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APA honored these outstanding psychologists at its Annual Convention in Denver, Aug. 4–7

September 2016, Vol 47, No. 8

Print version: page 21

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American Psychological Association. (2016, September 1). Top of the world. Monitor on Psychology, 47(8). https://www.apa.org/monitor/2016/09/people-award-winners

  • APA Lifetime Achievement Award:
    Eduardo Salas, PhD
  • APA Council of Representatives Raymond D. Fowler Award:
    Donald N. Bersoff, JD, PhD

Board of Scientific Affairs

  • Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards:
    Terry E. Robinson, PhD, and Kent C. Berridge, PhD; Avshalom Caspi, PhD, and Terrie E. Moffitt, PhD; and Dedre Gentner, PhD
  • Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology:
    James W. Pennebaker, PhD
  • Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology—Animal Learning and Behavior, Comparative:
    Nathan M. Holmes, PhD,and Fabian A. Soto, PhD
  • Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology—Cognition and Human Learning:
    Tania Lombrozo, PhD
  • Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology—Developmental Psychology:
    Adriana Galvan, PhD
  • Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology—Health Psychology:
    Kate Sweeny, PhD
  • Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology—Psychopathology:
    Greg Hajcak, PhD, and Katie A. McLaughlin, PhD

Board of Professional Affairs

  • Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent Practice:
    Sam J. Tsemberis, PhD
  • Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice:
    John E. Carr, PhD
  • APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology:
    Luz Maria Garcini

Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest

  • Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest (Early Career):
    Mark Hatzenbuehler, PhD, and Anneliese A. Singh, PhD
  • Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest (Senior Career):
    Faye Z. Belgrave, PhD, and Jose (Joe) Toro-Alfonso, PhD (awarded posthumously)
  • Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy:
    Dorothy L. Espelage, PhD

Board of Educational Affairs

  • Distinguished Career Contribution to Education and Training in Psychology Award:
    Roger P. Greenberg, PhD
  • Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education Award:
    Cindy Lee Juntunen, PhD
  • Psi Chi/APA Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award:
    Meghan H. Puglia

Committee on International Relations in Psychology

  • Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology:
    Hector Fernandez-Alvarez, PhD
  • International Humanitarian Award:
    Alan Poling, PhD

More winners: To see the APA division awards presented at convention, go to www.apa.org/monitor/2016/09/division-awards. 

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