[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 11]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 15395]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




   RECOGNIZING PROF. KRZYSZTOF KANIASTY FOR RECEIVING THE STRESS AND 
   ANXIETY RESEARCH SOCIETY (STAR) LIFETIME CAREER ACHIEVEMENT AWARD

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                           HON. MARK S. CRITZ

                            of pennsylvania

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, October 12, 2011

  Mr. CRITZ. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize an outstanding 
scholar for being honored by his peers with an internationally coveted 
award for excellence in the field of social psychology. Krzysztof 
Kaniasty, a psychology professor at Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 
received the Stress and Anxiety Research Society (STAR) Lifetime Career 
Achievement Award during the 32nd annual STAR Conference held recently 
in Munster Germany. Each year, STAR presents this award to one of its 
members who has contributed an original and impactful body of work to 
one or more of the psychology sub-fields of stress, coping, emotions 
and health.
  Dr. Kaniasty received a Master of Arts in Clinical psychology from 
Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland in 1981 and a Ph.D. in Social/
Community Psychology from the University of Louisville in 1991. Since 
completing his Doctoral work, he has had over 50 articles published in 
respected professional journals and has been invited to speak about his 
work at over 150 different international conferences and meetings. In 
addition to receiving STAR's lifetime achievement honor, he has been 
given awards for his work by both the Polish government and Indiana 
University of Pennsylvania.
  Dr. Kaniasty rose to prominence in his field by producing research 
that provides valuable insight into the psychological impact of natural 
disasters and criminal victimization. His ability to write and speak 
prolifically on the complex social dynamics and psychological processes 
that characterize populations that have experienced a traumatic event 
is a testament to his skillfulness as a scholar.
  It pleases me greatly that Dr. Kaniasty's scholastic efforts have 
been officially recognized by a professional society as reputable as 
STAR. I expect that his research from this point forward will be as 
edifying as it has been over the first 30 years of his distinguished 
career.

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