2025 ACLP Foundation Research Professor Award Recipient
Launched in 2016, the ACLP Foundation Research Professor Program was developed in memory of Dr. Wayne Katon, Academy president 2012-13, his contribution to research, and to the mentoring of young researchers. It aims to bring leading researchers to the annual meeting and provide research mentorship to early career researchers. It is administered by the Academy's Research & Evidence-Based Practice (REBP) Committee.
There are two complementary awards with separate application processes:
- ACLP Foundation Research Professor Award
- Early Career Researcher Mentee Award. Application process opens in early summer, after the Research Professor is selected.
The overall objectives of the awards are to promote interest in consultation-liaison psychiatry research and to support the development of emerging talent in the field. A maximum of three mentees are selected each year.
Candidate Criteria
Applicants must evidence: a substantial background and achievements in research in an area relevant to consultation-liaison psychiatry; a proven track record as a mentor; and a willingness to accept the responsibilities of the role, which are:
- Presenting a lecture (or equivalent) in person at the "Research for Researchers" session at the Academy's annual scientific meeting
- Presenting up to one additional lecture in person at the same meeting, if requested by the Academy's Annual Meeting Program Committee
- Mentoring of selected mentees at the Academy's annual scientific meeting
- Organizing and maintaining regular contact (every other month is recommended) with assigned mentees for the duration of the program (phone, video-call, or other preferred/suitable means)
- Concluding the program by submitting a summary report on mentee interactions to the FACLP Board of Directors by November 1 of the year following selection.
Award
Complimentary registration to the annual meeting and US$5,000 to cover costs to attend the meeting, with the remaining balance provided as an honorarium. The program starts at the annual meeting and concludes on October 31 of the following year.
Early Career Researcher Mentee Award
Candidate Criteria
- Demonstration of current research activity
- Willingness and ability to effectively use research mentorship
- Academy membership preferred, but not required; no geographical limitations
Expectations of awardees
- Attend the entirety of the upcoming Academy annual meeting
- Actively participate in the upcoming Academy annual meeting, including research sessions
- Participate in mentoring meetings with the Research Professor
Award
- Complimentary annual meeting registration
- US$500 stipend to offset travel costs
- The priceless personal time and networking connection with a leading figure in the field
| Foundation Research Professor | |
| 2025 |
Jesse Fann, MD
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| 2024 | Gary Maslow, MD, MPH |
| 2023 | Samantha Meltzer-Brody, MD, MPH |
| 2022 | Jane Walker, MBChB, PhD, FACLP, Oxford University, UK |
| 2021 | David Arciniegas, MD, FANPA, FACLP, University of New Mexico School of Medicine |
| 2020 | Jeff Huffman, MD, FACLP, Associate Chief of Psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital |
| 2019 | Gail Ironson, MD, Professor, University of Miami, Florida |
| 2018 | Mary Whooley, MD, FACP, FAHA, FACC, Professor, University of California, San Francisco |
| 2017 | Lydia Chwastiak, MD, MPH, FACLP, Assistant Professor, University of Washington |
| 2016 | Kurt Kroenke, MD, Professor of Medicine, Indiana University School of Medicine |
2025 Award Recipient
Jesse Fann, MD
Dr. Jesse Fann is Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Washington and holds the Mark N. Tabbutt Endowed Professorship for Education in Brain Health. An NIH-funded investigator for more than two decades, his research in psycho-oncology and neuropsychiatry has shaped collaborative care models and improved outcomes for patients with medical illness. He is a dedicated mentor whose work continues Dr. Wayne Katon’s legacy.
HOW TO APPLY for the ACLP Foundation Research Professor Program
Research Professor: Applications open here.
Research Mentees: Applications open here.
Deadline: May 23, 2025 11:59pm