SEPI members who are (a) researchers with 10 or fewer years post-terminal degree (e.g., PhD, MD) and (b) are not currently members of the SEPI research committee are eligible. Early career researchers who are more than 10 years post-training but have taken time off within their first 10 years (e.g., parental leave) will also be considered on a case-by-case basis. This $1,000 monetary award will be based on a body of work that is impressive with regard to quality, quantity, and connection to psychotherapy integration. At least one relevant empirical paper that is in press or has been published within the last 2 years must be submitted as part of the nomination. This award can be used as the awardee decides, although it is encouraged that it be used for SEPI conference attendance. Candidates must be nominated by a SEPI member and cannot nominate themselves. Awardees will summarize their work at a SEPI conference.
SEPI’s Research Committee will choose recipients for both awards. Awardees will receive their awards at the annual SEPI Conference (2022).
The extended deadline for submissions is March 1, 2023.
Electronic submissions are required. Please include the following in your submission:
- Nomination form [download here]
- A copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae
- For the dissertation award, a copy of the dissertation proposal. For the new researcher award, a copy of an in press or published empirical paper.
- At least one letter of recommendation, preferably from a SEPI member
Submit to
Dr. Ioana Podina
ioana.r.podina@gmail.com
Watch the Presidential and Awards Plenary Session from SEPI’s 37th Annual Conference
Conference Year Prize was Awarded:
2022:
| Nili Solomonov, PhD Nili Solomonov, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medicine. She completed her doctoral studies in clinical psychology at Adelphi University, under the mentorship of Dr. Jacques Barber, followed by a NIMH-funded postdoctoral fellowship at Weill Cornell Medicine. Her research program focuses on identifying brain-based and clinical mechanisms of action in psychotherapy and developing personalized treatments for vulnerable populations. In her studies, Dr. Solomonov applies computational modeling and imaging techniques to detect individual-level changes in mechanisms and outcomes. She is currently leading a NIMH-funded psychotherapy RCT as well as several clinical studies. Her work is funded by a Career Development Award from the NIMH, support from NYC’s Department of Aging, as well as competitive grants from the American Psychological Foundation and Cornell University’s Center for Pandemic Prevention. She is author of over 50 manuscripts and has published in high impact journals such as Molecular Psychiatry, World Psychiatry, American Journal of Psychiatry, and JCCP. |
2021:
| Andrew McAleavey Ph.D. The 2020 Marvin R. Goldfried SEPI New Researcher Award winner is Dr. Andrew McAleavey. A prolific publisher, he published his Penn State dissertation with his supervisor Dr. Castonguay in JCCP. It is entitled “Multilevel versus single level factor analysis: Differentiating within-person and between- person variability using the CCAPs-34.” A prolific publisher of more than 35 journal papers, he is a collaborator in the Norse Feedback system in Norway, has been a developer of practice research networks in the USA and Canada, and is simply extraordinary and complete as a researcher and clinician. Presently appointed to the Weill Cornell Medical College/New York Presbyterian Hospital, his first academic position, he has contributed to several clinical trials, and publishes there as well. Always collaborating with great researchers, Dr Castonguay writes that Andrew ‘is the most brilliant, knowledgeable, and accomplished researchers (irrespective of their experience level) I have ever worked with’. He is the quintessential SEPI New Researcher integrating research and practice. He is also a current Associate Editor of Psychotherapy Research. His team playing is clear as he presented his work this year at our online annual meeting. Modest and generous, he spent the lion’s share of his brief time thanking others ‘who made the award possible’. We congratulate Dr. A. McAleavey on this wonderful achievement. One of many to come He is very deserving of this year’s New Researcher Award. |
2020:
| Sigal Zilcha-Mano Ph.D.
Sigal Zilcha-Mano is a licensed clinical psychologist and an associate professor of clinical psychology in the Department of Psychology, University of Haifa. Sigal is currently engaged in the study of mechanisms in psychotherapy and of the interplay between interpersonal factors and processes of change, especially in the treatment of depression. She is most interested in separating the trait-like patient interpersonal characteristics (which can therefore serve in determining which type of treatment is best suited for which patient) from those patient interpersonal characteristics that change across treatment and drive change in psychotherapy. In particular, she is interested in understanding how both components contribute to the process and outcome of treatment. |
2019:
| David Kealy, Ph.D. Assistant Professor in the
Department of Psychiatry (Psychotherapy Program) at University of British Columbia |
2018:
| Ueli Kramer, Ph.D.
Psychotherapy researcher and clinical psychotherapist at the the University Hospital of Lausanne, CHUV, Switzerland and adjunct professor at the University of Windsor |
2017:
 | Kevin McCarthy, Ph.D. Chestnut Hill College, USA |
2016:
 | James Boswell, Ph.D. Associate Professor of Psychology University at Albany State University of New York, USA |
