Psychology Awards

The Department of Psychology at Cleveland State University is a community comprised of talented faculty and students.

Throughout the year, we take time to honor our Outstanding Undergraduate and Graduate Students, our Outstanding Teachers, as well as our Outstanding Researchers. Below you will find the names of those so honored.

• Outstanding Teaching Award
• Outstanding Research Award
• Outstanding Psychology Undergraduate Student Award
• The Dr. Boaz Kahana Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award in Clinical Psychology
• Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award for the Experimental Research MA Specialization
• Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award for the Adult Development and Aging Ph.D. Program
• The Dr. Constance L. Hollinger Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award in School Psychology
• Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award for the Industrial-Organizational Research MA Specialization

Department of Psychology: Outstanding Teaching Award

2025: Shereen Naser
2024: Olivia Pethtel
2023: Patrick Frato
2022: Elizabeth Goncy
2021: n/a
2020: Kathleen McNamara
2019: Ilya Yaroslavsky
2018: Kenneth Vail
2017: Katherine Judge
2016: Boaz Kahana
2015: Andrew Slifkin
2014: Michael Horvath

Department of Psychology: Outstanding Teaching Award, Part-Time

2025: Laura Gabel
2024: Traci J. Harmon
2023: n/a
2022: Alan Ho
2021: Teresa Andreani
2020: Maria Rowlett

Department of Psychology: Outstanding Research Award

2025: Kathleen Reardon
2024: n/a
2023: Michael Horvath
2022: Andrew Slifkin
2021: Eric Allard
2020: Kenneth Vail
2019: Elizabeth Goncy
2018:  Shereen Naser
2017: Ilya Yaroslavsky
2016: Conor M^cLennan
2015: Katherine Judge
2014:  Amir Poreh

Department of Psychology: Outstanding Psychology Undergraduate Student Award

1988-1999:

1999: Michael Kromer
1998: Vincent Welch
1998: Kelly Preisel
1997: Claudia Myer
1996: Therese Sfiligoj
1995: Linda Lumbert
1995: Mei-Ching Lien
1993: Alison M. Zahler
1992: Dawn R. Miller
1991: Eric Waag
1991: Margaret A. Halas
1990: Judith A. Curry-El
1989: Timothy Grogan
1988: Melody M. Wright

2000-2009

2009: Robert West
2009: Phillip Snow
2009: Jessica Newell
2009: Karolyn Beals
2008: Ellen Bronder
2007: Nivedita Clark
2006: Nicole Morris
2005: Brooke Warner
2004: Thomas Wagner
2004: Viorel Sterp
2003: Lindsey Gervais
2002: Suzanne Grilli
2001: Elizabeth La Salvia
2001: Kathryn Klaber
2000: Reanad Marzouk

2010-2019

2019: Noelle Naser
2019: Elizabeth McDermott
2019: Tiffany Grezmak
2019: Courtney Dunnv
2018: Alaina Vogel
2018: Jonathan Sander
2018: Heather Koch
2018: Brendan Bennett
2017: Eleni-Iliana Mavropoulou
2016: Khadeja Najjar
2016: Adrienne Morgan
2016: Della Dorsey
2016: Brock Bodenbender
2016: Brent Bailey
2015: Lois Rotuno
2015: Julie Gabb
2014: Matthew Wetzel
2014: Makara Scruggs
2014: Jennifer Johnson
2013: Jessica Willesch
2013: Kaitlin Heitman
2012: Benjamin Willets
2012: Lucinda Rohde
2012: Martha Golubski
2011: Luyen Thai
2011: Ryan Plas
2010: Dan Pastel
2010: Allison Fifolt

2020-Present

2025 Spring: Wyatt Partington
2024 Fall: Jacqueline Moss
2024: Amanda Ahn
2023: Sydni Davila
2022: Nicholas Knickerbocker
2022: Veronika Stropko Jorgensen
2021: Kristy Tachji
2021: Briana Liebhardt
2020: Lydia Wasserbauer

Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award Adult Development and Aging Ph.D. Program:

2025: Bethany Cox
2024: n/a
2023: n/a
2022: n/a
2021: Morgan Minyo
2020: Lucas Hamilton

The Dr. Boaz Kahana Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award in Clinical Psychology:

2025: Morgan Queen
2023: n/a
2022: n/a
2021: Jessica Harangozo
2020: Evan Basting

Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award Experimental Research MA Specialization:

2021: Lauren Sedivy
2020: Bethany Cox

Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award Psychological Sciences MA Specialization:

2025: Caroline Lapish

The Dr. Constance L. Hollinger Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award in School Psychology:

2025: Norita Shrock
2024: n/a
2023: n/a
2022: n/a
2021: Miranda Boedeker
2020: Rokeishia Rodgers

Outstanding Psychology Graduate Student Award Industrial-Organizational Research MA Specialization: 

2021: Leigh Ann Fuller
2020: Ashley Moroney

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