Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers

The APPIC Board of Directors is pleased to offer three awards:

APPIC Award for Excellence in Training

This award recognizes outstanding psychologists who demonstrate a history of excellence in innovative training and teaching in APPIC member internship and postdoctoral training programs, and/or a history of administrative activities that support and advance innovative training and teaching in APPIC member programs. Nominees do not have to be a Training Director but must work at an APPIC member training site. Any individual or group can submit nominations, but the nominator(s) must be faculty, staff, administrator, Training Director, or trainee at an APPIC member internship or postdoctoral training program (self-nominations are not permitted).

APPIC Award for Excellence in Diversity Training
This award recognizes outstanding psychologists who demonstrate a history of excellence in diversity innovative training and teaching in APPIC member internship and postdoctoral training programs, and/or a history of administrative activities that support and advance diversity innovative training and teaching in APPIC member programs. Nominees do not have to be a Training Director but must work at an APPIC member training site. Any individual or group can submit nominations, but the nominator(s) must be faculty, staff, administrator, Training Director, or trainee at an APPIC member internship or postdoctoral training program (self-nominations are not permitted).

TEPP Award
This award is given to stimulate, recognize, and reward contributions to scholarly and applied knowledge related to psychology education and training, and is a collaborative effort between APPIC and Training and Education in Professional Psychology. An outstanding contribution is broadly defined to include exceptional empirical, theoretical, conceptual, applied, and/or methodological contributions that substantially and significantly advance a particular topic or area within psychology education or training. The TEPP editorial staff nominates one paper per TEPP volume year to be considered by the APPIC Board.

Award Procedures
Nominations for the Excellence in Training and Excellence in Diversity Training should be in the form of a letter no more than two pages in length and must be submitted by April 16, 2012 to Jenny Cornish (chair, APPIC Awards Committee) at jennifer.cornish@du.edu . The nominating statement should be in the first sentence and clearly specify the specific training award for which recognition is sought (letters that request recognition of more than one award will not be reviewed). In addition, an electronic copy of the nominee’s CV must be submitted as an email attachment. The Awards Committee may keep applications for up to three years to review for selection in subsequent years.

Nominations for the TEPP award are made by the TEPP editorial staff to the APPIC Board. Nominations are based on the unique contribution of the article, and the anticipated or experience impact of the article on psychology education and training.

The APPIC Board votes on and chooses all award winners.

Awards Ceremony
All award recipients receive a plaque and a check for $500.00 to be presented at the APPIC business meeting during the annual APA convention. Award winners need not be present to receive the award.

Questions? Questions about these awards may be directed to Jenny Cornish at jennifer.cornish@du.edu or 303-871-4737.

Connie Hercey APPIC Distinguished Service Award

This award was established in 2011 to honor Connie Hercey’s 20+ years of service to APPIC as Executive Director before her retirement in 2010. The award will be presented as qualified recipients are nominated, with preference given to those who have served APPIC well over time in a meaningful way through service, projects, and leadership roles. Nominations will be solicited annually from the APPIC Board and will be reviewed by the APPIC Board Awards Committee. There is no expectation for an annual winner, but instead, the award will be presented as qualified individuals are selected.

APPIC EXCELLENCE IN TRAINING AWARD:

Sheila Mary O’Keefe, Ed.D.

Dr. O’Keefe received a B.A. from Regis College, Massachusetts, and an Ed. M and Ed.D. from Harvard University. She is Director of Psychology Training at Massachusetts General Hospital, and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School.

From the many nomination letters: “ Sheila has been an effective leader and has developed a program that is unique in its ability to provide clinical supervision and training, while also engaging trainees in cutting edge research.  She has a very warm, humble, and caring style in dealing with colleagues and patients and is highly respected, trusted, and liked.  With two young children, she serves as an effective female role model who is a highly respected teacher and clinician.  Trainees joke that she wears 5 hats since she does the3 work of 5 people and exceeds expectations across the board.”

APPIC EXCELLENCE IN DIVERSITY TRAINING AWARD (two award winners this year):

Linda R. Mona, Ph.D.

Loretta E. Braxton, Ph.D. 

Dr. Mona received a B.A. from UCLA, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Georgia State University.  She is currently the Director of Postdoctoral Psychology Training at the VA Long Beach Health Care System and Adjunct Professor, Phillips Graduate Institute, Encino, CA

Dr. Braxton received a B.A. from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, an M.S. from Atlanta University, and a Ph.D. from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.  She is Senior Psychologist at the Durham VA and Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center.

From the nomination letters:

“Among many other accomplishments related to their forward-thinking approach to diversity, Drs. Mona and Braxton recently completed their tenure (2009-2012) as the inaugural Co-Chairs of the VA Psychology Training Council’s Multicultural and Diversity Committee. In that role, they brought together an outstanding group of members from across the country, and infused the committee with their own obvious passion and dedication to diversity, consequently far exceeding expectations and helping to produce an enormous amount of educational material of the highest quality. In addition, Dr. Mona made unique contributions to the VA psychology curriculum by helping our system gain a deeper understanding of the role of disability as an element of diversity, and Dr. Braxton brought her personal experience and vast knowledge to bear on the role of race and disparities in health care, particularly within large and complex healthcare systems.  Of great import, their wise understanding of multiculturalism as a field of inquiry allowed the Committee to expand our understanding of diversity to include aspects of culture that are not usually considered in discussions of individual difference.”

APPIC CONNIE HERCEY AWARD:

William G. Keilin, Ph.D.

Dr. Keilin received a B.A. and B.S. from the University of California Irvine and an M.S. and Ph.D. from Colorado State University. He is currently the Associate Director and Director of Training for the University of Texas at Austin Counseling and Mental Health Center, and also has a private practice. He is an APA Fellow, past chair of APPIC, and has served as the national Match Coordinator since 1997.

From the nomination letters: “Greg has gone far above and beyond anyone else in his service to APPIC:

And from students on the anonymous post-match survey: “Greg Keilin is AMAZING! He is quick to respond and is very helpful and available throughout the process. He is an asset to APPIC. Please thank Greg Keilin (gkeilin@mail.utexas.edu) for his excellent responses to my questions during the application process. His help was encouraging and helped me maintain my sanity during a complicated and confusing application process. Thank you, Dr. Keilin!”  

APPIC Rearch Award:  

THE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTION AWARD IN TRAINING AND EDUCATION IN PROFESSIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

2011

APPIC Award for Excellence in Training:
Roger P. Greenberg, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science
SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, NY APPIC

Award for Excellence in Diversity Training:
Kermit A. Crawford, Ph.D.
Center for Multicultural Mental Health
Division of Psychiatry
Boston University School of Medicine Boston, MA

Connie Hercey APPIC Distinguished Service Award:
Connie Hercey

2010

APPIC Award for Excellence in Internship Training Award:
Cathy M. Mavrolas, Ph.D.
University of Chicago/Pritzker Medical School
La Rabida Children's Hospital Chicago, Il


APPIC Award for Excellence in Diversity Training:
Martha Webb, Ph.D Berea
Children's Home and Family Services
Berea, OH

APPIC Student Research Award:
Sandra Sanger, PhD
University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Research: Supervisor Interventions and Reactions following an Attempted or Completed Suicide by a Supervisee’s Client

2009

APPIC Excellence in Training Award:
Paul Robins, PhD
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

APPIC Excellence in Diversity Training Award:
Lynette Sparkman-Barnes, Psy.D.
University of Missouri-Kansas City Counseling Center

APPIC Student Research Award:
Tiffany O'Shaughnessy
Leigh University
Internship Site: University of California, Berkeley
Research Project: Lesbian & Gay Affirmative Therapy Competency, Self-Efficacy, and Personality. An Online Analogue Study

2008

APPIC Excellence in Training Award:
Dr. Michelle Hamilton

APPIC Excellence in Diversity Training:
Dr. Patrick Reilly

Student Research Award:
Josh Gunn, MA

2007

APPIC Excellence in Training Award:
Dr. Janice Cohen

APPIC Excellence in Diversity Training Award:
Dr. Robert Pollard APPIC

Excellence in Postdoctoral Training Award:
Dr. Nadine Kaslow

APPIC Recognition for Contributions to Internship Training:
Dr. William Robiner
Dr. Stephen Patterson

APPIC Student Research Award:
Deleene Menefee, M.A.

2006

APPIC Excellence in Internship Training Award:
Phillip Levendusky, Ph.D.

APPIC Excellence in Diversity Training Award:
Jessica Henderson Daniel, Ph.D., ABPP

APPIC Excellence in Postdoctoral Training Award:
Stephen Choy, Ph.D.

APPIC Student Research Award:
Lideth Ortega-Villalobos

2005

APPIC Excellence in Internship Training Award:
Dale A. Hicks, Ph.D.

APPIC Excellence in Diversity Training Award:
Larry James, Ph.D., ABPP

APPIC Excellence in Postdoctoral Training Award:
Sigmund Hough, Ph.D., ABPP

2004

APPIC Excellence in Internship Training Award:
Alan S. Gurman, Ph.D.

APPIC Excellence in Diversity Training Award:
Bernardine M. Pinto, Ph.D.

APPIC Excellence in Postdoctoral Training Award:
Wayne G. Siegel, Ph.D.

APPIC Excellence in Training Honorable Mention:
Robert Klepac, Ph.D.
Ian Nicholson, Ph.D

2003

APPIC Excellence in Internship Training Award:
Richard Weinberg, Ph.D.