Awards
Gottesman has been recognized by professional organizations in the US, Britain and Japan. He has won the following awards:
- Hofheimer Prize for Research in 1973 from the American Psychiatric Association;
- Dobzhansky Lifetime Achievement Award in 1990 from the Behavior Genetics Association;
- William James Book Award in 1991 from the APA Division of General Psychology;
- Kurt Schneider Prize from the University of Bonn (Germany) (the first non-German to win the prize);
- Distinguished Scientific Contributions Award in 2001 from the APA, is highest honor (previous honorees include Jean Piaget and B.F. Skinner;
- Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology in 2007 from the American Psychological Foundation; and
- Outstanding Achievement for Research on Mental Health Disorders NARSAD (National Alliance for Research in Schizophrenia and Affective Disorders) Award in 2008 from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.
- University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award in Psychology 2013
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