Distinguished Research Professor Stephen Crystal Wins Rutgers Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Research

Adapted from the Rutgers Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research announcement

Rutgers School of Social Work Distinguished Professor Stephen Crystal, PhD, who also serves as Director of the Rutgers Center for Health Services Research at the Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, won the Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Research.

The award honors tenured faculty members who have made distinguished research contributions to their discipline and/or society at large.

Dr. Crystal said, “All of this is team research, so I take it as acknowledgment of the work of the community of health policy researchers that I get to be part of.”

The Board of Trustees Award was part of the 2025-26 Universitywide Faculty Year-End Excellence Awards presented by President William Tate and Executive Vice President Keena Arbuthnot.

“Each year these awards honor members of the Rutgers community selected by their colleagues for outstanding contributions to teaching, research, and public service,” said President Tate.