CHS Announces 2023 Faculty Awards

Laura Green, PhD, CCC/SLP

Department of Communication Sciences and Oral Health

Teaching Award Recipient: 2023

Dr. Green has creative and engaging approaches to teaching from honors undergraduate to doctoral students. 

Ann O. Amuta, PhD, MPH, CPH

School of Health Promotion and Kinesiology

Scholarship Award Recipient: 2023

Dr. Amuta’s research aims to prevent cervical cancer in Sub-Saharan African immigrant women who are
burdened by high cervical cancer incidence and mortality through an intervention that incorporates HPV
screening via self-sampling, promoting cancer screening.

William Sit

School of Occupational Therapy

Service Award Recipient: 2023

Dr. Sit serves Texas occupational therapists at the AOTA representative assembly and is the 2022 Texas Occupational Therapy Association Roster of Merit recipient.

“People will forget what you said, but people will never forget how you made them feel through your service.” - Dr. Sit’s motto

Charlene Dickinson, RDH, BSDH, MS

Dental Hygiene, Department of Communication Sciences and Oral Health

Synergy Award Recipient: 2023

Ms. Dickinson connects dental hygiene and related health students in grant-funded hands-on community service, modeling and teaching collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving, influencing their leadership and social integrity.