Call for Nominations
Faculty and Professional Awards – Clinical Supervisor in Verbal Behavior Award
Verbal Behavior Special Interest Group (VB SIG)
DUE: Monday, March 20, 2023
Nominations are now being accepted for the 2023 Clinical Supervisor in Verbal Behavior Award. This award was established to recognize outstanding supervision in clinical and practical applications of verbal behavior. One individual who exemplifies outstanding dedication to training and mentoring the next generation of skilled clinicians will be recognized.
Eligible nominees are:
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Master and Doctoral level supervisors.
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Supervising clinicians who are implementing assessment and treatment based on Skinner’s analysis of verbal behavior.
To nominate someone for this award, send the nominee’s name, email, and affiliation along with a 1-page letter highlighting:
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The specific role the individual has played in the mentorship of student and junior clinicians whose practice involves clinical applications to promote verbal behavior.
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The characteristics of the individual’s behavior exemplify outstanding supervision in clinical practice.
Nominees will be notified and asked to submit a one-page personal statement highlighting their clinical supervision activities.
Only nominations accompanied with a nomination letter will be considered. Nomination letters should be no longer than one page. Nominations must be received by Monday, March 2023. Send nominations to: thevibsig@gmail.com. In the subject line please include: “Attn: Professional Awards Coordinator”
Notification of award status will be no later than Wednesday, May 3, 2023 and the winner will be announced at the VB-SIG business meeting at the Annual Association for Behavior Analysis and will receive a plaque.
Guidelines for decisions:
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Nominations are received by the Faculty and Professional Awards Coordinator and reviewed to determine that the individual meets the eligibility requirements.
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The Faculty and Professional Awards Coordinator will select a Voting Committee consisting of a panel of 5 master and doctoral-level experts.
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Nominations are reviewed, discussed, and with the aid of a scoring rubric, voted on by the panel.
PROFESSIONAL AND STUDENT AWARDS
Congratulations to our Professional and Student Award Winners!
2022 AWARD WINNERS

DR. ALICE SHILLINGSBURG
Clinical Supervisor in Verbal Behavior

DR. SARAH FRAMPTON
Early Career Researcher Award

TATIANA ZHIRNOVA
Student Paper Competition - 1st place

DR. ADRIENNE JENNINGS
Student Paper Competition - 2nd place

DR. VIDESHA MARYA
Student Paper Competition - 3rd place

ELIJAH RICHARDSON
Student Grant Award - 1st place
TIANJIAO LI
Student Grant Award - 2nd place

THEA SKAU ENGELL
Student Grant Award - 3rd place
2021 AWARD WINNERS

DR. NICOLE RODRIGUEZ
Clinical Supervisor in Verbal Behavior

DR. JUDAH AXE
Excellence in Teaching

EVAN Z. SCHLEIFER-KATZ
Student Paper Competition

LEWIS BIZO
Student Paper Competition

ADRIENNE M. JENNINGS
Student Paper Competition

KRISTIN ALBERT
Student Grant Award

VIDESHA MARYA
Student Grant Award

ZOE SIDERAS
Student Grant Award
2020 AWARD WINNERS

DR. CAIO MIGUEL
Jack Michael Award

DR. CAITLIN DELFS
Clinical Supervisor in Verbal Behavior

DR. JASON BOURRET
Excellence in Teaching

DANIELLE LAFRANCE
Student Paper Competition

APARNA NARESH
Student Paper Competition

FERNANDA ODA
Student Paper Competition & Student Grant Award

SANDHYA RAJAGOPAL
Student Grant Award

SHANNON LUOMA
Student Grant Award
2019 AWARD WINNERS

DR. JACK MICHAEL
(DR. MARK SUNDBERG PICTURED)
Honorary Award for Excellence in Teaching

DR. CAIO MIGUEL
Excellence in Teaching

DR. APRIL KISAMORE
Early Career Researcher

DR. EMILY SWEENEY-KERWIN
(DR. VINCE CARBONE PICTURED)
Clinical Supervisor

REAGON E. COX
Student Paper Competition

PRIYA P. PATIL
Student Paper Competition

TALI RUDY ZALTZMAN
Student Paper Competition

SARAH E. FRAMPT
Student Grant Award

MICHAEL A. ARAGON
Student Grant Award

REBECCA KAY RODRIGUEZ
(DR. SAMANTHA BERGMANN PICTURED)
Student Grant Award