alumni awards
Dr. Ishan Bhatt (‘13 PhD) – Emerging Leader Award
Dr. Ishan Bhatt came to UNCG as an Internal doctoral student from India. He graduated with his PhD in Communication Sciences and Disorders (CSD) from UNCG in 2013. Since that time, he has become a successful teacher, researcher, mentor, and scholar in the field of Audiology (hearing sciences). Dr. Bhatt has begun a nationally recognized […]
Alan L. Smith, PhD (’93 MS) – Distinguished Alumni Award
Alan L. Smith is Dean of the Emma Eccles Jones College of Education and Human Services at Utah State University, where he is also a Professor of Kinesiology and Health Science. His research addresses the link of sport and physical activity involvement with young people’s psychological and social functioning. Smith is widely known for his […]
Dr. Catherine Ennis (‘77 MS) (Posthumous) – Lifetime Legacy Award
In Dr. Ennis’s 44-year professional career, she taught physical education at elementary and secondary schools and universities. She coached field hockey and lacrosse at Duke and University of Richmond. She spent 34 years working as a researcher, scholar, physical education teacher educator. Dr. Ennis devoted all her energy, talent, and wisdom to physical education, an […]
Everardo Aviles Ruiz, LCSW, LCAS (’17 BSW ’18 JMSW)
Social Work Everardo is a double HHS Alumni, earning his BSW degree in 2017 and his JMSW degree in 2018. He currently works at Parenting Path as a therapist for children who are experiencing trauma. Since graduating with his MSW, he has earned both the licensed clinical social worker (LCSW) as well as the licensed […]
Dr. Allyson Kelley (’14 DrPH)
Public Health Education Dr. Allyson Kelley is the principal consultant and founder of Allyson Kelley & Associates PLLC (www.allysonkelleypllc.com). Allyson supports research, evaluation, training and technical assistance efforts for several community health initiatives in the United States. She leads a multidisciplinary team of associates and together they work to build evaluation capacity, understanding, and infrastructure […]
Michael Robinson (’16 MA)
Peace and Conflict Studies Michael has served as Program Director at NCCJ since the fall of 2017. As Program Director, Michael oversees the design and facilitation of programs and workshops intended to increase participant awareness of identity and intersectionality, build capacity to discuss issues related to equity, and to develop intentionally inclusive community practices in […]
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 […]
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 […]
Dr. Natalie D. Hengstebeck (’13 MS ’17 PHD)
Human Development and Family Studies For as long as she can remember, Dr. Natalie D. Hengstebeck wanted to understand why some families are happy and healthy, and others are not. She witnessed firsthand the toll that toxic stressors like alcoholism, mental illness, and chronic relationship turmoil can have on children and families, and how these […]
Leah Williams, CGC (’08 MS)
Genetic Counseling Program Leah received a Bachelor of Science degree in Biological Sciences and Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, then received a Master of Science in Genetic Counseling from the University of North Carolina Greensboro in 2008. Upon graduation, Leah began working as a genetic counselor for […]