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Outstanding Faculty Mentors

The Outstanding Faculty Mentor Awards reflect the extraordinary efforts ASU’s faculty undertake to foster academic excellence and nurture professional development with an inclusive and compassionate approach. All nominees embody ASU’s dedication to maintaining graduate student success.

Congratulations to our 2020-21 OFMA awardees:

Leah Doane, Outstanding Doctoral Mentor
Department of Psychology, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Dr. Leah Doane is an Associate Professor and Developmental area head in the Department of Psychology. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and her Ph.D. in Human Development and Social Policy from Northwestern University. Dr. Doane is the proud mentor of 9 current and former award-winning doctoral students and over 300 current and former undergraduate research assistants.

Read more about Dr. Doane and her graduate mentoring philosophy.

Kevin Wright, Outstanding Master’s Mentor
School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Watts College of Public Programs and Community Solutions

Kevin Wright is an Associate Professor in the School of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Center for Correctional Solutions. His work focuses on enhancing the lives of people who live and work in our correctional system through research, education, and community engagement. This award reflects the efforts of the many students, faculty, staff, and community members who contribute to and support that mission at ASU.

Read more about Dr. Wright and his graduate mentoring philosophy.

Kristin Hunt, Outstanding Instructional Faculty Mentor
School of Music, Dance and Theatre, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

Dr. Kristin Hunt (Associate Professor, School of Music, Dance and Theatre) is an interdisciplinary scholar and artist working in the fields of theater, performance studies, and drama-based pedagogy. She investigates relationships between representation, embodiment, and knowledge as revealed in acts of making, witnessing, and learning through performance.

Read more about Dr. Hunt and her graduate mentoring philosophy.

Kelin Whipple, Outstanding Postdoctoral Mentor
School of Earth and Space Exploration, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Kelin Whipple has been a professor in the School of Earth and Space Exploration at ASU since 2006. Active projects and interests span a range from small-scale modeling and investigation of the physics of bedrock channel erosion, to reach-scale modeling of the dynamics of bedrock channel evolution, to neotectonic studies of active deformation using geomorphic tools, and to quantitative investigation of linkages between tectonics, climate, and surface processes at mountain range scale.

Read more about Dr. Whipple and his postdoctoral scholar mentoring philosophy.

Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award recipients through the years

2020-21 Outstanding Postdoctoral Mentor	Kelin Whipple	School of Earth and Space Exploration, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
2020-21 Outstanding Master’s Mentor	Kevin Wright	School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Watts College of Public Programs and Community Solutions
2020-21 Outstanding Instructional Faculty Mentor	Kristin Hunt	School of Music, Dance and Theatre, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts
2020-21 Outstanding Doctoral Mentor	Leah Doane	Department of Psychology, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
2019-20	Greg Dawson	W. P. Carey School of Business, School of Accountancy
2019-20	Mirka Koro	Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Doctoral Programs
2019-20	Tess Neal	New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences, School of Social and Behavioral Sciences
2019-20	Yang Weng	Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, School of Electrical, Computer and Energy Engineering
2018-19	Anca Delgado	Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering, School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment
2018-19	Barbara Klimek	Watts College of Public Service and Community Solutions, School of Social Work

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