Gold Medal Award for life achievement in the application of psychology

Am Psychol. 2012 Jul-Aug;67(5):347-9. doi: 10.1037/a0028752.

Abstract

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) Gold Medal Awards recognize distinguished and enduring records of accomplishment in four areas of psychology: the application of psychology, the practice of psychology, psychology in the public interest, and the science of psychology. The 2012 recipient of the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology is Marsha Linehan. Dorothy W. Cantor, president of the APF, will present the APF Gold Medal Awards at the 120th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association on August 3, 2012, at 4:00 p.m. Members of the 2012 APF Board of Trustees are Dorothy W. Cantor, president; Charles L. Brewer, vice president/secretary; Gerald Koocher, treasurer; Elisabeth R. Straus, executive vice president/executive director; Norman Anderson; Brian N. Baird; David H. Barlow; Camilla Benbow; Sharon Stephens Brehm; Connie Chan; William Howell; Anthony Jackson; Ronald F. Levant; Aurelio Prifitera; Sandra Shullman; Archie L. Turner; and Kurt Geisinger, APA Board of Directors liaison.

Publication types

  • Biography
  • Historical Article
  • Portrait

MeSH terms

  • Awards and Prizes*
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 21st Century
  • Humans
  • Psychology / history
  • Societies, Scientific / history*

Personal name as subject

  • Marsha M Linehan