Recognitions

Dr. Sally Peterson Research Excellence Award

The Sally Peterson Award, established in 2021, honors Fielding Clinical Psychology alum Sally Peterson, PhD’83. Dr. Peterson is among the first Fielding graduates to be licensed as a clinical psychologist in New York. Today, she maintains a private practice in Manhattan with several dedicated clients. Her marriage to Michael V. Carlisle, JD, inspired her dissertation research. Like many Fielding spouses, Dr. Carlisle was a great support in Dr. Peterson’s doctoral journey. Over the years, Dr. Peterson and Dr. Carlisle have been dedicated friends and supporters of Fielding.

The Dr. Sally Peterson Research Excellence Award is an annual award to a Fielding Graduate University faculty-student collaboration whose work appeared in a peer-reviewed publication in the previous calendar year. The faculty-student team receives a $2,000 honorarium. The award is possible thanks to the generosity of the James S. Peterson Foundation, the David B. Peterson Foundation, the Holly Peterson Foundation, and the Michael A. Peterson Foundation.

The following faculty-student collaborators have received the award since its inception:

2023 Award Recipients

Dr. Erinn Cameron, Dr. Janine Ray, Dr. Fiona Trend-Cunningham, and Dr. Kristine Jacquin

Cameron, E.C., Ray, J.M., Trend-Cunningham, F.J. et al. Female Incarceration Rates and Violence Against Women Predict Estimated Prevalence of Modern Slavery. Trends in Psychol. (2022). 

2022 Award Recipients

Dr. Lauren Mizock and Dr. Megan Brubaker

Mizock, L, & Brubaker, M. (2021). Treatment experiences with gender and discrimination among women with serious mental illness. Psychological Services, 18(1), 64-72. https://doi.org/10.1037/ser0000346

Dr. Ruthellen Josselson Faculty Chair for Qualitative Inquiry

Fielding Graduate University has established the Ruthellen Josselson Faculty Chair for Qualitative Inquiry to honor and recognize Dr. Josselson’s contributions to qualitative research and teaching at Fielding Graduate University.

Dr. Josselson is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at Fielding Graduate University and a psychotherapist in practice. Her research focuses on women’s identity and human relationships. She received both the Henry A. Murray Award and the Theodore R. Sarbin Award from the American Psychological Association, as well as a Fulbright Fellowship. Dr. Josselson has been active in group relations work for many years, consults to organizations, and lectures and conducts workshops both nationally and internationally. She is co-director of the Irvin D. Yalom Institute of Psychotherapy. She is a renowned scholar of qualitative inquiry, co-founder of the Society for Qualitative Inquiry in Psychology (SQIP), and the editor of the APA journal “Qualitative Psychology.”

Each year, a faculty member from the Clinical Psychology program will be selected to develop and implement a series of events and initiatives designed to promote and supports Fielding faculty research, while honoring the legacy of Dr. Josselson and affirming the importance of qualitative research in psychology.

The inaugural Chair for 2023-24 is Dr. Amy Taylor, Director of the Alonso Center for Psychodynamic Studies and Clinical Psychology faculty member, who plans to create opportunities for Fielding clinical psychology doctoral students, faculty, alums, and a wider community of qualitative researchers to learn from and energize one another. This work will present qualitative inquiry as approachable and available to everyone, in part by representing some of the racial, cultural, gender, age, disciplinary, and geographic diversity within the qualitative research world.