Congratulations to the NPEIV 2022 Awardees!
THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP TO END INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN (NPEIV) PAUL FINK INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE PREVENTION AWARD
The NPEIV Paul Fink Interpersonal Violence Prevention Award is given to an individual or agency that has made significant contributions to our understanding of how multiple forms of violence are related, and the importance of addressing them through development and implementation of an integrated violence prevention approach. The award was named to honor the work of the late Paul Fink, a longtime Clinical Psychiatry News Columnist and Editorial Adviser, and a key leader in the field of psychiatry, working to prevent child abuse and trauma. Nominations for this award were open to the NPEIV membership, submitted to and determined by the NPEIV Awards committee. Presented during the NPEIV Think Tank on August 27, 2022.
This year’s award was presented to Sherry Hamby, Ph.D., a Distinguished Research Professor of Psychology at the University of the South and Director of the Life Paths Research Center. She is also Founder and Co-chair of ResilienceCon. Dr. Hamby is an internationally recognized authority on victimization and trauma who is best known for her work in poly-victimization, resilience, and violence measurement. A licensed clinical psychologist, Dr. Hamby has worked for more than 25 years on the problem of violence, including front-line crisis intervention and treatment, involvement in grassroots organizations, and research.
NPEIV Paul Fink Interpersonal Violence Prevention Awardee 2021 - Sherry Hamby, Ph.D
THE NATIONAL PARTNERSHIP TO END INTERPERSONAL VIOLENCE ACROSS THE LIFESPAN (NPEIV) HERITAGE SERVICE AWARD
The NPEIV Heritage Service Award recognizes the contributions of an individual who has served the NPEIV in a variety of significant ways over a minimum of 5 years. It is named in honor of Robert Geffner and Jacquelyn White who co-founded NPEIV in 2008. This award recognizes leadership sustained over the ensuing decade beyond the normal role as a Board or Executive Committee member and serves as a way to recognize the often-unheralded service that many have given to NPEIV, in both formal and informal ways, above and beyond expectations. Honors for this award were determined by the NPEIV Awards committee and presented during the NPEIV Think Tank on Saturday, August 27, 2022.
This year’s award was presented to Pearl Berman, PhD., the immediate past President of the National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV). She is a Full Professor, in the Psychology Department at Indiana University of PA (IUP) and a licensed, clinical psychologist with a specialty in providing treatment to victims of child abuse, neglect, and family violence. She integrates information and skill building relevant to interpersonal violence throughout her teaching at both the undergraduate and doctoral level. She is the second author of NPEIV's National Plan to End Interpersonal Violence in Three Generations. She was also a member of The National Committee to Prevent Elder Abuse, The Academy on Violence and Abuse, and The American Psychological Association. She collaborated with others to turn the Zero Abuse Project's Child Advocacy Studies Program into a program focused on violence across the lifespan. She is the co-director of the Child and Adult Advocacy Studies programming at IUP.
NPEIV Heritage Service Awardee 2022 - Pearl Berman, PhD
HISTORICAL LIST
The National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV) Paul Fink Interpersonal Violence Prevention Award
2021 Bettye M. Mitchell M.A.
2020 No award presented
2019 Vincent Felitti
2018 Sujata Warrier
2017 Amber Guthrie
2016 James Garbarino
2015 Oliver Williams
2014 Award renamed in honor of the late Paul Fink, MD and presented jointly by IVAT and the Leadership Council on Child Abuse & Interpersonal Violence - Futures Without Violence
2013 No award presented
2012 Center for Child Protection & Family Support, Inc.
The National Partnership to End Interpersonal Violence Across the Lifespan (NPEIV) Heritage Service Award
2021 Alan Rosenbaum, Ph.D.
2020 No award presented
2019 Kevin Hamberger
2018 Oliver Williams
2017 Victor Vieth
2016 Joyce Thomas