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This award is intended to recognize outstanding independent practitioners in psychology. Nominations are considered for psychologists working in any area of clinical specialization, health services provision, or consulting, and services provided to any patient population or professional clientele in an independent setting. Services provided to diverse client groups or patient populations, including but not limited to children/adolescents/ adults/older adults, urban/rural/frontier populations, minority populations, and persons with serious mental illness are considered. Contributions are judged distinguished by virtue of peer recognition, advancement of the public's recognition of psychology as a profession, relevant professional association honors, or other meritorious accomplishments denoting excellence as a practitioner, including advancement of the profession. The 2024 recipients of the APA Distinguished Professional Contributions Awards were selected by the 2023 Board of Professional Affairs. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. The 2024 recipients of the APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards were recognized by the 2023 Board of Scientific Affairs and selected by the 2023 Committee on Scientific Awards. In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the understanding of the prefrontal cortex and its many faceted role in supporting complex cognition, Robert T. Knight has received the 2024 award. Through the integrated use of electrophysiological and neuropsychological methods, he has conducted pioneering studies, including the development of electrocorticography, a powerful tool for exploring information coding within and between neural regions. His research has had profound implications for understanding cognition and behavior in healthy individuals and in those with disabling neurological and psychiatric disorders. As an inspiring speaker and teacher, and a beloved mentor to many trainees, his impact on the field of cognitive neuroscience is immense." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

This award is intended to recognize outstanding independent practitioners in psychology. With this award, we celebrate Dr. Erin E. Emery-Tiburcio's extraordinary contributions to preparing our health care workforce to provide age-friendly health care and competently delivered mental health services to older adults. As a board-certified geropsychologist clinician, educator, researcher, and advocate, Dr. Emery-Tiburcio demonstrates multifaceted leadership. She coleads the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health Disparities in Aging (the 'E4 Center'), which advances workforce capacity to meet the behavioral and mental health needs of an aging population through training and technical assistance for health care providers and community organizations. She has been and remains involved in multiple, related initiatives to support geropsychology practice, especially for older adults in underserved communities. Her wide-ranging research has been impactful for practice, with a focus on promoting age-friendly and team-based health care, improving telehealth access, and disseminating evidence-based practices for older adults. Most recently, she cochaired the American productive, collaborative, and effective leaders, for her tireless efforts on behalf of psychologists practicing with older adults and the diverse older adults who benefit significantly from their services. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

The 4Ms of an Age-Friendly Health System framework (What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility) have been effectively implemented in thousands of health systems worldwide to improve the care of older adults. As Americans are living longer lives, the need for age-friendly care will continue to grow. While the 4Ms framework has been highly effective at improving care for older adults, many mental health professionals struggle to see their role in all elements of the framework. Thus, the 4Ms-Behavioral Health framework was developed to clarify roles and enhance specific elements unique to mental health settings. This article describes the framework and ways in which it is consistent with existing geropsychology guidelines and competencies. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

This award is given by the Board of Educational Affairs in recognition of the efforts of psychologists who have made distinguished contributions to education and training, who have produced imaginative innovations, or who have been involved in the developmental phases of programs in education and training in psychology. The 2024 recipient of the APA Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training Award was selected by the 2023 Education and Training Awards Committee appointed by the Board of Educational Affairs (BEA). (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

This award is given by the Board of Educational Affairs in recognition of the efforts of psychologists who have made distinguished contributions to education and training, who have produced imaginative innovations, or who have been involved in the developmental phases of programs in education and training in psychology. Arpana G. Inman was selected for significant, award-winning contributions through her research, teaching, and service to the education and training of psychologists throughout her career. A Fulbright Scholar and Past President of the American Psychological Association's (APA's) Society of Counseling Psychology, Dr. Inman has spent her career immersed in issues for South Asian/Asian American immigrant communities, working to address health disparities for individuals in these communities and build competence for clinicians working with them, focusing on multicultural competencies within supervision. These achievements and many others make her worthy of the 2024 Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training in Psychology (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. Anjhula Mya Singh Bais is the chair of the International Board of Amnesty International, the first psychologist in this role. Dr. Bais has led remarkably on the issue of Ukraine, exhibiting strong and unflinching leadership. The International Board of Amnesty International agreed to publicly oppose the Russian military invasion of Ukraine as a crime of aggression. In August 2022, in accordance with Amnesty International's policy on impartiality, it published a report about human rights violations being committed by Ukraine. Dr. Bais led substantial work in commissioning an independent review of the report about human rights violations. Dr. Bais reviewed protocols and policies, spoke with multiple stakeholders, from civil society organizations on the ground in Ukraine to Ukrainian government officials at Davos during the World Economic Forum, and balanced the narratives and demands of multiple departments and teams within Amnesty International, always keeping psychological well-being and mental health in mind through this challenging time for the organization. Through her research on the psychological mechanisms and levers of organizational change, her around-the-clock service to Amnesty International, and her advocacy for Amnesty International to serve as a learning organization instead of engaging in retribution, the organization 'landed the plane' well. Dr. Bais demonstrated the psychological tenets underlying peace and conflict mediation by eschewing legal advice that apologizing is tantamount to an admission of guilt. Instead, she courageously apologized for the pain caused by the report and spoke to the importance of providing greater context in a cover note that is available to the Amnesty movement of over 10 million members. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Depression is a major public health challenge. Psychotherapy is one of the most important first-line treatments with good outcomes, although there is also room for improvement. In this article, I describe how outcomes can be further improved, based on innovative meta-analytic research. I first describe this innovative approach: a living systematic review of all randomized trials on psychological treatments, regardless of age, target group, or comparator, which provides an overview of everything that can be known about the field from randomized trials. In the second part, I present a brief overview of the research questions that have been answered by this work. Several therapies have been found to be effective, and they are effective in different age and target groups. They are as effective as antidepressants at the short term but more effective at the longer term. In the third part of this article, I describe some recommendations for the field. One important finding is that therapies are effective but not for everyone. More research on sequential treatments and on those who do not respond to a therapy is very much needed. Another important finding is that none of the new therapies that have been introduced over the past 50 years are more effective than previous treatments. It is important, therefore, not to embrace new therapies too easily but to focus on other innovations that will result in better outcomes, such as increased frequency of sessions, feedback to patients, and better matching the needs of patients to the expertise of therapists. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

The Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology is presented to a person who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, has made distinguished theoretical or empirical advances leading to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems. The 2024 recipients of the APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards were recognized by the 2023 Board of Scientific Affairs and selected by the 2023 Committee on Scientific Awards. For outstanding research applying psychological theory and principles to advance the management of chronic pain. Francis J. Keefe's groundbreaking research integrated behavioral and cognitive factors into pain assessment and treatment. He established and validated methods for quantifying observable behaviors exhibited by people experiencing chronic pain and for assessing multiple cognitive and behavioral strategies that people use to cope with their pain. He then validated and rigorously tested innovative cognitive behavioral interventions for pain, which proved efficacious and became a cornerstone of effective pain management. His research has produced a sustained and transformative impact on how we conceptualize and treat chronic pain. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

The International Humanitarian Award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian services and activism by psychologists, including professional and volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations. Award recipients are psychologists who, by their extraordinary service at a difficult time, improve the lives and contribute to the well-being of people in a large or small geographic area anywhere in the world. The 2024 recipients of the APA International Humanitarian Award were selected by the Board of Directors as recommended by the 2023 Committee for Global Psychology. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).