Honors and Awards

Marielle Marcaida, a GWSS PhD student, stands smiling beside her research poster at the 2025 UW Labor Studies Awards Celebration.
Marielle Marcaida Receives 2025–2026 Graduate Labor Research Grant
November 14, 2025
Portrait of writer and researcher Shuxuan Zhou, recipient of a 2025 Artist Trust GAP award.
Shuxuan Zhou Receives 2025 Artist Trust GAP Award
October 23, 2025
Upper body shot of Ramon wearing a long white jacket with hands clasped in front of him and leaning against a shelf of books.
Ramon Johnson Receives Two Graduate Awards for Excellence and Creativity
October 13, 2025
Upper-body portrait of Nina Zafra sitting backward on a chair, smiling broadly with her arms resting across the chair back against a black background.
Nina Zafra Wins Best Undergraduate Paper in Labor Studies
October 13, 2025
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College of Arts & Sciences Students Recognized in the 2025 Husky 100
June 12, 2025
Typewriter with a yellow background. The paper in the typewriter reads "GWSS Scholars Receive Simpson Center Funding"
GWSS Graduate Students and Faculty Receive Simpson Center Support for 2025–2026
May 27, 2025
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Rachel Gardner Willson Named 2025 Bonderman Fellow
May 19, 2025
Upper body shot of Lou Chow standing with her hands in her pockets and smiling upwards and off into the distance.
Lou Chow named to 2025 Husky 100
April 21, 2025
GWSS Awards 2024/5 nominations open now through April 30, with a sparkling gold and purple background.
2024-25 GWSS Award Nominations Now Open – Submit by April 30!
April 9, 2025
From left, headshots of Kavita Dattani, Saad Khan, and Nastasia Paul-Gera on a purple background with a gold bar at the bottom with text reading "2025-26 Society of Scholars Award Winners."
Three GWSS Scholars Awarded Society of Scholars Fellowships
January 3, 2025
Martha Gonzalez seated against a dark background, wearing a vibrant multicolored skirt with embroidered floral patterns and a black long-sleeved top, resting her chin on her hand with a thoughtful expression.
GWSS Alum Martha Gonzalez Featured in Viewpoint Magazine’s 20th Anniversary Edition
December 23, 2024
Sumangala Damodaran from waist up and in front of a microphone
Fulbright Spotlight: Sumangala Damodaran's Impact at the University of Washington
December 23, 2024
Dr. Amanda Lock Swarr receives the Bonnie & Vern L. Bullough Book Award, standing on stage with the award presenter, holding the plaque against a blue curtain backdrop
Amanda Lock Swarr Receives Bonnie & Vern L. Bullough Book Award
December 1, 2024
Retired professor Angela Ginorio standing next to GWSS Alumni Award recipient Martina Kartman. Martina is holding the Alumni Award plaque in her hands.
Martina Kartman Receives 2024 GWSS Alumni Award
October 17, 2024
Envisioning African Intersex Book Cover
Amanda Swarr’s Book Nominated for Prestigious African Studies Association Award
September 20, 2024
Envisioning African Intersex Book Cover
Professor Amanda Swarr Awarded 2024 DSREI Professional Book Award 
September 3, 2024
Dr. Kavita Dattani headshot
Kavita Dattani Receives Royalty Research Fund Scholar Award
August 13, 2024
Headshot of Amanda Lock Swarr
Amanda Swarr Receives Evidence-Based Teaching Fellowship
August 13, 2024
Kelen Tamurian, a young woman with long brown hair and glasses, sitting on a wooden porch with a lake in the background.
Kelen Tamurian Awarded Herman S. & Dorothy B. Lederman Endowed Scholarship
June 24, 2024
Upper body shot of Jordynn smiling at the camera and giving a thumbs up. She has long brown hair in a ponytail and is wearing a graphic t-shirt. In the background is Germany's famous Neuschwanstein Castle.
Jordynn Hays Awarded Mary Katherine Mackenzie and Mary Ann Whitmore Endowed Scholarship
June 18, 2024
Sasha Welland headshot: shoulder-length grey cruly hair, red framed glasses, dangly earrings and smile showing teeth
GWSS Chair and Professor Sasha Su-Ling Welland Receives Prestigious Population Health Initiative Award
June 17, 2024
A person stands at a podium speaking, with a presentation slide behind them about the 2024 Distinguished Book Award Honorable Mention for "Envisioning African Intersex" by Amanda Lock Swarr.
Amanda Lock Swarr Receives Distinguished Book Award Honorable Mention from the Section on the Sociology of Sexualities
June 10, 2024
Keila Taylor wearing a yellow shirt and overalls standing in a field with her legs spread and firmly planted and her hands clasped behind her head. She's looking up at the sky.
Keila Taylor Awarded Graduate School Presidential Dissertation Fellowship in Social Sciences
June 10, 2024
Headshots of Saad Khan and Marielle Marcaida on a purple background with stars. Above their photos in large letters "2024 Nancy C.M. Harstock Award Recipients." Below their photos, their names: "Saad Khan" and "Marielle Marcaida" in caps.
Saad Khan and Marielle Marcaida Announced as Recipients of this Year's Nancy C. M. Hartsock Graduate Student Prize 
June 6, 2024
Headshot of Christina Yuen Zi Chung
Christina Yuen Zi Chung Awarded CAS Dean's Medal
June 6, 2024
A typewriter on a plain desk with a sheet of paper sticking out. The paper reads "Funding Round" in large print, all caps, across the center of the page.
Nastasia Paul-Gera and Shelby House Receive Simpson Center Funding for Research Cluster
May 30, 2024
Logo for 54th Annual Awards of Excellence. Background black with gold rays of light. In large print in center of page: "54th annual Awards of Excellence, June 6, 2024." White W down in right-hand corner.
GWSS Adjunct M. Aziz Receives this Year's Distinguished Teaching Award
May 13, 2024
Marielle Marcaida presenting her project to a classroom of students. She is standing behind a lectern and on the screen behind her it reads: "Marielle Y. Marcaida, Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies, PhD in Feminist Studies."
Unveiling 'Ronda Girls of Pateros': Marielle Marcaida's Impact as a UW Libraries Research Communication and Equity Fellow
May 13, 2024
Marielle Marcaida Headshot
Marielle Marciada Adds Chester Fritz Fellowship to Growing List of Achievements
May 2, 2024
Headshot of Nora Medina
GWSS minor, Nora Medina, awarded Husky 100
April 30, 2024
Headshot of Anna Zhao
Anna Zhao Awarded 2024 Luce/ACLS Travel Grant in China Studies
April 25, 2024
Saad Khan Headshot
GWSS Graduate Students Awarded Human Rights Funds
April 22, 2024
Side view of a diverse seated audience. In the bottom left corner, the logos for the Mellon Foundation and the Department of Gender, Women & Sexuality Studies in white with a purple background.
Mellon Grant Recognizes GWSS as UW Hub for Feminist Thought and Action
March 28, 2024
Purple banner with white and gold lettering. On the left it reads "GWSS Annual Awards" above a gold line with "nominations now open, deadline April 30" underneath. To the right of this text are 6 bullet points in the shape of stars, each one listing a different GWSS award.
🎉 2023-24 GWSS Awards: Nominations Open Until April 30!
March 12, 2024
Slide with blue background and stars with a picture of Dr. Rodriguez-Coss in the center. Over her image, the word "Congratulations," and below her image her name and the title of the award.
Celebrating the Success of Dr. Noralis Rodriguez-Coss: 2024 Runger/Dolliver Faculty Excellence Awardee
February 23, 2024
Promotional image recognizing Catalina Velasquez as the Creating Change Immigration Award recipient. Includes her headshot and logos for Creating Change Conference and the National LGTBTQ Task Force.
Catalina Velasquez Honored with National LGBTQ Task Force's Creating Change Immigration Award
January 25, 2024
Panel strip with three photos: Feelin book cover, Bettina Judd being handed MLA award, and Bettina Judd posing for a photo with the award presenter while holding award.
Bettina Judd Receives Honorable Mention for The William Sanders Scarborough Prize From MLA
December 7, 2023
Compilation of headshots of 2023 winners of The Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant
Kemi Adeyemi Awarded Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant for Writing About Black Art
December 5, 2023
Yasmine Gomez headshot
Yasmine Gomez Receives LACS Award for Pop Conference
December 4, 2023
Headshot of Professor Kemi Adeyemi next to the cover of her book "Feel Right"
Kemi Adeyemi Receives Prestigious Gloria E. Anzaldúa Book Prize
November 7, 2023
Kemi Adeyemi Headshot
Kemi Adeyemi's Black Embodiments Studio (BES) Receives Future Studies Grant from Ruth Foundation for the Arts
October 9, 2023
Chandan Reddy headshot overlayed with the letters FS, representing Freedom Scholar
Chandan Reddy Named 2023 Freedom Scholar by Marguerite Casey Foundation
October 9, 2023
Upper body shot of Saad Khan smiling at the camera. He's wearing a light-blue v-neck t-shirt and glasses. The background is blurred greens indicating he may be outside.
Saad Khan Receives Presidential Dissertation Fellowship for Groundbreaking LGBTQ Activism Research in Bangladesh
June 26, 2023
Headshot of Regina Yung Lee smiling. She has long black hair with grey streaks, square framed glasses, and is wearing a royal blue turtleneck sweater with a simple necklace on top. The background is black with gold rays.
Regina Yung Lee Among Group of Scholars Awarded Collaborative Project Grant by Simpson Center for Humanities
June 21, 2023
On left, grid outline of photos of 2023 teaching award recipients. On right, purple background; in large white print: "Meet the 2023 teachers of the Year;" in small white print: "By Jon Marmor | Photos by UW Photography | June 2023 Issue"
Meet the 2023 Teachers of the Year //  University of Washington Magazine and Center for Teaching & Learning
June 21, 2023
Book Cover for "Stories that Bind: Political Economy and Culture in New India": Title (black text) and subtitle (red text) are at the top of the image, stacked on top of one another, with the title being significantly larger is at the top in all caps. The authors name (Madhavi Murty) is at the bottom of the page. The majority of the cover is filled with color pencil drawings of Indian men and women engaged in various daily activities.
Madhavi Murty Honored with Outstanding Book Award by the International Communication Association
June 20, 2023
Full body shot of Christina Chung wearing long black and white coat, with hands crossed in front of her, smiling at the camera. Cherry blossom trees in the background.
Christina Yuen Zi Chung Receives Nancy C. M. Hartsock Award for Research on Gender Dynamics in Hong Kong
June 15, 2023
The exterior of the Hans Rosling Population Health Building, a modern and architecturally striking facility with sleek lines and large windows, surrounded by landscaped green spaces.
UW Population Health Initiative Awards Grant to Interdisciplinary Team of Researchers Studying the Impact of Abortion Myths on Healthcare Providers
June 1, 2023
Upper body shot of Marielle Marcaida with her hair slicked back into a ponytail, wearing a white collared shirt, and smiling at the camera.
Marielle Marcaida and Jamelah Jacob Receive Support for Graduate Research Cluster on Transnational Filipinx Diaspora Studies
May 31, 2023
Headshot of Anna Zhao smiling at the camera. She is wearing a black blazer, long gold necklace, and her hair in a ponytail with long side bangs.
Anna Zhao Awarded Chester Fritz Fellowship for Research on Medicalized Childbirth in China
May 16, 2023