IRiSS Affiliates Receive Awards for Distinguished Teaching

IRiSS is proud to acknowledge two affiliates that have been honored with teaching awards by the Humanities and Sciences Dean's office for the 2018-19 school year.

Professor Jeanne Tsai, Department of Psychology, received the Dean's Award for Achievements in Teaching. Tsai had been a recipient of IRiSS seed grants in 2015 and 2017 to support her project Cultural Neuroscience of Trust: The Role of Emotion.

Professor Woody Powell, Department of Sociology, received the Dean's Award for Achievements in Teaching for Excellence in Graduate Education. Powell was a seed grant awardee in 2011 as well as currently serving as the co-director of the Center on Philanthropy and Society.

Additionally, Iris Malone, a 2018-19 IRiSS Dissertation Fellow from the Department of Political Science, was honored with the 2019 Walter J. Gores Award, recognizing undergraduate and graduate teaching excellence. She was commended “for being a role model for what it means to be an innovative researcher and an inspiring mentor.” IRiSS supported her research on Insurgency Formation and Civil War Onset. Read more for a full list of awardees.