ALUMNI AWARD RECIPIENTS
The School of Health and Human Sciences recognizes outstanding alumni annually with schoolwide awards and departmental Pacesetter awards.
Pacesetter Awards
These awards honor outstanding alumni in the School who have attained local, state or regional recognition through their achievements in scholarship, leadership or service, during their career or through civic involvement.
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Dr. Ishan Canty Williams (PhD ’03 UNCG)
Human Development and Family Studies Dr. Williams earned a Master of Science in 2000 and a PhD in 2003, both from the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at UNCG. Dr. Williams is currently a member of the faculty in the Department of Nursing at the University of Virginia where she teaches and conducts…
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Dr. Jinni Su ’11, ’15 Ph.D., Human Development and Family Studies
Dr. Jinni Su received her bachelor’s degree in Economics at Beijing Normal University in China, and her master’s and doctoral degrees in Human Development and Family Studies at UNCG. In expanding her doctoral training, Dr. Su completed a post-doctoral fellowship in psychology at Virginia Commonwealth University, researching the area of Environment, Development and Genetics (EDGE).
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Dr. Joo Hyung Han (MS ’07 UNCG)
Gerontology Program Dr. Han graduated with a Master of Science in Gerontology in 2007. He is chairperson of the Korean Society of Aging, a consortium of 20 corporations and government agencies, the chairperson of the non-profit organization 50+ Korean, and a member of advisory boards of numerous government agencies addressing the needs of the elderly…
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Dr. Julia Alber (PhD ’15)
Public Health Education Dr. Alber earned a Master of Public Health from UNCG in 2012. She went on to receive a PhD at the University of Florida in 2015 and is currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania. Dr. Alber is working to develop standardized measures to assess social media competency among health…
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Dr. Karen Gaudreault (MS ’00)
Kinesiology
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Dr. Kari Adamson (PhD ’06 UNCG)
Human Development and Family Studies Dr. Adamson earned a Master of Science in 2002 and a PhD in 2006, both from the Department of Human Development and Family Studies at UNCG. While at UNCG she served as President of the Graduate Student Association, served on the Provost’s Student Advisory committee, and represented graduate students on…
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Dr. Katie Wurst ’18 EdD, Kinesiology
KinesiologyDr. Katie Wurst, is a 2018 graduate of the EdD in Kinesiology program at UNCG. Katie recently changed jobs as the head coach of Women’s Rugby at Queens University of Charlotte. She is now the Assistant Athletic Director at Warren Wilson College, and still working hard to advance the sport, while also being a new…
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Dr. Kellie O. Casavale, RD (’05 PHD)
Dr. Casavale (Kellie) completed the Didactic Program in Dietetics, Dietetic Internship and Doctor of Philosophy degree in Nutrition in 2005 and is credentialed as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist. She was recognized as Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year in 2004 by the UNCG School of Human Environmental Sciences. She currently serves as a Senior Nutrition…
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Dr. Lauren Duffy (’09 MS)
Community and Therapeutic RecreationDr. Duffy’s research program fits under the umbrella of critical sustainable tourism and leisure studies. In viewing tourism, recreation, and leisure economies as a potential mechanism for economic and community development, she interested in the political economy and the structure of these systems, and how they shape stakeholder engagement and the distribution…
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Dr. Lavon Williams ’96 Ph.D., Kinesiology
Dr. Lavon Williams earned her doctorate in Exercise and Sport Science, now Kinesiology, with a concentration in Sport and Exercise Psychology. After nearly 20 years on Guilford College’s faculty, she was named as the Lincoln Financial Professor in the Department of Sport Studies prior to her retirement from full-time teaching. Dr. Williams has been involved…
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Dr. Leslie Consitt (’05 PHD)
Dr. Leslie Consitt is an associate professor of physiology in the Department of Biomedical Sciences at Ohio University and as of 2021, she holds the Ralph S Licklider, DO, Endowed Research Fellowship in Enhanced Metabolic Aging. Leslie graduated from UNCG with her PhD in Kinesiology in December of 2005 and completed a post-doctoral research position…
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Dr. Lindsey Oakes ‘12 M.S., Sports Management and Recreational Therapy
Dr. Lindsey Oakes is a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Recreational Therapy program in the Department of Recreation Sciences at East Carolina University. Dr. Oakes earned two degrees from UNCG: a Master’s of Science from Community and Therapeutic Recreation with a Therapeutic Recreation concentration and a Ph.D. in Public Health Education. Dr. Oakes has many…
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Dr. Melvin Herring (PhD ’13 UNCG)
Human Development and Family Studies Dr. Herring received a PhD in Human Development and Family Studies at UNCG in 2013 and is currently an Assistant Professor in the Department of Social Work at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte. He is also the Program Director for the Master’s of Social Work there. Dr. Herring is…
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Dr. Michelle Novakovich (PhD ’05)
Communication Sciences and Disorders Dr. Novakovich received a Bachelor of Science in Speech Pathology and Audiology in 1997 and a Master of Arts in Audiology in 1999, both from UNCG. She went on to receive a PhD in Audiology from Pennsylvania in 2005. Since then she has been providing hearing health care services for the…
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Dr. Narayan Khadka (MA ’10 UNCG)
Peace and Conflict Studies Dr. Khadka earned a Master’s of Arts degree in Conflict Resolution from UNCG in 2010. He later earned a Ph.D. in Conflict Analysis and Resolution from Nova Southeastern University. He specializes in the pathology of family and community trauma and breakdown from violent extremism and extremist identity ideology. He is currently…