ACAMH Awards Longlist: Spotlight on Excellence in Research and Practice

David Cottrell ‘Education of CAMH Professionals’

Nomination Criteria: Someone who has had a significant impact upon the education or training of child and adolescent mental health professionals. This is open to all disciplines, but education or training must relate to children’s mental health.

Longlist nominees:

• Dr. Arnon Bentovim, Child and Family Training UK
• Dr. Cathy Betoin, Kendal PCN/ I Matter Training/ Relationship Health Matters CIC
• Professor Amanda E. Guyer, University of California, Davis
• Assoc. Professor Darmawijaya Bin Idris, LSIPI Indonesia
• Professor Tomás Andrés Miño Landon, Let’s Talk About OCD Foundation (Non-profit Foundation)
• Dr. Mariana Pereira, Anna Freud Centre / University College London
• Ms. Amy Sayer, Belonging Effect
• Dr. Karen Street, ALSG: Advanced Life Support Group

Eric Taylor ‘Translational Research into Practice’

Nomination Criteria: An individual with a sustained contribution to translating research into practice over a number of years, whose work involves both research, and either clinical or educational involvement in practice. And/or a researcher or clinician who has published translational science (evidence base into practice) with evidence of impact on clinical service provision. This could involve the establishment of new interventions, or improvement of existing ones, with evidence of impact on clinical service provision.

Longlist nominees:

• Dr. Sue Abbott-Smith, CAMHS NHS Lothian
• Dr. Anne-Marie Burn, University of Cambridge
• Professor Tony Charman, King’s College London
• Dr. Nicole Harris, Portsmouth City Council
• Dr. Saul Hillman, Anna Freud
• Dr. Reut Naim, Tel Aviv University
• Dr. Sarah Parry, University of Manchester
• Dr. Erik Pettersson, Karolinska Institutet
• Dr. Marc Schmid, UPK Basel Klinik für Kinder und Jugendliche
• Dr. Heather Taussig, University of Denver, Kempe Center, & University of Colorado School of Medicine
• Dr. Mark D. Weist, University of South Carolina

Kathy Sylva ‘Rising Star’ Award

Nomination Criteria: Please note that this award cannot be self-nominated. Open to any person who has made a significant scientific contribution to child and adolescent mental health literature, within 10 years of their first peer reviewed journal publication.

Longlist nominees:

• Dr. Jack Andrews, Department of Experimental Psychology, University of Oxford
• Dr. Elham Assary, King’s College London
• Dr. Kim Astor, Uppsala University, Department of Psychology
• Dr. Alessio Bellato, University of Southampton, University of Nottingham Malaysia
• Dr. David Bürgin, University Psychiatric Hospitals Basel
• Dr. Charlotte Dennison, Cardiff University
• Dr. Lisa Dinkler, Karolinska Institutet
• Dr. Cope Feurer, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Dr. Georgette Fleming, Macquarie University
• Dr. Blandine French, University of Nottingham
• Professor Ellen Jopling, Dalhousie University
• Dr. Karolin Krause, Centre for Research in Epidemiology and Statistics (CRESS), Université Paris Cité and Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Inserm, INRAe
• Dr. Bettina Moltrecht, University College London
• Dr. Zui C. Narita, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry, Japan
• Dr. Margarita Panayiotou, University of Manchester
• Dr. Divyangana Rakesh, King’s College London
• Dr. Suvi Savinen, University of Eastern Finland
• Dr. Fabiola Silletti, Pegaso University, Bari University, Brigham and Women Hospital
• Professor Jamilah Silver, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
• Dr. Zoe R. Smith, University of Denver
• Dr. Alejandro Luis Vázquez, University of Tennessee, Knoxville
• Dr. Charlotte Viktorsson, Uppsala University
• Professor Andrew Wooyoung Kim, University of California, Berkeley; Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand
• Professor Leehyun Yoon, University of Texas at Dallas

Digital Intervention

Nomination Criteria: A clinician who has put evidence base into practice within the information/data/IT/digital fields of child and adolescent mental health. This could be the use of information or technologies in the delivery of care or service design etc.

Longlist nominees:

• Dr. Melissa Aji, Black Dog Institute
• Professor Sven Bölte, KIND, Karolinska Institutet
• Ms. Rosie Chapple, Ecko Health
• Professor Cathy Creswell, University of Oxford
• Dr. Mia Eisenstadt, Fatherli; Anna Freud Centre and UCL
• Dr. Brynjar Halldorsson, Reykjavik University, Reykjavik, Iceland / University of Oxford
• Dr. Jane McGrath, ADMiRE ADHD Pathway HSE Linn Dara Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Trinity College Dublin
• Dr. Erin Schoenfelder Gonzalez, University of Washington School of Medicine; Seattle Children’s Hospital
• Dr. Alison Smith, (CAMHS BRIDGE waiting list intervention group), CAMHS Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust

Postgraduate Clinical Trainee of the Year

Nomination Criteria: For candidates currently in a clinical training working towards a professional qualification (rather than academic qualification) in mental health (e.g. medical students, trainee psychiatrists, trainee psychologists, trainee occupational therapists, trainee speech and language therapists etc.)

Longlist nominees:

• Ms. Katrina Bennett, University of Southampton
• Dr. Clara Faria, University of Cambridge
• Ms. Rachel Francois-Walcott, University of Surrey
• Dr. Benjamin Geers, University of Exeter, Devon Partnership Trust
• Mrs. Danielle Lucas, University of Bath

Masters Student of the Year

Nomination Criteria: For candidates currently enrolled in an MsC/MA/Mphil course of study as of the date of announcement of invitation for nominations. (This category can be self-nominated)

Longlist nominees:

• Ms. Asma Alkhan, University College London
• Ms. Sarah Daniels, University of Cambridge
• Mrs. Nora Evbaguehita Igbinovia, Edge Hill University
• Ms. Abby Lomas, University of Birmingham and Bee N Spired
• Miss Samantha Wright, Smestow / The Safe Learning Project

PhD Student of the Year

Nomination Criteria: For candidates enrolled in a PhD programme as of the date of announcement of invitation for nominations. (This category can be self-nominated)

Longlist nominees:

• Dr. Jake Camp, King’s College London and South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust
• Ms. Huilin (Angel) Chen, University of Oxford
• Mr. Brian Ching, King’s College London
• Ms. Eugenia Giampetruzzi, Stanford University
• Mrs. Janine Hunter, University of Salford
• Ms. Anna Kessler, Central Institute of Mental Health (CIMH), Department Public Mental Health
• Miss. Yan Li, University of Helsinki
• Mrs. Zhenxin Liao, MEB
• Ms. Alina Marinca, Queen Mary University of London
• Ms. Kate Maston, Black Dog Institute, UNSW Sydney, Australia
• Mrs. Stephanie Ngoc Tran Pham, Virginia Tech
• Ms. Constantina Psyllou, Accare Child Study Center, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, The Netherlands
• Mr. Mohsen Rajabi, University of Bath
• Mrs. Layla Rashid, University of Oxford
• Mrs. Haregewoin Sebhat, University of Gondar
• Ms. Lottie Shipp, University of Oxford
• Ms. Xinhe Zhang, University of Cambridge
• Mr. Mi Zhou, Adelaide University

Postdoctoral Researcher of the Year

Nomination Criteria: For candidates awarded a PhD in the previous 3 years, but not yet in a tenured academic post.

Longlist nominees:

• Dr. Kim Astor, Uppsala University, Department of Psychology
• Dr. Laura Bechtiger, Interdisciplinary Center for Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation, Department of Psychiatry, University Medical Center Groningen
• Dr. Emma Butler, Rotunda Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
• Dr. Chloe Chessell, University of Oxford
• Dr. Elaine Clarke, Rutgers University
• Dr. Devyn Glass, University of Sussex
• Dr. Laura Hegemann, PsychGen Center for Genetic Epidemiology and Mental Health; Norwegian Institute of Public Health
• Dr. An-Katrien Hulsbosch, Human Developmental Neurobiology unit, OIST Graduate University, Okinawa, Japan
• Dr. Eglė Padaigaitė-Gulbinienė, Cardiff University
• Dr. Sarah Stevens, Black Dog Institute
• Dr. Emma Caitlin Sullivan, University of Melbourne
• Dr. Charlotte Viktorsson, Uppsala University
• Dr. Tjeerd Rudmer de Vries, Copenhagen Health Complexity Center, University of Copenhagen

Lionel Hersov Memorial Award

Nomination Criteria: A practice team that has demonstrated the use of evidence base (research, audit or service evaluation) into clinical practice. Or a team that has evaluated the outcome or measures either the clinical impact or demonstrated quality improvement (can be efficiencies of time, money or reduced ‘waste’). The nominations will be accepted from researchers, investigators, clinicians, and educationalists.

Longlist nominees:

• AnDY Research Clinics, University of Oxford
• CAMHS ACUITY, Leicestershire Partnership Trust
• NIHR MindTech HealthTech Research Centre, University of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
• Psychs in Schools, Psychs in Schools
• Tabla Psychology, Tabla Psychology
• Thames Valley Provider Collaborative Research Hub, Oxford Health
• The Neurodiverse Integrated Care Team at Perimeter Healthcare, Perimeter Healthcare
• Therapeutic Hub, Therapeutic Hub, London Borough of Sutton
• The Reflection Project team, The Reflection Project

Innovative Research, Training or Practice in Lower-Middle Income Countries

Nomination Criteria: Team based in a country classified by the World Bank as LMICs* in the preceding year, and whose work involve research, clinical or educational activities in that country. The work shows innovation in research, training, or practice/service delivery in child and adolescent mental health.

Longlist nominees:

• Imbewu Youth Retreat, Senele Mdluli Psychologist
• Positive Pathways Initiatives, Positive Pathways Initiatives
• Youth Association for Development (YAD) Management, Staff, project staff, group and team, Youth Association for Development (YAD) Pakistan
• Aanandit Hridaya, Aanandit Hridaya
• Magic Bus India Foundation – Adolescent Programmes, Magic Bus India Foundation
• Friendly Safe Spaces, Friendly Safe Spaces (FSS), an initiative of Ukembo Ventures

*Angola, Bangladesh, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Cambodia, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, Côte d’Ivoire, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, Honduras, India, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kyrgyz Republic, Lao, Lebanon, Lesotho, Mauritania, Micronesia, Morocco, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Solomon Islands, Sri Lanka, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tunisia, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Bank and Gaza, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

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