Each year, the Society for Health Psychology (SfHP) recognizes members for outstanding contributions to the field by presenting awards in Research, Clinical Practice, Education & Training, Mentoring, and Career Service. Award categories were established to acknowledge and appreciate excellence in health psychology across the career span and throughout the field.
Excellence in Health Psychology Research Award
Ken Resnicow, PhD, University of Michigan
Excellence in Health Psychology Research by an Early Career Professional Award
Christopher P. Fagundes, PhD, Rice University
Excellence in Clinical Health Psychology Award
Barbara Ward-Zimmerman, PhD, Glastonbury, CT
Excellence in Clinical Health Psychology by an Early Career Professional Award
Dawn Jewell, PsyD, Health Psychology Associates, Greeley, CO
Excellence in Health Psychology Mentoring Award
Mark A. Lumley, PhD, Wayne State University
Cynthia D. Belar Award for Excellence in Health Psychology Education & Training
Sharon L. Berry, PhD, ABPP, Children’s Minnesota
Kevin S. Masters, PhD, University of Colorado, Denver
Nathan W. Perry, Jr. Award for Career Service to Health Psychology
Christine Dunkel Schetter, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
2018 Health and Behavior International Collaborative Award
Jessica A. Latack, PhD, Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Hospital
2018 SfHP Graduate Student Research Awards
Angela P. Gutierrez, MS, San Diego State University/University of California San Diego, Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology
Jenesse Kaitz, MS, Suffolk University
Kimberly Lockwood, MS, University of Pittsburgh
Margaret Sala, MA, Southern Methodist University
Jennifer Warnick, MS, University of Florida
These awards, as well as the Outstanding Poster Travel Awards, and any special service awards directed by the Awards Committee, are presented at the Society’s Annual Membership Meeting, held in conjunction with the APA Annual Convention.