieberman, PhD, Principles of Biochemistry 
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 4000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2022

Stephen Glasser, PhD; Demetria Fischesser, PhD, Biomedical Sciences Laboratory Techniques

UC-COM Undergraduate Golden Apple Award for 1000/2000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2021

Rick Becker, MD, Life n Medicine
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 1000/2000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2021

Kelly Lyle, MS, Mental Well-being and Self-care
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 1000/2000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2021

David Askew, PhD, Medical Histology
UC-COM Undergraduate Golden Apple Award for 3000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2021

Philip Diller, MD, Becoming a Master Physician
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 3000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2021

Kevin Haworth, PhD, Medical Imaging: Science and Application
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 3000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2021

Michael Lieberman, PhD, Principles of Biochemistry I&II
UC-COM Undergraduate Golden Apple Award for 4000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2021

Andrew Thompson, PhD; Bruce Giffin, PhD, Human Gross Anatomy
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 4000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2021

Terry Kirley, PhD, Fundamentals of Medical Pharmacology
UC-COM Undergraduate Silver Apple Award for 4000 Level Courses
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Undergraduate Programs
May 2021

David Askew, PhD
A.B. Dolly Cohen Award for Excellence in Teaching
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati
April 2020

Edmund Choi, PhD
UC Golden Apple Award
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
June 2017

David Askew, PhD
Fellow of the Graduate School
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati
April 2017

Bryan Mackenzie, PhD
Fellow of the Graduate School
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati
April 2017

William Miller, PhD
Fellow of the Graduate School
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati 
April 2017

Michael Lieberman, PhD
Optime Magistrum Award - Fundamentals of Molecular Medicine
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
2016-2017

Edmund Choi, PhD
Optime Magistrum Award - Fundamentals of Cellular Medicine
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
2016-2017

Michael Lieberman, PhD 
Best Teacher Award - Fundamentals of Molecular Medicine
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
January 2017

Edmund Choi, PhD
Best Teacher Award - Fundamentals of Cellular Medicine
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati College of Medicine
January 2017

David Askew, PhD
Richard Akeson Excellence in Teaching Award
Awarded by: Health Sciences Graduate Association
November 2016

Anil Menon, PhD
Academy for Teaching and Learning Fellow
Awarded by: University of Cincinnati
May 2016