A description of SNS Awards and selection criteria is available here.
Barth Distinguished Mentor Award
The Distinguished Mentor Award is the society’s highest honor to formally recognize those who prioritize mentoring and the development of others. The first Distinguished Mentor Award was awarded to Dr. Jeffrey T. Barth in 2024. Henceforth, the award will be presented in honor of his extensive mentoring of students, postdoctoral fellows, and colleagues. The award is presented biennially.
Jeffrey T. Barth, PhD, ABPP-CN (2024)
Levin Distinguished Career Award
This award is the society’s highest honor and is granted on an annual basis to an SNS professional member in good standing who has made an exemplary contribution to SNS and/or the field of sports neuropsychology over the course of their career. This award is named for Dr. Harvey Levin who pioneered research and treatment of patients with traumatic brain injury.
Gerard A. Gioia, PhD (2025)
Grant Iverson, PhD (2024)
Phillip Schatz, PhD (2023)
Michael McCrea, PhD, ABPP-CN (2022)
Gary Solomon, PhD (2021)
Rosemarie Scolaro Moser, PhD, ABN, ABPP-RP (2020)
Mark Robert Lovell, PhD (2019)
Ruben J. Echemendia, PhD (2018)
Jeffrey T. Barth, PhD, ABPP-CN (2017)
Early Career Award
Douglas Terry, PhD (2025)
Victoria Merritt, PhD (2023)
Scott Burkhart, PsyD (2021)
Catherine McGill, PsyD (2020)
Nyaz Didehbani, PhD (2019)
R J Elbin, PhD, ATC (2018)
Dissertation Award
Garrett Thomas, MS (2025)
Get Your Brain in the Game: Using Machine Learning to Predict Return-to-Play Timelines Following Sports-Related Concussion
Kaitlin Riegler, PhD (2024)
Understanding the Influence of Sleep, a Modifiable Behavior, in Different Neuropsychological Populations
Julia Maietta, PhD (2023)
Cognitive Testing for Sport Concussion: The Immediate Postconcussion Assessment and Cognitive Testing (ImPACT)
Tahnae Tarkenton Allen, PhD (2022)
A Comparison of Post-Injury Symptomatology and Recovery Following Concussion Versus Orthopedic Injury
Virginia Terwilliger Gallagher, MS (2021)
The Use of Eye Movement Tracking to Characterize the Sensorimotor and Cognitive Effects of Head Trauma Among Collegiate Athletes
Todd J. Caze, Jr, PhD (2020)
Anxiety Sensitivity and Adolescent Sports Related Concussion
Kristen Michelle Wilmoth, PhD (2019)
Outcomes Following Sports-Related Concussion in School-Aged Children and Adolescents: The Influence of Psychological Factors
Amanda Rach, PhD (2018)
Comparing two empirical methods for determining reliable cognitive and symptom change:
An application in youth, adolescent, and young adult athletes
Student Poster Awards
Emilia Ferreira (2025)
Investigating Associations of CMV Serostatus, Concussion History, and Clinical and Biomarker Outcomes in Collegiate Athletes
Gianna Hill, PsyD (2025)
Within-Day Changes in Neurocognitive Performance Among Concussion Patients with a Cognitive-Fatigue Clinical Profile
Heather C. Bouchard, MA (2024)
The Impact of Early Access on Sports-Related Concussion in Youth Hockey Players
Aaron J. Zynda, PhD, CCRP (2024)
Relationship between Fear-Avoidance Behavior, Clinical Outcomes,and Recovery Time in Adults Following Concussion
Kaye M. Butterfield (2023)
Self-Reported Balance Disturbance and Performance-Based Measures in Varsity Level Athletes with and without Concussion History
Shan R. Patel, PsyD (2023)
Comparative Analysis of Adolescents with a Sport-Related Concussion versus Non-Sport Related Concussion During Initial Visit
Alena Sorensen (2022)
Experiences of Adversity and Validity of Baseline Concussion Testing
Bindal Makwana Mehmel (2022)
Preliminary Evidence for the Vestibular/Ocular Motor Screening-Child for Patients with Concussion (ages 5-9)
Abigail Feder (2021)
Within Subjects Comparison of Clinical Outcomes After First, Second, and Third Concussions in Adolescents
August Price (2021)
Exploring Vestibular/Ocular and Cognitive Dysfunction as Prognostic Factors for Protracted Recovery in Sports-Related Concussion Patients Aged 8-12 Years
Jeffrey Schaffert (2020)
Neuropsychological Functioning in Cognitively Normal and Impaired Aging NFL Retirees
Alyssia Wilson (2020)
Resting-State Functional Connectivity Associated with Contact Level in Female Varsity Athletes
Benjamin Brett (2019)
White Matter Abnormalities on Diffusion Tensor Imaging following Recovery from Sport-Related Concussion and risk of subsequent re-injury
Sabrina Jennings (2019)
Comparison of Clinical Outcomes Following Patients’ First and Second Concussions
Brandon Gille (2018)
The Effects of Preinjury And Acute Emotional Distress On Initial Symptom Presentation Following Concussion
Honorable Mentions (2018): Benjamin Brett, Veronik Sicard
Daniel Charek (2017)
The Impact of Additional Sport Exposure Following Concussion: A Dose Response Effect on Outcomes
Gabriel Lavoie (2017)
Risk of Concussion and Other Injuries Associated with Progressive Body Checking in Youth Hockey
Honorable Mention (2017): Benjamin Brett
M. Anderson (2016)
A Prospective Investigation of Vestibular and Ocular Motor Function in Concussed High School Athletes