Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation Showcase
The Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning is proud to showcase winners of the Yale Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation, which is administered by the Yale College Dean’s Office. Given to outstanding junior faculty members who have demonstrated excellence in teaching in undergraduate programs, the award enables faculty to dedicate the summer to research essential to their development as scholars and teachers.
The Poorvu family (pictured above, left to right: Jonathan Poorvu ’84, Alison Poorvu Jaffe ’81, William Poorvu ’56, Lia Poorvu) has developed a longstanding legacy of philanthropy at Yale. In 1991, the family established the Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation. In 2018, the family endowed the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning. Both the Poorvu Center for Teaching and Learning and the Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation are grateful for the generous support of the Poorvu family in promoting teaching excellence at Yale.
Above, Left to Right: 2019 Poorvu Family Fund for Academic Innovation Prize Winners: Arielle Baskin-Sommers, Rohit De, Adriane Steinacker, and Stefan Steinerberger
Below are past recipients of the Poorvu Teaching Prize, with links to selected teaching features and spotlights:
2015 – 2020 Awardees
2020 Awardees
Jennifer Allen, History
Aimee Cox, African American Studies, and Anthropology
Wendy Gilbert, Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry
Jonas Elbousty, Near Eastern Languages & Civilizations
2019 Awardees
Arielle Baskin-Sommers, Psychiatry
Rohit De, History
Adriane Steinacker, Physics
Stefan Steinerberger, Mathematics
2018 Awardees
Laura Barraclough, American Studies
Dylan Gee, Psychology
Madhusudhan Venkadesan, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Science
2017 Awardees
Rosie Bsheer, History
Marta Figlerowicz, Comparative Literature, Read more
Josh Gendron, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Louisa Lombard, Anthropology
Elizabeth Miller, Philosophy
2016 Awardees
Drew Gentner, Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Joanna Radin, History of Medicine
Ayesha Ramachandran, Comparative Literature, Read more
Kristina Talbert-Slagle, General Medicine
2015 Awardees
Marijeta Bozovic, Slavic Languages and Literatures
Joseph Fischel, Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
Christiana Purdy Moudarres, Italian
Bill Rankin, History
Gregory Samanez-Larkin, Psychology, Cognitive Science, and Neuroscience
2010 – 2014 Awardees
2014 Awardees
Joshua Billings, Classics and Humanities
Emily Coates, Theater Studies
Bella Grigoryan, Slavic Langugages and Literatures
Andrew Johnston, Classics
Albert Laguna, American Studies
Paul Sabin, History
2013 Awardees
Molly Brunson, Slavic Languages and Literatures
Crystal Feimster, American Studies
Marcus Hunter, Sociology and African American Studies
2012 Awardees
Paola Bertucci, History
Sarah Demers, Physics
2011 Awardees
GerShun Avilez, English and African American Studies
J.D. Connor, History of Art and Film & Media Studies
Paige McGinley, American Studies, Theater Studies, and African American Studies
2010 Awardees
Jonathan Gilmore, Philosophy and Humanities
Kathryn Lofton, Religious Studies
Adam Marcus, Applied Mathematics
2000 – 2009 Awardees
2009 Awardees
Thierry Emonet, Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology
Ludger Viefhues-Bailey, Religion
2008 Awardees
Justin Fox, Political Science
Bryan Garsten, Humanities
Alondra Nelson, African American Studies and Sociology
2007 Awardees
Erin Lavik, Biomedical Engineering
Corinne Pache, Classics
Vivek Sharma, Political Science
2004 Awardee
Seth Fein, History, Film, American and Latin American Studies
2002 Awardee
Amy Arnsten, Neuroscience
2000 Awardee
Kristin Phillips, Italian
1995 – 1999 Awardees
1999 Awardees
Thomas Arnold, History
Ahmad Dallal, Arabic and Islamic Studies
Maria Georgopoulou, History of Art
1997 Awardees
Christy Anderson, History of Art
Elizabeth Fowler, English
1995 Awardee
Norma Thompson, Humanities
