Selected Awards

2025 Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Field of Trauma Psychology (Trauma Division of the American Psychological Association).

This award recognizes a senior distinguished psychologist who has made outstanding contributions to science, practice, advocacy, and/or education and training, at such a level that they have advanced the field of trauma psychology.

2023 Frank W. Putnam Award (International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation).

Awarded for for an outstanding book that significantly contributes to our knowledge and understanding in the field of trauma and dissociation. Awarded for the Finding Solid Ground books.

2022 Lifetime Achievement Award (International Society for the Study of Trauma & Dissociation).

The Lifetime Achievement Award is the highest recognition given to an individual or individuals who have contributed substantially to the field of dissociative disorders, complex posttraumatic syndromes, and the ISSTD, for a duration of 15 years or greater.

2017 University of Maryland Board of Regents’ Faculty Award for Excellence in Research.

This is the highest level of research award granted by the University of Maryland System. Awarded for Dr. Brand’s important research contributions to the study of dissociative disorders.

2019 Outstanding Contributions to the Science of Trauma Psychology (Maryland Psychological Association).

This award recognizes distinguished contributions to scientific research, such as a particular discovery or a sustained body of research and scholarship. Awarded for the research Dr. Brand has conducted on trauma-related topics including dissociation, PTSD, and attachment over the course of her career.

2019 Morton Prince Award for Scientific Achievement (International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation).

Bestowed for “outstanding work on TOP DD Network program. This program contributes to cutting edge research, provides valuable education to therapists, and provides a resource for clients to better understand how to stabilize and address their symptoms.”

2016 Pierre Janet Writing Award (The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation)

Awarded to Dr. Brand and co-authors for the most important publication in the field of dissociation and trauma for the paper: Vissia, E. M., Mechteld, E. G., Chalavi, S., Nijenhuis, E. R. S., Draijer, N., Brand, B. L., & Reinders, A. A. T. (2016). Trauma or fantasy? Distinguishing dissociative identity disorder (DID), DID simulating controls, posttraumatic stress disorder and healthy controls. Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica, 1-18. doi: 10.1111/acps.12590

2013 Pierre Janet Writing Award (The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation)

Awarded to Dr. Brand and co-authors for the most important publication in the field of dissociation and trauma for the paper: Dorahy, M. J., Brand, B. L., Krüger, C., Lewis-Fernández, R., Martínez-Taboas, A., & Sar, V., Middleton, M., Stavropoulos, P. (2014). Dissociative Identity Disorder: An empirical review. The Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 48(5), 402 – 417. doi: 10.1177/0004867414527523

The Cornelia B. Wilbur Award was bestowed upon Dr. Brand for outstanding clinical contributions to the treatment of dissociative disorders.

2012 Pierre Janet Writing Award (The International Society for the Study of Trauma and Dissociation)

Awarded to Dr. Brand and co-authors for the most important publication in the field of dissociation and trauma for a paper published in Psychological Bulletin. The authors provided an extensive review of published research and concluded that dissociation is caused by trauma, rather than fantasy or sociocognitive influences. Dalenberg, C. J., Brand, B. L., Gleaves, D. H., Dorahy, M. J., Loewenstein, R. J., Cardeña, E., & … Spiegel, D. (2012). Evaluation of the evidence for the trauma and fantasy models of dissociation. Psychological Bulletin, 138(3), 550 – 588. doi: 10.1037/a0027447

Dr. Brand and her co-authors won the 2012 Richard P. Kluft Award for the best article in the Journal of Trauma & Dissociation.

Brand, B. L., Lanius, R. Loewenstein, R. J., Vermetten, E. & Spiegel, D. (2012). Where are we going? An update on assessment, treatment, and neurobiological research in dissociative disorders as we move towards the DSM-5. Journal of Trauma & Dissociation, 13(1), 9 – 31. doi:10.1080/15299732.2011.620687