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Annual SIG Awards
ANNUAL AWARDS AT THE SIG EXPO
Each year, the SIG offers the following awards to student members who participate in the SIG Expo:
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Excellence in Student Research Award: designed to recognize excellence among graduate student researchers and to aid in allaying costs associated with presenting at the convention. Graduate student SIG members who are presenting (as first-author) their research as part of the general ABCT program, or at the SIG Expo, are eligible.
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Student Poster Award: recognizes excellence in research among student members who present at the annual SIG Exposition, and to aid in allaying costs associated with conference attendance.
**New SIG award introduced in 2022:
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The Diversifying Behavioral Medicine and Integrated Primary Care Award is awarded to individuals with marginalized and minoritized identities who are interested in pursuing a clinical or research career in behavioral medicine or integrated primary care. In addition to a small monetary gift of $100, the winner of this award will (1) receive full coverage for membership to ABCT (if the individual is already an ABCT member, these funds will be used to decrease the cost of conference registration), and (2) assigned a BMED/IPC member mentor who shares their interests, with hopes that the mentor and the awardee can meet and network in-person at the conference.
ROTATING AWARDS
Each year, the SIG offers a variety of awards to members on a rotating basis, some of which come with a monetary component. These include:
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Mentorship Award: given to an individual who has shown excellence in mentoring, as evidenced by providing exceptional guidance to students through leadership, advisement, and activities aimed at providing opportunities for professional development, networking and future growth in behavioral medicine and/or integrated primary care.
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Early Career Professional Award: given to an early-career individual who has demonstrated outstanding achievements and contributions to their field.
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Student Travel Award: given to a student to help defray the costs of the annual conference.
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Past SIG Award Recipients
2024 CONVENTION
Excellence in Student Research Award
Yumei (Olivia) Chen
University of Miami
Untangling Threads: A Longitudinal Examination of Trauma Exposure and Posttraumatic Distress in a Public HIV Care Clinic
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Student Poster Award
Jennifer Canico
University of Oregon
Voices of Youth with Minoritized Identities and Caregivers: Leveraging Primary Care Settings to Discuss Behavioral Health Concerns to Prevent Youth Suicide Risk
2023 CONVENTION
Excellence in Student Research Award
Elliott R. Weinstein
University of Miami
Harnessing the Power of Community Advisory Boards for HIV Prevention: Lessons Learned from a South Florida Based CAB
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Student Poster Award
Laura Westphal
The Fenway Institute
The Impact of Childhood Sexual Abuse Among MSM: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis of Impact Statements
2022 CONVENTION
Excellence in Student Research Award
Kristen S. Regenauer
University of Maryland College Park
Evaluating the Role of Substance Use Stigma in Treatment Delivery, Access, and Outcomes for Diverse Populations
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Student Poster Award
Rachelle Reid
University of Miami
Years since HIV Diagnosis Predicts Religious Coping among Black Women in the Context of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Diversifying Behavioral Medicine and Integrated Primary Care Award
Danielle Miller
Ball State University
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Mentorship Award
Jessica Magidson
University of Maryland
2021 CONVENTION
Excellence in Student Research Award
Norik Kirakosian
University of Miami
Factors Associated with HIV Risk Perception Among Men with Histories of Childhood Sexual Abuse Who Have Sex with Men
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Student Poster Award
Lauren Bernier
Boston College
The Indirect Effect of Mindfulness on Insomnia Symptoms through Intolerance of Uncertainty
2020 CONVENTION
Excellence in Student Research Award
Tiffany R. Glynn
University of Miami
PrEP Awareness, Uptake, and Related Psychosocial Factors Among Sexual Minority Men Amid an HIV Epidemic
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Student Poster Award
Sheena M. Starr
Yeshiva University
The Effects of Maternal Depressive Symptoms on Pediatric Asthma Outcomes Amongst Latinx and Black Children
2019 CONVENTION
Excellence in Student Research Award
Diane H. Dallal
Drexel University
Can an Acceptance-Based Smartphone Application for Weight Loss Promote Change in ACT-Based Mechanistic Processes?
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Student Travel Award
Micheline R. Anderson
Columbia University
Improving Physiological Reactivity to and Recovery from Stress - Heart Rate Variability Outcomes Following “Awakened Awareness” Intervention for Undergraduates: A Pilot Study​
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Early Career Professional Award
Corinne Catarozoli
Weill Cornell Medicine
Psychologists in Pediatric Medical Settings: Extending the Reach of Evidence-Based Treatment