IU Research Honors: A Celebration of Faculty Excellence
On March 24, 2026, we gathered for an evening celebrating Indiana University faculty who had earned significant recognition for their research and creative activity since 2020. Those recognized received awards identified by the National Research Council as among the most prestigious in their fields, as well as other select national and international honors. These accolades spanned a broad range of disciplines and career stages, from publication awards to lifetime achievement honors.
The centerpiece of the event was a panel discussion led by Vice President for Research Russell Mumper, who invited four distinguished professors from across the university to join in a conversation reflecting on the excellence of their research and creative output. Vice President Mumper was joined by:
Dr. Chandy John, Distinguished and Ryan White Professor of Pediatrics and member the National Academy of Medicine (2025);
Dr. Bernice Pescosolido, Distinguished Professor of Sociology and member of the National Academies of Medicine (2016) and Sciences (2021);
Marietta Simpson, Distinguished Professor of Music and member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (2019); and
Dr. Rich Shiffrin, Distinguished and Luther Dana Water Professor of Psychological and Brain Sciences and member of the National Academy of Sciences (1995), the American Academy of Arts & Sciences (1996), and the American Philosophical Society (2005).
Each panelist shared insights into their careers, speaking about the importance of their parents’ emphasis on education, what keeps them motivated, and sharing advice they give to their students at the beginning of their own careers in research.
Whether these accolades reflect the culmination of decades of transformative work or mark a trajectory of continued influence in mid-career, they represent lives of inquiry defined by curiosity and rigor. In every case, this is work judged by peers to be consequential and enduring.
— President Pamela Whitten
Honorees
*Individuals with astericks recieved awards in multiple years.
Cara Caddoo - History, Bloomington School of Historical Studies Member Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton) NHC Fellowship National Humanities Center
*Tyron Cooper - Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Bloomington Emmy National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Central Great Lakes Chapter
Douglas Edmonds - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Bloomington Guggenheim Fellowship John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Joshua Huot - Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Indianapolis Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award National Institutes of Health
Roger Innes - Biology, Bloomington Member National Academy of Sciences
Chandy John - Pediatrics, Indianapolis Member National Academy of Medicine
*Mark Kelley - Pediatrics, Indianapolis Fellow National Academy of Inventors
Julia Kelson - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Bloomington Young Scientist Award (Donath Medal) Geological Society of America
Tim Lautenschlaeger - Radiation Oncology, Indianapolis Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award National Institutes of Health
Chris Lubienski - Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, Bloomington Member National Academy of Education
Julia Mebane - Classical Studies, Bloomington Charles J. Goodwin Award of Merit Society for Classical Studies
Roberta Pergher - Department of History, Bloomington NEH Fellow National Endowment for the Humanities
Brea Perry - Sociology, Bloomington Method to Extend Research in Time (MERIT) Award National Institutes of Health
*Paul Wright - Communication Science, Bloomington Fellow American Psychological Association
Keitlyn Alcantara - Anthropology, Bloomington ACLS Fellowship American Council of Learned Societies
Elliott Androphy - Dermatology, Indianapolis Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Karen Bush - Biology, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
*Deborah Deliyannis - History, Bloomington NHC Fellowship National Humanities Center
Richard DiMarchi - Chemistry, Bloomington Mani L. Bhaumik Breakthrough of the Year Award American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Melissa Dinverno - Spanish and Portuguese, Bloomington Fellowship National Endowment for the Humanities
Amar Flood - Chemistry, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Emily Fyfe - Psychological and Brain Sciences, Bloomington Fellow Association for Psychological Science
*Cindy Hmelo-Silver - Learning, Design, and Adult Education, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Mark Kaplan - Microbiology and Immunology, Indianapolis Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Filippo Menczer - Computer Science, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Elizabeth Monroe - History, Indianapolis Robert Kelley Memorial Award National Council on Public History
Milos Novotny - Chemistry, Bloomington Institute of Anlytical Chemistry Jaroslav Janák Medal and Award Academy of the Sciences of the Czech Republic
*Denson Paul Pollard - Brass, Bloomington GRAMMY Recording Academy of the United States
Krishnan Raghavachari - Chemistry, Bloomington ACS Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research American Chemical Society
Celene Reynolds - Sociology, Bloomington Spencer Fellow National Academy of Education
Philip Scarpino - History, Indianapolis Robert Kelley Memorial Award National Council on Public History
Sidney Shaw - Biology, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Uranchimeg Tsultem - Art History, Indianapolis Order of the Red Banner for Labour Republic of Mongolia
Claudia Avellaneda - O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington CASBS Fellowship Center for Advanced Studies in the Behaviorial Sciences Fellow National Academy of Public Administration
Luis Chaves - Environmental and Occupational Health, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
David Clemmer - Chemistry, Bloomington Frank H. Field and Joe L. Franklin Award for Outstanding Achievement in Mass Spectrometry American Chemical Society
*Cindy Hmelo-Silver - Learning, Design, and Adult Education, Bloomington Member American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AmAcad)
Julian Hook - Music Theory, Bloomington Wallace Berry Award for a Distinguished Book Society for Music Theory
*Caroline Jarrold - Chemistry, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Lasana Kazembe - Urban Teacher Education, Indianapolis Emmy National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Central Great Lakes Chapter
David Konisky - O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington Fellow National Academy of Public Administration
Curtis Lively - Biology, Bloomington Member American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AmAcad)
*Manling Luo - East Asian Languages and Cultures, Bloomington School of Historical Studies Member Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton)
Brittany Needham - Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Indianapolis Searle Scholar Searle Scholars Program
*Denson Paul Pollard - Brass, Bloomington GRAMMY Recording Academy of the United States
*Marvin Sterling - Anthropology, Bloomington Fellowship for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan National Endowment for the Humanities
Freya Thimsen - English, Bloomington James A Winans - Herbert A Wilchelns Memorial Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address National Communication Association
*Paul Wright - Communication Science, Bloomington Fellow Association for Psychological Science
Robert Berry - Curriculum and Instruction, Bloomington Member National Academy of Education
*Eduardo Brondizio - Anthropology, Bloomington Member National Academy of Sciences
Daniel Caner - Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures, Bloomington Philip Schaff Prize American Society of Church History
Jamsheed Choksy - Central Eurasian Studies, Bloomington Member American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AmAcad)
*Tyron Cooper - Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Bloomington Emmy National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Central Great Lakes Chapter
Edward Curtis - Religious Studies, Indianapolis Emmy National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Central Great Lakes Chapter
Lynda Delph - Biology, Bloomington Member American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AmAcad)
Tyrone Freeman - Lilly School of Philanthropy, Indianapolis Dan David Prize Dan David Foundation
James Glazier - Intelligent Systems Engineering, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Kathryn Graber - Anthropology, Bloomington Fellowship National Endowment for the Humanities
Sara Gregg - History, Bloomington Fellowship National Endowment for the Humanities
Hilary Holbrow - East Asian Languages and Cultures, Bloomington Fellowship for Advanced Social Science Research on Japan National Endowment for the Humanities
*Debomoy Lahiri - Psychiatry, Indianapolis Fellow National Academy of Inventors
*Wendy Leutert - International Studies, Bloomington Scholar Grant Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange
Elisabeth Lloyd - History and Philosophy of Science, Bloomington Member American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AmAcad)
*Manling Luo - East Asian Languages and Cultures, Bloomington Scholar Grant Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange
*Noriko Manabe - Music Theory, Bloomington The Outstanding Publication Award Society for Music Theory
Leonie Moyle - Biology, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Mary Murphy - Psychological and Brain Sciences, Bloomington AAAS Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Irene Newton - Biology, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Zoe Peterson - Psychological and Brain Sciences, Bloomington Fellow American Psychological Association
*Denson Paul Pollard - Brass, Bloomington GRAMMY Recording Academy of the United States
Jerome Busemeyer - Psychological and Brain Sciences, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Carolyn Calloway-Thomas - African American and African Diaspora Studies, Bloomington Samuel L. Becker Distinguished Service Award National Communication Association
*Wade Clapp - Pediatrics, Indianapolis Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Simin Ganatra - Strings, Bloomington GRAMMY Recording Academy of the United States
Halina Goldberg - Musicology, Bloomington H. Colin Slim Award for Outstanding Article in Musicology American Musicological Society
Julianne Graper - Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Bloomington Robert M. Stevenson Award American Musicological Society
Mary Gray - Informatics, Bloomington MacArthur Fellowship MacArthur Foundation
Susan Gubar - English, Bloomington Lifetime Scholarly Achivement Award Modern Language Association
Austin Hartman - Strings, Bloomington GRAMMY Recording Academy of the United States
Eduardo Herrera - Folklore and Ethnomusicology, Bloomington Robert M. Stevenson Award American Musicological Society
Mark Holloway - Strings, Bloomington GRAMMY Recording Academy of the United States
*Mark Kelley - Pediatrics, Indianapolis Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Ore Koren - Political Science, Bloomington Harry Frank Guggenheim Research Grant Harry Frank Guggenheim Foundation
Anne Krendl - Psychological and Brain Sciences, Bloomington Fellow Association for Psychological Science
*Noriko Manabe - Music Theory, Bloomington Northeast Asia Council Japan Studies Grant Association for Asian Studies
Russell Mumper - Medicine, Bloomington Fellow National Academy of Inventors
Harikrishna Nakshatri - Surgery, Indianapolis Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Bernice Pescosolido - Sociology, Bloomington Member National Academy of Sciences
*Denson Paul Pollard - Brass, Bloomington GRAMMY Recording Academy of the United States
David Polly - Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Javier Rojo - Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Bloomington Distinguished Scientist Award SACNAS
Kosali Simon - O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington Member National Academy of Medicine
Sara Skrabalak - Chemistry, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Regina Smyth - Political Science, Bloomington Fellow Wilson Center
Brandon Vamos - Strings, Bloomington GRAMMY Recording Academy of the United States
Wendy Vogt - Anthropology, Indianapolis Robert B. Textor and Family Prize for Excellence in Anticipatory Anthropology American Anthropological Association
Timothy Waters - Maurer School of Law, Bloomington ACLS Fellow American Council of Learned Societies
Raymond Wise - African American and African Diaspora Studies, Bloomington Emmy National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, Central Great Lakes Chapter
*Eduardo Brondizio - Anthropology, Bloomington Member American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AmAcad)
Kevin Brown - Chemistry, Bloomington Humboldt Research Fellowship Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation
Erica Cartmill - Anthropology, Bloomington School of Social Science Visiting Member Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton)
Natasha Chaku - Psychological and Brain Sciences, Bloomington American Fellowship American Association of University Women
*Wade Clapp - Pediatrics, Indianapolis Member National Academy of Medicine
Aurelian Craiutu - Political Science, Bloomington Fellowship National Endowment for the Humanities
*Deborah Deliyannis - History, Bloomington Robert L. Kindrick-CARA Award for Outstanding Service to Medieval Studies Medieval Academy of America
Jonathan Elmer - English, Bloomington ACLS Fellowship American Council of Learned Societies
Peter Finn - Psychological and Brain Sciences, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow Association for Psychological Science
Jacob Foster - Informatics, Bloomington School of Social Science Member Institute for Advanced Study (Princeton)
Jose Goicoechea - Chemistry, Bloomington Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Reseach Award Alexander Von Humboldt Foundation
William Hetrick - Psychological and Brain Sciences, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Polly Hussman - Anatomy, Cell Biology, and Physiology, Bloomington Early-Career Anatomist Publication Award American Association for Anatomy
Karin James - Psychological and Brain Sciences, Bloomington Fellow Association for Psychological Science
*Caroline Jarrold - Chemistry, Bloomington Francis P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal American Chemical Society
*Debomoy Lahiri - Psychiatry, Indianapolis Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Jessica Lee - Social Work, Indianapolis American Fellowship American Association of University Women
*Wendy Leutert - International Studies, Bloomington Wilson China Fellow Wilson Center
Adam Liff - East Asian Languages and Cultures, Bloomington Wilson China Fellow Wilson Center
Siân Mooney - O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Bloomington Fellow National Academy of Public Administration
Suchetana Mukhopadhyay - Biology, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Nazbanou Nozari - Psychological and Brain Sciences, Bloomington Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution to Pyschology American Psychological Association
Sergio Ospina-Romero - Musicology, Bloomington Klaus P. Wachsmann Prize for Advanced and Critical Essays in Organology Society for Ethnomusicology
Nicola Pohl - Chemistry, Bloomington Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Amy Shasanmi - Sociology and Anthropology, Indianapolis American Fellowship American Association of University Women
Rahul Shrivastav - Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences, Bloomington Fellow National Academy of Inventors
*Marvin Sterling - Anthropology, Bloomington Northeast Asia Council Japan Studies Grant Association for Asian Studies
Winnifred Sullivan - Religious Studies, Bloomington Member American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AmAcad)
Jennifer Trueblood - Psychological and Brain Sciences, Bloomington Fellow Association for Psychological Science
Dr. Bernice Pescosolido, elected a member of the National Academy of Sciences in 2021, enjoys time with Spencer Fellow Dr. Celene Reynolds and colleagues. Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana UniversityDr. Phoebe Wolfskill, a 2021 Paul Mellon Visting Senior Fellow at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts, speaks with six-time Emmy Award winner, Dr. Tyron Cooper.Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana UniversityDr. Brea Perry, recipient of a 2025 MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health, speaks with a colleague. Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana UniversityVice President for Research Russell Mumper (a 2021 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors) leads a panel discussion with distinguished IU faculty on research excellence.Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana UniversityDr. Chandy John, elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2025, addresses the audience during the panel discussion.Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana UniversityDr. Milos Novotny, winner of the 2023 Jaroslav Janák Medal and Award from the Academy of the Sciences of the Czech Republic converses with Dr. Karen Bush, a 2024 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and Dan Watts.Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana UniversityDr. Roberta Pergher was the recipient of a 2025 Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities.Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana UniversityVice President for Research Russell Mumper (a 2021 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors) leads a panel discussion with distinguished IU faculty on research excellence.Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana UniversityDr. Krishnan Raghavachari, winner of the 2024 American Chemical Society Award for Computers in Chemical and Pharmaceutical Research, stands to be recognized alongside Dr. Aurelian Craiutu, who earned a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship in 2020.Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana UniversityDr. Christopher Lubienski was elected to the National Academy of Education in 2025.Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana UniversityAward-winning authors: Dr. Julia Mebane, winner of the Society for Classical Studies 2025 Goodwin Award of Merit, converses with Dr. Julian Hook, winner of the Society for Music Theory’s Wallace Berry Award in 2023, and Dr. Julianne Graper, winner of the American Musicological Society’s 2021 Robert M. Stevenson Award. All three awards recognize outstanding books in their fields.Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana UniversityDr. Cindy Hmelo-Silver, elected member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences in 2023 and Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2024, with Gary Silver.Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana UniversityIU Bloomington Chancellor David Reingold speaks with Dr. Caroline Chick Jarrold, recipient of the 2020 Garvan-Olin Medal from the American Chemical Society and a 2023 Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana UniversityJulia Kelson, winner of the 2025 Donath Medal from the Geological Society of America, poses with 2025 Guggenheim Fellow Dr. Doug Edmonds, 2020 Humboldt Research Fellow Dr. M. Kevin Brown, and Randi Edmonds.Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana University
IU Vice President for Research Russell Mumper addresses honorees and guests. Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana University
IU President Pamela Whitten addresses honorees and guests. Photo by Wendi Chitwood, Indiana University
![Vice President for Research Russell Mumper (a 2021 Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors] leads a panel discussion with distinguished IU faculty on research excellence.](/images/news-events/iu-research-honors/iu-research-honors-281.jpg)
