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APA International Humanitarian Award
The APA International Humanitarian Award is an award of the American Psychological Association that "recognizes extraordinary humanitarian service and activism by a psychologist or a team of psychologists, including professional and/or volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations." Recipients SourceAPA*1998/1999 Nila Kapor-Stanulovic *2001 Karen L. Hanscom *2002 Elizabeth Lira *2004 Chris E. Stout *2005 Eduardo Almeida *2006 Center for Victims of Torture -- Guinea International Mental Health Team *2007 Gerard A. (Jerry) Jacobs *2008 Joseph Prewitt Diaz, Gundelina Velazco *2009 Michael Wessells *2012 John Thoburn *2013 M. Brinton Lykes *2014 Malcolm MacLachlan{{cite web, url=http://www.bps.org.uk/news/bps-fellow-wins-apa-humanitarian-award, title=BPS Fellow wins APA humanitarian award, work=bps.org.uk, accessdate=23 July 2015 *2015 Sunil Bhatia *2016 Alan Poling *2017 Kathryn L. Norsworthy *2018 Guerda M. Nicolas *2019 Gargi Roysircar *2020 ...
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American Psychological Association
The American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest scientific and professional organization of psychologists in the United States, with over 133,000 members, including scientists, educators, clinicians, consultants, and students. It has 54 divisions—interest groups for different subspecialties of psychology or topical areas. The APA has an annual budget of around $115 million. Profile The APA has task forces that issue policy statements on various matters of social importance, including abortion, human rights, the welfare of detainees, human trafficking, the rights of the mentally ill, IQ testing, sexual orientation change efforts, and gender equality. Governance APA is a corporation chartered in the District of Columbia. APA's bylaws describe structural components that serve as a system of checks and balances to ensure democratic process. The organizational entities include: * APA President. The APA's president is elected by the membership. The president chairs th ...
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Malcolm MacLachlan
Malcolm "Mac" MacLachlan is Professor of Psychology and Social Inclusion at Maynooth University, Ireland. He has published over twenty books and three hundred academic papers and chapters and delivered over 30 Keynote presentations at international conferences and high-level meetings. His interests are in Social Inclusion, Disability, Assistive Technology, and Policy, Systems & Organisation Design. He also works in the areas of International Development, Humanitarian Work Psychology and Maritime Psychology. He is the Director of thAssisting Living & Learning(ALL) Institute, a cross-disciplinary initiative with over 50 academics and researchers, established in 2017, at Maynooth University. He is a clinical psychologist, Fellow of the Psychological Society of Ireland and of the British Psychological Society, and Member of the Royal Irish Academy; and has worked in Ireland and throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and South America. He is the Research and Innovation Lead for the W ...
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List Of Psychology Awards
This list of psychology awards is an index to articles about notable awards given for work in the fields of psychology, cognitive sciences and psychiatry. List See also * Lists of awards * Lists of science and technology awards * List of medicine awards References {{Science and technology awards Psychology Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ... Awards, list of ...
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Lucy Wairimu Mukuria
Lucy is an English feminine given name derived from the Latin masculine given name Lucius with the meaning ''as of light'' (''born at dawn or daylight'', maybe also ''shiny'', or ''of light complexion''). Alternative spellings are Luci, Luce, Lucie, Lucia, and Luzia. The English Lucy surname is taken from the Norman language that was Latin-based and derives from place names in Normandy based on Latin male personal name Lucius. It was transmitted to England after the Norman Conquest in the 11th century (see also De Lucy). Feminine name variants *Luiseach (Irish) *Lusine, Լուսինե, Լուսինէ (Armenian) *Lučija, Лучија ( Serbian) *Lucy, Люси (Bulgarian) *Lutsi, Луци ( Macedonian) *Lutsija, Луција ( Macedonian) *Liùsaidh (Scottish Gaelic) *Liucija (Lithuanian) *Liucilė (Lithuanian) *Lūcija, Lūsija ( Latvian) *Lleucu (Welsh) *Llúcia (Catalan) *Loukia, Λουκία (Greek) *Luca ( Hungarian) *Luce (French, Italian) *Lucetta (English) *Lucette ( ...
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Bhava Nath Poudya
The Sanskrit word bhava (भव) means being, worldly existence, becoming, birth, be, production, origin,Monier Monier-Williams (1899), Sanskrit English Dictionary, Oxford University Press, Archiveभव bhava but also habitual or emotional tendencies. In Buddhism, ''bhava'' is the tenth of the twelve links of ''Pratītyasamutpāda''. It is the link between the defilements, and repeated birth, that is, reincarnation. In Thai Buddhism, ''bhava'' is also interpreted as habitual or emotional tendencies which leads to the arising of the sense of self, as a mental phenomenon. In Buddhism In Buddhism, ''bhava'' (not ''bhāva'', condition, nature) means being, worldly existence, becoming, birth, be, production, origin experience, in the sense of rebirths and redeaths, because a being is so conditioned and propelled by the karmic accumulations; but also habitual or emotional tendencies.
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Niels Peter Rygaard
Niels is a male given name, equivalent to Nicholas, which is common in Denmark, Belgium, Norway (formerly) and the Netherlands. The Norwegian and Swedish variant is Nils. The name is a developed short form of Nicholas or Greek Nicolaos after Saint Nicholas. Its pet form is Nisse, and female variants are Nielsine, Nielsina, and Nielsa. Niels may refer to: People *Niels, King of Denmark (1065–1134) *Niels, Count of Halland (died 1218) *Niels Aagaard (1612–1657), Danish poet *Niels Aall (1769–1854), Norwegian businessman and politician *Niels Henrik Abel (1802–1829), Norwegian mathematician *Niels Arestrup (born 1949), French actor *Niels Viggo Bentzon (1919–2000), Danish composer and pianist *Niels Bohr (1885–1962), Danish physicist and Nobel Prize recipient *Niels Busk (born 1942), Danish politician *Niels Ebbesen (died 1340), Danish squire and national hero *Niels Feijen (born 1977), Dutch pool player *Niels Ferguson (born 1965), Dutch cryptographer *Niels Friis (die ...
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Kathryn L
Kathryn is a feminine given name and comes from the Greek meaning for 'pure'. It is a variant of Katherine. It may refer to: In television and film: * Kathryn Beaumont (born 1938), English voice actress and school teacher best known for her Disney animation film works * Kathryn Bernardo (born 1996), Filipina actress and recording artist * Kathryn Bigelow (born 1951), American film director, first woman to win the Academy Award, BAFTA, and DGA award for Best Director * Kathryn Busby, American television and film executive * Kathryn Cressida also known as "Kat" Cressida (born 1968), American voice actress * Kathryn Crosby (born 1933), American actress and singer who performed her most memorable roles under her birth-name Kathryn Grant * Kathryn Drysdale (born 1981), English actress * Kathryn Eames (1908 – 2004), American screen, stage, and television actress * Kathryn Erbe (born 1966), American actress best known for her lead role as Detective Eames on ''Law & Order: Criminal Int ...
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Alan Poling
Alan may refer to: People *Alan (surname), an English and Turkish surname *Alan (given name), an English given name **List of people with given name Alan ''Following are people commonly referred to solely by "Alan" or by a homonymous name.'' *Alan (Chinese singer) (born 1987), female Chinese singer of Tibetan ethnicity, active in both China and Japan *Alan (Mexican singer) (born 1973), Mexican singer and actor *Alan (wrestler) (born 1975), a.k.a. Gato Eveready, who wrestles in Asistencia Asesoría y Administración *Alan (footballer, born 1979) (Alan Osório da Costa Silva), Brazilian footballer *Alan (footballer, born 1998) (Alan Cardoso de Andrade), Brazilian footballer *Alan I, King of Brittany (died 907), "the Great" *Alan II, Duke of Brittany (c. 900–952) *Alan III, Duke of Brittany(997–1040) *Alan IV, Duke of Brittany (c. 1063–1119), a.k.a. Alan Fergant ("the Younger" in Breton language) *Alan of Tewkesbury, 12th century abbott *Alan of Lynn (c. 1348–1423), 15th cent ...
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Sunil Bhatia
Sunil (सुनील) is a first name for males, often found in the South Asian community. The Sanskrit word ' means "dark", "very blue", and is also an epithet of Krishna. Notable people * Sunil (actor), Indian Telugu film actor * Sunil (director), Indian Malayalam film director * Sunil Kumar Ahuja (born 1961), American scientist * Sunil Ambwani (born 1952), Indian judge * Sunil Ariyaratne (born 1949), Sri Lankan director, lyricist, poet and writer * Sunil Barve (born 1966), Indian actor and producer * Sunil Batta (born 1961), Indian cameraman, director, producer and scriptwriter * Sunil Bohra, Indian film producer * Sunil Chhetri (born 1984), Indian footballer * Sunil Kumar Choudhary (1980–2008), Indian military officer * Sunil Deshmukh (born 1958), Indian doctor and member of Legislative Assembly * Sunil Dhaniram (born 1968), Canadian cricketer * Sunil Dutt (1929–2005), Indian actor, director, politician and producer * Sunil Edirisinghe (born 1949), Sri Lankan musici ...
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Brinton Lykes
M. Brinton Lykes (born 1949) is an American psychologist who has established a reputation for her work on psychosocial effects of state-sponsored terror and organized violence. Life Lykes originally hailed from New Orleans. She obtained her first BA degree from Hollins University before proceeding to Harvard University where she obtained an M.Div. in Applied Theology. She obtained a Ph.D. in Community Psychology from Boston College. Lykes has worked at Boston College since 1992 where she was promoted from assistant professor to full professor in the Lynch School of Education. She has held various posts including department chair and Associate Dean. Work Lykes work has focused on understanding the impact of state-sponsored violence and terror. She has worked mostly in Central America, in particular with the Maya peoples of Guatemala. She has used participatory action research and oral history as her primary research methods. She is the co-founder of the Martín-Baró Fund for Me ...
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Nila Kapor-Stanulovic
Nila may refer to: * Nila, alternate name of Nileh Safid, a village in Iran * Baby Nila, Leela’s little sister on Sesame Street * Nila River or Bharathapuzha, is a river in the Indian state of Kerala * Pulau Nila, a small Indonesian volcanic island in the Banda Sea, and the volcano Mount Nila on it * Nila Moeloek (born 1949), 20th Minister of Health of Indonesia * Nila (''Ramayana''), a monkey from the Hindu epic ''Ramayana'' * Nila Håkedal (born 1979), Norwegian female beach volleyball player * Meera Chopra (aka Nila), South Indian actress * ''Nila'' (1994 film), a Tamil film released in 1994 * ''Nila'' (TV series), a Tamil serial in Sun TV released in 2019 * Nila, character from Shimmer and Shine See also * Neela (other) * Nilla Nilla is a brand name owned by Nabisco that is most closely associated with its line of vanilla-flavored, wafer-style cookies. The name is a shortened version of vanilla, the flavor profile common to all Nilla-branded products. Originally ...
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