CAMD Excellence Awards
Excellence in Teaching
Every year Northeastern recognizes educators who demonstrate deep expertise in their field, provide rigorous content in their courses and inspire their students.
2024-2025
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Meg HeckmanAssociate Professor
[email protected]Award-winning journalist-scholar uncovering women's media history while championing local news innovation.
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Lily SongAssistant Professor
[email protected]Dr. Lily Song is an urban planner and activist-scholar who holds a joint appointment between the School of Architecture and the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs.
2023-2024
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Heidi Kevoe-FeldmanProfessor
[email protected]Dr. Heidi K. Feldman, Ph.D., EMD, (Ph.D. Rutgers University) is an Professor in the Department of Communication Studies at Northeastern University, Boston.
2022-2023
2021-2022
2020-2021
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Steve GranelliTeaching Professor
[email protected]Steve's research interests focus on rhetoric of popular culture, fandom, interpersonal and nonverbal communication themes in popular culture, and performance ethnography.
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Amanda Reeser LawrenceProfessor, Associate Director
[email protected]Amanda Reeser Lawrence, PhD, is Professor at the School of Architecture at Northeastern University where she serves as Associate Director.
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2019-2020
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Michael HoppmannAssoc. Dean for Undergrad Programs, Teaching Prof
[email protected]Michael J. Hoppmann is an Associate Teaching Professor in the Department of Communication Studies.
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Michelle LaboyAssociate Professor
[email protected]Michelle Laboy is Associate Professor of Architecture, with affiliate appointments in Civil & Environmental Engineering and the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs.
2018-2019
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David FannonAssociate Professor
[email protected]David Fannon holds a joint appointment in the School of Architecture and the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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Susan MelloAssociate Professor, Interim Department Chair
[email protected]Susan Mello is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies whose teaching and research interests include health communication, risk perception, and behavior change.
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2017-2018
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Margarita Barrios PonceTeaching Professor
[email protected]Margarita Barrios Ponce works as a strategic and visual communications professional, combining extensive experience in Strategy, Branding, and Design.
2016-2017
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Pedro M. CruzAssociate Professor
[email protected]Pedro M. Cruz explores nature-inspired metaphors to portray data and information through design.
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Brooke Foucault WellesSenior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor
[email protected]Senior Associate Dean at CAMD and Communication Studies Professor. Her research merges network science and communication to explore power in online social systems.
2015-2016
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Carlene HempelTeaching Professor
[email protected]Professor Hempel is the recipient of a 2023 High Impact Teacher award from the College of Arts, Media, and Design, as well as CAMD's Excellence in Teaching award.
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Susan PicilloPrincipal Lecturer Emeritus
[email protected]Ms. Picillo is an actor, director, producer, vocalist, choreographer and voice-over talent in both the New England and New York area.
Excellence in Research & Creative Activity
Faculty award for outstanding research and creative endeavors.
2024-2025
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Meryl AlperAssociate Professor
[email protected]Dr. Meryl Alper is an Associate Professor in Communication Studies at Northeastern. Her research explores disability, digital media and how families and children engage with tech.
2023-2024
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John P. WihbeyAssociate Professor, Director of AIMES Lab
[email protected]John P. Wihbey is an associate professor of media innovation and technology in the College of Arts, Media and Design at Northeastern University.
2022-2023
2021-2022
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Psyche LouiAssociate Dean for Research, Associate Professor
[email protected]Psyche Loui is Associate Dean for Research, Associate Professor in the Department of Music and the director of the MIND (Music, Imaging, and Neural Dynamics) lab at Northeastern.
2020-2021
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Jonathan KaufmanDirector, Professor
[email protected]Jonathan Kaufman is a Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and Director of Northeastern’s School of Journalism. He previously held senior roles at Bloomberg and The Wall Street Journal.
2019-2020
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Casper HarteveldProfessor, Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
[email protected]Prof. Casper Harteveld has pioneered the design and integration of creative technologies to address critical societal challenges in education, health, and sustainability.
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Brooke Foucault Welles
Senior Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Professor
[email protected]Senior Associate Dean at CAMD and Communication Studies Professor. Her research merges network science and communication to explore power in online social systems.
2018-2019
2017-2018
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Deirdre LoughridgeProfessor and Associate Dean of Faculty Affairs
[email protected]Deirdre Loughridge is a musicologist whose research centers on the history of music, science, technology, and music’s roles in conceptions of “human” and “machine.”
2016-2017
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Scott Edmiston
Theatre
Distinguished Service
Dean’s award for distinguished faculty
2024-2025
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Michelle CarrPrincipal Lecturer
[email protected]Michelle joined Northeastern University’s Communication Studies Department in the Fall of 2007.
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Ryan EllisAssociate Professor
[email protected]Ryan Ellis is an Associate Professor of Communication Studies at Northeastern.
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Carlene Hempel
Teaching Professor
[email protected]Professor Hempel is the recipient of a 2023 High Impact Teacher award from the College of Arts, Media, and Design, as well as CAMD's Excellence in Teaching award.
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Sara HendrenAssociate Professor
[email protected]Sara Hendren is an artist, design researcher, writer, and Associate Professor of Art + Design and Architecture at Northeastern University.
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Michelle Laboy
Associate Professor
[email protected]Michelle Laboy is Associate Professor of Architecture, with affiliate appointments in Civil & Environmental Engineering and the School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs.
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2023-2024
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Pedro M. Cruz
Associate Professor
[email protected]Pedro M. Cruz explores nature-inspired metaphors to portray data and information through design.
2022-2023
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Hilary PorissProfessor and Chair
[email protected]Hilary Poriss’ primary research interests are in the areas of 19th-century Italian and French opera, performance practice, and the aesthetics of 19th-century musical culture.
2021-2022
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Michelle Carr
Principal Lecturer
[email protected]Michelle joined Northeastern University’s Communication Studies Department in the Fall of 2007.
2019-2020
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Carlene Hempel
Teaching Professor
[email protected]Professor Hempel is the recipient of a 2023 High Impact Teacher award from the College of Arts, Media, and Design, as well as CAMD's Excellence in Teaching award.
2018-2019
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Allen G. FeinsteinDirector of Music Performance, Teaching Professor
[email protected]Allen Feinstein is a composer and conductor of film music, classical music, and musical theater.
2017-2018
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Ben Caras
Art + Design
Faculty
2016-2017
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Sam Choi
Architecture
Faculty