The purpose of the Early Career Development Award is to recognize promising junior faculty. This program provides an opportunity for new educators to learn and share teaching techniques, skills and innovations to establish linkages with other experienced educators at the AAP, and to network with other junior faculty from across the country. Awardees will be given a $200 honorarium.
Eligibility: Any full or part-time psychiatry faculty member at the instructor or assistant professor level may be nominated by the chair or the chair's designee. He or she should have significant teaching responsibility and show interest in and potential for a continuing academic career. Candidates will be evaluated on the basis of: Quality and breadth of teaching Educational endeavors including administrative responsibilities, curriculum innovations and presentations at meetings Awards/recognition of teaching The intent of this award is to identify new faculty who will be able to use the resources of AAP to further their academic careers.
Thank you for your interest. The Awards Portal is NOW OPEN! The deadline for submissions for this award is April 1, 2026. Click here to access the Awards Portal.
FOR QUESTIONS ONLY, contact Shaheen Darani, MD, Career Development Committee Chair. Award submissions sent to this email address will not be considered.
Award Recipients
2025
Elizabeth Dohrmann, MD
Joshua Hubregsen, MD
Kalyan Kandra, MD
Shilpa Shailesh Lad, MS, MD
Elizabeth Madva, MD
Laurel Pellegrino, MD
Ibrahim M. Sablaban, DO, FASAM
Toshia Ann Yamaguchi, MD
2024
Morgan Faeder, MD, PhD
Heather Flett, MD, MSc, FRCPC
Chadrick Lane, MD
Riley D. Machal, MD
Patrice Malone, MD, PhD, MS
Toluope Odebunmi, MBBS, MPH
Lucy Ogbu-Nwobodo, MD, MS, MAS
Jennifer van Lunteren Wood, MD
2023
Tara Chandrasekhar, MD
Deanna Chaukos, MD, FRCPC
Julie Graziane, MD
Debra Hamer, MD, FRCPC
Jeffrey Khan, MD
Kiran Khalid, MBBS
Benson S. Ku, MD
Rubiahna Vaughn, MD, MPH
2022
Sarah E. Baker, MD, MA
Laurel J. Bessey, MD
Matthew Boyle, MD, FRCPC
Auralyd Padilla Candelario, MD
Paul A. Riordan, MD
Meredith Spada, MD
2021
Adriane M. dela Cruz, MD, PhD
Adrienne T. Gerkin, MD
Erik K. Lorass, MD
Julie Owen, MD, MBA
Jessica Reis, MD
Neeral, Sheth, DO, FAPA
Peter Ureste, MD
Isheeta Zalpuri, MD
2020
Omair Abbasi, MD
Austin Butterfield, MD
Shaheen A. Darani, MD
James R. Haliburton, MD
Sheril Kalarithara, MD
Margaret May, MD
Rachel Russo, MD
Lora Wichser, MD
2019
Amy Burns, MD
Chetana A. Kulkarni, MD
Brian P. Kurtz, MD
Rachel Robitz, MD
Thomas M. Soeprono, MD
Samidha Tripathi, MD
2018
Venkata Kolli, MBBS, MRCPsych
Jeannie D. Lochhead, MD
Hermioni Lokko, MD, MPP
Joseph Stoklosa, MD
Melissa L. Wagner-Shuman, MD PhD
Erin A. Zerbo, MD
2017
Sacha Agarwal, MD, FRCPC, MSc
Weston S. Fisher, MD
Marilyn Griffin, MD
Jesse David Markman, MD, MBA
Rachel C. Molander, MD
Douglas J. Opler, MD
Michael Shapiro, MD, FAPA
Marika Inga Wrzosek, MD
2016
Belinda Bandstra, MD, MA
Sheryl B. Fleisch, MD
Elliott K. Lee, MD
Robert “Brett” Lloyd, Jr., MD, PhD
Joshua B. Nathan, MD, FAPA
Shane E. Sparks, MD
Nadiya Sunderji, MD, FRCPC
Heather S. Vestal, MD, MHSC
2015
Michael Greenage, DO
Lindsey S. Pershern, MD
David A. Ross, MD, PhD
Adrienne Tan, MD, FRCPC, DABPN
2014
Rashi Aggarwal, MD
Mary E. Camp, MD
Mark Fefergrad, MD, FRCP, MEd
Molly M. Gathright, MD
Vishal Madaan, MD, FAPA
Kelly E. Melvin, MD
Anna D. H. Ratzliff, MD, PhD
Anne M. Rich, MD
2013
Gaurava Agarwal, MD
Robert O. Cotes, MD
Todd R. Griswold, MD
Sarah B. Johnson, MD, MSc
Lewis P. Krain, MD
Howard Y. Liu, MD
Julie A. Lord, MD
Carmen Wiebe, MD, FRCPC
2012
Ali Abbas Asghar-Ali, MD
Laurie Casaus, MD
Claire De Souza, MD
Jessica Ferranti, MD
Erick K. Hung, MD
Suzanne B. Murray, MD
Manisha Punwani, MD
Claudia L. Reardon, MD
2011
Melissa Arbuckle, MD, PhD
Yael Dvir, MD
Carolina Retamero, MD
Lorin M. Scher, MD
Sanjeev Sockalingam, MD, FRCP(C)
2010
Jason Caplan, MD
Kien Dang, MD
Raed Hawa, MD
Vishal Madaan, MD
Michael Marcangelo, MD
Renee Valdez, MD, PhD
2009
Lucy Epstein, MD
Ayesha Mian, MD
Sian Rawkins, MD
Ruqiya Shama Tareen, MD
2008
Joseph S. Goveas, MD
Christine K. Kim, MD
Aaron Scott Reichlin, MD
Rebecca L. Tamas, MD
John Quincy Young, MD, MPP
2007
Maju Mathews, MD, MRCPsych (UK),
Jason Ellsworth Schillerstrom, MD
Jess P. Shatkin, MD, MPH
Art Walaszek, MD
Serena Yuan Volpp, MD
2006
Sharon Alspector, MD
Thomas W. Heirich, MD, FAPM
Alexander Kolevzon, MD
Avram Mack, MD
Sonya Rasminsky, MD
Andreea L. Seritan, MD
2005
Julianne Flynn, MD (Major)
Robert M. Jarvis, MD
Julie Maggi, MD
Robert Erne McCullumsmith, MD
Jodi E. Star, MD
Daniel Giovanni Stewart, MD
2004
Bruce Ballon, MD
Maria I. Lapid, MD
Kathryn Jean Macdonald, MD
Syed Pirzada Sattar, MD
Andres Sciolla, MD
John Teshima, MD, FRCPC
Hendry Ton, MD, MS
2003
Grady Carter, MD
Petros Levounis, MD
Kevin A. Mack, MD
Joseph V. Penn, MD
Alan R. Sanders, MD
John Spollen, MD
2001
Jonathan Bolton, MD
John W. Burruss, MD
Jeffery Matthews, MD
John Tomkowiak, MD
Lee Tynes, MD
Lydia Weisser, DO
2000
Stephanie Heard, MD
Paula Hensley, MD
Anita Kablinger, MD
Jonathan Metzl, MD
Kathy Vincent, MD
Jon Van Loon, MD
1999
Nancy Debbink, MD
Ondria Gleason, MD
Scott Golden, MD
Melissa Piasecki, MD
Camilla Van Voorhees, MD
Mark Vakkur, MD
1998
Donald M. Hilty, MD
Brian D. Hodges, MD
Mary J. Kujawa, MD
James Lock, MD
Charles J. Scott, MD
Mary Kay Smith, MD
1997
Catherine Braidek, MD
Josepha Cheong, MD
Deborah Deas-Nesmith, MD
Barbara Ann Doleshal, MD
Lee Ann Kelly, MD
Ann Matorin, MD
1996
John Bostwick, MD
Paul K.B. Dagg, MD
Laura Ann Herman, MD
Lois Krahn, MD
Brian Ladds, MD
Heather Schulte, MD