ISTSS Awards and Honors

ISTSS's awards are presented every year at an awards ceremony at the ISTSS Annual Meeting. Visit the Call for Awards Nominations page for information about nominations procedures.

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 PTSD.
2008 recipient: Dean Kilpatrick, PhD
See the complete list of the Lifetime Achievement Awards recipients.

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.
2008 recipient: Richard Meiser-Stedman, PhD
See the complete list of the Chaim Danieli Young Professional Award recipients.

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 PTSD field.
2008 recipient: Naomi Breslau, PhD
See the complete list of the Robert S. Laufer Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement recipients.

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.
2008 recipient: Charles Zeanah, Jr., MD
See the complete list of the Sarah Haley Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence recipients.

Public Advocacy Award

This award is given for outstanding and fundamental contributions to advancing social understanding of trauma.
2008 recipient: Ellen Gerrity, PhD
See the complete list of the Public Advocacy Award recipients.

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.
2008 recipient: Roger A. Simpson, PhD
See the complete list of the Frank Ochberg Award for Media and Trauma Study recipients.

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.
2008 recipients: Joseph Franklin and Ihori Kobayashi
See the complete list of the Student Research Award recipients.

Student Poster Award

This award is presented annually to recognize excellent work in a poster submission to the ISTSS Annual Meeting.
2008 first place recipient: Rachel Moore, BA
2008 honorable mentions: Katherine Thomas, BA, and Maria Pacella, BA
See the complete list of the Student Poster Award recipients.

Other Awards

From time to time, additional awards are presented to recognize other significant contributions to the field of traumatic stress.
See the complete list of the Other Award recipients.