Show and Tell

Show and Tell

Dr. Kirk Bowden, Chair of the Addiction and Substance Use Disorders Program at Rio Salado College, was awarded the 2019 International Association of Addictions and Offender Counselors (IAAOC) Outstanding Addictions/Offender Educator Excellence Award.  IAAOC is a division of the American Counseling Association (ACA). Yearly, The International Association of Addictions & Offender Counselors acknowledges an individual who has demonstrated an outstanding commitment to the field of addictions/offender issues through teaching. Dr. Bowden was nominated and selected for this award because he exemplifies outstanding teaching in the area of addictions/offender issues and have demonstrated a strong commitment to the education of professional counselors. 

Dr. Jalie A. Tucker has been selected by the APA Board of Scientific Affairs (BSA) to deliver an invited Master Lecture at the 2019 APA Annual Convention in Chicago.  Each year the Master Lecture Program, developed by BSA, supports up to five psychological scientists in core areas of psychology to speak at the convention. This honor is given to select researchers whose work has had a profound impact on the field.   Please plan on attending Dr. Tucker’s lecture in the core area of Applied Psychology entitled “Contributions From Behavioral Economics to Understanding and Promoting Addictive Behavior Change” on Friday, August 9^th at 1pm at McCormick Place/Room W178b Level 1--West Building.

This is the place to show off your recent accomplishments, accolades, awards and/or to and highlight the important work you are doing.  For the next issue, send us your entries by October 1, 2019 to dana.litt@unthsc.edu.  Entries can include a description of your current projects, awards, or media attention you may have received, and any other information that you would like to share with our readers. Please limit responses to 200 words.