Boston University hosted a festschrift celebrating the research, clinical and training achievements of David H. Barlow, PhD, in October. Barlow is the founder and director emeritus of the university’s Center for Anxiety and Related Disorders, one of the nation’s leading centers for anxiety treatment. At the festschrift, Barlow also accepted an APA Presidential Citation from then-APA President Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhD, for supporting students of color as director of clinical training at Boston University, and for preparing all his trainees to serve a diverse society.
Fordham University distinguished psychology professor Olivia Hooker, PhD, died in November at age 103. Hooker was on the Fordham faculty from 1963 to 1985 and was one of the founders of APA’s Div. 33 (Intellectual Disabilities and Developmental Disabilities/Autism Spectrum Disorder). She was the first black woman to enlist in the Coast Guard in 1945 and was among the last surviving witnesses to a race- related attack on a black section of Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1921.
The University of Louisville has presented its $100,000 Grawemeyer Award for Psychology to Kent Berridge, PhD, and Terry Robinson, PhD, for their incentive-sensitization theory of addiction. The theory posits that “liking” and “wanting” are separable in the brain, and that the dopamine system in people who are addicted to drugs becomes hypersensitive to drugs and drug cues, producing a “wanting” that can last for years. Their 1993 paper on the theory has been cited more than 6,500 times and is considered an important step in the effort to identify more effective ways to treat addiction.
The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Healthcare has named Terry Stancin, PhD, as its National Compassionate Caregiver of the Year for her role in establishing the multidisciplinary Kidz Pride Clinic at MetroHealth System in Cleveland, one of the nation’s first clinics dedicated to the medical and mental health needs of transgender youth. Stancin also focuses on improving care for underserved children, including those exposed to trauma and poverty. She is the first psychologist to receive this award.
Judith S. Beck, PhD, has earned honorary doctorates from Assumption College in Worcester, Massachusetts, and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine for her outstanding contributions to the field of psychotherapy. Beck has served as president of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy for 24 years and is also a clinical professor of psychology in psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania.
The National Commission on Correctional Health Care has elected Thomas J. Fagan, PhD, as chair of its Board of Directors. Fagan, who has been APA’s liaison to the commission board since 1996, is focused on improving health and mental health care in jails, prisons and juvenile confinement facilities. He has worked for the Federal Bureau of Prisons for 25 years, in a variety of positions, including director of clinical training and the prison system’s chief hostage negotiator. Fagan is also an emeritus professor at Nova Southeastern University.
The Southern Pain Society has presented its Dr. Hubert and Renee Rosomoff Award to Geralyn Datz, PhD, of Southern Behavioral Medicine Associates in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for her outstanding contributions to pain treatment. Datz has established an effective 20-day outpatient pain clinic for injured workers that focuses on eliminating or replacing opioids and teaching pain sufferers how to manage their symptoms without medication.