Denver Model is described in the January 2014 issue of Scientific American Mind. Dawson has testified before the United States Senate to advocate for autistic individuals and their families: in 1999 in support of the Children's Health Act of 2000, in 2002 on behalf of the Federation of Behavioral, Psychological, and Cognitive Sciences, in 2009 at the request of the Senate to provide an update on the current state of autism science, and in 2012 in support of a bill to increase access to autism services for military families. Honors, awards, and appointments Dawson is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dawson's honors and awards include the Association for Psychological Science James McKeen Cattell Lifetime Achievement Award (2012), American Psychological Association Distinguished Career Award (Div53), Top 1% Most-Cited Researcher Across All Fields, Clarivate Analytics, Tarheel of the Week (2014), Geoffrey Beene Rock Star of Science Award (2010), Autism Hero Award from the Cure Autism Now Foundation (2006), Autism Society of America Award for Research Contributions to the Autism Community (2004), Autism Society of Washington Medical Professional of the Year (2004), Washington Autism Society Achievement Award for Outstanding Service (1996), Autism Society of America Award for Valuable Service (1989) and the Gatzert Child Welfare Award (1977). Dawson has been an advisor to the National Institutes of Health since 1989. She served for two terms on the National Institutes of Health Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee, a federal advisory committee that coordinates all efforts within the Department of Health and Human Services concerning Autism Spectrum Disorders. References External links http://autismcenter.duke.edu http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/cso-letter http://dibs.duke.edu/news/announcements/2013/06/11/dibs-welcomes-geri-dawson/ http://psychiatry.duke.edu/faculty/details/0629543 American women psychologists Living people People from Schoharie County, New York University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill faculty University of Washington College of Arts and Sciences alumni University of Washington faculty Year of birth missing (living people) American women academics 21st-century American women American child psychologists American clinical psychologists