Announcing the 2024 Department of Psychiatry Award Winners
We are pleased to share the nominees and winners of our 2024 Department Awards. These awards reflect the commitment of our faculty and learners to excellence in research, education, and the services they provide to our communities.
Department Award Winners and Nominees
Congratulations to all our winners!
Abraham Miller Undergraduate Teaching Award
Nominees:
Nitin Chopra
Lori Wasserman
Winner:
Nitin Chopra
Allan Kaplan Grad Award
Winner:
David Freedman
Allen B. Tennen Award for Excellence in the Teaching and Supervision of Psychotherapy
Nominees:
Janet Ellis
Daniel Greben
Harold Spivak
Winner:
Janet Ellis
Award for Resident Teaching in Undergraduate Education
Nominees:
Ryma Bendel
Tina Guo
Nabil Hawwa
Adriano Mollica
Hilary Pang
Winner:
Ryma Bendel
Award in Neuroscience Residency: Outstanding Resident in Neuroscience Research
Nominees:
David Freedman
Adriano Mollica
Enoch Ng
Winner:
Enoch Ng
Best Accomplishment by a Fellow in the Department of Psychiatry
Nominees:
Mohammed Alarabi
Caroline Wanderley Espinola
Carl Froilan Leochico
Winner:
Mohammed Alarabi
Child and Youth Mental Health Community Experience Award
Winner:
North de Pencier
Cleghorn Awards in Schizophrenia Studies
Winner:
Kowsar Teymouri
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry Resident Award
Nominees:
Ryma Bendel
David Wiercigroch
Winner:
Ryma Bendel
Donald A. Wasylenki Award for Social Responsibility
Winner:
Thea Hedemann
Dr. Harvey Moldofsky Postgraduate Travel Fellowship Award
Winner: David Freedman
Dr. Sol J. Goldstein Advocacy Award in Child-Adolescent Psychiatry
Nominees:
Charles-Antoine Barbeau-Meunier
Palika Kohli
Enoch Ng
Winner:
Charles-Antoine Barbeau-Meunier
Ennis Scholarship in Medicine for Breast Cancer Treatment
Winner:
Sabrina Agnihotri
Ennis Scholarship in Medicine for Chronic Non-Cancer Pain
Nominees:
Daniel Kapustin
Adriano Mollica
Winner:
Adriano Mollica
Excellence/Innovation in Faculty Development Program
Nominees:
Mary Jane Esplen and Mentorship Working Group for The Department of Psychiatry Mentorship Program
Jovana Martinovic for the WCH Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds Program
Winner:
Mary Jane Esplen and Mentorship Working Group
Fred Lowy Award in Psychosomatic Medicine, Resident or Fellow
Nominees:
Ryma Bendel
David Freedman
Winner:
Ryma Bendel
George Voineskos Mentorship Award in Psychiatry
Nominees:
Lucy Barker and Simone Vigod
Kathleen Bingham and Alastair Flint
Cedric Gabilondo and Melissa Lee
Teresa Lim and Adriana Carvalhal
Winners:
Kathleen Bingham and Alastair Flint
Dr. Graham Glancy and Dr. Cheryl Regehr Research Award
Winner:
Juliette Dupré
Henry Durost Award for Excellence in Creative Professional Activity
Nominees:
Suze Berkhout
Linda Mah
Benjamin Rosen
Christian Schulz-Quach
Winner:
Suze Berkhout
Ivan L. Silver Award for Excellence in Continuing Mental Health Education
Winner:
Allan Peterkin
The Julius, Dorota and Zofia (Zosia) Frist Memorial Prize in Neuropsychopharmacology
Winner:
Xinyue Jiang
Kevin Gordon Rankin Memorial Award
Nominees:
Jia Dai
Mahbod Ebrahimi
Enoch Ng
North de Pencier
Winner:
Enoch Ng
Lighthouse Psychiatry Award
Nominees:
Tori Anderson
Hannah Kearney
Winner:
Tori Anderson
Man Pang Lau Award In Psychiatry
Nominees:
Charles Choi
Ari Cuperfain
Jia Dai
Talveer Mandur
Enoch Ng
North de Pencier
Jennifer She
Yezarni Wynn
Winner:
North de Pencier
Marie Mara Award for Resident Advocacy
Nominees:
Connie Kim
Jeff Loudermilk
Winner:
Jeff Loudermilk
Mary Seeman Award for Achievement in the Area of Psychiatry and Humanities
Nominees:
Palika Kohli
Andrew Lee
Jelena Poleksic
Winner:
Palika Kohli
Mary Seeman Award for Clinical Excellence
Nominees:
Tara Burra
Diane Meschino
Winner:
Diane Meschino
Max Alexandroff Award
Nominees:
David Freedman
Erene Stergiopoulos
Winner:
Erene Stergiopoulos
Medical Alumni Association Liz Gillespie Award for Best Academic Paper in Child and Youth Mental Health
Nominees:
Enoch Ng
Jennie Pouget
Winner:
Jennie Pouget
Paul E. Garfinkel Award for Best Fellowship Supervisor
Nominees:
Mahavir Agarwal
Ishrat Husain
Abigail Ortiz
Winner:
Abigail Ortiz
Paul Steinhauer Award for Best Postgraduate Teacher in Child and Youth Mental Health
Nominees:
Amy Gajaria
Elia Abi-Jaoude
Rachel Mitchell
Winner:
Amy Gajaria
Psychotherapy Award for Academic Excellence
Nominees:
Nicole Koziel
Harold Spivak
Winner:
Nicole Koziel
Resident Psychotherapy Award: Best Clinical Case Report Submitted by a Resident
Nominees:
Masoud AhmadzadAsl
Jia Dai
Sheiry Dhillon
Hannah Kearney
Kelly Leslie
Derek Zhang
Winner:
Kelly Leslie
Robin Hunter Postgraduate Teaching Award
Nominees:
Sarah Bush
Roisin Byrne
Katharine Charlton
Nitin Chopra
Janet Ellis
Amy Gajaria
Peter Giacobbe
Milena Gosk
Joanne Leung-Yee
Tamara Milovic
Ashwati Raghunath
Kevin Rohani
Ben Rosen
Ayal Schaffer
Winner:
To be announced
Robin Hunter Memorial Award
Nominees:
Masoud AhmadzadAsl
David Freedman
Daniel Kapustin
Hannah Kearney
Jennie Pouget
Emytis Tavakoli
Fumihiko Ueno
David Wiercigroch
Stanley Wong
Winner:
Jennie Pouget
Teresa Mak Memorial Award
Nominees:
Ayan Dey
Stanley Wong
Winner:
Ayan Dey
Zofia Pakula Social Justice Award
Nominees:
Erene Stergiopoulos
Yezarni Wynn
Winner:
Erene Stergiopoulos