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2006 International Programs Award Recipients

With great pleasure, the Office of International Programs names its recipients of the 2006 International Programs Award.  The award recognizes faculty and students of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston who actively engage in international academic collaboration. “This year’s decisions were exceptionally difficult, but we were able to accommodate more winners than last year,” explained Hui-Ming Chang, M.D., M.P.H., vice president for international programs and special advisor to the president. This year nine recipients, five faculty members and four students, were awarded funding to valuable projects in advancements of international collaboration between UTHSC-H and academic institutions of higher learning throughout the world. This year’s winners are: Kamal F. Busaidy, D.D.S., clinical assistant professor, oral maxillofacial surgery, Dental Branch Janet C. Grobe Hood, D.D.S., assistant professor of restorative dentistry, Dental Branch M. Sriram Iyengar, Ph.D., assistant professor of health informatics, School of Health Information Sciences Sharon K. Ostwald, Ph.D., R.N., Isla Carroll Turner chair in gerontology nursing & professor, center on aging, School of Nursing Robert E. Roberts, Ph.D., professor, health promotion & behavioral sciences, School of Public Health Serena Ann Rodríguez, M.P.H., student, School of Public Health Andrew E. Springer, Dr.P.H., postdoctoral fellow, Center for Health Promotion & Prevention Research, School of Public Health Thien Chinh Vu, student, School of Public Health Hui Zhao, M.D., M.S., student, School of Public Health Winners will utilize the funds towards varied projects such as HIV/AIDS prevention programs in Africa, dementia research in Italy, smoking cessation programs in China, and the development of revolutionary software for cell research. The International Programs Award was established in 2005 by means of a generous donation by a benefactor, in the desire to establish an academic collection of projects that looked to promote the health care needs of others on a global perspective.  Award selection is conducted by a committee of faculty from the various schools of UTHSC-H.  The committee ranks the applications according to the project’s rationale, perceived benefits for the applicant and UTHSC-H, and the overall impact of the work. With this award, the Office of International Programs hopes to provide funding to valuable advancements of international collaboration and increase the individual and collective awareness of international programs. The Office of International Programs looks forward to continuing this award in the future and encourages more to apply.