She was presented the award during the 62nd Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology in San Francisco, Calif., in March.
Emfinger will discuss “Family Acceptance and Mental Health Outcome for LGBTQ Youth.”
Bahemuka, a native of Uganda, is one of 20 health professionals participating in this yearlong fellowship beginning in June 2013.
Granger is an associate professor in the Respiratory Therapy program in the School of Health Professions.
Goodin, director of the UAB Biobehavioral Pain Research Lab, is a clinical health psychologist who specializes in pain-related behavioral medicine.
Pijuan-Thompson is the director and associate professor of the cytology program in the Department of Clinical and Diagnostic Sciences
UAB Psychiatry is quickly becoming a top-10 program for mood disorders research and care with six new faculty since January 2012.