Congratulations to the 2025 Edith Sabshin Teaching Award Recipients

New York, NY — January 13, 2026 — The American Psychoanalytic Association (APsA) is proud to announce the recipients of the Edith Sabshin Teaching Award, which recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions as educators of students who are not candidates in formal psychoanalytic training programs.

Established in 1999, the award honors the legacy of Edith Sabshin, a former Secretary of the American Psychoanalytic Association, whose leadership and dedication to education had a lasting influence on the field. The award is presented by the Chair of the Edith Sabshin Teaching Award Committee and is a program of APsA’s Department of Academic and Professional Affairs.

Sponsored by the Department of Academic and Professional Affairs, the Edith Sabshin Teaching Award is given annually to up to ten individuals. Both APsA members and non-members are eligible for recognition, with recipients nominated by their local psychoanalytic societies and institutes for exceptional service in non-candidate education.

2026 Edith Sabshin Teaching Award Recipients

The American Psychoanalytic Association is pleased to recognize the following honorees:

• Jonathan Weiss, M.D., M.A.
  Association for Psychoanalytic Medicine, New York

• Dionne R. Powell, M.D.
  Columbia University Center for Psychoanalytic Training and Research

• Joshua Turchan, Ph.D., ABPP
  Michigan State University

• Edward Shafranske, Ph.D., ABPP
  Pepperdine University

• Lizbeth A. Moses, Ph.D.
  Washington Baltimore Center for Psychoanalysis

• David Mintz, M.D., DFAPA
  Erikson Institute for Education, Research and Advocacy

Through this award, APsA affirms the essential role of educators who extend psychoanalytic thinking beyond traditional training pathways and foster interdisciplinary learning, clinical curiosity, and public engagement.

Each September, nominations for the Edith Sabshin Teaching Award are solicited from local society presidents and institute directors. Nominations must be submitted to the APsA office by November 1.