Awards
ISBM provides awards recognizing outstanding achievements and contributions to the field of behavioral medicine. Award recipients are recognized at the biannual International Congress of Behavioral Medicine (ICBM).
Scientific Awards
These awards recognize scientific merits, in relation to the stage of a scientific career. Within each stage individuals can be recognized for their scientific merits.
Lifetime Achievement Award
This award recognizes substantial contributions to behavioral medicine over the whole of a career. Recipients are recognized for distinguished scholarly contributions to the science of behavioral medicine across a productive career.
2025 Awardees
Jaakko Kaprio, MD, PhD
Professor, Institute for Molecular Medicine, University of Helsinki, Finland
Julian Thayer, PhD
Distinguished Professor, The Ohio State University, USA
2023 Awardees |
Joost Dekker, PhD, The Netherlands Howard Leventhal, PhD, USA Susan Michie, DPhil, UK Jo Salmon, PhD, Australia |
2021 Awardees |
Norito Kawakami, MD, Japan Johannes Siegrist, PhD, Germany |
2018 Awardees |
Jorge Amadeo Grau Abalo, PhD, Cuba Eliana Guic Sesnic, MSc, PhD, Chile Omer van den Bergh, PhD, Belgium |
2016 Awardees |
Bjorn E. Hollstein, PhD Yang Zhi Yin, MD Stephen M. Weiss, PhD, MPH |
2014 Awardee |
Redford B. Williams, MD |
2012 Awardee |
Neil Schneiderman, PhD |
Distinguished Scientist Award
This award recognizes distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to behavioral medicine. Recipients have made several outstanding contributions to the science of behavioral medicine.
2025 Awardees
Winnie Mak, PhD, UCSB
Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Anna Marsland, PhD
Professor, University of Pittsburgh, USA
Judith Prins, PhD
Professor, Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands
Dorothy Ngo Sheung Chan, PhD
Professor, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
2023 Awardees |
Tim Stockwell, PhD, Canada Frank Penedo, PhD, USA |
2021 Awardees |
Joseph Tak-Fai Lau, PhD, China Ulrike Ehlert, PhD, Switzerland |
2018 Awardees |
Michael H. Antoni, PhD, USA Annette L. Stanton, PhD, USA |
2016 Awardee |
Christina Lee, PhD |
2014 Awardees |
Brian Oldenburg, PhD Winfried Rief, PhD |
2008 Awardees |
Adam Carrico, USA Jürgen Barth, Switzerland Manfred Hallschmid, Germany Roger Persson, Denmark |
Outstanding New Investigator Award
This award recognizes an outstanding contribution by a new investigator to the science of behavioral medicine. Recipients have made a specific, outstanding contribution to the science of behavioral medicine, and are more experienced than those who apply for the Early Career Award.
2025 Awardees
Susanne Fischer, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of St.Gallen, Switzerland
Julian Koenig, PhD
Professor, University of Cologne, Germany
Josefin Saernholm, PhD
Adjunct Associate Research Scientist, Columbia University, USA
Lecturer, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden
2023 Awardees |
Phoenix Mo, PhD, Hong Kong Rebecca Wyse, PhD, Australia |
2021 Awardees |
Inês Trindade, PhD, Sweden Jojo Kwok, PhD, Hong Kong |
2018 Awardee |
Ricarda Nater-Mewes, PhD, Austria |
2016 Awardee |
Urs M. Nater, PhD |
Early Career Award
This award recognizes an important contribution to the science of behavioral medicine at an early career stage. Applicants should be no further than seven years after their highest degree and/or have held a faculty or professional position for no more than seven years.
2025 Awardees |
Sharon Y. Lee, USA Carlotta Julia Mayer, Germany Xiaoli Julia Zhu, Singapore Yanqiu Yu, China Kate MacKrill, New Zealand Delfin Lovelina Francis, India Maria-Chidi Christiana Onyedibe, Nigeria Josefin Särnholm, Sweden Lily Man Lee Chan, Hong Kong Celine Bencker, Austria |
2023 Awardees |
Valentina Carfora, Italy Severin Hennemann, Germany Marie Kotzur, UK Grace Biyinzika Lubega, Uganda Minori Machida, Japan Nóra Radó, Hungary Joshua Rash, Canada Sharon Sanchez Franco, Colombia Saravanan SP, India Rachel Sutherland, Australia Xue Yang, Hong Kong |
2021 Awardees |
Anne-Kathrin Bräscher, Germany Kate Faasse, Australia Susanne Fischer, Switzerland Lou Sitong, Hong Kong Kate MacKrill, New Zealand Nicola J Paine, UK Gemma Taylor, UK Shiriin Sindi, Sweden Tsunoo Kanami, Japan Caryn Mei Hsien Chan, Malaysia |
2018 Awardees |
Erin Hoare, Australia Jinghua Li, China Jojo Kwok, Hong Kong Phoenix Mo, Hong Kong Hannah Durand, Ireland Patricia Pinto, Portugal Milica Vasiljevic, UK Elizabeth Seng, USA Elizabeth Addington, USA Jeffrey Kullgren, USA |
2016 Awardees |
Ben Colagiuri, Australia Rebecca Wyse, Australia Jonathan Rawstron, Australia Jessica Kerr, Australia Nelson Chun Yiu Yeung, Hong Kong Zixin Wang, Hong Kong Maria Kleinstauber, Germany Babatunde Fadipe, Nigeria Oluwakemi Odukoya, Nigeria Gareth Hollands, UK Lauren Wisk, USA Kathleen Gali, USA |
2014 Awardees |
Aliya Amirova, Kazakhstan Raphael Herr, Germany Rebbeca Hodder, Australia Sandra Klaperski, Germany Tamara Lacourt, USA Solbjørg Makalani Myrtveit, Norway Patrícia Pinto, Portugal Justin Presseau, UK Annelieke Roest, Netherlands Susanne Rooij, Netherlands Kashif Shafique, Pakistan Steven Vijver, Kenya |
2012 Awardees |
Harald Baumeister, Germany Prisla Calvetti, Brazil Oralia Garcia-Dominic, USA Nicola Hobbs, UK Mette Terp Hoybye, Denmark Steven Kamper, Australia Adrian Loerbroks, Germany Daisuke Nishi, Japan Sangahmitra Pati, India Jana Strahler, Germany Evangelia Tsiga, Greece Lenoie Uijtdewilligen, The Netherlands Melinda Vanya, Hungary Bogdan Voinescu, Romania Luke Wolfenden, Australia |
2010 Awardees |
A. Buni, Libya Z. Cserhati, HUN K. Konjo, JAP S. Idaiani, Indonesia S. Pati, India H. Tsui, China E. K. de Castro, Brazil |
2008 Awardees |
Fei Xu, China B. Sivertsen, Norway Wong Li Ping, Malaysia Chida Yoichi, UK Jan Pinidiyapathrirage, Sri Lanka Sebastian Montel, France Jhabindra Bhandari, Nepal Sarah Rausch, USA Tekeaki Takeuchi, Japan |
2000 Awardees |
Alan Cross, Australia Janos Rethelyi, Hungary Gretchen Gierach, USA Josee Savard, Canada Catrine Tudor-Locke, USA Frank Penedo, USA Nick Wainwrigth, UK Sarah Wamala, Sweden Kathy Rainbird, Australia |
Service Awards
These awards recognize excellence in achievements and contributions to the development of the field of behavioral medicine. There are separate awards for contributions at national or regional level, and contributions with regard to international collaboration.
Distinguished Career Contribution Award
This award recognizes a distinguished career as a leader in the field of behavioral medicine. Recipients have made distinguished contributions at national or regional level to the development of behavioral medicine. Contributions can be to behavioral medicine as a clinical field or as a field in public health and health promotion; to teaching of behavioral medicine; or to mentoring in the field of behavioral medicine.
2025 Awardee
Tracey Revenson, PhD
Professor, The City University of New York, USA
2023 Awardees |
Michael Hoyt, PhD, USA Sharon Simpson, PhD, UK Bai Bo, PhD, China Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin, PhD, USA |
2021 Awardees |
Petra Lindfors, PhD, Sweden Adrienne Stauder, MD, Hungary |
2018 Awardees |
Anne H. Berman, PhD, Sweden Kerry Sherman, PhD, Australia |
2016 Awardee |
Marc Gellman, PhD |
2014 Awardee |
Eliana Guic Sesnic, PhD |
Contributions to International Collaborations Award
This award recognizes important contributions to facilitate international collaboration in the field of behavioral medicine. Recipients have made distinguished contributions to facilitate collaboration between ISBM member societies, or between ISBM and organizations outside ISBM.
2025 Awardee
Kim Lavoie, PhD
Professor, Université du Québec à Montréal, Canada
2023 Awardee |
Briony Hill, PhD, Australia |
2021 Awardee |
Susan Czajkowski, PhD, USA |
2018 Awardees |
Joseph Tak Fai Lau, PhD, Hong Kong Joost Dekker, PhD, Netherlands |
2016 Awardees |
Christian Albus, MD Linda Cameron, PhD Beate Ditzen, PhD |
2014 Awardees |
Carina Chan, PhD Chengxuan Qiu, MD Annette Stanton, PhD |
Health and Behavior International Collaborative (HBIC) Award
The purpose of the grant is to facilitate a mentorship collaboration with an international laboratory or research group under the guidance of an identified international mentor.
The 2026 HBIC grants were jointly sponsored by:
- the International Society of Behavioral Medicine (ISBM)
- the Society for Health Psychology of the American Psychological Association (SfHP)
- the Society of Behavioral Medicine, USA (SBM)
- the German Society for Behavioral Medicine and Behavioral Modification (DGVM, or Deutsche Gesellschaft für Verhaltensmedizin and Verhaltensmodifikation)
- the Australasian Society for Behavioural Health and Medicine (ASBHM)
- the International Behavioural Trials Network (IBTN) in partnership with the Canadian Behavioural Interventions and Trials Network (CBITN).
2026 Awardees
Amanda Willms
University of Victoria
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Amy McInerney
University of Tübingen
Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Read more about Amy’s project
Anna Boggiss
Kids Research Institute
Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
Read more about Anna’s project
Kelly Lloyd
Leeds Institute of Health Sciences, University of Leeds
Leeds, UK
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Lily Man Lee Chan
School of Nursing, The University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong, China
Read more about Lily’s project
Shraddha Namjoshi
Indian Institute of Technology
Hyderabad, India
Read more about Shraddha’s project
Past Awardees
2025 Awardees |
Frances Cooke, USA Henrietta Ampofo, Ghana Amelia Winter, Australia Carah Porter, USA |
2024 Awardees |
Ailbhe Dempsey, Ireland Maria-Chidi Onyedibe, Nigeria Hannah Tschenett, Austria Monica Ghabrial, Canada Liisa Tolvanen, Sweden Guilherme M. Balbim, Canada |
2023 Awardees |
Alysha Deslippe, Canada Luz Torres, Colombia Tamla Evans, UK Sol Vidal Almela, Canada Elizabeth Schneider, Germany |
2022 Awardees |
Ama Ampofo, Ghana Sophie Green, UK Dorothy Chan, Hong Kong Melissa Flores, USA Hana Sediva, UK KayLoni Olson, USA Jessica Grub, Switzerland Rossmary Marquez-Lameda, USA |
2021 Awardees |
Isabela Roque Marçal, Brazil Connor Gleadhill, Australia Delfin Lovelina, India Arwa Ben Salah, Tunisia Michelle Pebole, USA Brett Messman, USA Carley O’Neill, Canada Rossmary Marquez-Lameda, USA |
2019 Awardees |
Tess Langfield, UK Suzanne Tanya Nethan, BDS, MDS, India Thomas Kraynak, USA Leslie Johnson, MPH, PhD, USA Chloe Huelsnitz, USA |
2018 Awardees |
Freddie Rivera Joshua Wiley, PhD Jessica Latak, PhD Fabiana Brito Silva, PhD, MS, BSN |
2017 Awardees |
Samantha van Beurden Lydia Roos Patricia Moreno, PhD |
2016 Awardee |
Rebecca Wyse, PhD |
International Journal of Behavioral Medicine (IJBM) Awards
These awards are designed to recognize excellence in publication and contribution to the field of behavioral medicine through publishing in IJBM.
Springer Award for Excellence in Publication in Behavioral Medicine
This annual award begun in 2019 and is sponsored by our publishing partner, Springer Nature. The award acknowledges excellence behavioral medicine research published in the International Journal of Behavioral Medicine.
2022 Awardee
Alison Bacon
University of Plymouth, UK
“Vaccination Hesitancy and Conspiracy Beliefs in the UK During the SARS-COV-2 (COVID-19) Pandemic”
| 2021 Awardees | Aric Prather, University of California San Francisco, USA Sarah Pressman, University of California, Irvine, USA |
“Temporal Links Between Self-Reported Sleep and Antibody Responses to the Influenza Vaccine” |
| 2020 Awardee | Rachel Shelton, Columbia University, USA | “What Is Dissemination and Implementation Science?: An Introduction and Opportunities to Advance Behavioral Medicine and Public Health Globally” |
| 2019 Awardees | Elissa Epel, University of California San Francisco, USA Barbara Laraia, University of California Berkeley, USA |
“Effects of a Mindfulness-Based Intervention on Distress, Weight Gain, and Glucose Control for Pregnant Low-Income Women: A Quasi-Experimental Trial Using the ORBIT Model” |
IJBM Regional Awards for Excellence in Publication in Behavioral Medicine
These awards recognize important publications in behavioral medicine. Regional awards include an awardee each from Asia, Australia, North America, South America, and Europe.
2023 Awardees
Asia
Australia
Kyra Hamilton
Griffith University, Australia
North America
Bradley Appelhans
Rush University, USA
South America
Daniela Gómez-Pérez
Griffith University of La Frontera, Chile
“Weight Stigma, Chronic Stress, Unhealthy Diet, and Obesity in Chilean Adults”
Europe
Gill Hubbard
University of the Highlands and Islands, UK