Naomi Marmorstein, CS associate faculty, is the recipient of the 2008 Rutgers—Camden Provost’s Award for Teaching Excellence.  Established in 1993, the annual award honors Rutgers—Camden professors who advance their students’ knowledge through innovative and effective teaching.

Dr. Marmorstein teaches courses in Method and Theory in Psychology, Theories of Psychotherapy,
Developmental Psychopathology, Abnormal Psychology, and Individual Fieldwork in Psychology.  A student characterized Marmorstein as “truly a dedicated professor who has an obvious love for psychology and does her best to pass on the desire to learn to her students” in nominating Marmorstein for the award.

Marmorstein received her bachelor’s degree in psychology from Yale University in 1993.  She earned her doctoral degree in clinical science and psychopathology from the University of Minnesota—Twin Cities in 2001.  She has received numerous grants in support of her research, including a $649,503 award from the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health.