Cassandra Boness Wins Distinguished Dissertation Award in Clinical Psychology
Congratulations to graduate student Cassandra Boness has won the 2021 Distinguished Dissertation Award in Clinical Psychology from APA’s Div 12 Society of Clinical Psychology.
Advised by Kenny Sher, Cassie’s dissertation, The Etiologic, Theory-Based, Ontogenetic Hierarchical Framework of Alcohol Use Disorder: A Translational Systematic Review of Reviews, was recognized for its substantial contribution to increasing compatibility between modern nosologies and models of alcohol use disorder (AUD) and other substance use disorders to provide a stronger diagnostic framework of AUD, and ultimately to facilitate progress in AUD assessment, prevention, and intervention.
The mission of the Society of Clinical Psychology is to represent the field of Clinical Psychology through encouragement and support of the integration of clinical psychological science and practice in education, research, application, advocacy and public policy, attending to the importance of diversity.