2024 Joel C. Frost Citizen Psychologist for Social Justice Awardee
Kim Baranowski, PhD, ABPP, is a counseling psychologist who works in the fields of trauma, forced migration, human rights, and global health. She is dedicated to increasing access to inclusive and culturally-responsive supports for communities experiencing a wide range of socio-political stressors. As the Associate Director of the Mount Sinai Human Rights Program, she is a leader in the provision of comprehensive and holistic services to asylum seekers to the United States who have experienced persecution in their countries of origin. Through pro bono forensic psychological evaluation, she documents evidence and provides expert testimony related to the exposure to torture, gender-based violence, and other abuses experienced by individuals seeking protected immigration status. Dr. Baranowski is also an American Psychological Association Representative to the United Nations where she fosters civil society engagement, as well as leverages psychological science and practice to address international mental health and humanitarian issues.
The annual Joel C. Frost Citizen Psychologist for Social Justice Award recognizes an ABPP Board Certified Psychologist who has made significant contributions in the areas of humanitarianism and social justice through bringing psychological science and expertise to bear on existing social challenges to improve community well-being locally, nationally, or globally.
Such activities involve engagement in efforts of advocacy, or engagement in activities that promote the psychological health of communities, groups of individuals, or organizations, or legal/political actions to support health equity.
Joel C. Frost Citizen Psychologist for Social Justice Award Winners:
- Are leaders in their various communities.
- Address disparities and social injustice within their communities, especially communities of difference.
- Are leaders in addressing humanitarian and social justice needs within their communities.
- Contribute to improving the lives of all through prolonged engagement in significant activities such as public service, volunteerism, board membership, and other strategic roles which may or not be directly associated with the day-to-day work of their careers.
- Bring psychological science and expertise to bear on existing challenges to improve community well-being locally, nationally or globally.
- The recipient of the award will receive a $1,000 award.
Eligibility:
- Nominees may come from any specialty within the American Board of Professional Psychology.
- Nominees should meet or exceed the listed criteria for being a Joel C. Frost Citizen Psychologist for Social Justice Award
Nominations:
- Any ABPP Board Certified psychologist can submit a nomination. Self-nominations are welcome.
- Two letters of recommendation from someone who is familiar with the nominee’s work related to Joel C. Frost Citizen Psychologist for Social Justice Award (does not need to be a psychologist).
- All materials should be submitted online at the same time (compile all materials prior to submitting).
The 2025 nominations will open in January. The deadline for submitting a nomination is April 15, 2025.
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