Women in Leadership

Women in Leadership Committee

2022 Student Member Essay Contest

The Women in Leadership (WIL) Committee is pleased to announce the Twelfth Annual Edith Kaplan Scholarship Award.

All Trainee members (post-graduate, graduate, or undergraduate) who have not previously received this scholarship are eligible to apply for the 2022 WIL Edith Kaplan Scholarship. Applications from both women and men are welcomed and encouraged. Recipients are expected to assist with the registration desk at the WIL Networking Event at the annual conference in Denver. Scholarship recipients will receive:

1. Free registration for the WIL Networking Event.
2. $450 to defray travel expenses.

In order to apply, please submit a 500 word (min) to 1000 word (max) essay on the following topic: "It is important for women to lift one another up in the workplace, particularly as women enter more senior roles. At times, societal norms may create the assumption that there is only room for one woman “at the table.” How can women continually support and raise each other up as both colleagues and superiors to combat this assumption?”

Please send your essay to NANWIL@nanonline.org no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday, July 15, 2022.

About WIL

The mission of the NAN Women in Leadership (WIL) Committee is to educate, encourage, and mentor female neuropsychologists to become leaders within NAN and in the field. Our sponsored conference events are designed to provide an opportunity for casual networking in a fun and positive environment.

WIL strongly encourages women to become involved in NAN committees and to seek leadership positions within NAN. Volunteering to serve on a committee is an excellent way to gain experience, meet other NAN members, network, and pave the way for eventual leadership positions. WIL encourages women, men, and transgendered individuals to apply to join the committee. Information about NAN committees and the description of each committee is located here. Be sure to indicate your interest in joining a committee when you renew your membership dues or in your member profile.

Nominations for Fellow are solicited at the beginning of each year. WIL would like to encourage NAN members, and especially women, to apply for fellow status in NAN. Women in particular are often reluctant to nominate themselves, but we want to encourage you to do so. Please nominate yourself or someone in the field who has made significant contributions to the field of neuropsychology by clinical excellence, teaching, research contributions, and/or service. Attaining fellow status is an excellent way to demonstrate your leadership and commitment to the advancement of neuropsychology. Click here for a list of current NAN Fellows.

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Scholarships

Edith Kaplan Scholarship

Started with seed money by Ms. Ann Richardson and Dr. Ron Ruff, the scholarship was established to fund 3-4 students each year to attend activities sponsored by WIL at the Annual Conference. Edith Kaplan’s family has given their wholehearted endorsement of naming this scholarship fund in memory of Dr. Kaplan. Rachel Kaplan said that students were her grandmother’s passion and she and her father know that she would have been delighted to help support students attend WIL events.

Each year, students in NAN are invited by WIL to write an essay – each year there is a new theme – which involves reflecting upon the nature of leadership. The essays are judged by a subcommittee, and winners are selected to receive an Edith Kaplan Scholarship. The scholarship consists of free registration for the WIL Networking Event and funds to defray travel expenses to the Conference.

The Women in Leadership (WIL) Committee is pleased to announce the Eleventh Annual Edith Kaplan Scholarship Award.

WHO: All student members (post-graduate, graduate, or undergraduate) who have not previously received this scholarship are eligible to apply for the 2021 WIL Edith Kaplan Scholarship. Applications from both women and men are welcomed and encouraged. Recipients are expected to assist with the registration desk at the WIL Networking Event at the annual conference in Chicago. Scholarship recipients will receive:

1. Free registration for the WIL Networking Event.
2. $450 to defray travel expenses.

WHAT: In order to apply, please submit a 500 word (min) to 1000 word (max) essay on the following topic:
”Reflecting over the past year, what aspects of training, professional development, or networking have changed for the better? How might you use or enhance these changes as you move into more advanced training and/or professional roles? How would you further utilize these changes/tools to promote advancement of women in the field, particularly those from underrepresented groups?”

WHEN: Please send your essay to NANWIL@nanonline.org no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday August 27, 2021.

2018	Bryanna Bruger, Cole Hague, Jack Lennon, Jessica Watson
2017	Raquel Kirmse, Madison Niermeyer, Sarah Schubmehl, Emily Smith
2016	Haley Bednarz, Patricia Garcia, Elizabeth Miceli, Ramya Rangamannar
2015	Erica Kaplan, Amanda Rach, Denise Vagt, Jennifer Yuan
2014	Tamar Gefen, Morgan Glusman
2013	Ashley Curiel, Kathryn Dunham, Nick Bott, Kamini Krishnan
2012	Katie Eichstaedt, Maia Feigon, Natanya Hochsztein, Chelsea Morse
2011	Maria Grosch, Kate Higgins, Colette Seter, Sommer Thorgusen
2010	Joanna Arguello, Andrea Byrne, Jessica Mackelprang, Jaquelyn Marcinak

9th Annual Sponsorship Program

The Women in Leadership (WIL) Committee of NAN is pleased to announce an opportunity for promising graduate students or postdoctoral fellows to shadow “behind the scenes” conference activities and spend one-to-one time with leaders in the field of neuropsychology. The WIL Sponsorship Program has identified several leaders who have agreed to share a few hours of their time during the annual NAN conference. If selected (typically 3-5 selected), your sponsor will contact you prior to the conference, as an introduction. You will meet your sponsor at the NAN conference, including time for informal one-to-one conversation and the opportunity to meet some of your sponsor’s colleagues. All genders welcome.
Past participants have described this opportunity as informative and encouraging. If interested, please complete the attached application. Provide a brief (2-3 sentences) description of your interest in this Sponsorship Program and rank the topics you would most like to discuss with a sponsor. The application must be accompanied by names and contact information for two recent supervisors who can describe 1) your professional interests, 2) your strengths and accomplishments, and 3) your potential for success in neuropsychology.

Send your application to the WIL email address at NANWIL@nanonline.org no later than 5:00 p.m. EST on Friday August 27, 2021.

WIL Educational Fund

The WIL Educational Fund was started with seed money from Dr. Rosemarie Scolaro Moser with a challenge to others to match her contribution. The Educational Fund is used to defray the costs of obtaining prominent speakers for WIL Events and/or assist with their travel expenses.

If you would like to contribute to either the Kaplan Scholarship or Educational WIL funds, please click here to download and complete the form and return it to the NAN Office. WIL would like to express our gratitude to those who have already contributed to these two funds. The generosity and support of NAN members has been very heartwarming and we are very grateful. Such support will enable us to continue our mission of educating, encouraging, and mentoring female neuropsychologists to become leaders within NAN and in the field.

WIL Mentor Tribute

Do you want to give back to the mentor or supervisor who has given you extraordinary training, guidance, support, or inspiration? The Women in Leadership Committee (WIL) is committed to the recognition of exceptional educators, male or female, who have provided a special contribution to the development of trainees and practicing neuropsychologists. WIL will recognize your honored mentor at our annual event at the NAN Conference. Please complete the nomination form, with your $100 donation, and include contact information for your mentor. Tell us, in a sentence or two, the impact this individual made on your professional development. Donations will be evenly divided between the WIL Kaplan Scholarship Fund and the WIL Educational Fund. Your mentor will receive a certificate indicating that you have made a donation in her or his honor and recognizing him/her as an honored mentor. Recognition can be made by an individual or by a group. Please note that this is not a tax-deductible donation.

Committee Spotlight

Chair: Nyaz Didehbani, Ph.D.
Committee Members: Paige Mission, Ph.D., Tiffany Cummings, Psy.D., Kayla Whearty, Ph.D., Kathryn Dunham, Psy.D., Janice Marceaux, Ph.D., Sydney Park (Trainee Member), Lauren Ratcliffe (Trainee Member)

Female past presidents of NAN: Sandra Koffler (1995), Barbara Uzzell (2000), Robin Hilsabeck (2012), Laura Lacritz (2016), Cheryl Silver (2018), Tresa Roebuck-Spencer.

Chair: Heidi Rossetti, Ph.D. Committee Members: Kamini Krishnan, Ph.D., Erica Kaplan, Ph.D., Jennifer Peraza, Ph.D., Janya Mercado, Ph.D., Colette Smart, Ph.D., Nyaz Didehbani, Ph.D., Paige Mission, Ph.D., Tiffany Cummings, Psy.D., Kayla Whearty, Ph.D. (Trainee), Shanna Cooper, Ph.D. (Trainee)

Female past presidents of NAN: Sandra Koffler (1995), Barbara Uzzell (2000), Robin Hilsabeck (2012), Laura Lacritz (2016), Cheryl Silver (2018), Tresa Roebuck-Spencer.