2025 Citizen Psychologist Award
The Citizen Psychologist Award is intended to recognize Div. 1 members who exemplify the mission and goals of the division through their multidisciplinary and integrative voluntary efforts that address real-world problems to "improve society and benefit lives." APA Citizen Psychologists are servant leaders who engage in activities that address a challenging problem and enhance the well-being of members of one or more communities.
2025 Winner
Dr. Asia Eaton
Dr. Asia Eaton is a Professor of Psychology at Florida International University (FIU) and interim Executive Director of Mindbridge, the nation’s leading non-profit using brain and behavioral science to empower human rights defenders. Her research explores how gender intersects with identities such as race, sexual orientation, and class to affect individuals access to and experience with power. Since 2016 Asia has also served as Head of Research for Cyber Civil Rights Initiative (CCRI), a nonprofit working to understand and end the epidemic of image-based sexual abuse. Her research has been funded by the National Science Foundation, featured in outlets like the New York Times, Forbes, Science Magazine, and BBC News, and resulted in invited talks at the White House, the U.N., Meta, Google, the Korean Ministry of Gender Equality and Family, the U.S. Marines Corp, and universities around the globe. She is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association in Divisions 9 and 35, and has won national awards for research, teaching/mentoring, and leadership/service.
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