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Dr. Greene was awarded a Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from the Derner Institute of Adelphi University, and was a Doctoral Fellow in Mental Retardation at the Mental Retardation Institute of New York Medical College in Valhalla, New York. She has served on the editorial boards of numerous scholarly journals and is the author of nearly 100 publications  in the psychological literature.  Nine of those publications have received national awards as significant contributions to the psychological literature on women, women of color, sexual minorities, African American women and families. She is the founding co-editor of the APA Div. 44 book series Psychological Perspectives on Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Issues.  She is also the recipient of numerous national awards that include the 1996 Outstanding Leadership Award from the APA Committee on Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Concerns; 2000 APA Society for the Psychology of Women Heritage Award; 2003 APA Committee on Women in Psychology Distinguished Leadership Award;2004 Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Ethnic Minority Research(APA Division 45); 2005 Stanley Sue Award for Distinguished  Professional Contributions to Diversity in Clinical Psychology (APA Division 12); 2006  Helms Award for Scholarship and Mentoring (TC, Columbia Univ Cross Cultural Roundtable); 2006 Florence Halpern Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Clinical Psychology(APA Division 12); 2007  Distinguished Scientific Contributions to LGB Psychology Award (APA Division 44); 2007 Distinguished Career Award (Assn for Women in Psych); 2008 Carolyn Wood Sherif Award(APA Division 35); 2009 Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest Senior Career Award(APA).

A Fellow of 7 divisions of APA,(9,12,29.35.42.44.45)  she has served in many leadership positions in the association and currently serves on the Division 35 Executive Board, the Association’s  Policy and Planning Board and a representative of Division 44 to the APA Council of Representatives.

 

Professional Honors and Awards 

2013   National Multicultural Conference Distinguished Elder Award              

2013   American Psychological Association Presidential Citation       

2012 Oliva Espin Award for a Distinguished Scholarly Contribution onSocial Justice Concerns in Feminist Psychology. Assn for Women in Psychology   2

012   Jewish Women’s Caucus Award for Distinguished Scholarshipon Jewish Women. Assn for Women in Psychology 

2011 American Psychological Association Presidential Citation           

2010   Women of Color Psychologies Publication AwardAssn for Women in Psychology: 

2010  Laura S. Brown Distinguished Contributions Award-Section onLesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns of the Society for thePsychology of Women. American Psychological Association. 

2009   Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public InterestSenior Career Award.   American Psychological Association              

2008   Carolyn Wood Sherif Award- Society for the Psychologyof Women. American Psychological Association.               

5/08   Outstanding Faculty Achievement Medal, St. John’s University            

2007 Distinguished Career Achievement AwardAssn. For Women in  Psychology.              

2007  Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual &Transgender Psychology. Society for the Psychological StudyOf LGBT Issues(Division 44). American Psychological Assn.              

2007    Dalmas Taylor Award-National Multicultural Conference & Summit             

2006    Florence Halpern Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions toClinical Psychology. Society for Clinical Psychology(Div 12).American Psychological Association. 

2006    16th Annual Janet Helms Award for Mentoring & Scholarship.Teacher’s College Winter Roundtable on Cross Cultural PsychologyTeacher’s College, Columbia University, New York, NY 

2005    Stanley Sue Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions toDiversity in Clinical Psychology sponsored by the Society for ClinicalPsychology (Division 12). American Psychological Association.          

2004    Distinguished Career Contributions to Research AwardSociety for the Psychological Study of Ethnic Minority Issues(Div. 45)American Psychological Association.           

8/03    Distinguished Leadership Award- Committee on Women in Psychology.American Psychological Association 

2003   Cultural Impact Citation- Center for Intercultural Clinical PsychologyChicago School of Professional Psychology. 

2002   Feminist Therapy Institute Founding Foremothers Award 

2001   Distinguished Publication Award-Association for Women in Psychology 

2000   Heritage Award- Society for the Psychology of Women(35)American Psychological Association. 

2000 Women of Color Psychologies Publication Award-Assn for Women in Psychology  

2000    Psychotherapy with Women Research Award-Society for the Psychology ofWomen. American Psychological Association(Div. 35). 

2000   Clinical Psychology MENTOR Award-Minority Education, Nurturing, Teaching, Organizational Advocacy and Research. Society for the Scientific Study of Clinical Psychology(Div 12) American Psychological Association.           

2000   Clinical Psychology of Women Mentor Award-Society for the Scientific Study of Clinical Psychology(Div. 12)American Psychological Association, Section 4- Psychology of Women.            

2000   Outstanding Contributions to LGB Research Award:Georgia State Psychological Association, Division of Psychology of Human Sexual Orientations.  

1996   Outstanding Achievement Award- Committee on Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Concerns.American Psychological Association 

1996 Psychotherapy with Women Research Award, Div 35 APA      

1995 Distinguished Publication Award-Association for Women in Psychology 

1995 Psychotherapy with Women Research Award. Div 35   APA 

1995 Women of Color Psychologies Publication Award-Assn for Women in Psychology 

1992 Distinguished Professional Contributions to Ethnic Minority IssuesAwardSociety for the Psychological Study of Lesbian and Gay Issues(Div. 44). American Psychological Association 

1991 Women of Color Psychologies Publication Award-Assn for Women in Psychology. 

Fellow, American Psychological Association
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues (Div. 9)
Society for the Study of Clinical Psychology (Div 12)Division of Psychotherapy (Div. 29)
Society for the Psychology of Women (Div. 35)Division of Independent Practice (Div. 42)Society for the Psychological Study of Lesbian ,Gay, Bisexual & Transgender PsychologySociety for the Study of Ethnic Minority IssuesDivision on Trauma Psychology (Div. 56).