BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – WKU professor Dr. Amy Brausch has earned the Conference USA Faculty Achievement Award, the organization announced on Thursday. The award highlights outstanding faculty members and their dedication to teaching, commitment to their respective fields of study through research and devotion to making a difference through service in their campus communities.
The awards program was established by the league's presidents and chancellors to recognize exceptional contributions in teaching, research and service. Each of the 11 recipients will automatically become the institutional nominee for the CUSA Professor of the Year, which will be voted on by the institution's provosts.
Dr. Brausch is an internationally recognized leader in suicide prevention research whose work has had a profound impact on both scholarship and practice. She leads a sustained, externally funded research program exceeding $2.1 million and has published extensively, including more than 40 collaborative publications with student co-authors. A dedicated mentor, she has guided more than 30 graduate theses and 10 undergraduate honors theses while securing consistent funding to ensure every graduate student in her lab has been supported for the past six years. Dr. Brausch's teaching is equally impactful, highlighted by her Psychology of Suicide course, which translates complex research into deeply engaging and meaningful learning experiences while maintaining rigorous academic standards. Beyond the classroom, she demonstrates exceptional leadership and public engagement, co-founding the annual Suicide Research Symposium, which now draws thousands of participants worldwide.
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