International Humanitarian Award.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for the 2007 recipient of the American Psychological Association's International Humanitarian Award. Also presented is an article based on the author's award address delivered at the APA's 115th annual meeting, held August 17-20, 2007, in San Francisco, California. The International Humanitarian Award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian services and activism by psychologists, including professional and volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations. Award recipients are psychologists who, by their extraordinary service at a difficult time, improve the lives and contribute to the well-being of people in a large or small geographic area anywhere in the world. The 2007 recipient of this award is Gerard A. Jacobs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2002 Award Winners: International Humanitarian Award.

Presents a citation, biography and selected bibliography for Elizabeth Lira, the 2002 winner of the APA International Humanitarian Award. This award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian services and activism by psychologists, including professional and volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2002 Award Winners: Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology.

Presents a citation, biography and selected bibliography for Stanley C. Krippner, the 2002 winner of the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology. This award is given to an individual who has made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge in psychology. An award address presented by Dr. Krippner, entitled "Conflicting Perspectives on Shamans and Shamanism: Points and Counterpoints," is appended. A citation and selected bibliography is also presented for Elizabeth Lira, 2002 winner of the APA International Humanitarian Award. This award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian services and activism by psychologists, including professional and volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

International Humanitarian Award.

The International Humanitarian Award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian services and activism by psychologists, including professional and volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations. Award recipients are psychologists who, by their extraordinary service at a difficult time, improve the lives and contribute to the well-being of people in a large or small geographic area anywhere in the world. The 2009 recipient of this award is Michael G. Wessells. Along with a citation, biography, and selected bibliography, Wessells' paper, entitled "Do no harm: Toward contextually appropriate psychosocial support in international emergencies," is included, a version of which was presented at the American Psychological Association's annual convention. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

International Humanitarian Award.

The International Humanitarian Award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian services and activism by psychologists, including professional and volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations. Award recipients are psychologists who, by their extraordinary service at a difficult time, improve the lives and contribute to the well-being of people in a large or small geographic area anywhere in the world. Award winners from 1998-2005 are listed. This document includes the citation awarded to Eduardo Almeida, the winner of the 2005 APA International Humanitarian Award. A brief biography and a selected bibliography of Almeida accompany the citation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

International humanitarian award.

The International Humanitarian Award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian services and activism by psychologists, including professional and volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations. Award recipients are psychologists who, by their extraordinary service at a difficult time, improve the lives and contribute to the well-being of people in a large or small geographic area anywhere in the world. The 2008 recipients of this award are Joseph O. Prewitt Diaz and Gundelina Almario Velazco. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2006 Award Winners: Awards for Distinguished International Contributions.

Presents the American Psychological Association 2006 Awards for Distinguished International Contributions. These include the 2006 winner of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology, Michael Cole and the 2006 winner of the International Humanitarian Award, the Center for Victims of Torture--Guinea 2004-2005 International Mental Health Team. Citations, brief profiles, and selected bibliographies of the award winners are included. If an award winner presented an address at the 114th APA Convention, the address is also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

1998-1999 award winners: International Humanitarian Award.

The International Humanitarian Award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian services and activism by psychologists, including professional and/or volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations. Award recipients are psychologists who, by their extraordinary service at a difficult time, improve the lives and contribute to the well-being of people in a large or small geographic area anywhere in the world. The 1998/1999 winner of the International Humanitarian Award is Nila Kapor-Stanulovic. A citation is provided, along with a biography and selected bibliography of the winner's work. Also included is the address delivered by Kapor-Stanulovic at APA's annual meeting in 1999, entitled, "Encounter with Suffering." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

International Humanitarian Award.

Presents a citation for Karen L. Hanscom, who received the 2001 International Humanitarian Award, for "her commitment to human rights, to the healing of torture victims, and to educating the world community about torture." The International Humanitarian Award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian services and activism by psychologists, including professional and volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations. Accompanying the citation are a biography of the recipient and her award address, entitled "Treating Survivors of War Trauma and Torture." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

2006 Award Winners: Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology.

The Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology is given to individuals who have made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge in psychology. This document lists the winners of this award from 1991 to 2006, and provides the citation, brief profile, and selected bibliography for the 2006 recipient, Michael Cole. Cole's award address, entitled Internationalism in Psychology: We Need It Now More Than Ever (see record 2006-21079-044), is also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2006 Award Winners: Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent or Institutional Practice in the Private Sector.

The Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent or Institutional Practice in the Private Sector recognizes outstanding service delivery by a licensed psychologist who is primarily engaged in the practice of psychology in a private sector setting. The award is intended to recognize outstanding practitioners in psychology. Nominations are considered for psychologists working in any area of clinical specialization, health services provision, or consulting, and services provided to any patient population or professional clientele in an independent or institutional practice setting are considered. This document lists the winners of this award from 1972 to 2006, and provides the citation, brief profile, and bibliography for the 2006 recipient Jeffrey J. Magnavita. Magnavita's award address, entitled In Search of the Unifying Principles of Psychotherapy: Conceptual, Empirical, and Clinical Convergence (see record 2006-21079-037), is also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2006 Award Winners: Awards for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training and Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training.

The Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training and the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training are given by the Board of Educational Affairs in recognition of the efforts of psychologists who have made distinguished contributions to education and training, who have produced imaginative innovations, or who have been involved in the developmental phases of programs in education and training in psychology. These contributions might include important research on education and training; the development of effective materials for instruction; the establishment of workshops, conferences, or networks of communication for education and training; achievement and leadership in administration that facilitates education and training; or activity in professional organizations that promotes excellence. This document lists the winners of these awards from 1987 to 2006, and provides the citations, brief profiles, and bibliographies for the 2006 recipients of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training, Janet E. Helms and Michael C. Roberts. Helms' award address, Fairness Is Not Validity or Cultural Bias in Racial-Group Assessment: A Quantitative Perspective (see record 2006-21079-024) and Roberts' award address, Essential Tension: Specialization With Broad and General Training in Psychology (see record 2006-21079-026), are also included here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2006 Award Winners: Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy.

The Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy is given to a psychologist who has made a distinguished empirical and/or theoretical contribution to research in public policy, either through a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of work. This contribution may consist of such factors as research leading others to view specific national policies differently; research demonstrating the importance of the application of psychological methods and theory to public policy; or research clarifying the ways in which scientific knowledge of human behavior informs public policy. This document lists the winners of this award from 1988 to 2006, and provides the citation, brief profile, and selected bibliography for the 2006 recipient, Mark D. Cunningham. Cunningham's award address, entitled Dangerousness and Death: A Nexus in Search of Science and Reason (see record 2006-21079-020) is also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2006 Award Winners.

Presents the 2006 American Psychological Association Awards, which were given at the 114th APA Convention in Washington, DC. The following awards categories were presented: Distinguished Scientific Contributions; Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology; Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology; Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest; Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy; Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology; Psi Chi/APA Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award; Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research; Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent or Institutional Practice in the Private Sector; Distinguished Professional Contributions to Practice in the Public Sector; Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology; Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology; and the International Humanitarian Award. Citations given to winners of each award are offered here, and brief biographies and selected bibliographies of each award winner accompany the citations. If an address was delivered by the award winner at the APA Convention it is also published here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training and Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training.

Presents the 2004 APA Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training as well as the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training. These awards are given by the APA Board of Educational Affairs in recognition of psychologists who have made distinguished contributions to education and training, who have produced imaginative innovations, or who have been involved in the developmental phases of programs in education and training in psychology. A listing of the members of the APA committee who selected the recipients for this year and a list of the previous recipients of these awards from 1987 through 2004 are provided. The award recipients for 2004 are Derald Wing Sue (Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training) and Nadine J. Kaslow (Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training). The award citations, biographies, selected bibliographies, and award addresses for both 2004 award recipients are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2004 award winners: Distinguished international contributions.

Presents the citations, biographies, and selected papers of the 2004 recipients of the APA's Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology (Ronald P. Rohner) and the International Humanitarian Award (Chris E. Stout). The International Advancement Award is given to an individual who has made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge in psychology. The International Humanitarian Award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian services and activism by psychologists, including professional and volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations. Award recipients are psychologists who, by their extraordinary service at a difficult time, improve the lives and contribute to the well-being of people in a large or small geographic area anywhere in the world. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Michael C. Roberts: Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology.

Presents a citation for Michael C. Roberts, who received the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology "for his dedication to the education, training, and mentoring of psychologists from undergraduate study through professional career." Accompanying the citation are a brief profile and a selected bibliography, as well as Roberts' award address, entitled Essential Tension: Specialization With Broad and General Training in Psychology (see record 2006-21079-027). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training.

The Board of Educational Affairs is pleased to bestow the Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training. This award acknowledges psychologists who contribute to new teaching methods or solutions to learning problems through the use of research findings or evidence-based practices. Award winners from 1998-2005 are listed. This document includes the citation presented to Cal D. Stoltenberg, the award winner of the 2005 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training. A brief biography and a selected bibliography of Stoltenburg accompany the citation. Also published here is an address, entitled Enhancing Professional Competence Through Developmental Approaches to Supervision (see record 2005-14550-029), which was delivered by Stoltenberg at the 113th annual APA Convention. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

American Psychological Foundation: Gold Medal Award.

The Trustees of the American Psychological Foundation confers the Gold Medal Award to award winners nominated by the members of the American Psychological Association (APA). The Gold Medal Award is given to an American psychologist in recognition of a distinguished and long-continued record of scientific and scholarly accomplishments. The Award is limited to psychologists 65 years of age or older and who residing in North America. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)