Her work has not only been integral to the response efforts but has been untiring for two years as she continues to present weekly forecasts to state leaders and meet regularly with policymakers, said Belinda Needham, who nominated Eisenberg for the award.
While taking on the responsibilities of Director for the Center for the Study of Complex Systems, teaching classes, and working as an epidemiologist at the School of Public Health (and also holding a position in the Department of Math) Marisa has been working non-stop on pandemic modeling and is a frequent voice in radio interviews and in pandemic news articles.
It is great to see Marisa being honored for all of the hard work she performs on a daily basis. The fact that she does all of this with the energy, stamina and good humor that she does, is inspiring.
[The award] honors individuals who provide sustained, dedicated and influential leadership and service in major national or state capacities. Eisenberg was nominated for her contributions to the public health response amid the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically her work modeling trajectories of the pandemic and generating predictive scenarios to help state policymakers determine next steps in the response.
Also receiving a presidential award, H. Luke Shaefer, will receive the 2021 President’s Award for Public Impact. Professor Shaefer is director of Poverty Solutions, professor of social work in the School of Social Work, and the Hermann and Amalie Kohn Professor of Social Justice and Social Policy in the Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy.
An event to honor both is planned for April 11, 2022.
