2022 Outstanding Mentor Award
The Career Development Networking Group is pleased to honor Patricia C. Heyn, PhD., FGSA, FACRM with the ACRM Career Development Networking Group Outstanding Mentor Award. This award was established in 2016 to honor those who have significantly contributed through mentoring, to the development of the early career rehabilitation professional, the Early Career Development Course and the Career Development Networking Group’s Mentoring Task Force.
The award presentation will occur during the ACRM 2022 Annual Conference. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Heyn for her achievement.
“I am extremely honored and greatly inspired by my nominees and the selection committee who trusted me with this noble award. I am earnestly grateful for the recognition I have received from my colleagues for my mentoring, because I am very sure that every other nominee for this award is an incredible mentor. This award would not have been possible without the inspiration and support I have received from my mentees for whom I have the deepest respect, and from whom I have derived the strength to challenge myself and be a better person. I sincerely thank my ACRM family for trusting me and given me the opportunity to reach higher professional standards where today I can proudly receive this award. Thank you! Patricia C. Heyn, Ph.D., FGSA, FACRM”
—Patricia C. Heyn, Ph.D., FGSA, FACRM
ABOUT MONIQUE PAPPADIS
Dr. Pappadis is an Assistant Professor in the Division of Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston (UTMB) and an Investigator at the Brain Injury Research Center of TIRR Memorial Hermann. She has a diverse educational background in biology, psychology, health education, and social work.
Her research includes health literacy, minority aging, health disparities, and continuity of care after brain injury. She has won several research awards and made numerous national/international presentations. She has published over 40 peer-reviewed articles, two monographs in Spanish, one book chapter, and disseminated several educational materials.
Dr. Pappadis has been an active ACRM member since 2008 and served in several leadership roles. She is currently a member of ACRM’s Program Committee, Chair-Elect and Secretary of the Career Development Networking Group, and numerous ACRM Special Interest Groups and Task Forces. She is also the Chair of the Committee on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
