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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.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/stefan-hofmann.png)
Stefan Hofmann, Ph.D.
Alexander von Humboldt Professor, LOEWE Spitzenprofessur for Translational Clinical Psychology, Philipps-University Marburg, Germany
Outstanding Clinician
![Robert Leahy, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Robert-Leahy.png)
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.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Torrey-Creed.png)
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.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sierra-Carter.png)
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.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Lauren-Quetsch.png)
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.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Jessica-Hamilton.png)
Jessica Hamilton, Ph.D.
Rutgers University
Outstanding Service to ABCT
Members of the Task Force for Equity, Inclusion, and Access:
![RaeAnn Anderson, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Raeann-Anderson.png)
RaeAnn Anderson, Ph.D.
University of North Dakota
![Anu Asnaani, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/anu-asnaani.png)
Anu Asnaani, Ph.D.
University of Utah
![Sierra E. Carter, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Sierra-Carter.png)
Sierra E. Carter, Ph.D.
Georgia State University
![Christina Cho, Psy.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Untitled-design-7.png)
Christina Cho, Psy.D.
Rutgers University
![Ryan DeLapp, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Ryan-DeLapp.png)
Ryan DeLapp, Ph.D.
The Ross Center
![Brian Feinstein, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Brian-Feinstein.png)
Brian Feinstein, Ph.D.
Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science
![Christina Lopez, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Christina-Lopez.png)
Christina Lopez, Ph.D.
Medical University of South Carolina
![Jae Puckett, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/jae-puckett.png)
Jae Puckett, Ph.D.
Michigan State University
Charles Silverstein Lifetime Achievement Award in Social Justice
![Thema S. Bryant, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Thelma-Bryant.png)
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](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Connie-and-Steve-Ballmer.png)
Connie and Steve Ballmer and the Ballmer Institute
Virginia Roswell Student Dissertation Award
![Emily Presseller, M.S.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Emily-Presseller.png)
Emily Presseller, M.S.
Drexel University
Leonard Krasner Student Dissertation Award
![Mackenzie Zisser, M.A.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Mackenzie-Zisser.png)
Mackenzie Zisser, M.A.
University of Texas at Austin
Student Research Grant
![Alexa Raudales](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Alexa-Raudales.png)
Alexa Raudales
University of Rhode Island
Student Research Grant — Honorable Mention
![Mallory Cannon](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Mallory-Cannon.png)
Mallory Cannon
Auburn University
2023 Champions
![Ayada Bonilla, M.Ed.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Untitled-design-7.png)
Ayada Bonilla, M.Ed.
Hawaii State Department of Education
![Lucene Wisniewski, Ph.D., FAED](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Lucene-Wisniewski.png)
Lucene Wisniewski, Ph.D., FAED
Center for Evidence Based Treatment Ohio
![Elizabeth Koschmann, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Elizabeth-Koschmann.png)
Elizabeth Koschmann, Ph.D.
University of Michigan
![Regine Galanti, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/regine-galanti.png)
Regine Galanti, Ph.D.
Long Island Behavioral Psychology
![Vanessa Ramirez, Psy.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Vanessa-Ramirez.png)
Vanessa Ramirez, Psy.D.
Kristi House Child Advocacy Center
Elsie Ramos Memorial Student Poster Winners
![Xinyi Deng, M.A.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Xinyi-Deng.png)
Xinyi Deng, M.A.
Southwest University and Cornell-China
![Melissa-Ann Lagunas, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Melissa-Ann-Lagunas.png)
Melissa-Ann Lagunas, Ph.D.
Seattle Pacific University
![Mikela D. Ritter, AA](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Untitled-design-7.png)
Mikela D. Ritter, AA
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles/University of Southern California
Student Travel Award
![Min Eun Jeon, M.A., M.S.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Jeon-picture.png)
Min Eun Jeon, M.A., M.S.
Florida State University
![Hila Sorka, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Hila-Sorka.png)
Hila Sorka, Ph.D.
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Spotlight on Mentors
![Anu Asnaani, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/anu-asnaani.png)
Anu Asnaani, Ph.D.
University of Utah
![Kelsie Okamura, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Kelsie-Okamura.png)
Kelsie Okamura, Ph.D.
Baker Center for Children and Families/Harvard Medical School
![Michael Twohig, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/michael-twohig.png)
Michael Twohig, Ph.D.
Utah State University
Fellows Class of 2023
![Ray Christner, Psy.D., NCSP](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/ray-christner.png)
Ray Christner, Psy.D., NCSP
Cognitive Health Solutions, LLC
![Muniya Khanna, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Muniya-Khanna.png)
Muniya Khanna, Ph.D.
OCD & Anxiety Institute; Lumate Health
![Carmen McLean, Ph.D.](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Carmen-McLean.png)
Carmen McLean, Ph.D.
VA Palo Alto Health Care System
![Russell Morfitt, Ph.D., LP](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Russell-Morfitt.png)
Russell Morfitt, Ph.D., LP
National Center for PTSD
![Nicholas Salsman, Ph.D., ABPP](https://www.abct.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Nicholas-Salsman.png)
Nicholas Salsman, Ph.D., ABPP
Xavier University