Kinley Award winners announced

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Five Purdue faculty members have been named 2024 recipients of the Kinley Award, which funds social science research by West Lafayette-based faculty to explore methods for improving the human condition. This year’s awardees are Sarah Lyn Karalunas (psychological sciences), Laura Murray-Kolb (nutrition science), Kathryn LaRoche (public health), Laura Elenbaas (human development and family science) and Brandon Keehn (psychological sciences and speech, language, and hearing sciences). 

Established by the Clifford B. Kinley Trust in 1978, the Kinley Award funds social science research to explore methods for improving the human condition. Each recipient will receive approximately $25,000 in research funding. More information about the Kinley Award is available on the Office of Research website.

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