2025–26 Cheryl Wall Faculty Fellowships

February 17, 2025

Members of the Rutgers Community:

I am pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025–26 Cheryl Wall Faculty Fellowships. These fellowships, in the form of a course release, recognize full-time faculty committed to addressing issues faced by the university’s diverse student population. The fellowships pay tribute to Dr. Cheryl Wall, who was a champion of these efforts, pioneered cluster hiring at Rutgers and helped guide various diversity projects, including the Rutgers AAUP-AFT's work on race and gender equity. These fellowships are available through a negotiated agreement between Rutgers University and the Rutgers AAUP-AFT.  Faculty interested in applying for a future fellowship may do so in the next cohort to be named in 2026-27.

Please join me in congratulating this year's twelve fellows from across all four chancellor-led units for their exemplary representation of the university's commitment to fostering diversity, equity, and inclusion.

2025–2026 Fellows:

• Ayson Brooks, Physics and Astronomy, SAS
• Alexandra Chang, Arts, Culture and Media, SASN
• Sylvia Chan-Malik, American Studies/Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, SAS
• Aubrey Daniels, Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling Professions, SHP
• Meghan Deshais, Applied Psychology, GSAPP
• Angélica González, Biology, FASC
• Natalie Muñoz, Social Work, SASN
• Margaret Quinn, Advanced Nursing Practice, SON 
• Lauren Shallish, Urban Education, SASN
• Lauren Silver, Childhood Studies, FASC
• Youwen Zhang, Chemistry, FASC
• Desheng Zhang, Computer Science, SAS

Sincerely,

Prabhas V. Moghe, Ph.D.

Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs

Distinguished Professor