Description

This award is for a graduate student and member of Div. 18 who demonstrates exemplary commitment to public service psychology and underserved populations. This can include:

• Providing direct service in a public mental health setting with a focus on underserved populations
• Developing and implementing an innovative mental health service program
• Conducting research in organized care settings that advances service system delivery and/or benefits underserved populations
• Advocating for quality mental health programs for all

Eligibility

To be eligible for this award, nominees must be a psychology graduate student (This may include postdoctoral fellows).

How to Apply

To submit a nomination, please provide the following:

• Two letters of nomination, one of which should be from a teacher or mentor
• Curriculum vitae

Calls for division award nomination materials are emailed via the PUBSERV membership list early spring annually. The submission due date is May 31st annually. Please submit nomination materials to president@publicservicepsych.org.

Past Recipients

2024
Jared Boot-Haury, PhD

2023
Faigy Mandelbaum, MA

2022
Chelsea Bull, MS

2021
Ayli Carrero Pinedo, PhD

2020
Sydney N. Skaggs

2019
Laura Ariel Faith

2018
Joseph DeLuca, Cassandra Bailey, and Jon Nolan

2017
Kendra M. Anderson

2016
Christina L. Patton

2015
Lauren E. Gibson, MD

2014
Samantha Sterling Yard

2013
Nicole Renee Gross

2006
Jennifer Housley

2005
Bradley Karlin

2004
Deidre Brown & Jarrod Steffan

2003
Lisa Linning

2002
Nelson Varas-Diaz

2001
David Huebner

2000
Terry M. McClanahan

1998
Leslie Kay Burke & Mary Routledge Faucette

1997
Paul Deal

1996
Alyssa Greer