Div. 44 Award Ceremony at the 127th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association
Chicago, Illinois
August 10, 2019
APA Presential Citation
(presented by Rosie Phillips Bingham, PhD, ABPP)
Ilan H. Meyer, PhD
Distinguished Book Award
Handbook of evidence-based mental health practice with sexual and gender
minorities
John Pachankis, PhD, and Steven Safren, PhD, ABPP
Distinguished Contribution for Education and Training
M. Paz Galupo, PhD
Distinguished Contributions to Ethnic Minority Issues Award
Alison Cerezo, PhD, and Keon West, PhD
Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award
Perry N. Halkitis, PhD, MS, MPH
Distinguished Student Contribution Award
Monica Ghabrial, MA, and Em Matsuno, PhD
Evelyn Hooker Award for Distinguished Contribution by an Ally
Kirsten Gonzalez, PhD
Malyon-Smith Scholarship Award
(presented by Stephanie Budge, PhD, and Brandon Velez, PhD)
Tennille Taggart, MA
The Bisexual Foundation Scholarship Award
(presented by Christopher Davids, PhD, and Laurel Watson, PhD)
Rachel Amerson, MA
Clarity Award
(presented by Gary Howell, PsyD)
Howard Brown Health (Chicago)
Div. 44 Presidential Citation
Susan D. Cochran, PhD
Dr Richard A Rodriguez Student Travel Award
(presented by Cliff (Yung-Chi) Chen, PhD, and Tangela Roberts, PhD)
Carlos A. Valdes, MA
Committee on Ethnic and Racial Diversity Student Poster Award
(presented by Cliff (Young-Chi) Chen, PhD, and Tangela Roberts, PhD
Byron Brooks, MA, Julianna Sostre and Honey Tumbaga
The Bisexual Issues Committee Student Travel Award
(presented by Christopher Davids, PhD, and Laurel Watson, PhD)
Monica Ghabrial, MA
Committee on Mentoring Student Travel Award
(presented by Kate Kominars, PhD, and Paul Poteat, PhD)
Juinell Williams, BA
Committee for Transgender People and Gender Diversity Research
Award (presented by Ellen Magalhaes, PhD, and Mira Krishnan, PhD)
Christina Ne, MA
Student and Early Career Psychologist Engagement Awards
(presented by Rebekah E. Ingram, Med, and Halleh Hashtpari, MS)
Leadership & Advocacy Portfolio
Mentors/Shining Star: Tangela Roberts, PhD
Mentees/Rising Star: Margaret Manges, BA
Selima Jumarali, MA
Research Portfolio
Mentor/Shining Star: Andrew Choi, MA
Mentee/Rising Star: Uriel Navarrete, Jr., MA
Certificates of Appreciation
Roberto Abreu, PhD, Suite Coordinator
Shannon Caramiello, PsyD, Co-Chair, Clinical Issues Committee
Jacks Cheng, EdM, MA, MS, Student Representative and Co-Chair
Christopher Davids, PhD, Co-Chair, Bisexual Issues Committee
Erin Deneke, PhD, Liaison to CSOGD
Franco Dispenza, PhD, Member at Large
Wyatt Evans, PhD, Co-Chair, Membership Committee
John Gonsiorek, PhD, Editor PSOGD Journal
Nicholas Grant, PhD, Newsletter Editor and Co-Chair Public Policy Committee
Antoinette Kavanaugh, PhD, Secretary
Kate Kominars, PhD, Co-Chair, Mentoring Committee
Mira Krishnan, PhD, Co-Chair, Gender Diversity and Transgender Committee
David Pantalone, PhD, Immediate Past President
Paul Poteat, PhD, Co-Chair, Mentoring Committee
David Rivera, PhD, NMCS Coordinator
Samantha Tornello, PhD, Chair, Programming Committee
Laurel Watson, PhD, Co-Chair, Bisexual Issues Committee
Div. 44 APA Fellow
(presented by Glenda Russell, PhD)
Ellen Riggle, PhD
APA Office on Sexual Orientation and Gender Diversity Outstanding Achievement Award
(presented by Sara Burgamy, PsyD)
Melissa Grey, PhD