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)     

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.

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)     

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)     

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.

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: 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. This document lists the winners of this award from 1998 to 2006, and provides the citation, brief profile, and selected bibliography for the 2006 recipient, the Center for Victims of Torture--Guinea 2004-2005 International Mental Health Team. The Center's award address, entitled Trauma Healing in Refugee Camps in Guinea: A Psychosocial Program for Liberian and Sierra Leonean Survivors of Torture and War (see record 2006-21079-047), is also included. (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)     

Awards for distinguished international contributions.

Announces the 1998/1999 winners of the Distinguished International Contributions awards. Edwin A. Fleishman received the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology and Nila Kapor-Stanulovic received the International Humanitarian Award. For each recipient a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided, along with the award address that they presented at APA's annual meeting in 1999. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished International Contributions.

The recipients of the 2001 Distinguished International Contributions Awards are provided. The winner of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology is Juris G. Draguns, and the winner of the International Humanitarian Award is Karen L. Hanscom. Each author's award address is provided, along with a citation and biography. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

International Humanitarian Award.

Presents the 2004 APA International Humanitarian Award. A list of the members of the APA committee who selected the recipient for this year and a list of the previous recipients of this award from 1999 through 2004 are provided. The award recipient for 2004 is Chris E. Stout. His award citation, biography, selected bibliography, and award address are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2009 award winners: Distinguished International Contributions.

Announces the recipients of the 2009 Distinguished International Contributions awards. Included are the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology (Judith V. Torney-Purta) and the International Humanitarian Award (Michael G. Wessells). For each recipient a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided, along with the awardee's paper, a version of which was presented at the American Psychological Association's annual convention. (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)     

2007 Award winners: Distinguished International Contributions.

Presents the citations, biographies, and selected bibliographies for the 2007 recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished International Contributions. Also presented are articles based on the authors' award addresses delivered at the APA's 115th annual meeting, held August 17-20, 2007, in San Francisco, California. These awards include the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology and the International Humanitarian Award. The 2007 recipients of these awards are Rubén Ardila, Frederick T. L. Leong, and Gerard A. Jacobs. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

International humanitarian award: Joseph Orlando Prewitt Diaz.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Joseph Orlando Prewitt Diaz, one of the 2008 recipients of the American Psychological Association's International Humanitarian Award. An article by Diaz is also presented. (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)     

1998/1999 award winners: Awards for Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest.

The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. Two awards are given, the first to a psychologist who has made a significant contribution to the public interest in the early stages of his/her career, and the second to a senior psychologist. It is announced here that Bonnie R. Strickland was the senior winner of this year's Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest, "for her four decades of outstanding research, writing, and overall contributions to psychology in the public interest." A citation is presented, along with a biography and selected bibliography of the winner's work. Also included here is the address delivered at the 106th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association by James G. Kelly, winner of the Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the Public Interest in 1997. Finally, included here is a citation, announcing that Leonard Bickman was the winner of the 1998/1999 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy, "for his seminal contributions to our understanding of public policy and societal problems and in recognition of the landmark Fort Bragg study of children's mental health services." In addition to the citation are a biography, selected bibliography of the recipient's work, and the award address he delivered at APA's annual convention in 1999. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)