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Dr. Rosalee G. Weiss Lecture for Outstanding Leaders in Psychology
This lecture was established in 1994 by Raymond A. Weiss, PhD, in honor of his wife, Rosalee Greenfield Weiss, PhD. APA Div. 29 (Psychotherapy) and 42 (Psychologists in Independent Practice), upon approval by the APF board of trustees, select an annual Weiss lecturer to speak at the APA convention.
This program is no longer accepting applications for the 2025 program year.
This lecture was established in 1994 by Raymond A. Weiss, PhD, in honor of his wife, Rosalee Greenfield Weiss, PhD. APA Div. 29 (Psychotherapy) and 42 (Psychologists in Independent Practice), upon approval by the APF board of trustees, select an annual Weiss lecturer to speak at the APA convention.
The lecturer is an outstanding leader in psychology, or a leader in the arts or sciences whose work and activities have had an effect on psychology.
Award recipients receive an $1,000 honorarium from APF.
For more information, visit Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy and The Community for Psychologists in Independent Practice.
Recent Recipient
Gerald P. Koocher, PhD
“Ethical Horizons in Psychology – 2032”
Past Recipients
2025
Raymond DiGiusseppe, PhD, ABPP, St. John’s University
“Common Factors And Shared Strategies: What Makes Cognitive Behavior Therapies Effective”
2024
Gerald P. Koocher, PhD
“Ethical Horizons in Psychology – 2032”
2023
Danny Wedding, PhD, MPH, American University of Antigua
“The Portrayal of Psychologists and Psychopathology in Contemporary Cinema”
2022
June W.J. Ching, PhD, ABPP
“Diversity in Leadership: Creating a Culture of Advocacy”
2021
Robert Hatcher, PhD, The City University of New York
“How Client Engagement is the Clinician’s Compass for Effective Psychotherapeutic Work”
2020
Ronald Levant, PhD, University of Akron
“Men, Masculinity and Violence”
2019
Jeffrey Magnavita, PhD, ABPP, Glastonbury Medical Arts Center
“The Technotherapist — A New Era of Psychotherapeutics”
2018
Jeffery Goodie, PhD, ABPP
2017
Jean Anne Carter, PhD, Washington Psychological Center
“My Abiding Passion for Psychotherapy: A Life Well-Lived”
2016
Jana N. Martin, PhD, American Insurance Trust
2015
Beverly Greene, PhD, St. John’s University
2014
Lisa Grossman, JD, PhD, ABPP
2013
Jeffrey Barnett, PhD
“Leadership, Mentoring, Service and how Psychology can Save America from Itself”
2012
Robert Brooks, PhD, Harvard Medical School
2011
Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD
2010
John F. Dovidio, PhD, Yale University
2009
Barbara Romberg, PhD, Give an Hour
2008
Alan David Entin, PhD, Medical College of Virginia, Virginia Commonwealth University
2007
Derald Wing Sue, PhD, Columbia University
2006
Oliva M. Espín, PhD, San Diego State University
2005
Marvin R. Goldfried, PhD, State University of New York, Stony Brook
2004
Nancy McWilliams, PhD, Rutgers University
2003
John C. Norcross, PhD, University of Scranton
2002
Lillian Comas-Diaz, PhD, Transcultural Mental Health Institute
2001
James O. Prochaska, PhD, Cancer Prevention Research Center
2000
Andrea Farkas Patenaude, PhD, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute