Career/Lifetime Achievement Raymond A. DiGiuseppe, Ph.D., ABPP, St. John’s University
Distinguished Friend to Behavior Therapy Seymour Weingarten, Guilford Press
The Francis C. Sumner Excellence Award Geneva K. Jonathan, Ph.D., Harvard University
Anne Marie Albano Early Career Award Emily Becker-Haimes, Ph.D., Penn Medicine
Outstanding Service to ABCT Rita Hitching, M.Sc., The University of Newcastle
Virginia Roswell Student Dissertation Award " Stress Experiences as Markers of Person-level Vulnerability and Temporal Risk for Near-term Suicidal Ideation" - Anne Knorr, M.A., University of Notre Dame Michael J. Kozak Critical Inquiry and Analytical Thinking Award
Norah C. Feeny, Ph.D., Case Western Reserve University
Outstanding Training Program The Master of Arts Program in Clinical Counseling Psychology at Assumption University
Outstanding Contribution by an Individual for Education/Training
Stefanie T. LoSavio, Ph.D., ABPP, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Leonard Krasner Student Dissertation Award “A Novel, Single-Session Intervention for Sexual Assault Related Psychopathology among College Students.”- Jenna Bagley, M.A., Case Western Reserve University
John R.Z. Abela Student Dissertation Award "The Bidirectional Dynamics Between Affective States During Peer Interactions and Suicidal Thoughts in Daily Life Among Adolescents” - Emily Hutchinson, B.S., University of Pittsburgh
President’s New Researcher Award Brianna Last, Ph.D., Stony Brook University
Student Research Grant “Beyond Suicide Risk: A Cross-Cultural Grounded Theory Study of Life-Oriented Processes in Suicidal Individuals Across Western and Eastern Cultures” - Spencer Chen, M.A, Simon Fraser University
“Emotion Regulation in Context: How Daily Life Shapes Suicidal Ideation" - Simon M. Li, M.A., Columbia University Charles Silverstein Lifetime Achievement Award in Social Justice Jillian Shipherd, Ph.D., National Center for PTSD
2025 Champions • Omar Aziz, Ph.D., International Rescue Committee, Atlanta Office • Rachel Kim, Ph.D., Magnolia Psychological Counseling • Stephanie Renno, Ph.D., Cohen Veterans Network • Vanessa Holm, LMFT, Pacific Clinics • Kiki Fehling, Ph.D., Private Practice • Shaina Siber-Sanderowitz, LCSW, AFFIRM Mental Health, LLC • Face-the-Fight Leadership Team Justin Schmitt Tiffany Benjamin Sonya Medina Williams
Elsie Ramos Memorial Student Poster • Callum Chertavian, B.S., The Baker Center for Children and Families • Wing Lam Yip, M.S., University of Oxford • Joshua Steinberg, M.A., Harvard University
Student Travel Award • Jolie Ho, M.A., M.S, University of Waterloo • Liana Parrish, B.A., San Diego State University
Spotlights on Mentors • Nathaniel Herr, Ph.D., American University • Stanley Seah, Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh • Kelsey Pritchard, Ph.D., University of Michigan Medicine & VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System Spotlights on a Researcher • Alayna Park, Ph.D., University of Oregon • Kelsie Okamura, Ph.D., The Baker Center for Children and Families
Fellows Class of 2025 Joel Becker, Ph.D. Cognitive Behavior Associates & University of California Los Angeles Melanie S. Harned, Ph.D., ABPP, VA Puget Sound Health Care System & University of Washington Sandra S. Pimentel, Ph.D., Montefiore Medical Center/Albert Einstein College of Medicine Travis L. Osborne, Ph.D., ABPP, Evidence Based Treatment Centers of Seattle Ann M. Steffen, Ph.D., ABPP, University of Missouri – St. Louis Shona N. Vas, Ph.D., ABPP, The University of Chicago Kate Wolitzky-Taylor, Ph.D., University of California Los Angeles
2025 ABCT Youth Community Leader Award Max Williams, Senior at New Harmony High School and member of the Children and Youth Planning Board for the city of New Orleans Jamal Beverly Jr., Senior at Benjamin Franklin High School
Mary Jane Eimer Student Convention Scholarship Olufunke Mary Benson, Ph.D. Student, Oklahoma State University
Gray Bowers, Ph.D. Student, The Graduate Center City University of New York
Kate Conroy, Ph.D. Student, University of Washington
Gabriella Epshteyn, Ph.D. Student, University of Rhode Island
Abigail Fischbach, Ph.D. Student. University of Cincinnati
Madison Forde, Ph.D. Student, New York University
Victoria Hart-Derrick, Post Baccalaureate trainee, Yale University Felipe Herrmann, Post Baccalaureate Trainee, Harvard University, Massachusetts General Hospital
Chase Isaacs, Post Baccalaureate Trainee, George Washington University/University of Rhode Island Emmarald Jean-Francois, Post Baccalaureate Trainee, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center Atulya Kharbanda, Ph.D. Student, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Jae Eun Kwak, Ph.D. Student, University of Tennessee, Knoxville Hyein Sarah Lee, Ph.D. Student, University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Julianna Martinez, Post Baccalaureate Trainee, University of California, Los Angeles Nina Micanovic, Ph.D. Student, Queen’s University
Patrick Mulkern, Ph.D. Student, Boston College
Kellyann May Navarré, Post Graduate Trainee, University of Toronto
Christopher Palmer, Ph.D. Student, Wayne State University
Daisy Ramos, Ph.D. Student, University of New Mexico
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