ROCKVILLE, MD, (March 5, 2002) - The Anxiety Disorders Association of America (ADAA) announced the winners of its Trainee Travel Awards for 2002. This award is meant to provide psychiatric residents and graduate students interested in pursuing anxiety disorders research with the opportunity to attend the ADAA's annual National Conference, March 21-24, 2002 in Austin, Texas.

Winners receive a travel stipend to attend the National Conference and the invitation-only Satellite Research Symposium, and a one-year membership in the ADAA. This year's awardees are:

• Winnie Eng, M.A., Temple University
• Amie Grills, M.A., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
• Lindsay Ham, M.A., University of Nebraska - Lincoln
• Gustavo Kinrys, M.D., Harvard Medical School
• Peter J. Norton, MSc., M.A., University of Nebraska - Lincoln
• Eric Storch, M.S., M.Phil., Columbia University
• Bethany Teachman, M.S., M.Phil., Massachusetts General Hospital
• Kimberly Wilson, M.A., Harvard Medical School

A prerequisite for a winning proposal is that it be relevant to the ADAA's mission to promote diagnosis, treatment and awareness of anxiety disorders. Applicants must have a demonstrated interest and experience in anxiety disorders research. This is the fourth year the ADAA is presenting these awards.

About the ADAA
The ADAA is the only national, nonprofit organization of researchers, health care professionals, and individuals with anxiety disorders. The ADAA is dedicated to the early diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of anxiety disorders. It is the Association's goal to promote professional and public awareness and understanding of anxiety disorders; it also seeks to increase the availability of effective treatment, reduce the stigma surrounding anxiety disorders, and stimulate research. For more information on the ADAA, or on anxiety disorders, please go to the website at www.adaa.org.