- The Latino GLBT History Project gave Dulce Benavides, PsyD, its Legacy Award at the organization's annual "Mujeres en el Movimiento" event in April. The event honors LBT Latinas for contributions to their communities on issues of social justice. Benavides, a clinical psychologist, has been an advisory board member at the Lesbian Services Program at the Whitman-Walker Clinic in Washington, D.C., and was co-chair of the San Antonio Lesbian Gay Assembly while at the University of Texas in San Antonio.
- The European Federation of Psychologists' Associations has given Anke Ehlers, PhD, the 2015 Wilhelm Wundt-William James Award, established with APF on behalf of former association president Raymond D. Fowler, PhD, to recognize distinguished contributions to psychology and to promote cooperation between Europe and North America. Ehlers, a professor of experimental psychopathology at the University of Oxford, developed a widely used therapy for post-traumatic stress disorder.
- The Social and Affective Neuroscience Society has awarded Stanford psychology professor James J. Gross, PhD, its Distinguished Scholar Award for 2015. The award honors a scholar who has made valuable research contributions to understanding the biology of social and affective processes. Gross studies emotion regulation strategies using behavioral and brain-based measures.
- Southern Illinois University Carbondale has named Meera Komarraju, PhD, dean of the university's College of Liberal Arts. She has chaired the university's psychology department since 2014 and has taught at the university since 1986. She is a past winner of the university's Outstanding Teacher of the Year Award, and twice the university nominated her as its candidate for U.S. Professor of the Year.
- The advocacy nonprofit organization Mental Health America of Hawaii has named Charles W. Mueller, PhD, as an Outstanding Community Leader for his work to enhance and improve access to children's mental health services in the state. Mueller is a professor of social psychology and clinical psychology in the University of Hawaii Manoa department of psychology and co-directs the university's Center for Cognitive Behavior Therapy, a research and training clinic for youth up to age 18 with behavior disorders and mental health problems.
- New Mexico State University has named Donald B. Pope-Davis, PhD, the new dean of its College of Education. Pope-Davis, who was previously a faculty member and held leadership positions at DePaul University and the University of Notre Dame, has co-authored three books and several research articles about multicultural counseling, education and psychology. He has a doctorate in counseling psychology from Stanford University.
Personalities
American Psychological Association. (2015, July 1). Personalities: July/August 2015. Monitor on Psychology, 46(7). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2015/07-08/personalities