In addition to the Rema Lapouse Award, the Mental Health Section will be presenting four members with Section awards. Here is a list of the awardees. Congratulations to all!!
The Carl Taub Award will be presented to Margarita Alegria. Dr. Alegria is the Director of the Center for Multicultural Mental Health Research and a professor of psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. She has made significant contributions to mental health services research. Her published works focus on conceptual and methodological issues with minority populations, risk behaviors, and disparities in service delivery. She will give receive the Carl Taub Award and give the lecture on Oct. 28 at 12:30 p.m. in Manchester Ballroom G.
The Mental Health Section Award will be presented to Kathleen C. Thomas, PhD, at the section social on Monday Oct. 27 at 6:30 p.m. Dr. Thomas has been a significant contributor to the Section, including diligently working on the Section booth for the past several years. She also converted the Mental Health Section materials into a CD that has been well received by members. She will receive the award at the Section Social* on Oct. 27.
The Steve Bank Award for Mentioning will be awarded to Joseph J. Gallo, MD, MPH. Dr. Gallo has demonstrated dedication to both teaching and mentorhip. He shares his time, energy and experience in order to help those he mentors achieve their personal and professional goals. He will receive the Steve Bank Award at the Section Social* on Oct. 27.
The Kenneth Lutterman Award will be received by Darrell L. Hudson, MPH for his paper, "Cost of Mobility: Examining the effects of Racial Discrimination and John Henryism on Depression Among African Americans in a Nationally Representative Sample." He will present this paper on Oct. 27, 2008 at 8:30 a.m. at the Bruno Lima Symposium on Mental Health Issues among Minority Populations.
*See the article on Connecting with Colleagues to find details about this year's Section Social.