Awards and Recognitions
Alice Cronin-Golomb
- 2022 Society for Neuroscience, Bernice Grafstein Award for Outstanding Accomplishments in Mentoring. Recognizes leaders who have aided the early careers of women neuroscientists and facilitated their retention in the field
- 2020-2024 Senior Editor, Psychological Science (Association for Psychological Science)
- 2020-21 Visiting Professor, Laboratory of Cognitive Neuroscience, EPFL and the Brain Mind Institute, Campus Biotech, Geneva, Switzerland
- 2020 Outstanding Mentor Award, Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program, Boston University
- 2016 Mentorship Award in Aging, American Psychological Association, Division 20, Adult Development and Aging
- 2013-2014 Visiting Professor, Unit of Functional Imaging, Geriatric Institute Research Centre, Université de Montréal, Montréal QC, Canada
- 2012 Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award, Boston University
- 2005 Visiting Scholar, School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Australia
- 2005 Honorary Senior Research Associate, Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute, Randwick NSW, Australia
- 1996-1997 Visiting Scholar, Department of Psychology, Stanford University
Professional Societies, Officer or Fellow:
- International Society for Behavioral Neuroscience (President 2002-2006; Vice President 1999-2002; Executive Committee 1994-1996)
- American Psychological Association (Fellow of Division 6, Behavioral Neuroscience and Comparative Psychology; Division 20, Adult Development and Aging; Division 40, Clinical Neuropsychology [Society for Clinical Neuropsychology]; Membership Board 2010-2013)
- Association for Psychological Science (Fellow)
- Psychonomic Society (Fellow)
- Gerontological Society of America (Fellow)
- Eastern Psychological Association (Fellow)
Professional Societies, Member:
- Society for Neuroscience, Movement Disorders Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society, Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society
Sandy Neargarder
- Recipient of the Presidential Award for Distinguished Teaching at Bridgewater State University. Two faculty members are chosen per year by a committee of faculty and students to receive this award. Recipients are chosen based on classroom observation, teaching philosophy, syllabi, course evaluations, and letters of recommendation from faculty and students, 2008
- Recipient of the Excellence in Teaching Award from the Education Honors Society, Kappa Delta Pi at Bridgewater State University. I was the first-ever faculty member to receive the award, 2007
Recognition of our some of our current and former lab members for noteworthy achievements:
Kirschstein National Research Service Awards (NIH). Predoctoral: Averi Giudicessi, Celina Pluim McDowell, Joshua Fox-Fuller, Gretchen Reynolds, Abhishek Jaywant, Mirella Diaz-Santos, Dan Norton, Justin Centi, Karina Stavitsky, Yelena Bogdanova, Karen Sullivan, Uraina Clark, Courtney Dirksen. Postdoctoral: Haline Schendan.
American Psychological Association, Walter G. McMillen Award for Parkinson’s Disease Research, Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging) and Division 40 (Society for Clinical Neuropsychology): Nishaat Mukadam, Shraddha Kinger, Rini Kaplan, Emma Weizenbaum, Ollie Barthelemy, Deepti Putcha, Justin Centi.
American Psychological Association Minority Fellowship: Mirella Diaz-Santos, Uraina Clark
American Psychological Association, Award for Completed Doctoral Research, Division 20 (Adult Development and Aging): Uraina Clark
American Psychological Association, Henry Hécaen Award in Clinical Neuropsychology: Lena Bogdanova
American Psychological Association, Society for Clinical Neuropsychology Public Interest Advisory Committee, Ethics Committee student member: Rini Kaplan, 2021
International Neuropsychological Society, Phillip Rennick Award for best research presented by a graduate student at the 2020 Annual Meeting; Student Liaison Committee, election as member-at-large for the 2020-2022 term: Joshua Fox-Fuller
Kavita Jain Award for Best Dissertation in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University: Ryan Piers (2022), Emma Weizenbaum (2021), Sigurros Davidsdottir (2007), Lisi Levisohn (1998)
Ford Foundation Fellowship, honorable mention: Jairo Martinez, Ollie Barthelemy
T32 Training Fellowship: Courtney Guida (Neurophotonics), Celina Pluim McDowell (Sleep)
Sigma Xi, the National Honor Society for Science, administered by the National Academy of Sciences, Grant in Aid of Research: Courtney Aul Guida, Daniel Seichepine, Tom Laudate, Veronica Gross, Sigurros Davidsdottir, Saumya Sharma, Melissa Amick, Courtney Dirksen, Tracy Dunne
Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, Summer Student Fellowship: Ivy Miller, Tom Laudate
Fostering New Directions in Parkinson’s Research selected for attendance (May, 2015). Erica Appleman, Rob Salazar. Prizes in research proposal competition (Salazar 1st, Appleman 2nd).
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP) Andrus Gerontology Fellowship: Kristine Hanna
Rossano Mind, Brain & Behavior Pre-Doctoral Summer Fellowship, McLean Hospital: Dan Norton
Presidential/Dean’s Fellowship, Boston University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences: Courtney Guida, Rini Kaplan, Dan Norton, Ivy Miller
Research Traineeship Program, Neurophotonics Center, Boston University: Rini Kaplan, Nishaat Mukadam, Courtney Guida (2019-2026)
World Congress on Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders Travel Award: Gretchen Reynolds, Dan Norton, Mirella Diaz-Santos, Daniel Seichepine, Karina Stavitsky
Rising Star (and travel scholarship), 2017 Geriatrics Research conference: From Bench to Bedside Workshop, National Institute on Aging U13/American Geriatrics Society: Uraina Clark, Daniel Seichepine
Society for Neuroscience, Women in Neuroscience Travel Award: Tracy Dunne, Fred Rocco
National Academy of Neuropsychology: Graduate Student Research Grant, Courtney Guida (2025); Edith Kaplan Scholarship, Averi Giudicessi (2023)
Assembly of Scientist/Practitioner Psychologists, APA Council of Representatives Meeting, Travel Award: Gretchen Reynolds
Hispanic Neuropsychological Society, Student Representative, and Co-Chair of Student Association Committee: Jairo Martinez (2025)
Clara Mayo Research Award, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University: Courtney Guida, Nishaat Mukadam, Shraddha Kinger, Celina Pluim, Rini Kaplan (2022-2025); Emma Weizenbaum (2019), Erica Appleman, Jade Wu (2017)
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, Leadership (IDEAL) inaugural award, College of Arts and Sciences, Boston University: Nishaat Mukadam (2023).
Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion (JEDI) award, Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, Boston University: Shraddha Kinger (2024), Nishaat Mukadam (2023)
Hariri Institute for Computing, Boston University: Courtney Guida (Graduate Student Fellow, 2023), Emma Weizenbaum (Brilliant Bud Award, 2019)
Boston University Women’s Guild Scholarship: Nishaat Mukadam (2023)
Graduate Internship Fellowship, Boston University: Courtney Guida (2023, 2024)
Digital Health Initiative at Boston University, Research Incubation Award: Emma Weizenbaum (2018-2020)
Institute of Health System Innovation & Policy Summer Fellowship, Boston University Summer Research Award: Shraddha Kinger (2021), Emma Weizenbaum (2019)
Association of Neuropsychology Students in Training, Chapter Representative: Rini Kaplan, Celina Pluim McDowell (2019-22), Erica Appleman (2015 – 2017)
Society for Science of Clinical Psychology Student Poster Competition Winner: Emma Weizenbaum (2019)
Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society: Relevance Award, Averi Giudicessi (2025), Presidential Star Award for Exceptional Service to the Massachusetts Neuropsychological Society, Erica Appleman (2017); Board of Directors, Student Representative, (2015-2017) and Education Committee Co-Chair (2016 – 2017); Erica Appleman. Nelson Butters Award (best student research): Shraddha Kinger (award), Fred Rocco (award), Rob Salazar (honorable mention), Beyza Sahin (honorable mention)
Special mention of doctoral students with multiple additional individual awards:
Jade Wu: Featured Trainee, Sleep Research Society (January 2017 newsletter); First place, Boston University 3-Minute Thesis competition 2017 (video)
Mirella Diaz-Santos: Tony Wong Diversity Student Award, National Academy of Neuropsychology Culture and Diversity Committee; Implementation Grant Funds (IGF) Award, American Psychological Association (APA)/Commission on Ethnic Minority Recruitment, Retention, and Training II; Psychology Summer Institute Fellowship, APA Minority Fellowship Program; Advanced Training Institute Fellowship: Research Methods with Diverse Racial & Ethnic Groups, APA Science Directorate/Michigan State University
Uraina Clark: 2016 – 2018 Suffrage Scientist Award (Women in Science Award), Medical Research Council, Clinical Sciences Centre, United Kingdom (one of 11 recipients worldwide); 2017 Travel Award, American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
Undergraduates
Boston University Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program research and travel awards (2014-present): Matisse Nash, Seheni Kariyawasan, Chad Huang, Alissa Sebastian, Jessica Sullivan, Julie Ngo, Lucía Cerón Giraldo, Defne Yucebas, Victoria Calendrino, Gabe Cronin-Golomb, Samia Islam, Dong-Ho Kim, Amber McLarin, Jacqueline Moran, Juliana Wall, Noor Toraif, Vicky Nguyen