2025 Award Recipient
Sheryl A. McCurdy, PhD
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Public Health
The ASPPH Practice Excellence Award recognizes faculty who integrate scholarly public health practice into research, teaching, and service.
Nominations should include a description of the nominee’s outstanding contributions in:
Nominees must be full-time faculty from an ASPPH-member, CEPH-accredited school or program of public health. View the list of ASPPH-member institutions. The nominee must have the following:
All nominations must include:
$1,000 Cash Prize
Complimentary registration and travel reimbursement for the ASPPH Annual Meeting
Formal recognition at the ASPPH Awards Luncheon
Commemorative award trophy
Each nomination is reviewed by a dedicated selection committee composed of:
Nominations are scored using a standardized rubric based on:
The committee ranks candidates and forwards a recommendation to ASPPH leadership, who determine final awardees.
Barbara A. Israel, DrPH, MPH
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Carolyn M. Audet, PhD, MSci
Vanderbilt University Institute for Medicine and Public Health
Jeni Hebert-Beirne, PhD, MPH
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
Melissa (Moose) Alperin, EdD, MPH, MCHES
Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
Karen D. Liller, PhD, EdS, MA, CPH
University of South Florida College of Public Health
Brandon Grimm, PhD MPH
University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health
Catherine L. Troisi, PhD
University of Texas School of Public Health
Deanna M. Hoelscher, PhD, RD, LD, CNS
University of Texas School of Public Health
Tim Byers, MD, MPH
Colorado School of Public Health: University of Colorado | Colorado State University | University of Northern Colorado
Belinda Reininger, DrPH, MPH
University of Texas School of Public Health
Margaret A. Potter, JD
University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health
Dr. Matthew Boulton, MD, MPH
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Eugenia Eng, DrPH
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health
Rebecca Parkin, PhD, MPH
George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services
Kathleen Miner, PhD, MPH
Emory University Rollins School of Public Health
Bernard J. Turnock, MD, MPH
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health
Thomas A. Burke, PhD, MPH
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health