NSPA AWARDS:
THE JAMES MIKAWA OUTSTANDING PSYCHOLOGIST AWARD

2007

Stephanie Holland, Psy.D.
          Stephanie co-founded Child Focus, a non-profit organization committed to assisting foster care children. Child Focus provides resources and services which enrich the lives of children living in foster care and creates opportunities for each child to develop the individual strengths and abilities that will help prepare them for responsible adulthood. You can see more of their work at www.childfocusnv.org. Stephanie has also provided clinical services to children placed a Child Haven, and is a highly respected child and forensic psychologist whose work in the field of child custody evaluations is exemplary.
          Congratulations Stephanie, and thank you from all of us.

2006

          Stephen Hayes, Ph.D., is Nevada Foundation Professor at the Department of Psychology at the University of Nevada. An author of 30 books and nearly 400 scientific articles, his career has focused on an analysis of the nature of human language and cognition and the application of this to the understanding and alleviation of human suffering. In 1992 he was listed by the Institute for Scientific Information as the 30th "highest impact" psychologist in the world during 1986-1990 based on the citation impact of his writings. Dr. Hayes has been President of the Association for Advancement of Behavior Therapy, the American Association of Applied and Preventive Psychology, and Division 25 of the American Psychological Association; he was the first Secretary-Treasurer of the American Psychological Society. He is the recipient of the Don F. Hake Award for Exemplary Contributions to Basic Behavioral Research and Its Applications from Division 25 of the American Psychological Association. In 1999, HHS Secretary Donna Shalala appointed him to the National Advisory Council on Drug Abuse. Congratulations, Steve.

PUBLICATIONS:

Victoria Follette, Ph.D. of the UNR Psychology Department and Jacqueline Pistorello, Ph.D. of the UNR Student Counseling Center have recently (June 07) had their book, Finding Life Beyond Trauma: Using Acceptance and Commitment Therapy to Heal from Post-Traumatic Stress and Trauma-Related Problems published by New Harbinger. Congratulations Victoria and Jacque!