The Richard J. Wyatt Award is awarded every two years at the IEPA Biennial Conference. It is awarded to an individual who has made a remarkable contribution to the area of early intervention.
Larry J. Seidman Award
Following his death in 2017 the board of the IEPA created the Larry Seidman Award to honour Dr. Lawrence J. Seidman, an eminent neuropsychologist and Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School. The Larry Seidman Award recognises outstanding mentoring of junior researchers or clinicians involved in mental health research.
Dr. Seidman was a leader in the area of early intervention and prevention of serious mental illness. His work was instrumental in the development of innovative clinical services for early course psychotic disorder patients, as well as for those at clinical high risk for these illnesses in Massachusetts. He was an astute clinician, and a highly sought-after teacher and mentor. Scores of scientists and clinicians around the world owe their accomplishments to his tutelage. Many of his mentees are leading scientists, professors or department heads around the world.
Past Larry J. Seidman Award Recipients
2023 – Anne Thorup
2018 – Matcheri Keshevan
Angelo Cocchi Award
After his death in 2015, the board of the IEPA created the Angelo Cocchi Award to honour his contribution to the field of early intervention in psychosis. The Angelo Cocchi Award is awarded to a clinician or clinical academic who has made a significant contribution to the study or implementation of fidelity to an evidence-based model of early intervention for youth and psychosis.
Find out more about Angelo Cocchi and this award.
Past Angelo Cocchi Award Recipients
2023 – Amal Abdel-Baki
2018 – Lisa Dixon, Paolo del Vecchio, John Kane & Robert Heinssen
2016 – Donald Addington
Richard J. Wyatt Award
Find out more about Richard J. Wyatt and this award.
Past Recipients of the Richard J. Wyatt Award
2023 – Mark van der Gaag
2020 – Jean Addington
2018 – Jan Olav Johannessen
2016 – Professor Merete Nordentoft
2014 – Professor Eric Chen
2012 – Dr David Shiers
2010 – Professor Alison Yung
2008 – Dr Thomas McGlashan
2006 – Professor Max Birchwood
2004 – Professor Patrick McGorry
Future Leaders Awards
IEPA wishes to encourage early career researchers and clinicians to continue to work in the field of early intervention. To coincide with our international conference, IEPA sometimes makes available two awards. The application process and eligibility criteria is announced closer to the conference date.
Eligible applicants will usually have completed their most recent degree (masters, PhD, MD, MBBS, nursing qualification, DClinPsych, etc.), post-doctoral fellowship, residency training or clinical fellowship within the last 5 years. The awards are aimed at those who have not yet reached a senior clinical or academic role.
