This award recognizes outstanding achievements in the field of teaching, research, or practice of early career individuals. It is given annually to a maximum of five individuals that are primarily affiliated with an ASPHER member school. Early career positions considered for this award include up to assistant/associate professors.
Nominations should include a description of the nominated SPH outstanding contributions in:
- Demonstrating leadership in advancing health equity, member-focus, diversity, integrity,corporate-citizenship, Europe-centred global outlook or meaningful work (ASPHER corevalues) in the field of academic public health teaching, research or practice,
- Outstanding exemplary and documented scholarly accomplishments in form of a notable record of success,
- Innovative research, teaching or practice advancing the mission of the field of public health and improving the health of communities they serve.
Award Winners
2026:
Praveenkumar Aivalli, University College Dublin, Ireland
Camilla Lombardo, University of L’Aquila, Italy
Marie Nabbe, HOPE, Belgium
Javaid Nauman, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Azhar Rahma, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
2025:
Rami H. Al-Rifai, United Arab Emirates University, UAE
Beate Jahn, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
Jwenish Kumawat, University College Dublin, Ireland
Pier Mario Perrone, University of Milan, Italy
Anna Tyranska-Fobke, Medical University of Gdansk, Poland
2024:
Guglielmo Arzilli, University of Piza, Italy
Tara Chen, University of Waterloo, Canada
Karl Conyard, University College Dublin, Ireland
Lotan Kraun, Harvard Medical School, United States
Naomi Nathan, EurPubHealth+, University of Sheffield
2023:
Lorenzo Blandi, University of Pavia, Italy
Paula Meireles, University of Porto,Portugal
Brian Wong, University of Maastricht, The Netherlands
Flavia Pennisi, University Vita Salute San Raffaele, Milan, Italy
Lisa Wandschneider, University of Bielefeld, Germany
2022:
Keren Dopelt, Ashkelon Academic College, Ashkelon, Israel
Rok Hrzic, University of Maastricht, Maastricht, Netherlands