Lauren Bishop, PhD, an assistant professor in the School of Social Work and a Waisman Center investigator, was recently honored with the 2022 Deborah K. Padgett Early Career Achievement Award from the Society for Social Work and Research.
Awards and Honors
Ruth Litovsky awarded Silver Medal by the Acoustical Society of America
By Charlene N. Rivera-Bonet, Waisman Science Writer Ruth Litovsky, PhD, chair of communication sciences and disorders, professor of surgery in the Division of Otolaryngology, and Waisman Center investigator was recently selected to receive The Acoustical …
Sonja Oetzel was recognized with the Pringle Award for her outstanding service at the Waisman Center
Sonja Oetzel’s friendly smile is the first thing most people see when they walk into the Waisman Center. Managing the front desk, Oetzel makes the Waisman Center a positive experience for visitors, and she was recognized for it with the 2021 University Staff Pringle Award.
Janet E. Lainhart honored with AACAP George Tarjan Award
The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) has awarded Janet E. Lainhart, MD, a pediatrician, psychiatrist, professor in the School of Medicine and Public Health at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and a Waisman Center investigator, the 2021 AACAP George Tarjan, MD, Award for Contributions in Developmental Disabilities.
Maria Nogueron Is Honored with the Wisconsin BPDD’s Diehard Award
Maria Nogueron, the UCEDD’s Constituent Advisory Committee (CAC) Chair at the Waisman Center, has been awarded the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities’ Diehard Award.
The 2021 winners: Cool Science Image Contest
Ten images and two videos created by University of Wisconsin–Madison students, faculty and staff have been named winners of the 2021 Cool Science Image Contest.
Cengiz receives Academic Staff Excellence Awards
Pelin Cengiz, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics and a Waisman Center investigator, is among this year’s recipients. She received the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Research: Independent Investigator.
Susan Ellis Weismer receives 2021 Hilldale Award
Ellis Weismer is an expert on language learning disorders in children. She has contributed new insights into three major language-associated disorders: autism spectrum disorder, developmental language disorder, and children who are late to talk.
Guggenheim Fellowship awarded to Waisman Investigator Seth Pollak
Dr. Seth Pollak, the College of Letters & Science Distinguished Professor of Psychology, has been named a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.
New Innovator Award winner looking for unprecedented view of the brain
Congratulations to Aviad Hai, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and a Waisman affiliate, on being selected as a 2020 National Institutes of Health Director’s New Innovator Award.