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WAIMH Award
SUNDAY, MAY 27 LEPTIS MAGNA, 9:00-9:15
Given in recognition of significant contributions to the World Association for Infant Mental Health, either directly or through one of the WAIMH Affiliate Associations.
Lynn Priddis
Past recipients of the WAIMH Award: Serge Lebovici; Justin Call; Eleanor Galenson; Robert Emde; Hiram Fitzgerald; Sonya Bemporad (1996); Joy Osofsky (2000); Dilys Daws (2002); Sam Tyano (2006);Campbell Paul and Brigid Jordan (2008); Astrid Berg (2010); Catherine Maguire and Rochelle Matacz (2012); Hisako Watanabe and Beulah Warren (2014); Pia Risholm-Mothander (2016)
Sonya Bemporad Award
MONDAY, MAY 28 LEPTIS MAGNA, 9:00-9:15
Given in recognition of significant contributions to the advancement of social and public policies that contribute to the mental health and overall benefit of infants, toddlers, and their families.
Pälvi Kaukonen
Past recipients of the Sonya Bemporad Award: Paul Steinhauer (2000); Salvador Celia (2002); Betty Tableman (2002); Pamela Linke (2006); Matthew Melmed (2008); Tuula Tamminen (2010); Deborah Weatherston (2012); Natalia Trenchi and Miguel Aguerro (2014); Geoffrey Nagle (2016)
Réne Spitz Award
TUESDAY, MAY 29 LEPTIS MAGNA, 9:00-9:15
Given in recognition of significant lifetime contributions to clinical and/or experimental research on topics related to infant mental health.
Antoine Guedeney
Past recipients of the Réne Spitz Award: T. Berry Brazelton (2002); Robert Emde (2006); Takeo Doi (2008); Mechtild Papousek (2010); Peter Fonagy (2012); Colwyn Trevarthen (2014); Alicia Lieberman (2016)
New Investigator Award
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30 LEPTIS MAGNA, 9:00-9:15
The purpose of the WAIMH New Investigator Award is to recognize and encourage promising new investigators in infant mental health.