Awards & Honours

  • 1976-197 - Nominated for the Best Teacher Award, Department of Psychology, York University
  • 1976 - Listed in the MATH Talent Bank File, 1976 (International Centre Matching Women's needs and Resources in Canada and the Third World)
  • 1977-1981- Merit pay, Department of Psychology
  • 1984 - Fellow, Canadian Psychological Association
  • 1984 -York University Faculty of Arts Fellowship for 1985-1986
  • 1984- Merit Pay, Department of Psychology
  • 1986-- Listed in Who's Who of Canadian Women
  • 1987- 1991           Editorial Board, Canadian Psychology
  • 1988- Editorial Consultant, Applied Psychology:  An International Review
  • 1988 - Editorial Board, Canadian Women's Studies
  • 1990- - Listed in Canadian Who's Who
  • 1990, 1991 - Imperial Oil Award for Research Excellence
  • 1996- - Consulting Editor, Anxiety, Stress, and Coping:  An International Journal
  • 1996- - Fellow, American Psychological Association (APA Div. 35)
  • 1996 - Organizer and Convener of the first meeting of the International Society of Health Psychology Research (ISHR), Montreal, Quebec, August 1996
  • 1997- - Editorial Board, Health Perspectives: Research, Policy and Practice
  • 1997-The 1996 Section on Women and Psychology (SWAP) Award of Distinction, Canadian Psychological Association, June 1997
  • 1999 -Scientific Committee for STAR (Stress and Anxiety Research Society) meeting in Cracow, Poland, July.
  • 2000- Participant in the Inauguration of the first Congress of the Asian Health Psychology Society (AHPS), Tokyo, August 28-29.
  • 2002- Program Committee of Division 8 (Health Psychology) of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) for the meeting in Singapore, July 7-12.
  • 2002-2003- Scientific Organizing Committee for the Fourth Conference on Occupational Stress and Health. APA-NIOSH. Toronto, March 20-22, 2003.
  • 2002 -Scientific Committee of the STAR (Stress and Anxiety Research Society) 2003 Conference in Lisbon July 10-12, 2003.
  • 2002- Review Committee: Presentation proposals gave for Fourth Conference on Occupational Stress and Health, APA-NIOSH. Toronto, March 20-22, 2003
  • 2002- Editorial Advisory Board for International Studies on Child and Adolescent Health
  • 2003 =Scientific Organizing Committee for the Fourth Conference on Occupational Stress and Workplace Wellness, APA-NIOSH. Toronto, March 19-21.
  • 2002-2006 - President Elect of the Division of Health Psychology (Division 8) of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP).
  • 2003- 2004 - Chairperson, Department of Psychology, York University
  • 2003-2004 - International Scientific Committee of STAR (Stress and Anxiety Research Society) Conference in Amsterdam, July 10-12, 2004.
  • 2004-2008 - Member, International Advisory Committee, 29th International Congress of Psychology, July 20-25, 2008, Berlin, Germany.  http://www.icp2008.de
  •  2005-2006 - International Scientific Committee of the STAR (Stress and Anxiety Research Society) Conference in Crete, Greece, July 13-15, 2006.  ·
  • 2005-2006 - Chair, Program Committee of Division 8 (Health Psychology) of the 26th International Congress of Applied Psychology, July 16-21, 2006, Athens, Greece ·         2003-   Canadian Representative to STAR (Stress and Anxiety Research Society).
  • · 2004-2006 -   Merit Pay ·
  • 2006 - Lifetime Career Award by STAR (The International Stress and Anxiety Research Society)
  • · 2006 - Nominated the Liaison Officer between the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) and the World Federation of Mental Health
  • 2006-2010 - President of the Division of Health Psychology (Division 8) of the International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP).
  • 2006-2007- International Scientific Committee of the STAR (Stress and Anxiety Research Society) Conference in Dominican Republic, July 19-22, 2007.  ·
  • 2007-2008 - Scientific Advisory Board, STAR (Stress and Anxiety Research Society) Conference London, UK, July 16-18, 2008.
  • 2007 (Sept) - Greenglass, E. R., Fiksenbaum, L., & Eaton, J. (2006). Coping and social support in the elderly: implications for physical functioning and psychological well-being. Anxiety, Stress and CopingAn International Journal, 1,1-17. One of the top 10 most downloaded articles of the journal in 2006         
  • 2007- Editorial Board, Applied Psychology: Health and well-being (AP: HWB)
  •  2008-2009 Scientific Advisory Board, STAR (Stress and Anxiety Research Society) Conference Budapest, Hungary, July 2009.
  • 2009- 2010 Program Committee of Division 8 (Health Psychology) of the 27th International Congress of Applied Psychology, July 11-16, 2010, Melbourne, Australia.   ·
  • 2010-   Fellow, International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP)
  • 2013 -The great recession: Stress and coping in tough economic times. Invited Distinguished Spielberger Address. Presented at the 34th International Conference of Star, Faro, Portugal,
  • 2013 - 2016 Editorial Board: Burnout Research ·
  • 2014- Psychological implications of economic hardship and financial threat. Invited Address, International Congress of Applied Psychology (ICAP 2014),
  • 2015-2017   International Association of Applied Psychology (IAAP) Task Force on Future Conferences ·
  •   2015- Sunnybrook Hospital Patient Safety and Access to Care Committee Invitation serve on this committee. as community representative
  •  2021- Editorial Advisor, Journal of Indian Health Psychology (JIHP)
  • 2022- J-STAR Journal of Stress, Trauma, Anxiety, and Resilience. Consulting Editor.
  • 2023 - Editorial Board of Behavioral Sciences (ISSN 2076-328X)
  • 2023 - Editorial Board, Journal of Indian Health Psychology (JIHP).
  • 2023 - Ranked #239 of the Best Scientists in the Field of Psychology in Canada https://research.com/scientists- rankings/psychology/ca
  • 2024 - Coping, Happiness, and Well-Being.  Invited Keynote Address to the 33rd International Congress of Psychology (ICP).
  • 2025 - July 21-26, Prague, Czech Republic2025. The Art of Coping.
  •  2025 - Invited Keynote Address to the 86th Annual National Convention of the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), June 12-14, 2025 St. John’s, NL