The OVPR Collegiate Research Professorship is awarded to a research professor-track faculty member who has made exceptional scholarly achievements and advanced knowledge in their field.
Aruna Sarma is the assistant dean for research faculty at the Medical School, chair of the Dow Division of Health Services Research in the Department of Urology, and a research professor in urology and epidemiology. Sarma has authored more than 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and her work addresses burden, risk and progression of male and female urinary and sexual dysfunction.