APA Division 37

Division 37 has established the following awards to recognize work of distinguished and upcoming professionals in the field:

Lifetime Advocacy Award:

2005 - Senator Christopher Dodd (D-CT)

Nicholas Hobbs Award: This award was established in honor of Nicholas Hobbs in 1983. It is presented annually to a psychologist who exemplifies the ideals and devotion to child advocacy/policy characterized by Nicholas Hobbs. Past recipients of this award were:

2006 - Karen Saywitz	1994 - James Garbarino
2005 - Robert M. Friedman	1993 - Diane J. Willis
2004 - John R. Weisz	1992 - Gary B. Melton
2003 - Gail Goodman	1991 - David Elkind
2002 - Joy Osofsky	1990 - Lewis Lipsitt
2001 - Barbara Bonner	1989 - Carolyn & Stephen Schroeder
2000 - Aletha Huston	1988 - Gerald Koocher
1999 - Dante Cicchetti	1987 - Urie Bronfenbrenner
1998 - Lawrence Aber	1986 - Milton Shore
1997 - Jeanne Brooks-Gunn	1985 - Edward Zigler
1996 - Don Routh	1984 - Jane Knitzer
1995 - Lenore Behar

Distinguished Contribution to Child Advocacy Award: This award was established in 1982, and is presented annually to a nonpsychologist who has made significant contributions to advocacy on behalf of children, youth, and families. The spirit of the award has been to recognize persons currently involved in advocacy efforts to encourage ongoing advocacy efforts. Past recipients of this award were:

2006 - Robin Kimbrough-Melton	1993 - Richard Krugman
2005 - Beth A. Stroul	1992 - Irving Harris
2004 - Virginia G. Weisz	1991 - Jule M. Sugarman
2003 - Thomas Birch	1990 - Ira Schwartz
2001 - John E. B. Myers	1989 - Bill Harris
2000 - Beatrix & David Hamburg	1988 - Robert Clampitt & Robert Keeshan
1999 - T. Berry Brazelton	1987 - Mark Soler
1997 - Deborah Prothrow-Stith	1986 - Kenneth Wooden
1996 - Howard Davidson	1985 - Robert Haggerty
1995 - Jack Shonkoff	1984 - Michael Wald
1994 - Lenore Terr	1983 - Robert Mnookin

Division 37 Fellows: Click here for an alphabetical list of the Division 37 Fellows.

Student Awards:

Dissertation Award: 2006 - Richard W. Puddy, Ph.D., MPH, for The Role of Service Coordination in an Innovative School-Based Intensive Mental Health Program

Please click here for information about other student activities of the Division.

Award Information:

If you would like more information about any of these awards, including procedures for nomination, please contact:

Carol Falender, Ph.D.
Independent Practice; Clinical Professor, University of California, Los Angeles, Psychology Department
1158 26th Street, #189
Santa Monica, CA 90403
phone and fax: (310) 451-1236

email: cfalende@ucla.edu