Awards
Robins/Guze Award
October 1 – November 1, 2024
The Robins/Guze Award is presented in honor of two psychiatrists Eli Robins (1921-1994) and Samuel B. Guze (1923-2000). These pioneers questioned every fundamental premise in clinical psychopathology and undertook studies and approaches that have changed the field of psychiatry forever. Their contributions included advancing a biological and medical view of mental illness, developing standard diagnostic criteria for mental disorders, and (as successive Heads of the Department of Psychiatry at Washington University School of Medicine), mentoring numerous investigators in the field.
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Breslau/Murphy Award
October 1 – November 1, 2024
The 2024-25 APPA Council is pleased to announce the establishment of the Breslau/Murphy award! The Breslau/Murphy award is presented in honor of two pioneering scientists and longstanding Fellows of the APPA, Naomi Breslau and Jane Murphy. Professor Naomi Breslau made significant contributions to our understanding of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, including the finding that multiple types of traumatic events that are linked with vulnerability to PTSD; she also made important contributions to many other areas of psychopathological research ranging from smoking, migraine, low birth weight as well as depression and other anxiety disorders.
MoreAPPA Travel Awards
October 1 – November 13, 2024
Additionally, we offer meritorious Scholarship awards for each annual conference to help defray the costs of registration and travel. Details about these are provided in each year’s call for abstracts We particularly encourage members of groups underrepresented in biomedical research to apply for these.
Hamilton Award
This award, given to the APPA President each year, is named for Samuel W. Hamilton who was the APPA President in 1938. He was born in 1878, was a Vermont native, received a B.S. at the University of Vermont and an M.D. from Columbia University. He began his career at Bloomingdale Asylum, now the Westchester Division of New York Hospital. He was most noted for his work in mental hospital administration and was a forceful advocate for improving the care of the mentally ill. He was highly regarded by colleagues and the Hamilton Award was established shortly after his death in 1951 to honor his “long and effective leadership” in the field of psychopathology.
Hoch Award
The Paul Hoch award is given to a distinguished and currently active investigator who has produced significant, generative research in the area being highlighted at the meeting. The award is accompanied by the Hoch Award Address. The recipient may or may not be a member of the APPA. See complete list of winners below.
Zubin Award
For decades Joseph Zubin played an essential role in the intellectual health of the APPA. He
pioneered the concept of an annual meeting around a theme, with subsequent publication of the meeting content as a book, many of which he edited. Dr. Zubin attended the annual meeting faithfully every year. In his later years, he invariably sat in the front row and would ask at least one penetrating and highly relevant question after nearly every talk. He had great intellectual curiosity and in his courtly way, he challenged speakers and attendees to think without ever causing a feeling of defensiveness. The Joseph Zubin award is given to an individual who has played a fundamental role in psychopathology research, generally in a field related to the meeting topic. It honors a person who has contributed to our knowledge base and has stimulated others. The recipient need not necessarily be an active investigator but rather a senior scholar whose contributions are worthy of recognition. See complete list of winners below.
Previous Award Winners
* This lists the Hoch awardees since 1990, and the Zubin, Robins/Guze, and Student
Leadership awardees since those awards were established. For Hamilton awardees, please see
the listing of Presidents of the APPA (the first Hamilton Award was given to Clarence R.
Oberndorf in 1953)