Distinguished Professional Contribution

The division offers this award to recognize distinguished professional contributions advancing the interests, goals, and purposes of Division 44. Winners of this award typically have developed innovations in practice with LGBT people and their families, have developed models and paradigms for affirmative practice, and have advanced the visibility of LGBT issues within the entire field of professional psychology. Their work has collectively raised the quality of services available to LGBT people and their families seeking care from professional psychologists by informing the practice of all who work with this population.

2007 winner

Robert-Jay Green - Dr. Green is a Distinguished Professor at the California School of Professional Psychology, Alliant International University, and founder and Executive Director of the Rockway Institute for LGBT Research & Public Policy, which conducts media outreach, program consultation, original research, and public policy studies on LGBT issues. Dr. Green also has served as the Executive Director and President of the Board for the Alternative Family Institute in San Francisco. Dr. Green received his PhD in clinical psychology from Michigan State University in 1975 and completed a postdoctoral fellowship in family psychology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine. Dr. Green is one of the pioneers in the psychological study and treatment of LGBT individuals. He has published two books, 44 articles and chapters, has edited several journals and book series, is a Fellow in two divisions of APA, and has received numerous awards for his accomplishments. Dr. Green is a model of a vibrant, productive professional life that truly makes a positive difference in the lives of others. He is an inspiration for all of us, and we honor him today for his extraordinary contributions to bettering the lives of LGBT people in his myriad professional roles.

2006 winner

Maryka Biaggio - Dr. Biaggio received her Ph.D. in Combined Professional-Scientific Psychology with a Clinical Emphasis from Utah State University in 1977. She has worked in private practice and in academic settings including as Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Training at Indiana State University and Professor and Program Director at Pacific University. She currently works as a higher education consultant and writer.

Past winners

  • 2005 Charles Silverstein
  • 2004 Marvin R. Goldfried
  • 2003 Janis Bohan, Glenda M Russell
  • 2002 Bianca Cody Murphy
  • 2001 Robin A. Buhrke
  • 2000 Catherine Acuff
  • 1999 Douglas Haldeman
  • 1998 Kristin Hancock
  • 1997 Armand Cerbone & Jan Schippers
  • 1996 Royce Scrivner
  • 1995 Patricia Hawkins & Harold Kooden
  • 1994 Bronwyn Anthony, Martin Rochlin
  • 1993 Clinton Anderson, William Bailey & Terry Gock
  • 1992 Sari Dworkin & James Harrison
  • 1990 Laura S. Brown & Linda Garnets
  • 1988 Alan K. Malyon

Nominations

Please send nominations for this award to the president-elect