Award and Honors
Our faculty, staff, and learners receive numerous awards and honors each year for their outstanding contributions to scholarly research, clinical care, education, community involvement, and professional leadership.
Below you will find awards and honors that members of the department have received.
Using the links in the box to the right,
please visit the sections below to see the awardees in each category.
Chairman's Awards
The Annual Chairman's Award program honors faculty nominated by their colleagues in our department for their professionalism and exceptional work in one or more of the Department's five mission areas:
- Advancing Science
- Clinical Innovation and Service
- Educational Excellence
- Community Commitment and Engagement
- Leadership and Professionalism
In addition, Adjunct/Affiliated Faculty Award recognizes exceptional contributions of an Adjunct, Adjunct Clinical, or Affiliated faculty member. The “Unsung Hero” award recognizes individuals who give tirelessly and selflessly to the members and/or missions of the Department. The "Polymath Award" recognizes those who demonstrate outstanding effort across multiple mission areas. The "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion" award recognizes those whose work centers the importance of diverse voices and experiences in teaching, research, and clinical service. The "Emerita/Emeritus Award" recognizes exceptional emeriti faculty whose ongoing commitment to our Departmental missions has continued into a lifelong role. The "Senior Faculty Mentor" award recognizes those who contribute tremendously to advancing the success of early career faculty and guiding them to achieve key competencies.
Advancing Science Award



Clinical Innovation and Service Award



Educational Excellence Award


Community Commitment and Engagement Award

Leadership and Professionalism Award


Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Award

Adjunct/Affiliated/Lecturer Faculty Award




Unsung Hero Award



Emerita/Emeritus Award

Professor Award



Special Unsung Heroes Award
Security Services, Stanford Medicine
Professional Honors and Awards
by year
Ira Glick
2025 Educator Award in Biological Psychiatry
Society of Biological Psychiatry
Kevin Kelley
Named 2024 Next Generation Leader
Allen Institute
Alexander Zha
Wasserman Education Fund Award
California Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Sharon Williams
2024 RISE (Recognizing Individuals for Support and Empowerment) Award
Stanford REACH-HBMC Summer Research Program
Lawrence Fung
inducted as a Distinguished Fellow
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Ashley Shatola
2024 Educational Outreach Program Award
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
José Maldonado
Dlin/Fischer Research of the Year Award
Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Michael Ostacher
2024 President's Service Award
Northern California Psychiatric Society
Avital Fischer
Trainee Travel Award
Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Kate Hardy
elected President-Elect
International Early Intervention and Prevention in Mental Health Association (IEPA)
Ashley Shatola
2024 Educational Outreach Program Award
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Tamar Green
Community Engaged Research to Promote Health Equity Pilot Grant Award
Stanford’s Maternal & Child Health Research Institute
Stephanie Balters
Innovation Grant
Stanford Medicine Teaching and Mentoring Academy
Nolan Williams
2024 Colvin Prize for Outstanding Achievements in Bipolar Mood Disorder Research
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Debra Kaysen
Allwood Award for Excellence in Trauma Services for the Underserved
International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies
Dolores Gallagher Thompson
Geropsychology Board Award
American Board of Professional Psychology
Julian Raffoul
Trainee Travel Award
Academy of Consultation-Liaison Psychiatry
Cassondra Eng, Bora Kim, and Kevin Kelley
Young Investigator Grants
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation
Andrea Goldstein-Piekarski and colleagues
Catalyst Grant Award
Knight Initiative for Brain Resilience at Stanford's Wu Tsai Neurosciences Institute
Dave Singh
appointed Fellow
Pierre Fauchard Academy
Miriam Muscarella
2025 Laughlin Fellowship
The American College of Psychiatrists
Rania Awaad, Stephanie Balters, Weichen Ling, and Karen Saltzman
2024 IDEAL Honor Roll
Stanford's Office for IDEAL Advancement