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Sheri Berenbaum, SSRI associate director and professor of psychology and pediatrics, is the recipient of the 2020 Pavouček Shields Faculty Award.
This award recognizes tenured faculty who have undertaken professionally oriented service and mentoring on behalf of women at the university. Dr. Berenbaum supports women in their academic careers at all levels and makes accommodations to help them remain in academia while they strive for work life balance.
Her nominator described her as, “…an effective advisor and mentor of women of diverse backgrounds and interests.” In sum, Dr. Berenbaum has been a source of support, mentorship, and encouragement for many women at the University throughout her years at Penn State.