SAS AwardsStudent Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS) announces a Call for Nominations for various SAS specific awards. Each award recipient receives a monetary prize and is honored at the Division 17 annual business meeting at the annual APA Convention. Graduate students may apply to multiple awards – please fill out a separate form for each award for which you are applying. Call for applications are typically announced in the spring. To stay up to date on when calls for nominations are announced, subscribe to the DIV17SAS listserv! SAS Demonstration of Clinical Excellence AwardStudent Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS) is pleased to announce a student award for Clinical Excellence demonstrated in their practicum or internship. This award will be granted to a doctoral or master’s student who exhibits outstanding clinical practice in their practicum or internship. Outstanding clinical practice can include, but may not be limited to: breadth and/or depth of clinical practice activities, innovative service delivery, and contributions to diversity. Furthermore, outstanding clinical practice may be observed by supervisors and/or training directors. Specific details for how to apply are announced with the call for nominations. Eligibility Requirements:
SAS Award for Outstanding Dedication to AdvocacyStudent Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS) is pleased to announce a student award for Outstanding Dedication to Advocacy in Counseling Psychology. This award will recognize exemplary commitment among graduate students in counseling psychology and closely related fields (e.g., mental health counseling) to social justice, advocacy, and liberation. Commitment may be demonstrated through service, action, or achievement. Nominations by professionals and students, including self-nominations, are welcome. Students may be nominated as individuals or as groups (e.g., student leadership or project teams, organizing collectives). Specific details for how to apply are announced with the call for nominations. Eligibility Requirements:
SAS APA Convention Travel Funding AwardStudent Affiliates of Seventeen (SAS) is pleased to announce travel funding awards for counseling psychology graduate students and those in affiliated fields to aid in covering costs associated with travel to the annual APA Convention. Specific details for how to apply are announced with the call for nominations. Eligibility Requirements:
2024 Award RecipientsResearch Award
Kiana's professional interests center on deconstructing oppressive structures and promoting wellness, resilience, and liberatory practices. They are also passionate about social justice and advocacy for minoritized communities. Their research primarily explores the experiences of individuals with intersecting identities, namely queer people of color, as well as influences on their mental health and well-being through a strengths-based lens.
M works to conduct community-based research and advocacy around race, gender, and sexuality and how systems and experiences of oppression contribute to disparities. Their work also seeks to elevate experiences of love and joy within marginalized communities. M is also interested in bridging science with clinical practice as well as policy advocacy efforts that tangibly improve conditions for marginalized communities in the pursuit of social justice, equity, and liberation. Clinical Award
Stephanie G. Burrows is a Staff Counselor at the University of Maryland’s Counseling Center, where she recently completed her predoctoral internship, and is a summer 2024 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Counseling Psychology doctoral program. Stephanie's clinical interests focus on career exploration and development, trauma counseling, identity development, and multiculturalism and diversity issues within a college student population. As a scientist-practitioner, Stephanie also conducts research on issues pertaining to vocational psychology and the career development of college students and working adults. Advocacy Awards
Sin U is a Doctoral Candidate from University of Wisconsin-Madison and a Psychology Intern at the Duke University Medical Center. As a BIPOC, multilingual, and international student trained within the US psychology systems, Sin U is committed to serving the needs of multilingual clients and international student therapists through research, training, and advocacy work. She has actively engaged in national and community outreach activities, authored papers to reframe the value of this student population, and founded and chaired the International Student Committee at her university to promote a more equitable and inclusive training landscape.
Joonwoo’s research and clinical interests are in supporting trans and nonbinary (TNB) people who have experienced relational trauma with parental figures. He is currently leading a grounded theory study on the experiences and healing processes of trans and nonbinary people experiencing such relational trauma. Recently, Joonwoo published the "Companionship Model of trans and nonbinary Referral Session for Youth and Their Families" in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry and has extensive experience giving national and regional talks to clinicians and trainees about affirming referral sessions for TNB youths and adults. Travel AwardeesRachel Shinnick |
Kiana Jean-Baptiste
M Pease
Stephanie Burrows
Sin U. Lam
Joonwoo Lee