Aftermath Foundation Award Winners
2025 Aftermath Foundation Media Award Winner: Maia Szalavitz
Ms. Maia Szalavitz has won the 2025 Media Award for her article, Can psychopathy be cured? New treatments help to reduce callous and unemotional traits in children, guiding them toward productive lives in Scientific American. This award is given to a work in print or in other forms of media that serves to educate the public
2025 Aftermath Graduate Student Award Winner: Aaron Hissey
The Aftermath Foundation Graduate Student Research Award for 2025 has been awarded to Aaron Hissey, a doctoral student at the Department of Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand. He received his Bachelors degree from the University of Adelaide in 2011 and received Honors in Psychology in 2012. This award is given to honor those
2024 Aftermath Foundation Graduate Student Award Winner: Emily Kemp
The Aftermath Foundation Graduate Student Research Award for 2024 has been awarded to Dr. Emily C. Kemp, a post-doctoral scholar at the Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego. She received her doctoral degree from Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge. This award is given to honor those graduate students who conduct and publish research
Can You Recommend a Good Movie or Book or Article about Psychopathy?
The Aftermath Foundation is accepting nominations for its 2024 Media Award. The deadline for nominating a work is February 14, 2025. Nominations can be sent to Dr. Kosson at: support@aftermathfoundation.org The media award is given to individuals who produce works consistent with the mission of the Aftermath Foundation to recognize outstanding contributions by diverse media
2023 Aftermath Foundation Graduate Student Award Winner: Silvana Kaouar
The Aftermath Foundation Graduate Student Research Award for 2023 has been awarded to Silvana Kaouar, a doctoral candidate at the School of Psychology at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), Sydney, Australia. This award is given to honor those graduate students who conduct and publish research consistent with the Mission of the Foundation. Silvana Kaouar received the
2022 Aftermath Foundation Graduate Student Award Winner: Kristopher Brazil
The Aftermath Foundation Graduate Student Research Award for 2022 has been awarded to Dr. Kristopher Brazil who received his PhD from Brock University, St. Catharines, ON (Canada). This award is given to honor those graduate students who conduct and publish research consistent with the Mission of the Foundation. Dr. Brazil received the award for his article and
The Aftermath Foundation Graduate Student Research Award is given by the Aftermath Foundation Board of Directors to honor those graduate students who have presented or published research consistent with the mission of the Aftermath: Surviving Psychopathy Foundation. This award recognizes published research by graduate students that contributes to understanding the impact of psychopathy on victims and family members of psychopathic individuals.
The Aftermath Foundation Media Award is given by the Aftermath Foundation Board of Directors to honor those who produce works consistent with the mission of the Foundation. This award recognizes outstanding contributions by diverse media (documentaries/films/videos, books, podcasts, etc.) toward public education regarding the nature of psychopathy and its impact on victims and family members of psychopathic individuals.
