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ISTSS Awards and Honors

ISTSS's awards are presented every year at an awards ceremony at the ISTSS Annual Meeting. View the Call for Awards Nominations page for information about nomination procedures. Click here for a listing of all award recipients.

Lifetime Achievement Award
This award is the highest honor given by ISTSS. It is awarded to the individual who has made great lifetime contributions to the field of traumatic stress.
2009 recipient: Roger K. Pitman, MD

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Chaim and Bela Danieli Young Professional Award
This award recognizes excellence in traumatic stress service or research by an individual who has completed his or her training within the last five years.
2009 recipient: Matthew T. Tull, PhD

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Robert S. Laufer Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement
This award is given to an individual or group who has made an outstanding contribution to research in the field of traumatic stress.
2009 recipient: Paula P. Schnurr, PhD

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Sarah Haley Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence
This award is given to a clinician or group of clinicians in direct service to traumatized individuals. This written and/or verbal communication to the field must exemplify the work of Sarah Haley.
2009 recipient: Linda A. Piwowarczyk, MD, MPH

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Public Advocacy Award
This award is given for outstanding and fundamental contributions to advancing social understanding of trauma.
2009 recipient: Matthew J. Friedman MD, PhD

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Frank Ochberg Award for Media and Trauma Study
This award, established at the 2003 annual meeting, recognizes significant contributions by clinicians and researchers on the relationship of media and trauma.
2009 recipient: Elana M. Newman, PhD

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Student Research Award
This award is presented to Student Members who submit proposals judged to have the greatest potential to contribute to the field of traumatic stress.
2009 recipients: Cecilia Martinez-Torteya and Ryan Matlow


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Student Poster Award
This award is presented annually to recognize excellent work in a poster submission to the ISTSS Annual Meeting.
2009 first place recipient: Archana Basu, MA
2009 honorable mentions: Sheila Frankfurt, BA, and Philip Held, BA

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See the listing of all past award recipients.