SCCAP Awards

Summer 2025

SCCAP Awards

Summer 2025

Distinguished Career Contributions to Science Award Winner: Mitch Prinstein, PhD, ABPP

The SCCAP Distinguished Career Award for Science recognizes a researcher in the field of clinical child and adolescent psychology who has made major empirical and/or theoretical contributions to the field and whose body of work has had broad impacts. READ MORE

Distinguished Career Award for Practice & Training Recipient: Jonathan Weinand, PhD

The SCCAP Distinguished Career Award for Practice and Training recognizes a clinical child and adolescent practitioner who has made a significant and enduring impact on promoting awareness, accessibility, and/or implementation of evidence-based mental health services for youth. READ MORE

Richard “Dick” Abidin Early Career Award Winner: Justin Parent, PhD

The award honors Richard “Dick” Abidin, longtime member and treasurer of SCCAP. It is intended to recognize an early career psychologist whose line of research has significantly contributed to our understanding of child and adolescent mental health, and to support the awardee in extending their current program of research. READ MORE

R. Bob Smith, III Excellence in Psychological Assessment Award Recipient: Dr. Randall T. Salekin

The 2025 R. Bob Smith, III Excellence in Psychological Assessment Award for a significant contribution to the field related to evidence-based assessment is awarded to Dr. Randall T. Salekin. READ MORE

Early Career Contributions to Diversity Science Award: Roberto Luis Abreu, PhD

The SCCAP Early Career Contributions to Diversity Science Award is intended to recognize an early career psychologist who has established a program of empirical research that has had a major scientific and/or public impact on the field’s understanding on diversity, equity, and inclusion. READ MORE

2025 Diversity Professional Development Awards

The goal of the Diversity Professional Development Awards is to provide educational and professional experiences to SCCAP members from diverse groups. This award intends to provide awardees the opportunity to gain new skills, increase their professional network, and promote their professional development. READ MORE

2025 Routh Dissertation Grant Winners

The Routh Dissertation Grant provides support for student research that shows promise to add significantly to the research literature in the area of clinical child and adolescent psychology. Congratulations to the 2025 winners on their outstanding work! READ MORE

2025 Student Achievement Award Winners

The SCCAP Student Achievement Awards recognize significant contributions to the field of clinical child and adolescent psychology, through research projects and clinical service, as well as teaching, mentoring, clinical work, and other forms of community engagement. This year we had 3 impressive awardees. READ MORE

2025 Student Professional Development Awards

The goal of the Professional Development Awards is to promote the professional growth of SCCAP student members. The award intends to provide awardees support for conference attendance, online educational opportunities, and/or the purchase of printed materials (excluding posters) that relate to the student’s work. READ MORE

Consolidated SCCAP Awards Period

All award application timelines have been unified to one period. The application period will open October 1 of the year before the awards are selected.

More From Summer 2025

More From Summer 2025

President’s Message

By Regine Galanti, PhD

In Focus: Clinical Subtypes of Misophonia in Youth

By Gabrielle M. Armstrong, BA, Ogechi C. Onyeka, PhD, Eric A. Storch, PhD, &, Andrew G. Guzick, PhD

Expert Recommendations: From Science to Advocacy

By Mary Ann McCabe, PhD, ABPP

The Student View: SCCAP Student Development Committee Updates

By Hong Bui & Sarah Kim

EPCAMH Journal Update

By Mary A. Fristad, PhD, ABPP

The SCCAP Conference Recap

By Mary Louise Cashel, PhD

SCCAP at APA 2025

By Kelsie Okamura, PhD & Sarah Dickinson, PhD

Science & Practice Committee Update

By Jennifer L. Hughes, PhD, MPH

Diversity Committee Update

By Juventino Hernandez Rodriguez, PhD

Membership Committee Update

By Nicole Lorenzo, PhD

Fellows Committee Update

By Martha C. (Marcy) Tompson, PhD

Distinguished Career Contributions to Science Award

Recipient: Mitch Prinstein, PhD, ABPP

Distinguished Career Award for Practice & Training

Recipient: Jonathan Weinand, PhD

Richard “Dick” Abidin Early Career Award

Recipient: Justin Parent, PhD

R. Bob Smith, III Excellence in Psychological Assessment Award

Recipient: Randall T. Salekin, PhD

Early Career Contributions to Diversity Science Award

Recipient: Roberto Luis Abreu, PhD

2025 Diversity Professional Development Awards

Eleven Winners Announced

2025 Routh Award Winners

Three Winners Announced

Student Achievement Award Winners

Six Winners Announced

2025 Student Development Committee Professional Development Awards

Five Winners Announced

AIRS SIG Update

By Elizabeth Frazier, PhD

Introducing The Autism Spectrum Disorder SIG

By Mariel Cannady, PsyD, NCSP & Allison Sallee, PhD

Bilingual Psychologists SIG Update

By Erika Garcia-Rocha, PsyD

Clinical Child & Adolescent Practice SIG Update

By Megan Lawson, PsyD, ABPP

Summer Treatment Program SIG Update

By Katie Hart, PhD & Sarah Tannenbaum, PsyD, ABPP

More From Summer 2025

More From Summer 2025

President’s Message

By Regine Galanti, PhD

In Focus: Clinical Subtypes of Misophonia in Youth

By Gabrielle M. Armstrong, BA, Ogechi C. Onyeka, PhD, Eric A. Storch, PhD, &, Andrew G. Guzick, PhD

Expert Recommendations: From Science to Advocacy

By Mary Ann McCabe, PhD, ABPP

The Student View: SCCAP Student Development Committee Updates

By Hong Bui & Sarah Kim

EPCAMH Journal Update

By Mary A. Fristad, PhD, ABPP

The SCCAP Conference Recap

By Mary Louise Cashel, PhD

SCCAP at APA 2025

By Kelsie Okamura, PhD & Sarah Dickinson, PhD

Science & Practice Committee Update

By Jennifer L. Hughes, PhD, MPH

Diversity Committee Update

By Juventino Hernandez Rodriguez, PhD

Membership Committee Update

By Nicole Lorenzo, PhD

Fellows Committee Update

By Martha C. (Marcy) Tompson, PhD

Distinguished Career Contributions to Science Award

Recipient: Mitch Prinstein, PhD, ABPP

Distinguished Career Award for Practice & Training

Recipient: Jonathan Weinand, PhD

Richard “Dick” Abidin Early Career Award

Recipient: Justin Parent, PhD

R. Bob Smith, III Excellence in Psychological Assessment Award

Recipient: Randall T. Salekin, PhD

Early Career Contributions to Diversity Science Award

Recipient: Roberto Luis Abreu, PhD

2025 Diversity Professional Development Awards

Eleven Winners Announced

2025 Routh Award Winners

Three Winners Announced

Student Achievement Award Winners

Six Winners Announced

2025 Student Development Committee Professional Development Awards

Five Winners Announced

AIRS SIG Update

By Elizabeth Frazier, PhD

Introducing The Autism Spectrum Disorder SIG

By Mariel Cannady, PsyD, NCSP & Allison Sallee, PhD

Bilingual Psychologists SIG Update

By Erika Garcia-Rocha, PsyD

Clinical Child & Adolescent Practice SIG Update

By Megan Lawson, PsyD, ABPP

Summer Treatment Program SIG Update

By Katie Hart, PhD & Sarah Tannenbaum, PsyD, ABPP