National Education Award Named for Psychology Professor

Nierenberg

The American Psychological Association’s Division of Rehabilitation Psychology is naming its newly approved national Lifetime Education Award the Barry Nierenberg Lifetime Education Award. Nierenberg, Ph.D., ABPP, has been and continues to be an active faculty member within Nova Southeastern University’s College of Psychology since being hired in 2008. The award will carry Nierenberg’s name as recognition of the outstanding contributions he has made over the years to educating students, other psychologists, and health care professionals in the field of Rehabilitation Psychology.

The annual award itself will be given to those mid- to late-career professionals who devote a large and significant portion of their effort to education in rehabilitation psychology, including its underlying unique foundational principles. Ideal candidates will be those who:

  • Teach undergraduate/graduate students,
  • Run and/or are an integral part of a Rehabilitation Psychology training program,
  • Take part in educating other health care professionals.

Teaching/education excellence can be demonstrated through integral involvement with important educational materials such as textbooks, chapters, syllabi, podcasts, TED talks, blogs, and other media.

Posted 07/17/22