ISTSS Awards and Honors

ISTSS's awards are presented every year at an awards ceremony at the ISTSS Annual Meeting. Visit the Call for Awards Nominations page for information about nominations procedures.

Lifetime Achievement Award

This award is the highest honor given by ISTSS. It is awarded to the individual who has made great lifetime contributions to the field of PTSD.
2007 winner: Arieh Shalev, MD
See the complete list of the Lifetime Achievement Awards recipients.

Chaim and Bela Danieli Young Professional Award

This award recognizes excellence in traumatic stress service or research by an individual who has completed his or her training within the last five years.
2007 winner: Diane Elmore, PhD, MPH
See the complete list of the Chaim Danieli Young Professional Award recipients.

Robert S. Laufer Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement

This award is given to an individual or group who has made an outstanding contribution to research in the PTSD field.
2007 winner: Scott Orr, PhD
See the complete list of the Robert S. Laufer Award for Outstanding Scientific Achievement recipients.

Sarah Haley Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence

This award is given to a clinician or group of clinicians in direct service to traumatized individuals. This written and/or verbal communication to the field must exemplify the work of Sarah Haley.
2007 winners: Howard Osofsky, MD, PhD, and Joy Osofosky, PhD
See the complete list of the Sarah Haley Memorial Award for Clinical Excellence recipients.

Public Advocacy Award

This award is given for outstanding and fundamental contributions to advancing social understanding of trauma.
2007 winner: The Honorable Barbara Mikalski, U.S. Senator, Maryland
See the complete list of the Public Advocacy Award recipients.

Frank Ochberg Award for Media and Trauma Study

This award, established at the 2003 annual meeting, recognizes significant contributions by clinicians and researchers on the relationship of media and trauma.
2007 winners: Samoon Ahmad, MD
See the complete list of the Frank Ochberg Award for Media and Trauma Study recipients.

Student Research Award

This award is presented to Student Members who submit proposals judged to have the greatest potential to contribute to the field of traumatic stress.
2007 winners: Lori Gray and Melissa Milanak
See the complete list of the Student Research Award recipients.

Student Poster Award

This award is presented annually to recognize excellent work in a poster submission to the ISTSS Annual Meeting.
2007 first place winner: Isabeau Bousquet Des Groseilliers
2007 honorable mention: Mark Gapen
See the complete list of the Student Poster Award recipients.