Congratulations to the Recipients of SBM's 2018 Achievement Awards

SBM extends a warm congratulations to the following recipients of the society’s 2018 achievement awards. Recipients formally received their awards from SBM then-President Gary G. Bennett, PhD on April 12, 2018, during SBM’s 39th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside in New Orleans, LA.

SBM additionally congratulates new 2018 society fellows, who were also honored by Dr. Bennett during the Annual Meeting.

SBM would like to recognize the recipients of 2018 Special Interest Group (SIG) Awards as well. Recipients were honored during individual SIG meetings at the Annual Meeting, and their names are listed below.

Jessie Gruman Award for Health Engagement
Jeffrey L. Goodie, PhD

Distinguished Mentor Award
Dawn K. Wilson, PhD

Distinguished Scientist Award
Kenneth E. Freedland, PhD

Research to Practice Award
Abby C. King, PhD

Excellence in Behavioral Medicine Training Program Award
The Ohio State University Health Specialty in Clinical Psychology

Early Career Investigator Award
Aaron J. Blashill, PhD

Outstanding Dissertation Award
Rachel W. Goode, PhD, MPH, LCSW and Roman Shrestha, PhD, MPH

Distinguished Student Awards

Excellence in Research Award
Alicia A. Dahl, MS and Mackenzie E. Perkett

Travel Scholarship Award
Claire C. Conley, MA; Sara A. Hoffman; Leah M. Schumacher; and Emily P. Wyckoff, MS

C. Tracy Orleans Distinguished Service Awards
Monica L. Baskin, PhD; Edwin B. Fisher, PhD; Kristi D. Graves, PhD; Lorna Haughton McNeill, PhD, MPH; James F. Sallis Jr., PhD; Rachel C. Shelton, ScD, MPH

New Fellows
Jamie S. Bodenlos, PhD; Cynthia M. Castro Sweet, PhD; Delwyn Catley, PhD; Lee M. Cohen, PhD; Katie L. Davis, PhD; Genevieve F. Dunton, PhD, MPH; Jeffrey S. Gonzalez, PhD; Kate M. Guthrie, PhD; Michael A. Hoyt, PhD; Beth A. Lewis, PhD; Melissa A. Napolitano, PhD; Karen Oliver, PhD; Crystal L. Park, PhD; Dori Pekmezi, PhD; Laura S. Porter, PhD; Christine M. Rini, PhD; David M. Williams, PhD

Special Interest Group (SIG) Awards

Aging SIG Outstanding Student Research Award
Kyle Murray

Behavioral Informatics and Technology SIG Trainee Innovation Award
Eldin Dzubur, PhD

Behavioral Informatics and Technology SIG Trainee Award for Significance to the Field
Christian J. Cerrada, BS

Cancer SIG Outstanding Student Abstract Award
Michaela Cuneo

Cancer SIG Senior Investigator Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Field
Bernardine Pinto, PhD

Cancer SIG Lifetime Achievement Award
Julia H. Rowland, PhD

Child and Family Health SIG Lifetime Achievement Award
Jan Wallander, PhD

Child and Family Health SIG Outstanding Abstract by a Full Member
Bin Xie, PhD

Child and Family Health SIG Outstanding Abstract by a Student/Trainee Member
Christina Haughton, MPH

Diabetes SIG Travel Award
Daniel Mello

Diabetes SIG 1st Place Student/Trainee Abstract Award
Rebecca Adams, PhD

Diabetes SIG 2nd Place Student/Trainee Abstract Award
Maria D. Ramirez Loyola

Evidence-Based Behavioral Medicine SIG Outstanding Trainee Award
Serena Mennitto

Health Decision Making SIG Outstanding Trainee Abstract Award
Lynne Klasko-Foster

Health Equity SIG Trainee Award for Outstanding Abstract Submission
Daniel Mello

Health Equity SIG Outstanding Trainee Abstract Submission 1st Runner-up
Julia Bravin

Health Equity SIG Outstanding Trainee Abstract Submission 2nd Runner-up
Vivianna Goh

Health Equity SIG Service Award
Sabrina Ford, PhD

Health Equity SIG Mentoring Award
Qian Lu, MD, PhD

Integrated Primary Care SIG Student/Postdoctoral Fellow Travel Awards
Sarah Griffin, MS
Jocelyn Remmert, MS

Military and Veterans Health SIG Patricia H. Rosenberger Outstanding Student/Fellow Abstract
Jennifer Fillo, PhD

Obesity and Eating Disorders SIG Excellence in Research Awards
Jaime Coffino, MPH
Christina Griecci, MPH
Sara Hoffman, MS

Optimization of Behavioral and Biobehavioral Interventions SIG Student/Trainee Research Award
Roman Shrestha, MPH, PhD

Optimization of Behavioral and Biobehavioral Interventions SIG Outstanding Research Award
Stephanie P. Goldstein, MS

Optimization of Behavioral and Biobehavioral Interventions SIG Outgoing SIG Chair Award
Thelma J. Mielenz, PhD

Pain SIG Best Trainee Abstract Award
Karlyn Edwards

Pain SIG Best Trainee Abstract Award, 1st Runner Up
Megan Miller, MS

Pain SIG Best Trainee Abstract Award, 2nd Runner Up
Sharon Lee

Population Health Sciences SIG Trainee Award for Outstanding Abstract Submission
Dannielle E. Kelley, MPH

Population Health Sciences SIG Award for Outstanding Abstract Submission
Susan D. Brown, PhD

Population Health Sciences SIG Distinguished Service Award
Lila J. Rutten, PhD

Physical Activity SIG Student Research Award
Stephanie Kerrigan, MS

Physical Activity SIG Local Innovator Award
Bike Easy

Physical Activity SIG Outgoing SIG Chair Award
Scherezade K. Mama, DrPH

Spirituality and Health SIG Distinguished Leadership Award
Jill Bormann PhD, RN, FAAN

Student SIG Best Research Abstract Award
Talea Cornelius, PhD

Student SIG Best First Time Abstract Student Award
Jordan Ellis, MA

Student SIG Travel Award
Paresh Jaini

Student SIG Early Career Award
Rachel Shelton, ScD, MPH

Student SIG Mid-Career Award
Kristin Schneider, PhD

Theories and Techniques of Behavior Change Interventions SIG Trainee Abstract Award
Rachel Schoor

Theories and Techniques of Behavior Change Interventions SIG Trainee Abstract Award Finalists
Alexa Hays
Katie Hodgin, MPH, PhD
Allison Sweeney, PhD

Women’s Health SIG Best Student Abstract Award
Frank Materia, MHS

Women’s Health SIG Outstanding Student Abstract Award
Shakira Smith, MSEd

Women’s Health SIG Outstanding Abstract Award
Charlotte Hagerman

Women’s Health SIG Most Promising Project Award
Sara Kornfield, PhD