As principal investigator, Chrystal George Mwangi, associate professor of higher education, will lead a three-year project to advance collaborations for equity in marine and climate science.

The award recognizes an established academic/researcher who has made outstanding contributions to the field of policing. Kiesong Kuen, doctoral candidate in the Department of Criminology, Law and Society, also received a 2023 ASC Award—the Outstanding Student Article Award.

The prestigious award will support Chaplin's research on understanding the role of parenting and emotional arousal in the development of substance use in adolescence.