Carey Professor Wins Johns Hopkins Catalyst Award
The Johns Hopkins Carey School of Business announced that Jemima Frimpong, an Assistant Professor of Management and Organization, is a recipient of the university’s annual Catalyst Awards.Catalyst Awards honor early-career JHU faculty members whose work has shown originality and has made an impact in their respective fields. The award also comes with a $75,000 grant. A total of 34 faculty members from across Johns Hopkins University were honored this year—75 percent are assistant professors and more than half are women.
“Progress requires our brightest minds to pursue big ideas that extend the horizons of human knowledge,” Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels told The Hub, JHU’s news website. “At a time when research funding is more competitive than ever, Johns Hopkins is thrilled to support these promising faculty as they embarking on novel research and creative projects.”
Frimpong joined the Carey faculty in 2016. She earned her Ph.D. in management science and applied economics from the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School of Business. Prior to joining Carey’s faculty, she was an Assistant Professor of Health Policy and Management at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health.
“Each year, we are amazed by the talent and creativity evident in the Catalyst Award applications,” Denis Wirtz, JHU’s Vice Provost for Research, said. “These faculty represent the future of their fields and the future of our institution. We look forward to working with this cohort over the next year as they reach new milestones that transform the trajectory of their careers.”
Frimpong isn’t the first Carey faculty member to take home a Catalyst Award, joining Associate Professor Mario Macis (2015) and Assistant Professor Emilia Simeonova (2016).
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