{"id":15,"date":"2026-04-23T13:10:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/pelaeznm\/?p=15"},"modified":"2026-04-23T13:10:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T13:10:38","slug":"honors-and-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myweb.fiu.edu\/pelaeznm\/2026\/04\/23\/honors-and-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors and Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2025\u2013 <em>Nominated for&nbsp;Conference USA (CUSA) Faculty&nbsp;Achievement and Professor of the Year Award for 2025<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2023 <em>Recipient of the<\/em>&nbsp;<em>American Psychological Association (APA, Division 25) Nathan H. Azrin Award&nbsp;<\/em>for distinguished Contributions to Applied Science.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021 <em>Top Scholar Award<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Florida International University, CASE<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021-2024 <em>At\u2013Large Representative&nbsp;and Member&nbsp;of&nbsp;the Executive Council Board of the Association for Behavior Analysis&nbsp;International&nbsp;<\/em>(ABAI).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021-2024 <em>Board of Directors&nbsp;of the Society for Advancement in Behavior Analysis, Member<\/em>&nbsp;(SABA).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021-2022 <em>Science Board Member<\/em>&nbsp;of the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021\u2013 <em>Fellow&nbsp;of&nbsp;the Association for Behavior Analysis International (ABAI)<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2021 <em>Honorary President of the VIII&nbsp;International&nbsp;Congress on Behavior Analysis&nbsp;(ABA)&nbsp;and its&nbsp;Applications&nbsp;(SINCA, Mexico).<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2000\u2013 <em>Trustee of the Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies<\/em>, Cambridge, MA.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2019\u2013 2023 <em>Advisory&nbsp;Board&nbsp;of Women in Behavior Analysis, Member&nbsp;(WIBA<\/em>)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2019\u2013 2022  <em>Science Board of the Association for Behavior Analysis International, Member&nbsp;(ABAI).<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2018\u20132020 <em>Vice-Chair of&nbsp;Florida International University,&nbsp;Faculty Senate<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2018\u20132020 <em>Member of the Board of Directors, FIU Foundations (<\/em>R.&nbsp;Brilliant, Chair<em>)&nbsp;<\/em>(also&nbsp;in&nbsp;2004-2005)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2019 <em>Faculty Service Award,&nbsp;<\/em>Florida International University, College of Arts, Sciences, &amp; Education (CASE).&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2015 <em>Faculty Research Award<\/em>, Florida International University, Honorary Degree and Awards Committee, a formal recognition for excellence in research.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2016 <em>Frost Professorship Award,<\/em>&nbsp;College of Education, Florida International University;&nbsp;a formal recognition for excellence in research and scholarly work.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2005\u20132006 <em>Florida&nbsp;Board of Governors&nbsp;(BOG, Voting member<\/em>),&nbsp;State University System&nbsp;(SUS), Carolyn Roberts (Chair), John Dasburg, (Vice-Chair).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2005\u20132006 <em>Chair of the Advisory Council of Faculty Senates (ACFS)<\/em>&nbsp;of the Florida State University System (SUS).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2005 <em>Faculty Service Award<\/em>, Florida International University, Honorary&nbsp;Degree&nbsp;and Awards Committee;&nbsp;a formal recognition for&nbsp;\u201cexcellence in university, state, national, and international professional and academic service.\u201d&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2004-2005 <em>Vice-Chair of&nbsp;Florida International University,&nbsp;Faculty Senate<\/em>&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2001\u2013 <em>Fellow of the American Psychological Association&nbsp;(APA)<\/em>,&nbsp;Division 25,&nbsp;Fellowship endorsed by APA Membership Committee, P.&nbsp;Reid, Chair and&nbsp;P.&nbsp;Zimbardo, President.&nbsp;(Fellow status awarded on evaluated evidence of \u201coutstanding and unusual contributions to the field of psychology.\u201d)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2001 <em>National Research Award&nbsp;<\/em>from the National Council for Teaching and Research in Psychology&nbsp;(CNEIP, M\u00e9xico).&nbsp;&nbsp;Awarded for excellence in teaching and research.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1997 <em>Faculty Research Award<\/em>, Florida International University, Honorary Degree and&nbsp;Awards Committee, a formal recognition for excellence in research.&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1992 <em>International&nbsp;Doctoral&nbsp;Dissertation Award<\/em>&nbsp;granted by the International Society for Infant Studie<em>s<\/em>&nbsp;(ISIS):&nbsp;\u201cInfant learning to reference maternal emotional cues\u201d&nbsp;(J.&nbsp;Gewirtz, Chair).&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1991 <em>Outstanding Academic Achievement Award in Psychology<\/em>. 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