Diabetes Pro Quarterly - Summer 2020 - 7

Membership News
continued from previous page

The recipient of numerous NIH and Public Health Service
awards, Dr. Fradkin is also the 2003 recipient of the
American Medical Association's Dr. Nathan Davis Award
for outstanding public service in the advancement of
public health. She was also the recipient of the 2010
JDRF Hero Award, the Eugene T. Davidson, MD, Award
for Public Service of the American Association of Clinical
Endocrinologists, the 2015 David Rumbough Award from
JDRF, and the 2018 ADA C. Everett Koop Medal for lifetime
achievement in diabetes.

Richard R. Rubin Award-Presented by the Behavioral
Medicine and Psychology Interest Group
Randi Streisand, PhD, is the recipient of
the 2020 Richard R. Rubin Award. This
award recognizes a scientist who has made
outstanding, innovative contributions to the
study and understanding of the behavioral
aspects of diabetes.
Dr. Streisand is a tenured professor of psychology and
pediatrics at George Washington University School of Medicine
and serves as chief of the Division of Psychology & Behavioral
Health at Children's National Hospital, in Washington, DC,
where she also serves as vice-chair of the institutional review
board and provides clinical services for families affected by
diabetes and other health conditions. She is an active mentor
for and educator of trainees and early-career faculty members
regarding research and clinical service.
Throughout her career, Dr. Streisand has received multiple
research and training grants, published approximately 100
papers in peer-reviewed journals, and presented at national
and international meetings. She has also been recognized for
her mentorship and received awards from Children's National
Hospital, as well as the Society of Pediatric Psychology.
Dr. Streisand's research is funded by the NIH and focuses
on parent-child adjustment to diabetes and behavioral
interventions to promote adjustment, adherence, and
glycemic control. Her research has included young children
through teenagers, and she is currently evaluating the use of
a parent coach program to support parents of young children
newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes.
Dr. Streisand has served on several journal editorial boards, is
a grant reviewer for NIH, and has served in elected positions
for professional organizations. She is also a certified diabetes
care and education specialist.

Roger Pecoraro Award-Presented by the Foot Care
Interest Group
Lee J. Sanders, DPM, is the recipient of the
2020 Roger Pecoraro Award. This award
recognizes a researcher who has made
significant scientific contributions and
demonstrates an untiring commitment to
improving the understanding of the detection,
treatment, and prevention of diabetic foot complications.

Dr. Sanders served as a commissioned officer in the U.S.
Air Force on the orthopedic service at Clark Air Force
Base in the Philippines. After his discharge from the Air
Force, he joined the surgical service of the Veterans Affairs
(VA) Medical Center in Lebanon, PA, as chief of podiatry.
He established an active research program at the VA,
as well as a formal postdoctoral training program for
podiatry residents. He was an adjunct clinical professor
in the Department of Podiatric Medicine at the Temple
University School of Podiatric Medicine in Philadelphia, PA.
Additionally, the University of Texas Health Science Center
in San Antonio established the Lee J. Sanders Professorship
in Lower Extremity Amputation Prevention, an endowed
professorship, in his name to support podiatric research and
education in amputation prevention.
Dr. Sanders' research focused on preventive diabetic foot
care, the role of plantar pressure distribution measurement
to identify risk for developing foot ulcers, the role of
forefoot amputation in salvage of the diabetic limb, patterns
of bone and joint destruction associated with Charcot
neuroarthropathy, and interobserver agreement in diabetic
foot risk stratification examination.
An internationally recognized researcher, medical
historian, and clinician, Dr. Sanders is a past chair of
the ADA's Foot Care Interest Group. He served on the
association's National Board of Directors and Executive
Committee and is a past president of Health Care &
Education. He is now retired.

Michaela Modan Memorial Award-Presented by the
Public Health and Epidemiology Interest Group
Each year, one outstanding abstract is awarded the
Public Health & Epidemiology Interest Group's Michaela
Modan Memorial Award in honor of Michaela Modan, an
Israeli epidemiologist who made major contributions to
the understanding of type 2 diabetes, insulin resistance,
hypertension, and diabetes complications. This award is
selected by a committee of Israeli scientists from the top
abstracts submitted to the ADA in the areas of human
studies on the epidemiology, complications, and prevention
of diabetes. This year's award was presented to Alan M.
Jacobson, MD; Christopher M. Ryan, PhD; Barbara H.
Braffett, PhD; Rose Gubitosi-Klug, MD, PhD; Gayle M.
Lorenzi, BSN; José A. Luchsinger, MD, MPH; Victoria R.
Trapani, MPH; Ionut Bebu, PhD; Naomi Chaytor, PhD;
Susan M. Hitt, RN; Kaleigh Farrell, BA; and John M.
Lachin, ScD, for the abstract titled, "Biomedical Predictors
of Cognitive Decline in Older Participants with T1DM:
Longitudinal Follow-Up of the DCCT/EDIC Cohort."
Nominations for the 2021 Professional Interest Group
and WIN ADA Awards will open this fall. For more
information, visit professional.diabetes.org/IGawards
and professional.diabetes.org/WINADAawards.

professional.diabetes.org

7
http://professional.diabetes.org/IGawards http://professional.diabetes.org/WINADAawards http://professional.diabetes.org
Diabetes Pro Quarterly - Summer 2020

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Diabetes Pro Quarterly - Summer 2020
