The Matilda White Riley Behavioral and Social Sciences Honors recognizes both emerging scientists and leaders in the field whose research reflects Dr. Matilda White Riley’s vision of research excellence in health-related behavioral and social sciences. Matilda White Riley, Ph.D., (1911–2004) (634 KB) was a celebrated scientist and member of the National Academy of Sciences whose transformative work and leadership left a lasting impact in the behavioral and social sciences across the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and beyond.
2024 Honorees
Distinguished Lecturer
Distinguished Professor, Sociology
Indiana University
Lecture Title: The Power of Human Connections in Health and Health Care
Early Stage Investigators
Clinical Psychologist
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health
Lecture Topic: A Person-Centered Approach to Capture Health Disparities and Multidimensional Impact of COVID-Related Stressors
Postdoctoral Fellow
Penn State University
NIDA T32 Postdoctoral Fellow
University of Minnesota
Lecture Topic: Novel Measures of Family Orientation and Childhood Self-Regulation: A Genetically Informed Twin Study
Research Assistant Professor, Institute for Firearm Injury Prevention
University of Michigan
Lecture Topic: Longitudinal Effects of Electronic Dating Violence on Depressive Symptoms and Delinquent Behaviors Across Adolescence
Associate Professor
North Carolina State University
Please note: Dr. Volpe did not present at the event. Her presentation was scheduled for a later date.
