2007

• National Leadership Award, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 2007
  

2005-2006

• Surgeon General's Workshop on Child Maltreatment, US Department of Health and Human Services, 2005
  

• Solomon A. Berson Medical Alumni Achievement Award in Health Sciences, New York University School of Medicine, 2005
  
• Elected to the Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, 2005
  
• Anne Cohn Donnelly Leadership Award, Prevent Child Abuse America, 2005
  
• Chair-Elect, Association of American Colleges (AAMC), 2005
  

• Professional Contribution Award, Platte Valley Children’s Alliance First Annual Celebrity Dinner, 2006
  
• Special Recognition Award for Outstanding Dedication and Service, Residency Recruitment Selection Committee, Department of Pediatrics, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2006
  
• Outstanding Research in Child Abuse Recognition Award, 25th Annual San Diego Child Maltreatment Conference, 2005
  

• Pediatrician and Child Abuse Expert Consultant, Colorado State Child Fatality Prevention Review Team, Governor of Colorado Appointment, 2005
  

2003-2004

• "Best Doctors in America," 2003-2004
  
• Appreciation Award for Distinguished Lecture, Korean Neuropsychiatric Association, Seoul, Korea, 2003
  
• Simon Wile Leadership in Consultation Award, American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, 2003
  
• Kempe Award for Outstanding Professional in Child Abuse and Neglect, Kempe Children's Foundation, 2003
  
• Special Recognition with Appreciation for Leadership in the Division of Child Psychiatry, 1984-2002, Department of Psychiatry Clinical Faculty Award, University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine, 2003
  
• Award of Excellence for Exceptional Service, Children's Services Council, Palm Beach County, Florida, 2002-2003
  
• "Guide to America's Top Psychiatrists," 2002-2003
  

• The Faye Honey Knopp Award, National Adolescent Perpetration Network, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, 2003
  

• Outstanding Young Professional in the Field of Child Abuse and Neglect, International Society for the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect, Brisbane, Australia, 2004
  

2001-2002

• Board Member Emeritus, National Association of Counsel for Children, 2001
  
• Distinguished Achievment in Education, University of Colorado School of Law Alumni, 2001
  

• Kempe Award for Outstanding Professional in Child Abuse and Neglect, Kempe Children's Foundation, 2002
  

• Outstanding Overall Achievement Award, Department of Psychiatry Clinical Faculty, University Colorado of Health Sciences Center, 2002
  

• Kempe Award for Outstanding Professional in Child Abuse and Neglect, Kempe Children's Foundation, 2001
  

• Friend of Children Award, Advocates for Children - Arapahoe Court-Appointed Special Advocates, 2002
  
• Board of Directors, Denver Court-Appointed Special Advocates, 2002
  
• Consultant to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Multi-Institutional Project, Protocol #2517: Noninvasive Diagnosis of Viral and Bacterial Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) in Sexually Abused Children and Adolescents, 2002
  

• Women of Distinction Award, Soroptimist International of America, 2001
  
• Special Achievement Award, American Academy of Pediatrics, 2001
  

1999-2000

• Distinguished Service Award, National Association of Counsel for Children, 2000
  

• Outstanding Professional Award, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children, 2000
  

• Berger Fellow at the Kempe Center for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect, 2000-2002
  
• William T. Grant Foundation Faculty Scholar Award, 2000-2005
  

• Young Investigator Award, Association for Clinical Psychosocial Research, 2000