Elaine Drew wins Honors ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ teaching award
April 15, 2021
Elaine Drew has been named the winner of the UAF Honors ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ's 2021 Robert Piacenza
Outstanding Teaching Award.
"Dr. Drew is a tremendous advocate," wrote a student in a testimonial. "As an undergraduate,
it can sometimes be difficult to understand concepts, complete assignments, or decide
the direction of one's studies. Dr. Drew is a tremendous supporter of students and a passionate academic. Either in a course
or outside a course Dr. Drew provides students with resources from recent articles from the anthropological field
to academic activities to explore the world."
Drew is a medical anthropologist. Her research draws on collaborative and community-based
methods to support culturally based health promotion and intervention research with
American Indian, Alaska Native, Latino and African-American communities.
For more information, email Alex Hirsch, director of the Honors ¾Ã¾ÃÈÈÊÓƵ, at ahirsch@alaska.edu.