Dept. of Applied Psychology Awards Program 2020

DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY

AWARD WINNERS 2019-2020

DEPT. FALL SCHOLARSHIPS WINNERS Felix Warburg Memorial Award This scholarship is given to students who have demonstrated academic excellence and commitment to the Dept.

Travis Cramer (PSI): Travis has striven to embody the ethos of our department through his scholarship and other collaboration endeavors. Along with associate professor Pamela Morris, in partnership with the Mayor’s offce and NYC’s Department of Education, he has been part of many efforts and has been an invaluable member of the team. Through this mission and his own independent projects, he has worked to strengthen early childhood education (ECE) programming across New York City. Travis has also served as a mentor for our QUEST scholars and taught undergraduate courses. A culmination of his service, mentorship, and research proves why he is deserving of this award.

Angelica Puzio (DEV): Angelica’s commitment to the department is visible throughout many of her formal and informal interactions with our community. During her time at NYU, she has served as a mentor for both undergraduates and MA Students. She is also an active and engaged participant in her lab ensuring both her own and her peers’ success. Angelica is also the co-organizer of the Developmental Psychology Colloquium for the 2019-2020 academic year where she recruits speakers that advance our small community in both theory and practice.

Along with academic excellence, Angelica embodies the purpose of this award with the engaged scholastic achievements.

A NOTE FROM THE CHAIR Congratulations to you, our 2020 award winners. We are all so very proud of you – we your faculty keep learning from our interactions with you (and not just about TikTok!), all the staff who work to create this AP climate that nurtures your growth, and your fellow students, all of you so generous in rooting for one another. Beyond the hard work you do in your classrooms, you are making a difference in research labs, in community organizations, health care settings, and on and on. It is your work that puts the “Applied” in the name of our academic home – Applied Psychology, showing with your energy and your dedication that a major purpose of psychological theory and research is to give it away. We look forward to hearing from you about the new mountains you are climbing as you continue to learn, experience, and make a difference.

Dr. LaRue Allen

Michelle Vardanian (CNPS): Michelle has a strong commitment to serving and understanding the needs of ethnic minority families and their experiences with mental health services. She has held many roles to prove her dedication to the department and community. Primarily, through her externship placement at NYU’s Center for Counseling and Community Wellbeing and curriculum coordinator for the department’s QUEST program. With these positions, she demonstrates leadership and advocacy. She has also been actively involved in the CNPS curriculum committee, providing thoughtful insight and further exhibiting how to be an active member of our community. Her efforts are only the beginning of her tenure within Applied Psychology.

The Phillip J. Zlatchin Memorial Award This award, established in honor of Professor Zlatchin, a member of the faculty from 1947 to 1959, will be awarded to graduate students for their contributions to improving the life conditions of vulnerable individuals or communities.

Kei Slaughter (CMHW): Kei’s practice as a therapist/vocal psychotherapist, professional musician, and educator directly aligns with this awards. Their practice is described as intentionally relational and actively resists racism, heteropatriarchy, homophobia/transphobia, and systemic oppression. Kei has founded S O U L F O L K Sounds, which is a radical community music and sound healing practice centering LGBTQ+ People-of-Color. With over ten years of experience, Kei has been dedicated to improving the lives of LGBTQ+ people-of-color folk, with a focus on “at-risk” and incarcerated youth through an intersectional justice. They also teach as an adjunct professor within the Music Therapy department at Loyola University New Orleans.

Tania Chowdhury (CNPS): Tania entered the CNPS program a master’s degree in clinical-counseling psychology and had also worked as a high school science teacher. Using her background and knowledge, she has continued to serve the disadvantaged immigrant community and continues to deeply engage with families in the community particularly in addressing Islamophobia and discriminatory treatments of students in local public schools. She also co-founded a community organization called “Bangladeshi-American Women’s Development Initiative” through a local mosque where women could gather and gain social support. Tania also serves as the APA Division 45 campus representative and campus ambassador.

Adrian Levy Scholarship

Raymond Weiss Endowment Scholarship

This scholarship is given to help support Master’s Counseling students who have committed to working with individuals with disabilities (e.g., physical, developmental, cognitive).

This scholarship is given to students who demonstrate a commitment to innovation through supporting research, education, and intervention projects to solve social problems.

Michelle Duverge (CNGU): Michelle has worked in an array of educational institutions and connected with dozens of students with different developmental levels. She currently interacts with children facing physical, developmental, and communicative challenges each day. Outside of NYU, she is the Lead Facilitator for Early Childhood for the PlayWorks exhibition at the Children’s Museum of Manhattan. The exhibition offers children with special needs and disabilities opportunities to explore a wide variety of activities that provide tactile, visual, and auditory stimulation.

Michelle’s dynamic and immersive curriculum includes creative, educational, and multicultural projects, representing the very diversity that the Children’s Museum of Manhattan embraces.

Mckenzie Travella (CMHW): Mckenzie currently holds an internship at Fairfeld Counseling Services, where she serves individuals with various disabilities, such as physical, developmental, cognitive, intellectual, speech, and language. As a counselor-in-training, she has provided support and advocacy for her clients and maintains a non-pathologizing approach to her work with individuals living with disabilities. Her focus has always remained on what support her client’s need and strategizing with the client’s school, workplace, and other providers to get that support. Her strong communication skills and eagerness to continue to learn and grow in the feld make her an exceptional candidate for this award. She is supportive and an outstanding student who will continue benefting the lives of vulnerable populations.

Talia Blumofe (CMHW): Talia has demonstrated a strong work ethic and particular consideration to important, critical topics related to improving her counseling skills on multiple occasions. In addition, Talia has demonstrated her commitment to working with vulnerable populations through multiple roles, including working as a crisis counselor for the Crisis Text Line where she regularly counsels people in the middle of suicidal ideation, panic attacks, or depression-related symptoms; spending time researching potential interventions for mood disorders, such as yoga and mindfulness; and improving herself continuously as a student in her classes. Talia embraces every challenge and uses them to develop her critical thinking skills and is always open for feedback.

Carla Maddalena (CMHW)*: Carla recently begun her research tenure at NYU as a research assistant in Prof. Brito’s lab (Infant Studies of Language and Neurocognitive Development). Carla is very much interested in promoting social justice for vulnerable populations and contributing to research on the prevention and amelioration of psychological distress. Carla is also a contributor to the Stress, Home Environment, Language, and Learning (SHELL) study and the goal of this study is to examine the effects of socioeconomic status and bilingualism on language and memory trajectories during infancy. She is passionate about promoting a safe space for all children and young adults to learn and freely express themselves.

Bernard R. Ackerman Scholarship Joaly Trinidad (DEV): Joaly has effectively integrated her background and knowledge to be an active member of her community and serve vulnerable groups. Her current position as Family Associate at the Louis Armstrong elementary school allows her to guide parents of the community through the process of having a child in Special Education and all the complexities that the evaluation process entails. She has taken the lead in reaching out to families whose children need special education services and oversees the academic and social-emotional well-being of the school’s students with disabilities. Her social justice practices and efforts to dismantle barriers in attaining success for minority students make her a valuable asset to our department and the populations she serves. .

Zhenyi Yang (CNGU): As a bilingual school counselor intern at two schools, Zhenyi works closely with students with cognitive and developmental disabilities along with those who experience behavioral challenges. She has shown great initiative by tailoring her approach to appeal to the strengths of the students; whether it be through art, play, or sensory stimulation. She also leverages her own cultural identity and languages to provide sensitivity and the ability to provide additional support to families of immigrant origin. She has taken every opportunity to utilize her training and close the gap within education. In addition to her academic achievements, Zhenyi continues to seek out opportunities to contribute to the wellbeing of her community and service them and their families.

Linda & Arthur Carter Family Scholarship This scholarship is given to graduate students who are conducting empirical research related to child development.

Katie Lim (HDSI): Katie is a hard worker who thinks deeply about her work and commitment to the Asian community. Through her experience at the playLab, Katie was inspired to develop a study examining the Asian American civic engagement experience in the US. She aims to explore how microaggressions may infuence the ways in which Asian American youth engage in civic life.

Katie has always taken the initiative to support different projects and she challenges herself to learn more. She is a young scholar on her pathway to doing important things at the intersections of human development, intervention and community work. Katie has also extended her knowledge and committed to being a mentor in our department.

This scholarship is given to students who display exceptional ability and promise in the areas of research, advocacy, and activism.

Samuel Freel (PSI): During his tenure at NYU, Sam has engaged in activism to address a variety of social issues. As a frst-year Sam organized and led a weekly “resistance” lunch where, together with other graduate students, he planned and took action to infuence important political decisions. In addition, he has been very involved with various forms of activism and advocacy outside of NYU to beneft vulnerable communities, especially in the post-presidential election period since November 2016. This fall, Sam also began his internship at Vox Media, where he works on the design and production of a video series explaining the dilemmas of climate change activism through the lens of social psychology.

Olga Pagan (PSI): Olga entered the PSI doctoral program following four years as an elementary school literacy and math teacher in the public schools. Since then, she has continued to illustrate her passion for improving the educational settings, especially the classroom, for students of color and other marginalized groups. In her work, Olga has instantiated her commitment to understanding the ways in which classrooms operate for students of color. Alongside her academic work, she recently began a collaboration with the Center for Racial Justice in Education in New York City, to develop strategies for inclusiveness training in schools.

Gilbert M. Trachtman Fellowship Fund This scholarship is given to students for their contributions to serving children, parents, and teachers and being agents of change.

Klara Kurti (CMHW): Klara is an intern at Astor Services for Children and Family, where she has formed close therapeutic alliances with children from at-risk backgrounds, as well as individuals with cognitive and developmental delays. Her responsibilities have extended beyond those of a mental health counselor. Klara has been a resource to these families by presenting unconditional support and a safe space to explore their feelings as well as assisting them in obtaining external resources they require to better their lives and their relationships with their children. Klara approaches her patients with appropriate boundaries, and with a skill level that is commensurate with that of seasoned mental health professionals.

Gilbert M. Trachtman Fellowship Fund (cont.)

This scholarship is given to students for their contributions to serving children, parents, and teachers and being agents of change.

SPRING DEPT. AWARD WINNERS Bernard Katz Award

Glenda Sanchez (CNGU): Glenda has dedicated her career to working with children who come from oppressed communities or have suffered from any lack of resources within their schools and their families. This is highlighted in her most recent role as a Success Mentor at PS 123, where she worked with students living in shelters, experiencing health concerns, and victims of domestic violence. She demonstrates a very strong work ethic with an extraordinary ability to grow professionally. She connects with the students at her site in a sensitive and empathetic manner, asks for help, when needed, responds to constructive professional feedback, and communicates with members within the school community. Glenda is an inspiring student and enthusiastic about supporting all children and advocating for social justice..

Monroe Stein Memorial Fellowship This award is given to a graduate student who can demonstrate a need as well as a commitment to his/her career to bettering the lives of children.

Zarmeen Shakil (HDSI): Zarmeen came to NYU with impressive clinical experience working with survivors of trauma and sexual violence. When she began her tenure at NYU, she undertook research with Dr. Yoshikawa’s lab on Ahlan Simsim, the MacArthur funded initiative for Syrian refugee families in the Middle East. She has conducted wonderful research on the frst data collected with Syrian refugee caregivers/parents and their 0-3 year old children in northern Jordan.

To further her work around similar issues, Zarmeen has also conducted another research project with UNICEF Colombia to highlight the best practices of integrating Venezuelan refugee children into the Colombian school systems. Her devotion to these social justice causes make her an incredible recipient of this award.

Victoria Dahl (CNPS): Tori is not only a strong clinician, but she has dedicated both her clinical training and her research training to bettering the lives of children. She has trained at four externship sites and through these roles, her coursework and independent reading, Tori developed a strong foundation in clinical work. This was all evident in her work at the Harlem Children’s Zone and CCCWB given the sensitive nature of the population (children and adolescents) and the many challenges that these youth face in residing in that particular community.. We often call Tori the “adolescent whisperer” because of her keen ability to attune to the needs of youth, particularly adolescents, in order to best understand and serve their needs. She is bright, very hard working, and has the background in both treatment and research that is necessary to become a successful academic scientist who has high potential to uphold the standards of this award.

This award is given to students for their helpfulness, congeniality, and dedication to their program and peers.

Maggie Zhang (APUG): Maggie has demonstrated a deep commitment to helping her peers in the APUG community as both an Inside Scoop! Peer Mentor and through her leadership within APUG Club as the former Community Service Chair and current Club President. These two leadership roles engage with students through programming that supports the academic success of her peers and engages with new students in social contexts to strengthen community within our incoming cohorts. Maggie received an overwhelming number of peer submitted nominations for this award, which is a testament to the positive impact she has had on students within APUG. Stephanie Santo (CMHW)*: Stephanie has been an active member of the Steinhardt Counseling Association for the last two years. As an active member of the SCA leadership team, she volunteers enthusiastically to represent the program at welcome events and speak to admitted students who are thinking about joining our program. She is continually open to learning, exploring and refning strategies that will better serve her clients’ needs. Stephanie has been an asset in her classes, providing honest and refective feedback to her peers. Stephanie is very deserving of the Bernard Katz Award as she exemplifes dedication to the work of the counselor, as well as being a supportive member of the NYU community.

Trenel Francis (PSI): From the time she frst entered PSI, faculty have watched her grow in both skill and in the confdence to carry out the highest caliber of research. For the past two years, she has been working on a mixed methods study of academic socialization processes in Black and Latino families. She has been leading a team of undergraduate and MA level students in coding segments of the interviews that focused on parental beliefs, values, and practices vis-à-vis schooling. One indicator of her leadership with students is that she has maintained a high level of continuity among the undergraduate and MA students in her lab. Trenel has also served as student representative within the PSI program. In this role, she has successfully and diplomatically navigated a number of sensitive program issues.

Distinguished Service Award This award is given to graduating undergraduate students for dedication and service to the Department of Applied Psychology.

Olivia Matthes Theriault (APUG)*: Olivia has worked closely with our APUG department in numerous roles such as a co-facilitator for the New Student Seminar undergraduate class at NYU Steinhardt. She is thoughtful, empathetic, and accessible to our students and displays leadership as she took the lead in developing and implementing effective lesson plans about time management, excellent study skills, and utilizing resources on campus. Apart from her role as a co-facilitator, Olivia was also the captain of the APUG peer-mentorship program, Inside Scoop!, where she connected with students 1:1 in navigating the personal, professional, and academic experience at NYU. Throughout her time in APUG, Olivia has dedicated her time to serving the NYU community and provided an insightful and engaging experience for her peers.

Anna Kreinberg (CMHW): Anna is a frst year student in the MA in Counseling Mental Health and Wellness Program and an exceptionally dedicated and diligent worker, passionate beyond the stated roles and responsibilities of her position and compensation. Anna is also one of our key members within the QUEST summer program. In our frst summer, Anna worked hard to establish the program by coordinating all experiences for the students. She also managed graduate student mentors, program evaluators and served as a liaison between faculty and students. Her dedication and commitment is also evidenced academically. She loves the program and continues to volunteer; demonstrating good citizenship in every way possible.

Excellence in Fieldwork

Outstanding School Counseling Service

This award is given to an undergraduate student in recognition of their outstanding commitment, engagement, and growth at their feldwork site.

This award is given in recognition of outstanding work in support of the goals of school counselors: the promotion of academic, career, personal/social development, equity and success for all students.

Rayna Epstein (APUG): Rayna Epstein is a hard-working, diligent young woman who demonstrated outstanding commitment to her feld site, Upward Bound, a college preparatory program for New York City high schoolers from high-needs communities. Truly passionate about Upward Bound’s mission, Rayna approached her volunteer work with professionalism, sensitivity and utmost dedication. In addition to her completing her assigned tasks in a competent and exemplary manner, Rayna took initiative at Upward Bound and created a comprehensive yoga and mindfulness curriculum that she then led with the students during the summer and throughout the fall semester. Rayna’s enthusiasm about her work at Upward Bound was evident in her feld notes, as well as through the contributions she makes during supervision groups.

Distinguished Teaching Award This award is given to a Ph.D. student who demonstrates excellence in the area of teaching.

Sophia Hwang (PSI): Sophia has taught multiple courses in both AP and Teaching and Learning and has received rave reviews from professors and students alike. She crafts her syllabus by infusing new readings and content based on her expertise, and modifed assignments. As evidenced by her course evaluations, Sophia is a highly effective teacher: she fexibly addressed student needs and created an engaging and inclusive classroom enviornment all while holding high expectations.

Sophia fosters a great learning environment and ensures her students are active with her great teaching style. She has the ability to make sure each student feels heard, seen, and their thoughts matter, which cultivated a hive-like atmosphere where every point made in her lectures as well as comments and questions raised in class synergistically built off the last.

Outstanding Clinical Service This award is given to students who demonstrate outstanding skills in the area of clinical practice.

Christina Roig (CMHW): Christina works at a community based agency providing individual and couples counseling to the LGBTQ community. She provided a safe, warm and empathetic environment for her clients using affrmative LGBTQ therapy with an open and accepting stance.

She is very refective after her sessions and brings her questions and concerns to class and to her supervisor. Her site supervisor could not report more positive characteristics about Christina as an Intern. Christina is described to be thoughtful, asks insightful questions, builds rapport easily with her clients and is genuinely great to work with. Along with stellar critical thinking skills, the ability to accept constructive criticism and support for her peers, she exhibits the qualities of an excellent clinician.

Amrita Ramakrishnan (CNPS): Amrita has distinguished herself as an extremely skilled and caring clinician within the past year. In addition to her work on externship, she has gone above and beyond doing extra clinical work in the NYU Center for Counseling and Community Wellbeing, taking on both diffcult therapy cases and complicated psychological and neuropsychological assessment cases. She has asked specifcally for some higher-stakes evaluations, most notably autism spectrum disorder diagnostic evaluations. Amrita has demonstrated careful, conscientious, and deep work on these cases, such that she has almost reached a level at which she could work independently on them. Altogether, she has excelled in her clinical work and become a valuable team member in our department. Amrita’s diligent work ethic makes her a great candidate for this award.

Zhenyi Yang (CNGU): Zhenyi is a stellar student who’s work and service align directly with the goals of this award. She stands out in class beyond just weekly readings by attending additional workshops and participating in various learning opportunities throughout the NYC area. She also shares the knowledge she has gained to her classmates and further enriches the discussion. This passion and dedication is visible in her engagement and submitted work as well. In addition, she shares cases from her internship related to the material, demonstrating that she is grappling with the material taught in class and can apply them to enhance her practice. Zhenyi’s future goals of being a school counselor, working with youth who are bicultural, demonstrates a commitment to the mission and goals of our department and Steinhardt as a whole.

Social Justice Award This award is for students for their contribution to improving the life conditions of vulnerable individuals or communities.

Oana Groza (APUG): Throughout her time at NYU, Oana has been a huge advocate for social justice work. In partnership with World Faith and the Health and Human Rights Association at NYU, she organized a letter-writing campaign to state representatives in which students advocated for support of a bill that would expand healthcare access. In 2018, Oana volunteered in Accra, Ghana, at Mydocgh, an organization that designs applications to connect people to health care professionals for primary healthcare consultation. Oana’s devotion to social justice is evident through her proactive service within our local and global communities, and her efforts have been duly recognized by the university as a recipient of NYU’s President’s Service Award Tokunbo Jose (CMHW): Tokunbo Jose spends a large amount of his free time giving back to the community and seeking to provide support and advocacy for black male youth. As an involved member of a fraternity he joined during his undergraduate studies and a member of a program called, Guide Right, Tokunbo is instrumental in providing young men with opportunities to exercise leadership, engage in scholarship, explore college options, and establish careers. He has mentored students from schools in Queens, NY and provides guidance on a variety of topics from tying ties and doing taxes to entrepreneurship, attending college and avoiding student loans. He expresses pride in being a part of a collective that has fundraised and provided scholarships for students graduating high school.

Outstanding Research Contribution This award is given to students whose research demonstrates excellence and originality.

Elizabeth Mateer (CMHW): Elizabeth provides direct clinical therapy to parents of kids with behavioral challenges using evidence-based treatment under the supervision of Dr. Anil Chacko and is also an active member of the FACES research team. She is a self-starter and displays such qualities when she discusses her ideas employing a focus group methodology with parents as an independent project on the team. She impressed her team with her knowledge of the methodology and how she planned to implement her project with groups of parents. Her works encompasses the originality and excellence which is why she has been chosen for this award.

Mackenzie Whipps (PSI): Throughout her doctoral studies Mackenzie focused on making contributions to a practice and policy relevant area of research: Maternal breastfeeding and its relationship to psychological and health factors for both parents and children. She has 6 frst-authored published articles taking a longitudinal and life-course perspective on these phenomena. In addition, she has spearheaded NYU’s frst university-wide policy on access to lactation spaces and supports, which is a plan that she developed with input from other universities and has worked with the Provost’s offce to fnalize this program. Mackenzie also communicates her research to practice and policy to audiences regularly, including in blogs and in national advocacy networks.

NYU HONORS & AWARDS

EXTERNAL HONORS & AWARDS

Leadership in Service Award

Early Career Scholars Program Award

The Leadership in Service Award which recognizes graduating seniors who over multiple years have made lasting contributions to the Center for Student Life, campus, and local communities.

The New York City Early Childhood Research Network launched an Early Career Scholars program to support individuals who are engaged in applied research that has implications for improving early childhood policy and practice mental health in an ecological context.

Maggie Zhang (APUG)

International Student Center Award for Events & Programming

Jill Ghandi (PSI)

The International Student Center Award for Events & Programming which is given to a student who is dedicated to the design and facilitation of engaging programming.

Honorable Mention National Science Foundation (NSF) Graduate Research Fellowship The NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) helps ensure the vitality of the human resource base of science and engineering in the United States and reinforces its diversity. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students in NSF-supported science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines who are pursuing research-based master’s and doctoral degrees at accredited United States institutionstional action,” .

Rashida Najmudeen (APUG)

Chein-Lehmann Dissertation Proposal Award This award was established in memory of Isidor Chein and Stanley Lehmann. As community psychologists and action scientists, Isidor Chein and Stanley Lehmann contributed to the scientifc literature and social change movements in such areas as intergroup relations, social support, minority group identity, and mental health in an ecological context Ashley Greaves (DEV)

APA Minority Fellowship Esa Burson (PSI)

Martin Luther King Jr. Award

Funded by a grant from the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), the MFP has created the Predoctoral Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (MHSAS) Fellowship to support the training of practitioners in behavioral health services and prevention. This fellowship program is designed for students in clinical, counseling and school psychology, and other psychology doctoral students whose training prepares them for careers in behavioral health services.

The award was established in order to recognize student-athletes who embody and exemplify the characteristics promoted by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., “a vision of peace, persistence in purpose, and inspirational action,” as well as sportsmanship either within or outside the NYU community.

Tania Chowdhury (CNPS)

Janean Cuffee (APUG)

STEINHARDT GRAD HONORS

STEINHARDT GRAD HONORS

Arch Award

The Western Scholarship

In 1933, the then-named Student Council of the School of Education established the Arch Award to recognize “outstanding service in undergraduate student activities.” Today the Arch Award still carries the spirit of the original award and is presented to both an undergraduate and a graduate student in recognition of the unique and benefcial quality of their cumulative record of service to classmates, the faculty, and the administration of NYU Steinhardt.

The Western Scholarship is presented to one undergraduate and one graduate student in recognition of outstanding scholastic attainment and service to the community.

Oliver Wang (APUG)

Jessica O’Brien (APUG)

Banner Bearers The Ida Bodman Service Award The Ida Bodman Service Award was frst awarded in 1949. It is presented to those graduating undergraduates in recognition of their superlative and extraordinary service, exhibiting the highest standard of leadership in School activities. The Bodman Award honors Ida Bodman’s commitment and service to her alma mater. A recipient of a Master of Letters in Education in 1904, she went on to develop a Women’s Advisory Committee in the School of Pedagogy in 1911 continuing her philanthropic work and assistance to NYU. The Women’s Advisory Committee was originally established in 1890 “to prepare for the University Council ‘s consideration plans and recommendations for the advancement of the Universi-

The Departmental Banner Bearer is chosen for demonstrating spirit through leadership and academic excellence. One undergraduate and one graduate student from each department will receive this award, which includes the honor of carrying the department’s banner in the Baccalaureate Ceremony or Valedictory Celebration.

Shimeng Weng (HDSI)

Amanda Kornblum (APUG)

Maggie Zhang (APUG)

Doctoral Commencement Dissertation Title: Speaking Up: The Role of Women’s Social Networks in Responding to Street Harassment

The Samuel Eshborn Service Award The Samuel Eshborn Service Award was frst awarded in 1950. This award is presented to graduating graduate students in recognition of superlative and extraordinary service, exhibiting the value of strong leadership in school activities in NYU Steinhardt.

Yeshim Iqbal

Eric Gutgarts (CMHW)

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