Jacques Barber, Ph.D., professor and dean of the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, is the winner of this year's Division 39 (Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology) Research Award.
Jacques Barber, Ph.D., professor and dean of the Gordon F. Derner School of Psychology, has won renown and recognition for his research on the efficacy of psychotherapy for various client populations, including those in treatment for depression, panic disorders, personality disorders, cocaine dependence and interpersonal problems. Now he has another accolade to add: this year’s Division 39 (Society for Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic Psychology) Research Award. The award will be formally presented to Dr. Barber at the Division Spring Meeting in April in Philadelphia.
鈥淛acques Barber exemplifies what it means to be a psychoanalytic researcher, and he is a role model for all of us who work in this area,” said Robert Bornstein, Ph.D., professor of psychology. 鈥淗e is universally recognized as a leader in the discipline, by psychoanalytic and nonanalytic scholars alike. But Jacques will be the first to tell you that mentorship is central to his professional identity. Much of his research involves student collaboration, and that is what makes this award truly special.”
Dr. Barber is no stranger to honors in the field of psychodynamic therapy research; he is past president of the Society for Psychotherapy Research and was a听recipient听of its听early career award听in 1996 and its Distinguished Research Career Award in 2014. In 2018, he received the Distinguished Psychologist Award from the Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (Division 29).
鈥淚t is nice to get recognition for the work done by my colleagues, students, trainees and myself, especially from an organization that has not traditionally recognized research in general and the kind of research that I do in particular,” said Dr. Barber. 鈥淏eing awarded the Research Award from Division 39 symbolizes the greater importance for empirical research on the efficacy and mechanisms of psychodynamic therapy for that organization.”
In addition to founding and serving as the first dean of the School that bears his name, Gordon F. Derner, Ph.D., was also one of the founders of Division 39, a group that has grown in stature and importance in the field of psychodynamic psychology, making Dr. Barber’s award an even more special tribute for 糖心破解版.
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