Enns receives APA award

MOUNT VERNON – Professor of Psychology Carol Enns was recognized as a Distinguished Leader for Women in Psychology at the August meeting of the American Psychological Association (APA).

Carol Enns“In recognition of her life-long illustrious and exceptional contributions,” read the citation, “to the psychology of women and feminist scholarship, leadership, pedagogy, teaching, and practice.”

The citation further exalts her theoretical contributions to the field and her work as co-chair of the task force that drafted the APA’s Guidelines for Psychological Practice with Girls and Women.

Professor Enns’ primary interests are in feminist and multicultural pedagogy and feminist psychotherapy. She has taught at Cornell College since earning her Ph.D. from the University of California at Santa Barbara in 1987.

“I was surprised and honored to nominated for and selected to receive the Distinguished Leadership Award,” said Enns.

“The work that we do as teachers at Cornell requires us to point to interconnections and links between our ‘home’ disciplines and other areas of study,” she added. “I owe Cornell College a great deal for emphasizing the importance of this type of ‘border crossing’ activity and for valuing diverse forms of scholarship and research.”