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2023 Award Winners
Congratulations to the 2023 Recipients
The ABCT Awards and Recognition Committee, chaired by Sara R. Elkins, Ph.D., University of Houston Clear Lake, is pleased to announce the 2023 awards recipients.
Career/Lifetime Achivement

Stefan Hofmann, Ph.D.
Alexander von Humboldt Professor, LOEWE Spitzenprofessur for Translational Clinical Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
Dr. Hofmann’s Lifetime Achivement Award Address at ABCT’s 2024 Convention
Outstanding Clinician

Robert Leahy, Ph.D.
Founder and Director, American Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Center for Cognitive Therapy, NYC
Outstanding Training Program

Torrey A. Creed, Ph.D.
Founder and Director, Penn Collaborative for CBT and Implementation Science, University of Pennsylvania, Perelman School of Medicine
The Francis C. Sumner Excellence Award

Sierra E. Carter, Ph.D.
Georgia State University
Anne Marie Albano Early Career Award for Excellence in the Integration of Science and Practice

Lauren Quetsch, Ph.D.
University of Arkansas
The President’s New Researcher Award (awarded by the President’s New Researcher Committee)

Jessica Hamilton, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
Outstanding Service to ABCT
Members of the Task Force for Equity, Inclusion, and Access:

RaeAnn Anderson, Ph.D.
University of North Dakota

Anu Asnaani, Ph.D.
University of Utah

Sierra E. Carter, Ph.D.
Georgia State University

Christina Cho, Psy.D.
Rutgers University

Ryan DeLapp, Ph.D.
The Ross Center

Brian Feinstein, Ph.D.
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science

Christina Lopez, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina

Jae Puckett, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
Charles Silverstein Lifetime Achievement Award in Social Justice

Thema S. Bryant, Ph.D.
Pepperdine University and President of the American Psychological Association
Distinguished Friend to Behavior Therapy

Connie and Steve Ballmer and the Ballmer Institute
Virginia Roswell Student Dissertation Award

Emily Presseller, M.S.
Drexel University
Leonard Krasner Student Dissertation Award

Mackenzie Zisser, M.A.
University of Texas at Austin
Student Research Grant

Alexa Raudales
University of Rhode Island
Student Research Grant — Honorable Mention

Mallory Cannon
Auburn University
2023 Champions

Ayada Bonilla, M.Ed.
Hawaii State Department of Education

Lucene Wisniewski, Ph.D., FAED
Center for Evidence Based Treatment Ohio

Elizabeth Koschmann, Ph.D.
University of Michigan

Regine Galanti, Ph.D.
Long Island Behavioral Psychology

Vanessa Ramirez, Psy.D.
Kristi House Child Advocacy Center
Elsie Ramos Memorial Student Poster Winners

Xinyi Deng, M.A.
Southwest University and Cornell-China

Melissa-Ann Lagunas, Ph.D.
Seattle Pacific University

Mikela D. Ritter, AA
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles/University of Southern California
Student Travel Award

Min Eun Jeon, M.A., M.S.
Florida State University

Hila Sorka, Ph.D.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Spotlight on Mentors

Anu Asnaani, Ph.D.
University of Utah

Kelsie Okamura, Ph.D.
Baker Center for Children and Families/Harvard Medical School

Michael Twohig, Ph.D.
Utah State University
Fellows Class of 2023

Ray Christner, Psy.D., NCSP
Cognitive Health Solutions, LLC

Muniya Khanna, Ph.D.
OCD & Anxiety Institute; Lumate Health

Carmen McLean, Ph.D.
VA Palo Alto Health Care System

Russell Morfitt, Ph.D., LP
National Center for PTSD

Nicholas Salsman, Ph.D., ABPP
Xavier University