AAPL Awards

Rappeport Fellowship

The American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law is pleased to award Rappeport Fellowships each year.

Named in honor of AAPL’s founding president, Jonas R. Rappeport, MD, the fellowships offer an opportunity for outstanding residents with interests in psychiatry and the law to develop their knowledge and skills. Up to six Rappeport Fellowships may be awarded each year.

NOTE: Fewer than six awards may be selected at the discretion of the selection committee. Rappeport Fellowship recipients must attend the AAPL Annual Meeting and Forensic Psychiatry Review Course, in the year in which they receive the award. Travel, lodging, and educational expenses are included in the fellowship award, and a per diem will be paid to cover meals and other expenses.

In addition, Fellows receive subscriptions to AAPL’s major publications, the Examiner and the Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law. The value of the Rappeport Fellowship exceeds $3000.

Eligibility

Anyone may nominate by letter: a junior faculty teacher teaching in a forensic psychiatry fellowship program who has been teaching for less than 10 years in a forensic psychiatry fellowship program and has completed a forensic psychiatry fellowship program within the past 10 years.

Applications must be emailed to the AAPL Executive Office ([email protected]) no later than April 1 each year.

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Charles Dike Scholarship

Established in 2021, the Charles Dike Scholarship is awarded by the Diversity Committee of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL). AAPL is proud to award two annual scholarships to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in the field of Forensic Psychiatry. This award is open to underrepresented racial and ethnic groups (people of color) of AAPL. These include:

Black
Hispanic/Latinx
American Indian/Alaska Native/Native Hawaiian
Asian-American
Anyone who identifies as a person of color

Eligibility

Completed Forensic Fellowship Program

Current AAPL member

Within three (3) years of completing fellowship, i.e. early career

Demonstrated activity in AAPL and contributions to the field of forensic psychiatry. (Examples include: serving on an AAPL committee or presentation at the Annual Meeting, including a poster; documented scholarship related to forensic psychiatry; publication in JAAPL or any other peer-reviewed Journal would be an asset

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Other AAPL Awards

GOLDEN AAPL AWARD

Purpose

Awarded in recognition of AAPL members who have made significant contributions to the field of forensic psychiatry

Eligibility Criteria

Members of AAPL who are age 60 or over.

Character of Award

Gold Apple on Engraved Wood Stand

Frequency

Annual (October)

Established

1973

Recipients

2024

Jeffrey S. Janofsky, MD

2023

Gary A. Chaimowitz, MD

2022

Patricia R. Recupero, MD, JD

2021

Jeffrey L. Metzner, MD

2020

Stephen Billick, MD

2019

Gregory Leong, MD

2018

Graham Glancy, MD

2017

Douglas Mossman, MD

2016

John Bradford, MD

2015

Kenneth Weiss, MD

2014

Renee Binder, MD

2013

Paul Appelbaum, MD

2012

Kenneth Appelbaum, MD

2011

Ezra Griffith, MD

2010

Joseph Bloom, MD

2009

James Beck, MD

2008

Robert Weinstock, MD

2007

Diane H. Schetky, MD

2006

Howard Zonana, MD

2005

J. Richard Ciccone, MD

2004

Thomas G. Gutheil, MD

2003

Richard Rosner, MD

2002

Phillip J. Resnick, MD

2001

Elissa P. Benedek, MD

2000

Harvey Bluestone, MD

1999

Seymour Halleck, MD

1998

Emanuel Tanay, MD

1997

Mel Goldzband, MD

1996

Robert L. Sadoff, MD

1995

Robert I. Simon, MD

1994

Carl Malmquist, MD

1993

John MacDonald, MD

1992

Jacques M. Quen, MD

1991

Bruno Cormier, MD (posthumously)

1990

Irwin N. Perr, MD

1989

Jonas R. Rappeport, MD

1988

Herbert E. Thomas, MD

1987

Abraham L. Halpern, MD and Georg Sturup, Dr.Med. (honorary)

1986

Melvin S. Heller, MD

1985

A. Louis McGarry, MD

1982

John K. Torrens, MD and Henry Foster, Esq, (honorary) and Dr. Anatoly Koryagin (honorary)

1981

Herbert Modlin, MD

1980

Janas Robitscher, MD

1978

Seymour Pollack, MD

1977

Maier Tuchler, MD

1975

Bernard Diamond, MD

1974

Karl Menninger, MD

1973

Walter Bromberg, MD and Henry Davidson MD (posthumously)

RED AAPL AWARD

Purpose

Awarded in recognition of service to AAPL

Eligibility Criteria

Members of the academy who have contributed to the organization through service on committees, task forces, etc.

Character of Award

Red Apple on Engraved Wood Stand

Frequency

Annual (October)

Established

1985

Recipients

2024

Cheryl Wills, MD

2023

Britta Ostermeyer, MD, MBA

2022

Stuart Anfang, MD
Renée Sorrentino, MD

2021

Annette L. Hanson, MD
Reena Kapoor, MD

2020

Alan Newman, MD

2019

Aimee Kaempf, MD

2018

Barry Wall, MD

2017

Thomas Gutheil, MD & Susan Hatters-Friedman, MD

2016

Charles Dike, MD & Marilyn Price, MD

2015

Steven Berger, MD & Charles Meyer, Jr., MD

2014

Richard Frierson, MD

2013

Kenneth Busch, MD

2012

Emily Keram, MD

2011

Jagannathan Srinivasaraghavan, MD

2010

David Rosmarin, MD

2009

Victoria Harris, MD, MPH

2008

Debra Pinals, MD

2007

Peter Ash, MD

2006

Michael A. Norko, MD

2005

Kenneth L. Appelbaum, MD

2004

Stanley Kern, MD

2003

Neil S. Kaye, MD

2002

Stephen B. Billick, MD

2001

Nathan T. Sidley, MD

2000

Richard Rosner, MD

1999

Jeffrey L. Metzner, MD

1998

Robert Weinstock, MD

1997

J. Richard Ciccone, MD

1996

Bruce Harry, MD

1995

John M. Bradford, MB

1994

Alan Felthous, MD and Robert Wettstein, MD

1993

Park E. Dietz, MD, PhD, MPH

1992

Stanley E. Prentice, MD

1991

Howard V. Zonana, MD

1990

Henry C. Weinstein, MD

1988

David J. Barry, MD

1987

Melvin G. Goldzband, MD

1986

Jacques M. Quen, MD

1985

Dennis F. Koson, MD and Lynn W. Blunt, MD

AMICUS AWARD

Purpose

Awarded in recognition of devoted service and numerous contributions over many years to the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

Eligibility Criteria

Nonmember of the academy who has made numerous contributions and given devoted service to the Academy.

Character of Award

Engraved Crystal (previously a Certificate)

Frequency

(Annual) October (not given every year)

Established

1986

Recipients (not given every year)

2021

Donna Vanderpool, JD

2020

Aaron Palmer, JD

2019

Sara Elsden

2016

Kristin Loney & Marie Westlake

2014

Michael Deegan

2012

Mary Cimiluca

2008

Barbara McDermott, PhD

2005

Richard Taranto, JD

2004

Cheryl Regehr, PhD

2002

Madelon Baranoski, PhD

1999

Ronnie Harmon, MA

1998

Jacquelyn T. Coleman, MA, CAE

1995

Larry Fitch, JD

1994

Richard Bonnie, LLB and Mrs. Marilyn Halpern, PhD

1993

Joel Dvoskin, PhD

1992

Richard Rogers, PhD

1991

Robert K. Ressler, Special Agent, FBI

1989

Mrs. Joan Rappeport and Mrs. Marilyn Goldzband

1988

Michael L. Perlin, JD

1987

Henry J. Steadman, PhD

1986

Ralph Slovenko, LLB, PhD and Charles G. Steinberg, Esq

SEYMOUR J. POLLACK DISTINGUISHED ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

Purpose

To recognize distinguished contributions to the field of forensic psychiatry.

Eligibility Criteria

Psychiatrists who are members of the American Psychiatric Association, who may or may not be members of the academy, who have made exemplary contributions to the teaching and educational functions of forensic psychiatry.

Character of Award

Engraved Crystal

Frequency

Annual (October)

Established

1986

Recipients

2024

Annette L. Hanson, MD AND
Barry W. Wall, MD

2023

Susan J. Hatters-Friedman, MD

2022

Richard Martinez, MD

2021

Patricia R. Recupero, MD, JD

2020

James Knoll, MD

2019

Ray Patterson, MD

2018

Debra Pinals, MD

2017

Alan Felthous, MD

2016

Richard Frierson, MD

2015

William Reid, MD

2014

Sally Johnson, MD

2013

Robert Weinstock, MD

2012

Larry Faulkner, MD

2011

Liza Gold, MD

2010

Park Dietz, MD

2009

Henry Weinstein, MD

2008

Jonas Rappeport, MD

2007

John M.W. Bradford, MB, ChB

2006

Renée L. Binder, MD

2005

Ezra E.H. Griffith, MD

2004

Carl P. Malmquist, MD

2003

Jeffrey L. Metzner, MD

2002

Joseph D. Bloom, MD

2001

Paul S. Appelbaum, MD

2000

Howard Zonana, MD

1999

Elissa Benedek, MD

1998

Alan Stone, MD (Did not attend to accept award.)

1996

Richard Rosner, MD

1995

Thomas Gutheil, MD

1994

Robert Simon, MD

1993

J. Richard Ciccone, MD

1992

Martin D. Orne, MD, PhD

1991

Phillip J. Resnick, MD

1989

Andrew S. Watson, MD

1988

Gene L. Usdin, MD

1987

Ephraim R. Gomberg

1986

Zigmond M. Lebensohn, MD

YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD

Purpose

To encourage research (nominated by the Research Committee)

Eligibility Criteria

Highest rated Scientific paper or Research-in-progress submitted to Annual Meeting by a Member in residency training, or one year beyond training if research was done during training.

Character of Award

Certificate and $250

Frequency

Annual (October)

Established

2001

Recipients

2024

Kelsey Hobart, MD

2023

Raina Aggarwal, MD

2022

Hwa Soo Hoang, MD

2020

Ahmad Umair Janjua, MD

2019

Greg Iannuzzi, MD & Patricia Ortiz, MD

2018

Elias Ghossoub, MD

2017

James A. Armontrout, MD

2016

Seth Judd, DO

2015

Artha Gillis, MD

2014

Jennifer Piel, MD, JD

2013

Jennifer Piel, MD, JD

2012

Tara Collins, MD, MPH

2011

Paul Christopher, MD

2010

Camilla Lyons, MD

2009

Matthew Soulier, MD

2008

Douglas Morris, MD

2007

Hal S. Wortzel, MD

2005

Jason R. Kornberg, MD

2004

Eugene Wang, MD

2003

John H. Montgomery, DO

2002

Paul Herbert, MD

2001

Herbert W. LeBourgeois, III, MD

BEST TEACHER IN A FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Purpose

To recognize excellence in teaching forensic psychiatry

Eligibility Criteria

Anyone may nominate by letter; a junior faculty teacher (i.e., ten years or fewer) teaching in a forensic fellowship program

Character of Award

Certificate and $500

Frequency

Annual (October)

Established

2002

Recipients

2024

Kehinde A. Obikoya, MD

2023

Kimberly S. Resnick, MD

2022

Tobias Wasser, MD