Grantee Honors

Dr. James Alexander of the University of Utah received the 2004 American Psychological Association, Division 43 Distinguished Contribution to Family Psychology Award.

Dr. Richard Clayton, Senior Science Scholar at the University of Kentucky Center for Drug Abuse Research Translation received the 2005 Society for Prevention Research Presidential Award.

Dr. Hendree Jones, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, has received the 2005 American Psychological Association (APA) Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology in the area of Applied Psychology.

Dr. Kevin LaBar of Duke University's Center for Cognitive Neuroscience received the Young Investigator Award at the annual meeting of the Cognitive Neuroscience Society held in New ork City on April 9-12, 2005.

Dr. Mary Jane Rotheram-Borus, University of California, Los Angeles, has received the following honors in 2005: 1) the International Collaborative Prevention Research Award, presented by the Society for Prevention Research for outstanding contributions to advancing the field of prevention science; 2) appointed Chair, Childhood Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences (Dena Bat-Yaacov Endowed Chair); and 3) is serving as Program Chair, Society for Prevention Research (SPR).

Dr. Shiela Strauss of the National Development Research Institute (NDRI) has been awarded a Fulbright Senior Specialist grant to present a series of workshops at Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Beersheva, Israel in May, 2005. She will discuss the findings of her NIDA-funded research concerning the US drug treatment system's response to hepatitis C, and explore the potential for future collaborative efforts to advance knowledge about and advocacy for HCV infected substance abusers in the Middle East.

On April 4, 2005, Dr. Helene White of Rutgers University received the Woman of Achievement Award from the New Jersey State Federation of Women's Clubs of GFWC.