Psychology Professor and Eminent Scholar Michelle Kelley, Ph.D., has been named a 2025 Outstanding Faculty Award winner by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV).

She will receive her award, along with a $7,500 gift from the Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation, at a March 4 ceremony in Richmond, according to a Dec. 16 press release from SCHEV.

Out of 83 nominations received, 12 faculty members from around the state were named award recipients. Since the program was established in 1987, 麻豆传媒 faculty have earned 38 Outstanding Faculty Awards. Dr. Kelley is the tenth honoree from the College of Sciences.聽聽

鈥淭o be able to do research, teach and support others is my passion,鈥 Dr. Kelley said. 鈥淭o be recognized for something that I am so fortunate to be able to do, is really hard to explain. I just feel incredibly grateful.鈥

Dr. Kelley鈥檚 research focuses on understanding the development of mental health and substance use disorders and developing interventions. She works with military members and their families to better understand the impact of deployments and combat. In addition, she studies parents with substance use disorders and the impact on their children.

鈥淢ichelle Kelley has consistently done an outstanding job in all aspects of her role as a tenured full professor,鈥 said Gail Dodge, dean of the College of Sciences.聽鈥淗er research on the mental health needs of veteran populations is incredibly productive and impactful. She has also been very generous with her time in mentoring undergraduate and graduate students, as well as her junior faculty colleagues.聽I am thrilled that she was selected to receive this very well-deserved honor.鈥

鈥淒r. Michelle Kelley exemplifies the highest standards of academic excellence and service,鈥 said Brian Payne, interim provost and executive vice president for Academic Affairs. 鈥淗er groundbreaking research, dedication to teaching and tireless efforts to mentor students and colleagues reflect the very best of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 mission. We are immensely proud of her well-deserved recognition as a SCHEV Outstanding Faculty Award winner.鈥

The are the state鈥檚 highest honor for faculty at Virginia's public and private colleges and universities. These awards recognize superior accomplishments in teaching, research and public service. Nominees are selected by the institutions, reviewed by a panel of peers and chosen by a committee of leaders from the public and private sectors.

麻豆传媒's past SCHEV award winners:

2024

Justin Haegele, Human Movement Sciences and Special Education

2023

Khan Iftekharuddin, Electrical & Computer Engineering

2021

Jennifer Fish, Women鈥檚 Studies

Ling Li, Information Technology and Decision Sciences

2020

Kent Carpenter, Biological Sciences

2018

Helen Crompton, Teaching and Learning

2017

Jennifer Michaeli, Engineering Technology

Anatoly Radyushkin, Physics

2016

Charles Hyde, Physics

2015

Gail Dodge, Physics

2014

Carolyn Rutledge, Nursing

2012

Steve Yetiv, Political Science

2011

Mark Butler, Biological Sciences

2009

Lawrence Hatab, Philosophy

Lawrence Weinstein, Physics

2008

Bridget Anderson, English

Shaomin Li, Business Management

2007

John Adam, Mathematics & Statistics

2006

Donald Zeigler, Political Science & Geography

Sharon Raver-Lampman, Early Childhood, Speech-Language Pathology, & Special Education

2005

Katharine Kersey, Early Childhood, Speech-Language Pathology, & Special Education

Cynthia Jones, Ocean Earth & Atmospheric Sciences

2004

Charles Wilson, English

2003

Sheri Reynolds, English

2002

Janet Peery, English

2001

Sushil Chaturvedi, Mechanical Engineering

Dwight Allen, Educational Curriculum & Instruction

2000

John Toomey, Music

1999

Daniel Dauer, Biological Sciences

Chris Drake, Political Science & Geography

1997

Dana Heller, English

1996

William Stanley, Engineering Technology

1995

Helen Rountree, Sociology & Criminal Justice

1994

Nancy Bazin, English

1993

Michele Darby, Dental Hygiene & Dental Assisting

1992

Gregory Selby, Mechanical Engineering

1991

Karen Polonko, Sociology & Criminal Justice