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Synergy Award Recipients

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Xiaofen Du, PhD

Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences

Synergy Award Recipient: 2025

With her synergistic approach to teaching, mentoring, scholarship and service, Xiaofen Du enhances student learning and research productivity, contributing meaningfully to the academic community at large.

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Kelli Brizzolara, PT, PhD

School of Physical Therapy 

Synergy Award Recipient: 2024

Effectively creating synergy in her teaching, scholarship, and service around health promotion for client, and for students, through research, coursework and community activities.

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Charlene Dickinson, RDH, BSDH, MS

Department of Communication Sciences and Oral Health

Synergy Award Recipient: 2023

Charlene Dickinson connects dental hygiene and related health students in grant-funded hands-on community service, modeling and teaching collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving, influencing their leadership and social integrity.

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