Awards

The NNVAWI Board of Directors has four awards that honour excellence among our members. These will be awarded at each Annual General Meeting.

Excellence in Practice and Policy Award 

Recognizes outstanding contributions to the development of effective health care for women and/or children who have experienced violence. These contributions could include leadership in developing and/or implementing new interventions or models of care, playing a key role in building support for such changes in an organization or sector, or advocating for the development of health care or other policies which improve the responsiveness and quality of care for women and children experiencing violence.

2022 Excellence in Policy and Practice Award winner - Charlene Senn

Excellence in Research Award 

Recognizes outstanding contributions to research and/or evidence-based practice in the area of violence against women and children. Nominations may be made for single projects (conducted by an investigator or team), or for a longer-term program of research. In each case, the novelty, quality, potential or actual impact of the work will be considered.    

2022 Excellence in Research Award winner - Caroline Bradbury-Jones

Excellence in Education Award 

Recognizes excellence and educational leadership related to curriculum development and health professional education in the area of violence and/or initiatives directed at enhancing awareness of issues related to VAW with the public or community groups.

2022 Excellence in Education Award winner - Victoria Smye

Excellence in Service to NNVAWI Award 

Recognizes substantial contributions and leadership in supporting the development, growth and positioning of the NNVAWI as an association.

2022 Excellence in Service to NNVAWI Award winner - Laura Biggs

Past award recipients

Vancouver, Canada - 2000

Excellence in Practice - Dr Nancy Glass

Excellence in Education - Dr Christine King

Excellence in Research - Dr Jacquelyn Campbell

Madison, WI, USA - 2001

Excellence in Practice - Dr Rachel Rodriquez

Excellence in Education - Dr Diane Bohn

Excellence in Research - Dr Mary Ann Curry

Australia - 2003

Excellence in Education - Dr Jane Koziol-McLain

Excellence in Research - Dr Judith McFarlane

Boston, MA, USA - 2004

Excellence in Practice - Dr Jan Attala

Excellence in Education - Dr Dan Sheridan

Excellence in Research - Dr Barbara Parker

Portland, OR, USA - 2006

Excellence in Practice - Dr Phyllis Sharps

Excellence in Education - Dr Barbara Zust

Excellence in Research - Dr Marilyn Merritt-Gray

London, Canada - 2007

Excellence in Practice - Susan Hadley, MPH

Excellence in Education - Dr Denise Wilson

Excellence in Research - Dr Colleen Varcoe

Miami, FL, USA - 2009

Excellence in Practice - Dr Nancy Fishwick

Excellence in Education - Dr Nina Paragallo

Excellence in Research - Dr Janice Humphreys

Auckland, New Zealand - 2011

Excellence in Practice - Ngaropi Cameron

Excellence in Research - Dr Agnes Tiwari

Excellence in Research - Dr Judith Wuest

Charlottesville, Virginia, USA - 2012

Excellence in Education - Dr Robin Mason

Excellence in Research - Dr Ursula Kelly

Excellence in Service to NNVAWI - Dr Annie Lewis O’Connor

Vancouver, British Columbia - 2013

Excellence in Practice and Policy - Dr Kathryn Laughon

Excellence in Education - Dr Colleen Varcoe

Excellence in Research - Dr Tina Bloom

Atlanta, Georgia, USA - 2015

Excellence in Practice and Policy - Dr Angela Amar

Excellence in Education - Dr Linda Bullock

Excellence in Research - Dr Helene Berman

Excellence in Service to NNVAWI - Dr Barbara Parker

Melbourne, Australia - 2016

Excellence in Practice and Policy - Dr Erika Metzler Sawin

Excellence in Research - Dr Tracy Evanson

Dr Doris Campbell Memorial Student Travel Awards
- Eman Alhalal, Rachel Colquhuon & Elizabeth McLindon

Ontario, Canada - 2018

Excellence in Practice and Policy - Dr Angela Taft

Excellence in Research - Dr Marilyn Ford-Gilboe

Excellence in Education - Dr Nina Fredland

Dr Doris Campbell Memorial Student Travel Awards
- Beatriz Pauline Ayala Quintanilla & Sarah Febres-Cordero

Virtual Annual General Meeting -2020

Excellence in Practice and Policy – Dr Janice Du Mont

Excellence in Research – Dr Rosa Gonzalez Guarda

Excellence in Research- Dr Nancy Perrin

Excellence in Education – Dr Sandra Annan

Excellence in Service to NNVAWI – Dr Jacquelyn Campbell

Dr Doris Campbell Memorial Student Travel Awards
- Kelly Fitzpatrick & Alice Pearl Sedziafa