Kudos to Dennis Wendt Ph.D. on his selection to receive the Distinguished Dissertation Award in Qualitative Inquiry for 2016 from Division 5 (Quantitative and Qualitative Methods) of the American Psychological Association. The award recognizes distinguished dissertations completed within the past 3 years that address a topic in the field of qualitative inquiry. The award will be presented at the Division 5 Award Symposium at the 2016 APA Annual Convention in Denver, Colorado from August 4th to August 7th.
Dr. Wendt is a clinical psychologist and postdoctoral fellow in Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the UW. His postdoctoral work is with the UW Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute, mentored by Dennis M. Donovan, ADAI Director and Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences.
Dr. Wendt completed his doctorate at the University of Michigan; his dissertation was titled "A Mixed-Methods Exploration of Group Therapy for Substance Use Disorders." More about Dr. Wendt's research on his ADAI bio page: http://bit.ly/adaistaff_wendt