Awards Committee Report
By: Amy E. Ellis, Ph.D. & Vanessa Simiola, Psy.D.
The Awards Committee is responsible developing a slate of candidates for the Awards, and deliberating on the final award recipients. The Awards Committee also negotiates with an engraving company as to the form and language of the awards.
The following awards will be given at the 2018 awards banquet:
Award for Outstanding Contributions to Practice in Trauma Psychology:
Richard B. Gartner, Ph.D.
Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Science of Trauma Psychology:
Karen J. Saywitz, Ph.D.
Award for Outstanding Service to the Field of Trauma Psychology:
Mark C. Russell, Ph.D., ABPP, ABCCAP
Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Field of Trauma Psychology:
Christine Courtois, Ph.D., ABPP
Award for Outstanding Contribution to Trauma Psychology by an Early Career Psychologist:
Rebecca K. Blais, Ph.D.
Award for Media Contributions to the Field of Trauma Psychology:
Jennifer J. Freyd, Ph.D.
Early Career Award for Ethnic Minority Psychologist in Trauma Psychology:
Angela Narayan, Ph.D.
Dissertation Award:
Megan K. Maas, Ph.D.
