Honors, Awards, and Inclusions

Katherine L. Applegate, PhD, was awarded the Faculty Service Award: Certificate of Appreciation for outstanding contributions and unwavering dedication to the academic excellence of the Duke University Health Service Psychology Doctoral Internship Program.

Miranda Badolato, PhD, attended "The Scientist and the Storyteller Workshop" through Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health "Skills for Health and Research Professionals (SHARP) Training" program. Designed to teach journalists and scientists how to communicate science effectively, this training will help Dr. Badolato, a nutrition interventionist, communicate evidence-based nutrition information in a world full of nutrition-related misinformation.

Linda E. Carlson, PhD, FSBM, was elected as a fellow in the Royal Society of Canada. Membership in the Royal Society of Canada is one of the country’s highest honors. It recognizes distinguished scholars, artists, and scientists from across Canada.

Masha Remskar, PhD, was selected as a 2026 Rising Star by the University of Utah's Center for Metabolic Health. She presented her research at the 2026 CMH Postdoctoral Rising Stars Symposium, which took place on September 2, 2026.

Michelle Segar, PhD, MPH, MS, FSBM, was interviewed for an article about Dolly Parton's unique, personalized approach to exercising that she called "Rejoicing Exercises" in a TIME article.

Rachel Telles, PhD, had her study, Rethinking depression diagnosis in ovarian cancer: The role of somatic symptoms, featured in articles published by People and Medscape.