Dr. Martica “Tica” Hall

ABMR Tica Hall Mentorship Award

This award was established in 2021 to honor the example led by Past President, Dr. Martica Hall (1941-2023). The awardee will embody the values that Dr. Hall upholds as an exemplary and dedicated mentor. Over her long and illustrious career, she mentored  many who are now active Fellows of our academy, and importantly, leading researchers in sleep medicine She blended inspiration with practicality and emboldened her trainees to strive for growth and independence. She was a champion of diversity and inclusion and demonstrated that diverse perspectives create better research teams and discoveries. To learn more about Dr. Hall, click here.

This award will be given to the ABMR Fellow who upholds the Academy’s values with respect to excellence in mentoring the next generation of behavioral medicine researchers. 

The award will come with an honorarium and a plaque. Awardees will also be given the opportunity to invite a mentee to attend the annual meeting as a guest.

ABMR Fellows are encouraged to nominate a colleague who is deserving of this award.

This award is made possible thanks to donations to the Martica Hall Mentorship fund.

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Winners of the Martica Hall Mentorship Award

  • 2025 Daniel Mroczek, PhD

  • 2024 Simon L. Bacon, PhD

  • 2023 Shari Waldstein, PhD

  • 2022 Karen Matthews, PhD

  • 2021 Martica Hall, PhD

The nomination period is now open through November 14, 2025.

Please send nomination packages to info@academyofbmr.org with the subject line “2026 Martica Hall Award Nomination”

Nomination packages should include:

1) A letter of support from at least one ABMR Fellow. List of current ABMR Fellows. The letter should highlight how the candidate upholds the values embodied by Dr. Martica Hall with respect to excellence in mentorship. The letter should also describe how the nominee fosters diversity and inclusion in our field, by advising mentees of diverse backgrounds and/or fields of science, or through other efforts.

2) Candidate’s updated CV, inclusive of a section showing the candidate’s track record of mentorship.

Selection Process:

A committee chaired by the ABMR immediate Past President will select the awardee.

Tica Hall Mentorship Award Photos

  • 2025 Awardee Daniel Mroczek, PhD

  • 2024 Awardee Simon L. Bacon, PhD

  • 2023 Awardee Shari Waldstein

  • 2022 Awardee Karen Matthews, PhD

  • 2021 Awardee Martica Hall, PhD