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This award is given to individuals who have made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge in psychology. The 2024 recipient of the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology was selected by the Board of Directors as recommended by the 2023 Committee for Global Psychology. (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. (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. For her outstanding theoretical and empirical contributions to prosocial development, empathy, and self-regulation from a multimethod and multidisciplinary approach, Nancy Eisenberg is a 2024 award winner. She has single-handedly launched the field of emotion regulation, defined constructs, and established reliable and valid methodologies. Her expansive longitudinal, cross-sectional, and experimental studies demonstrated the robustness of the phenomena that she investigated. Examples of the brilliant impact of her research are evidenced across multiple fields of psychology, including the social neuroscience of empathy, motivation that underlies effortful control, clinical implications of individual differences, and the developmental origins of emotions and their regulation in the context of peer and adult- child interactions and forms of communication. (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. Sayed Jafar Ahmadi and Zeinab Musavi cofounded the Behrawan Research and Psychology Services Organization (BRPSO) in 2015 to provide psychological and crisis intervention mental health services to vulnerable communities in Afghanistan. The BRPSO supported children and families during and after terrorist attacks, in the aftermath of explosions and earthquakes, and during the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition to providing mental health interventions, Ahmadi and Musavi have developed opportunities for Afghan girls to pursue higher education, and both have maintained a consistent commitment to psychological research, authoring several publications on the efficacy of psychological interventions among Afghan communities. In 2021, the threat posed by the Taliban's takeover forced Ahmadi and Musavi to emigrate. During that time, they nonetheless maintained support for communities in Afghanistan by providing interventions from afar while also continuing to advance psychological knowledge through education and research. Together, they embody the humanitarian ideals of helping others in need, supporting vulnerable communities, and contributing to the field of psychology with valuable knowledge and research. The Committee on Global Psychology is honored to present the 2024 International Humanitarian Award to Sayed Jafar Ahmadi and Zeinab Musavi. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

The Early Career Awards, given for the first time in 1974, recognize the large number of excellent early career psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. For her compassionate illumination of the bias, stigma, and discrimination to which individuals with obesity are subjected in media portrayals and in their daily lives, Rebecca L. Pearl is a 2024 award winner. Pearl has thoroughly revealed the pernicious effects of weight stigma on physical and mental health, particularly in persons who have internalized society's stigmatization. Her stellar research has included population surveys, structured clinical interviews, and randomized controlled trials, which have captured the complexities of internalized weight stigma while creating a promising cognitive behavioral intervention to counteract society's weight-stigmatizing messages. With characteristic empathy and scientific rigor, she is now poised to address the stigmatization that erodes the quality of life in individuals who live with HIV, cancer, Type 2 diabetes, chronic pain, and other diseases. (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. The 2024 Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest is bestowed to Russell B. Lemle in recognition of his sustained groundbreaking initiatives that moved firearm-related suicide prevention efforts inexorably forward. Dr. Lemle's achievements-the inaugural lethal means safety counseling training in the Department of Veterans Affairs, the first national veterans' firearm suicide conferences, the initial firearm industry stakeholder roundtables, unprecedented articles in popular gun magazines, and congressional legislation-have played a key role in fostering common ground across the firearm sociopolitical divide. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

The objective of this study was to conduct a randomized control trial investigating the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) compared to a trauma-focused cognitive behavior therapy (TF-CBT) in treating symptoms of posttraumatic stress symptoms (PTSS) in female Afghan adolescents. Participants were randomly assigned to the ACT (20 participants; M = 14.8 [SD = 1.93]), TF-CBT (20 participants; M = 14.80 [SD = 1.85]), or waiting control group (23 participants; M = 15.47 [SD = 1.75]). At baseline, all groups completed Persian versions of the Child Revised Impact of Event Scale-13. The intervention groups then had eight group sessions of ACT or seven group sessions of TF-CBT. The control group had no additional contact. The Child Revised Impact of Event Scale-13 was readministered to all participants after 3 weeks. Analyses used analysis of covariance, with effect sizes measured by Cohen's d. In terms of PTSS, the groups did not differ significantly at preintervention. At postintervention, only the ACT and TF-CBT groups had significantly lower levels of PTSS compared to the control group. While there was no significant difference between ACT and TF-CBT groups in avoidance or arousal symptoms, we found a significant difference between groups in intrusion symptoms. The findings suggest that ACT and TF-CBT may be promising interventions for the treatment of PTSS in female Afghan adolescents and that further research in the area is warranted. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

The APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology is awarded on an annual basis by the APA Board of Professional Affairs and the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) to a graduate student who has demonstrated outstanding practice and application of psychology. Shawntell N. Pace is a joint winner of the 2024 award. Pace is a doctoral candidate in the Counseling Psychology program at the University of Georgia. Throughout her doctoral journey, she has conducted research and engaged in clinical practice that has cultivated sacred, transformative healing spaces for racially, ethnically, and culturally marginalized populations. She is at the forefront of engaging advocacy, where she collaborates with communities and other professionals to organize education, training, and community-serving programming that increases awareness of systemic inequities and mental health outcomes and increases awareness about how to harness community cultural strengths to foster wellness. Her scholarly research, clinical work, and professional service center on amplifying the stories, sociocultural histories, and cultural strengths of marginalized communities, with an emphasis on African descent and Chamorro populations, to continually enhance culturally responsive clinical practice and research. Her professional contributions reflect numerous examples of how she conceptualizes and creates sacred, healing spaces that encourage connection, reflection, rest, and resistance among marginalized people groups. As is reflected in the title of her dissertation, 'Finding Minagahet,' Shawntell's professional endeavors seek truth and provide a pathway for people to share their stories authentically. Indeed, Shawntell's efforts have made an impact on so many individuals, and she is well-deserving of this distinguished award. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

Firearm-related suicide represents a significant public health concern in the United States, contributing to 55% of the approximately 49,000 suicide fatalities recorded in 2022. Research has demonstrated a robust link between firearm accessibility and suicide rates. These findings have prompted interest in developing interventions designed to increase the time and space between an individual's suicidal intent and access to firearms, allowing for acute impulses to subside. However, pursuing such measures has encountered resistance from factions within the firearm advocacy sphere, citing concerns about potential infringement on self-defense capabilities. Despite these apprehensions, an unprecedented alliance has emerged, bridging existing sociopolitical boundaries. The collaboration encompasses progun advocates, government officials, suicide prevention organizations, health care providers, and researchers, united in the shared objective of reducing firearm suicides. This article examines the evolution of this multifaceted collaboration and the supporting scientific literature over the past 2 decades. Notable initiatives include the development and dissemination of evidence-based lethal means safety counseling that is congruent with gun owners' values, as well as public education campaigns spearheaded by firearm leaders to promote voluntary secure storage practices among at-risk individuals. The review highlights the increasing willingness of firearm advocates, many of whom have personally experienced suicide within their social circle, to engage in partnerships with governmental agencies and other parties. Viewed through the lens of cultural markers, the landscape of firearm suicide prevention is undergoing a significant transformation, with the potential to positively affect population-level firearm storage practices and suicide rates. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).

The Early Career Awards, given for the first time in 1974, recognize the large number of excellent early career psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. Gerald G. Carter's innovative research on the food-sharing behavior of common vampire bats has advanced our understanding of cooperative behavior in animals. By conducting carefully designed experiments, he discovered how individuals identify food-sharing partners and how acceptance into an exchange network is a gradual process that can take months. Using proximity sensors and network analyses, he documented that social relationships formed among individuals in captivity persist even after those animals are released into the wild. His findings provide insights into the benefits associated with being part of a social group and have broad implications for understanding the social behavior of many other animals. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).