ASAM ABSTRACT SUBMISSION AWARDS
2021 ASAM Abstract Submission Award Recipients
The ASAM Abstract Awards program honors and recognizes the primary authors of high scoring and exceptional poster abstracts based on new ideas or findings of importance to the field of addiction medicine, their methodology, and clarity of presentation.
Individual award descriptions, criteria, and a list of past recipients can be found below the list of current recipients.
ASAM Abstract Award: Best Overall
Julia-Mount
ASAM Abstract Award: Resident
Molly Perri
ASAM Abstract Award: Fellow-in-Training
Leah Nelson
ASAM Abstract Award: Underserved Population
Blair Weikel, MPH
ASAM Abstract Award: Associated Professionals
Augustine Kang
ASAM Abstract Award: Representation in Research
Jasmine Stevens
Honorable Mentions
ASAM Abstract Award: Best Overall
William Soares, MD
ASAM Abstract Award: Resident
Savitha Racha, MD
ASAM Abstract Award: Fellow-in-Training
Cassandra Heiselman, DO, MPH
ASAM Abstract Award: Underserved Population
Annabelle Belcher, PhD
ASAM Abstract Award: Associated Professionals
Marian Currens, CRNP
ASAM Abstract Award: Representation in Research
Ceylon August-Nelson, BA
Julie Byler, MD
Award Descriptions
ASAM Abstract Award: Best Overall: Presented to the primary author of the highest scoring submitted abstract.
ASAM Abstract Award: Young Investigator: Presented to a poster's primary author who is within five years of the completion of a medical residency or receipt of a doctoral degree (eg, MD, PhD, DSc, etc.). A primary author who fits this category should indicate so on the abstract form.
ASAM Abstract Award: Resident: Presented to a poster’s primary author who is currently enrolled in a medical residency program. A primary author who fits this category should indicate so on the abstract form.
ASAM Abstract Award: Fellow-in-Training: Presented to a poster’s primary author who is currently enrolled in a medical fellowship program. A primary author who fits this category should indicate so on the abstract form.
ASAM Abstract Award: Underserved Population: Presented to the primary author of the highest scoring submitted abstract that addresses research on an underserved population (characterized by race, ethnicity, age, geography, gender, and/or sexual orientation).
ASAM Abstract Award: Associated Professionals: Presented to a poster's primary author who is one of the following types of professional: Certified Addictions Registered Nurse (CARN), Clinical Nurse Specialist in Psychiatry (Psych-CNS), Clinical Psychologists (PhD or PsyD), Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC), Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS), Doctor of Nursing Science (DNP or equivalent), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM), Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor (LADC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Nurse Practitioner (NP), Physician Assistant (PA), Registered Nurse (RN), Social Workers, or Doctor of Dental Medicine (DMD). A primary author who fits this category should indicate so on the abstract form.
Prize
- Plaque
- ASAM Annual Conference registration
- Stipend
Submission Information
Award Presentation
Presented at The ASAM Annual Conference
Past Award Recipients
ASAM Abstract Award: Best Overall
2020 Simone Vais, BA
2020 Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako, MD (Honorable Mention)
2019 Martha Wunsch, MD, FAAP, DFASAM
2019 Sean McCabe, PhD, MSW (Honorable
Mention)
2019 Sarah Wakeman, MD, FASAM (Honorable Mention)
2018 Ben Bearnot, MD
2018 Andrew Stone, MD, MPH (Honorable Mention)
2017 Lawrence S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH, DFASAM
2016 Sarah Wakeman, MD, FASAM
2015 Terry Horton, MD
2014 Kathleen Decker, MD
2013 Timothy Wiegand, MD
2012 Aaron Johnson, PhD
2011 Hannu Alho, MD, PhD
2010 Erik Gunderson, MD, DFASAM
2009 Walter Ling, MD
2008 Chris L. Adelman, MD
2007 Phillipe Lehert, PhD
2006 Cindy Parks Thomas, PhD
2005
Richard Rosenthal, MD
2004 Randy Brown, MD, DFASAM
2003 Mark S. Gold, MD, DFASAM
2002 Michael Dennis, PhD
2001 Peter L. Selby, MD
ASAM Abstract Award: Young Investigator
2020 Jade Malcho, MD
2019 Eric Richardson, EdS
2019 Benjamin Bearnot, MD (Honorable Mention)
2018 Jessica Magidson, PhD
2018 Pamela Leece, MD, Msc, CCFP (Honorable Mention)
2017 Lamia Haque, MD
2016 Smita Das, MD, PhD, MPH
2015 Crispa J. Aeshbach Jachmann,
MD
2014 Shonali Saha, MD
2013 Kay Roussos-Ross, MD
2012 Anne Neumann, PhD
2011 Randall Brown, MD, PhD, DFASAM
2010 Lisa J. Merlo, PhD
2009 Philipp P. Lobmaier, MD
2008 Mishka Terplan, MD, MPH
2007 Martha J. Wunsch, MD, FAAP, DFASAM
2006 Janet Soeffing, MD; Hannah K. Knudsen, PhD
2005 Mathew W. Warren, BS; Steven L. West, PhD, CRC
2004 Daniel H. Lende, PhD
2003 Kristen Ochoa, MSII
2002 Kevin P. Hill, MD
2001 Renee M. Cunningham-Wiliams,
PhD, MPE
2000 Estee Sharon, PsyD
1999 Peggy A. Compton, RN, PhD
1998 Rita Aszalos, MD
1997 Pamela Bean,
PhD; David M. Gudeman, MD
1996 Robert M. Anthenelli, MD
1995 Jon Opsahl, MD, MPH
1994 Judith S. Rose, MD
1993 Ivan D. Montoya, MD, MPH
1992 Kevin M. Kinback
1991 Burton Hutto, MD
1990 Kirk J. Bower, MD
1989
Sangeeta Gambhir
ASAM Abstract Award: Resident
2020 Angela H. Lin, MD, MPHS
2020 Nina Lam, MD (Honorable Mention)
2019 Andrew Thomas, MD, MPH
2019 Hillary Vaughan (Honorable Mention)
2018 David Crabbtree, MD
2018 Seth Clark, MD, MPH (Honorable Mention)
ASAM Abstract Award: Fellow-in-Training
2020 Carrie M. Mintz, MD
2020 Alicia Boykin, MD (Honorable Mention)
2020 Christopher Rienas, MD (Honorable Mention)
2019 Seth Clark, MD, MPH
2019 Jarratt Pytell, MD (Honorable Mention)
2018 Elizabeth Samuels, MD, MPH
2018 Nicholas Chadi, MD (Honorable Mention)
2018 Sean Le Noue, MD (Honorable Mention)
2018 Jamie Carter, MD, MPH (Honorable Mention)
ASAM Abstract Award: Underserved Population
2020 Eric Weintraub, MD
2020 Sasha Deutsch-Link, MD (Honorable Mention)
2019 Sean McCabe, PhD, MSW
2019 Joseph Mega, MD (Honorable Mention)
ASAM Abstract Award: Associated Professionals
2020 Alyssa M. Peckham, PharmD, BCPP
2020 Stephanie Bertucci, MD (Honorable Mention)
2019 Barbara Andraka-Christou, JD, PhD
2019 Philip Veliz
(Honorable Mention)
2019 Tran Tran (Honorable Mention)