Tony Wong Diversity Award

The NAN Culture & Diversity Committee is extremely pleased to announce an annual diversity award in honor of Dr. Tony Wong. The Tony Wong Diversity Award was granted in recognition of the applicant’s efforts to promote public education, advocacy, and research in brain health in culturally diverse and minority communities.

Tony Wong Diversity Award for Outstanding Work Related to Diversity as a Mentor
2023 Paola A. Suarez, Ph.D. 
2022 Juan Carlos Arango-Lasprilla, Ph.D.
2021 Veronica Bordes Edgar, Ph.D., ABPP
2018 Pegah Touradji, Ph.D.
2015 Margaret Lanca, Ph.D.
2014 Jennifer J. Manly, Ph.D.
2013 S. Walden Miller, Ph.D.

Tony Wong Diversity Award for Outstanding Work Related to Diversity as an Early Career Professional
2023 Sonia Syed Rehman, Ph.D. 
2022 Anny Reyes, Ph.D.
2021 Alexander Tan, Ph.D.
2019 Shawn Nelson Schmitt
2018 Beatriz MacDonald Wer, Ph.D
2017 Yakeel T. Quiroz, Ph.D. 
2014 April D. Thames, Ph.D.
2013 Maiko Sakamoto, Ph.D.
 
Tony Wong Diversity Award for Outstanding Work Related to Diversity as a Graduate Student or Post-Doc
2014  Mirella Diaz-Santos, M.A.
           Paola Suarez, Ph.D.
2013  Nicholas S. Thaler, Ph.D.