Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Institutional Practice: Gayle Y. Iwamasa.

American Psychologist, Vol 77(9), Dec 2022, 1149-1152; doi:10.1037/amp0001100This award is intended to recognize outstanding practitioners in psychology. Nominations are considered for psychologists working in a wide variety of institutional practice settings (e.g., schools, military, state hospital, Department of Veterans Affairs). Services provided to diverse client groups or patient populations, including but not limited to children/ adolescents/adults/older adults, urban/rural/ frontier populations, minority populations, and persons with serious mental illness, are considered. Contributions are judged distinguished by virtue of peer recognition, advancement of the public’s recognition of psychology as a profession, relevant professional association honors, or other meritorious accomplishments denoting excellence as a practitioner, including improvement of institutional service delivery systems or development of psychologically informed public policy. Gayle Y. Iwamasa is recognized for her strong contributions to service delivery to veterans, Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC) veterans, and BIPOC mental health providers. Dr. Iwamasa is credited for a lifelong commitment to the advancement of diversity, equity, and inclusion. For example, Dr. Iwamasa coleads the diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts for the Office of Mental Health and Suicide Prevention, and she has received numerous awards and honors for her many contributions. She is also recognized for h...
Source: American Psychologist - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research