APA President: Jennifer F. Kelly, PhD, ABPP
2021 Presidential Task Force on Psychology and Health Equity
For their commitment, dedication, and leadership in advancing strategies to achieve health equity.
Na’im Akbar, PhD
For his significant contribution to the profession of psychology, through his advancement of health equity by increasing psychologists of color in the profession with his effective recruitment, mentoring, and support.
Cedric L. Alexander, PsyD
For his commitment, dedication, and leadership in advancing strategies to reduce police bias and violence against African Americans.
Germine H. Awad, PhD
In recognition of the commitment, dedication, and leadership in advancing strategies to disarm and dismantle racism in psychology.
Anita Brown, PhD
For her illustrious career, as well as past and present contributions to the field of psychology.
Chester D. Copemann, PhD
For his many years of broad range work with children, adolescents, adults and families in the Virgin Islands, his efforts to organize and support the Association of Virgin Island Psychologists (AVIP), and his efforts to keep AVIP connected to the American Psychological Association.
Anika C. Fields, PhD
For her significant contribution to the profession of psychology, through her advancement of health equity by increasing psychologists of color in the profession with effective recruitment, mentoring, and support.
Andres De Los Reyes, PhD
For his leadership, research, and commitment to improving children and adolescent mental health, and for his dedication to preparing the next generation of researchers to work across disciplines to improve mental health outcomes for diverse populations.
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Psychology Training Council (VAPTC)
In recognition of the commitment to training, supervising, and mentoring psychology trainees.
Joseph Patrick Gone, PhD
In recognition of his commitment, dedication and leadership in advancing strategies to disarm and dismantle racism in psychology, Joseph Patrick Gone is awarded a Presidential Citation.
Cheryl Tawede Grills, PhD
For her leadership and commitment to African Psychology, and prevention and treatment in mental health with African Americans.
Kisha B. Holden, PhD, MSCR
For her continued commitment to health equity research, low-income and economically marginalized populations, and increasing accessibility to comprehensive health care.
Gayle Y. Iwamasa, PhD, HSPP
For her dedication to diversity, equity, and inclusion in research and clinical practice.
Josephine D. Johnson, PhD
For her service to all the communities of which she is a vital and distinctive part.
CPT Carrie Kennedy, PhD
For her service as a 2-term representative to Council for the Society for Military Psychology, and being a leader in the field of Military Psychology, first as a service member and second as a clinical psychologist.
Deirdre J. Knapp, PhD
For exceptional work in applied psychology and for her dedication to enhance the effectiveness of APA.
Mike Martin, PhD
For his commitment to caring for Veterans and training the next generation of psychologists.
Vickie M. Mays, PhD, MSPH
For her public service, long-term commitment, and leadership in advancing health equity in underserved, underrepresented, and marginalized communities, and to ensuring that the needs of these communities are being highlighted and met during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Nancy Ann McGarrah, PhD
For her lifelong advocacy for the welfare of children, her leadership in the advancement of ethics and forensic applications to practice, and her contributions to APA and Georgia Psychological Association.
Shari Miles-Cohen, PhD
For her leadership and commitment to human rights issues through mentoring, scholarship, and service to the profession.
Past Participants of the Ethics Committee/Ethnic Psychological Associations’ Joint Ethics Initiative
For their outstanding contributions to psychology at the intersection of ethics and culture.
Presidential Task Force on Strategies to Eradicate Racism, Discrimination and Hate
For their commitment and dedication to eliminating racism in all its forms.
The Society of Indian Psychologists
In recognition of SIP’s vision of a more culturally-informed Ethics Code that honors the knowledge from communities of color regarding ethical care.
Susan Opotow, PhD
For her commitment to the identification and elimination of all forms of social injustice.
Janiece Pompa, PhD
For her career-long contributions to professional psychology and those it serves in Utah and for her sustained commitment to focus attention on diversity and multiculturalism in both professional development and underserved treatment communities.
Dinelia Rosa, PhD
For her long-term service to APA, the SPTAs, practitioners, and trainees.
Pamela Scott-Johnson, PhD
For her commitment to teaching and research excellence and her service to APA.
Ellen Scrivner, PhD, ABPP
For her commitment, dedication, and leadership in advancing strategies to reduce police bias and violence against African Americans.
Hideko Sera, PsyD
For her leadership in the psychology education and training community, and her longstanding commitment to mentorship, scholarship, and advocacy to advance equity, diversity, and inclusion in higher education.
Alex Siegel, JD, PhD
For his contributions in the area of interjurisdictional practice of telepsychology, especially during a period of time when the nation has been facing a public health crisis.
Lonnie R. Snowden, PhD
For his leadership, service and dedication to ensure that the needs of underserved, underrepresented, and marginalized communities have been highlighted and met during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gayle Spears, PhD
For her accomplishments in advancing the visibility and viability of the profession of psychology; in providing psychology education and training; in advancing the professional scope of practice, and by enabling benefits that are derived by student and professional members of psychological associations.
Chris K. Wehl, PhD
For his sustained commitment to develop, protect and expand the role of professional psychology on both the state and federal level.
Randall P. White, PhD
For his leadership in consulting psychology and his contributions to the Council of Representatives and Board of Directors of APA.
Cathy McDaniels Wilson, PhD, ABPP
For her career-long leadership in advancing equity, diversity, and inclusion in psychology and for her tireless efforts to apply psychology in support of victims of trauma, racism, and discrimination.