Awards and Accomplishments

APAHC Awards and Nominations

Nomination Process:  Please see the list of awards noted below.  Nominees need not be current members of APAHC, but those who make the nomination must be either a current APAHC member or a past winner of an APAHC Achievement Award. Nominations should be in the form of a 1-2 page letter sent via email. Only one letter will be accepted per award candidate. The detailed nominating statement must provide reasons in support of the nomination. Nominators should inform nominees that their names are being submitted. An electronic copy of the nominee’s CV must also be submitted as an email attachment. 

Deadline is March 10. PLEASE EMAIL NOMINATIONS TO apahc.association@gmail.com with "Attn: Awards Committee" in the subject line.  

 

For previous winners and more information see summary below and new website: https://ahcpsychologists.org/awards-and-accomplishments/#awards

APAHC Award Categories

  • Bud Orgel Award

    The Bud Orgel Award for distinguished achievement in research recognizes outstanding psychologists who work in and contribute to the advancement of research and scholarship in medical school and health care settings.

  • Ivan Mensh Award

    The Ivan Mensh Award for distinguished achievement in teaching recognizes outstanding psychologists who work in and conduct innovative teaching and training in medical school and health care settings.

  • Joseph D. Matarazzo Award

    The Joseph D. Matarazzo Award for distinguished contributions to psychology in academic health centers recognizes exceptional senior psychologists who have made substantial contributions to psychology in academic health centers across their careers.

  • John Robinson Distinguished Contributions in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

    The John Robinson Award for Distinguished Contributions in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Award recognizes outstanding psychologists who embody a commitment to identifying and promoting best practices for DEI issues in research, practice, and/or or education in an academic healthcare setting.

  • Outstanding Student Contributions Award

    The Outstanding Student Contributions Award recognizes exemplary graduate students or doctoral interns whose work in medical school and academic health care settings has modeled developing excellence in enhancing the role of psychologists in education, research, and/or clinical care.

  • Outstanding Early Career Psychologists Contributions Award

    The Outstanding Early Career Psychologists Contributions Award recognizes exemplary post-doctoral fellows or psychologists less than 10 years post-degree whose work in medical school and academic health care settings has demonstrated excellence in enhancing the role of psychologists in education, research, and/or clinical care.

  • Outstanding Mid-Career Psychologists Contributions Award

    The Outstanding Mid-Career Psychologists Contributions Award recognizes psychologists between 10-20 years post-degree whose work in medical school and academic health care settings has demonstrated excellence in enhancing the role of psychologists in education, research, and/or clinical care.

Previous Award Winners

2023 Award Recipients

  • Joseph Matarazzo Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in Academic Health Centers -  Helen Coons, PhD, ABPP

  • John Robinson Distinguished Contributions in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award - Roger Harrison, PhD

  • Bud Orgel Award for Distinguished Achievement in Research - Gerry Leventhal, PhD

  • Ivan Mensh Award for Distinguished Achievement in Teaching - Lloyd Berg, PhD, ABPP

  • Outstanding Early Career Psychologist Contribution Award -  Heather Bruschwein, PsyD, ABPP

  • Outstanding Mid-Career Psychologist Contribution Award - Zeeshan Butt, PhD

  • Outstanding Student Contribution Award -  Bridget Murphy

2021 Award Recipients

  • Outstanding Early Career Psychologist Award - Bonney Reed, PhD

  • Ivan Mensh Award for Distinguished Achievement in Teaching - Eugene D’Angelo, MSW, PhD

  • Outstanding Student Contribution to Psychology in Academic Health Centers - Jaclyn Sadicario

  • Outstanding Mid-Career Psychologists Contribution Award - Mariella Self, PhD

  • Joseph D. Matarazzo Award for Distinguished Contributions for Psychology in Academic Health Centers - Ronald T. Brown, PhD

  • Bud Orgel Award for Distinguished Achievements in Research - Susan Rosenthal, PhD, ABPP

2019 Award Recipients

  • Bud Orgel Award for Distinguished Achievements in Research - Mary Amanda Dew, Ph.D.

  • Ivan Mensh Award for Distinguished Achievement in Teaching - Sharon L. Berry, Ph.D., ABPP

  • Joseph D. Matarazzo Award for Distinguished Contributions for Psychology in Academic Health Centers - Terry Stancin, Ph.D., ABPP

  • Outstanding Mid-Career Psychologists Contribution Award - Lisa Kathryn Kearney, Ph.D., ABPP

  • Outstanding Early Career Psychologist Award - Stacy A. Ogbeide, Psy.D., M.S., ABPP

  • Outstanding Student Contribution to Psychology in Academic Health Centers - Kelsey J. Sala-Hamrick, M.A., TLLP

2017 Award Recipients

  • Bud Orgel Award for Distingished Achievements in Research - Kenneth Freedland, Ph.D.

  • Ivan Mensh Award for Distinguished Achievement in Teaching - Barbara Cubic, Ph.D.

  • Joseph D. Matarazzo Award for Distinguished Contributions for Psychology in Academic Health Centers - Susan H. McDaniel, Ph.D., ABPP

  • Outstanding Mid-Career Psychologists Contribution Award - Michael Zvolensky, Ph.D.

  • Outstanding Early Career Psychologist Award - Amit Shahane, Ph.D.

  • Outstanding Student Contribution to Psychology in Academic Health Centers - Colleen Stiles-Shields

Award Recipients Before 2017

Download the APAHC Award Recipient Archive