Jason Daniel-Ulloa, associate teaching professor in the Departments of Health Systems and Population Health and Global Health, has been awarded the University of Washington’s Distinguished Contributions to Lifelong Learning Award. Presented as part of the UW’s 2025 Awards of Excellence, the honor recognizes full-time faculty who have demonstrated a sustained commitment to teaching and designing courses in non-degree programs that serve professional development, personal growth, and career transformation.
But behind the distinction lies a deeper story of connection, empathy, and an unorthodox path to education. For Daniel-Ulloa, teaching is not simply about conveying information—it’s about creating space for students who, like him, may have once felt unseen.
“I have a very student-focused orientation to teaching,” he says. “I am focused and centered on how students experience the university.”
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