Linda M. Woolf, PhD, was awarded a Presidential Citation for educating current and future generations about human rights through her scholarly teaching and writing, and for assisting APA in drafting and adopting policy resolutions that prohibit human rights abuses and protect the welfare of individuals in U.S. custody, most notably the comprehensive 2013 policy that reconciled seven earlier APA policies.
Woolf is a professor of psychology and international human rights, Webster University in St. Louis; past president, Div. 48 (Society for the Study of Peace, Conflict and Violence); board member, Institute for the Study of Genocide; and chair, APA Member-initiated Task Force to Reconcile Policies Related to Psychologists' Involvement in National Security Settings. An APA fellow, Woolf is a knowledgeable, wise, dedicated and courageous leader who has made profound contributions to advancing psychology and human rights. Among her many remarkable accomplishments, she has tirelessly led efforts over nearly a decade to assist APA in formulating, crystallizing and disseminating its positions related to human rights and detainee welfare.