Awards

Recent Awards

Adrienne Juarascio - one of only two Student Research Grants by the Academy for Eating Disorders (AED). The $1000 award will help fund her investigation of new behavioral treatments for eating disorders (2011)

Lily Brown - $90,000 NSF Graduate Fellowship to fund her study "Linguistic Processing in Conditioning and Extinction" (2011)

Elizabeth Goetter - PBTA Poster Exhibition award (which includes a $150 cash prize) for her poster “Videoconferencing as a Means for Delivering Exposure and Ritual Prevention for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder: Preliminary Report from a Randomized Controlled Trial.” (2011)

Adrienne Juarascio - PBTA Poster Exhibition award (which includes a $150 cash prize) for her poster “Acceptance and Commitment Therapy as a Novel Treatment for Eating Disorders” (2011)

Erica Yuen - Best Dissertation in the Social Sciences: High Commendation (2011)

James Herbert – Highly Commended Faculty Mentor, College of Arts and Sciences (2011)

Stephanie Rabin – Second Place Prize, College of Arts and Sciences Research Day (2011)

Evan Forman - recipient of the Louis and Bessie Stein Family Fellowship for Exchanges with Israeli Universities for his proposal titled "The Neuropsychology of Eating Behavior: A Proposed Ben Gurion-Drexel Collaboration." This award carries with it a $17,000 fellowship and the title of "Stein Fellow." (2010-2011)

Adrienne Juarascio - SABA Doctoral Dissertation Grant (2011)

Kimberly Hoffman - Best Dissertation in the Social Sciences Award, Drexel University (2010)

Lisa Hayley Glassman - Pre-doctoral Fellowship Award, Human Cognition Enhancement Program, Drexel University (2010)

Christina Goodwin - Best Poster Award, Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association for:
Goodwin, C.L., Forman, E.M., Butryn, M.L., Herbert, J.D., Ledley, G.S., Yuen, E.K., Park, J.A., Goldstein, S., Gamber, R.A. & Foster, E. (2010) Project ABLE: An ABBT-based lifestyle modification program for cardiac patients. A preliminary investigation. Poster presented at the annual meeting of the Philadelphia Behavior Therapty Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Elizabeth Goetter - Travel Award Recipient, Office of Graduate Studies, Drexel University (2010)

Erica Yuen - Travel Award Recipient, Office of Graduate Studies, Drexel University (2010)

Breann Erford - Jeanne D. Brugger Award for the Outstanding Junior Psychology Major (2010)

Stephanie Goldstein - General Electric College Bowl Award in Recognition of Academic Excellence (2010)

Rhae Ana Gamber - Award for First-Year Students Achieving 4.0 GPA, CoAS Honors Day, Drexel University (2010)

Evan Forman - Drexel Graduate Student Association Mentorship Award - High Commendation (2009)

Evan Forman - Stein Family Fellowship for Exchanges with Israeli Universities (2009)

Kara Blacker - Most Outstanding Masters Student in the Social Sciences Award, Drexel University (2009)

Ethan Moitra - Nominated for Best Dissertation in the Social Sciences, Drexel University (2009)

Katie McGrath - PBTA Best Poster Award for:
McGrath, K.B., Forman, E.M., & Herbert, J.D. (2009, June). Psychometric Properties of the ACT/CT Adherence and Competence Rating Scale: Phase two. Poster presented at the annual poster session of the Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Erica Yuen - PBTA Best Poster Award for:
Yuen, E. K., Herbert, J. D., Forman, E. M., Comer, R., Bradley, J., Park, J. A., & Goetter, E. M. (2009, June). Second Life Virtual Therapy for Social Anxiety Disorder. Poster presented at the Philadelphia Behavior Therapy Association Poster Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Elizabeth Goetter - Psi Chi Best Poster in Cognitive Psychology Award for:
Goetter, E., Forman, E. M., & Herbert, J. D. (2009, April). Rumination: A theoretical overview and implications for problem solving. Poster presented at the 4th Annual Philadelphia Area Psi Chi Research Day Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Raluca Novac - Humanities Fellowship from the College of Arts and Sciences, Drexel University (2009)

Amanda Barbieri - STAR Scholar Award Winner (2009)

Stephanie Goldstein - Howley Family Scholarship (2009)

Evan Forman - International Travel Award, Office of International Programs, Drexel University (2008)

Peter Yeomans - Most Promise in the Social Sciences Award, Drexel University (2008)

Peter Yeomans - Award of Excellence, Division 52 (International Psychology), Student International Awards (2008)

Kimberly Hoffman - Pennsylvania Psychological Association of Graduate Students Community Service Award (2008)

Erica Yuen - 1st Place Poster in the Humanities/Social Sciences Graduate Division for:
Yuen, E. K., Goetter, E., Moitra, E. Forman, E. M., & Herbert, J. D. (2008, April). Predictors of treatment outcome in cognitive therapy and acceptance and commitment therapy. Poster presented at the Drexel University College of Arts and Sciences Annual Research Day, Philadelphia, PA.

Adrienne Juarascio - International Travel Award, Office of International Programs, Drexel University (2008)

Lily Brown - Outstanding Graduating Senior Award in Psychology (2008)

Lily Brown - Senior First Honors in Psychology (2008)

Alexandra Johnson - Jack Kent Cooke Foundation Graduate Scholar (2008)

Alexandra Johnson - Sara Taubin Memorial Award, Drexel University (2008)

Evan Forman - Antelo Devereux Award for Young Faculty for Demonstrating Exceptional Potential in Research, Drexel University (2007)

Peter Yeomans - Society for the Science of Clinical Psychology Dissertation Grant Award (2007)

Peter Yeomans - Award in support of dissertation research proposal, Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (2007)

Lily Brown - Jeanne Brugger Award for Junior Psychology Majors (2007)

Lily Brown - STAR Scholar Award Winner (2007)

Peter Yeomans - American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) Diversity Dissertation Scholarship (2006).

Peter Yeomans - Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Award in support of dissertation research proposal (2006)

Ethan Moitra - Honorable Mention for:
Moitra, E., Herbert, J. D., & Forman, E. M. (2006, April). Avoidance and depression among socially anxious adults. Poster presented at the Drexel University Annual Research Day, Philadelphia, PA.