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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
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