Rising Stars Lecture Series
About the Lecture Series
The Rising Stars program seeks to recognize nationally renowned early-career faculty by inviting them to campus to share their cutting-edge research and career development strategies with the SDSU community over the course of a 2-day visit. This program provides a speaker honorarium and covers all travel expenses. The San Diego State University Rising Stars Lecture Series is supported by the Vice President for Research and Innovation and various colleges.
Nominate a Rising Star
Nominations for Rising Stars are currently open for the 2026-2027 academic year. Nominations can be submitted through InfoReady.
Nominee eligibility requirements include:
- must be early career, tenure-track faculty member
- must be employed at a Carnegie Classification R1 institution outside of California
- must be the PI on a recently awarded NIH grant
- must be willing to travel to San Diego between September and April
Contact Research Advancement via email ([email protected]) if you would like to nominate someone as a Rising Star or learn more about the series.
2026-2027 Lectures
Upcoming Rising Stars Lectures for the 2026-2027 academic year will be announced soon.
Previous Rising Stars:
- Jacob Feldman, Ph.D.
- Tatiana Hurtado de Mendoza, Ph.D.
- Sabrina Horvath, Ph.D, CCC-SLP
- Nichol Castro, Ph.D
- Erin Isbilen, Ph.D
- Amanda Kong, Ph.D, MPH
- Kristina Johnson, Ph.D
- Tashara Leak, Ph.D.
- Roberto Cofresí-Bonilla, Ph.D.
- Megan Gross, Ph.D.
- Abhinav Archarya, Ph.D.
- Miaja Reblin, Ph.D.
- Naomi Caselli, Ph.D.
- Simon Fischer-Baum, Ph.D.
- Jun Wang, Ph.D.
- Leah Fabiano-Smith, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
- Jiyeon Lee, Ph.D., CCC-SLP
- Molly A. Erickson, Ph.D.
- Dan Mirman, Ph.D.
- Christi W. Miller, Ph.D.
- N. Bonnie Nozari, M.D., Ph.D.
- Arielle Borovsky, Ph.D.
