Faculty Awards and Honors

External Awards and Honors

Jada Benn Torres: Robert Sussman Award for Scientific Contributions to Anthropology; Anthropology Section of AAAS.
Jada Benn Torres (PI) & Gabriel A. Torres Colón: National Geographic Explorer Grant. A Community-based Analysis of Afro-Puerto Rican Genetic Ancestry and Cultural Identity.
Markus Eberl: Rust Foundation Grant.
Sophie Bjork-James: American Academy of Religion Grant. Religion and Opposition to Organized Racism in the Northwestern United States.
Steve Wernke: National Endowments for Humanities. Humanities in Place: An Immersive, Place-Based Curriculum for Historic Preservation & Humanities-Centered Land Use at Vanderbilt University.

Edward (Ted) Fischer: Harvie Bransomb Distinguished Professor Award.
T. S. Harvey: Driving Innnovation Forward. Vanderbilt University Center for Technology Transfer and Commercialization, July 2020. Web-Based Covid-19 Self-Screening Tool.

Beth Conklin: Covid-19 Innovative Teaching Award; Teaching Courses Focussed on Timely and Topical Pandemic-Related Issues.
T. S. Harvey: Covid-19 Innovative Teaching Award; Teaching Courses Focussed on Timely and Topical Pandemic-Related Issues.
Steve Wernke: Covid-19 Innovative Teaching Award; Creating Safe, Productive, and Engaging In-person Learning Environments.

Lesley Gill: Oustanding Faculty Instructor Award; Vanderbilt Anthropology Graduate Student Association.
Markus Eberl: Oustanding Faculty Mentor Award; Vanderbilt Anthropology Graduate Student Association.