BPSI Video Interviews: Oral History

The Arthur R. Kravitz Award Series

Conversations with Kravitz Award recipients – BPSI Members who have provided noteworthy psychoanalytically-informed service to the broader community.

Gil Noam, PhD (Habi.), EdD, The Arthur R. Kravitz Award Recipient of 2016, talk about his work with children and educators in an interview to Ann Epstein, MD, recorded on Oct 29, 2021.
Ayelet Barkai, MD and Ruth Drasin, PhD, The Arthur R. Kravitz Award Recipients of 2021, talk about their work co-directing the Boston chapter of the national organization A Home Within in an interview to Patricia Potter, MD, recorded on Oct 1, 2021.
Deborah Choate, MD and Karen Melikian, PhD, The Arthur R. Kravitz Award Recipients of 2015 and 2017, talk about their community work in a video interview recorded on Aug 20, 2021.
Michael Grodin, MD, The Arthur R. Kravitz Award Recipient of 2014, talks about his work in the field of human rights and medical ethics in an interview to James Frosch, MD. Recorded on Sep 25, 2020.
Sarah Birss, MD, and Ann Epstein, MD, the award recipients of 2011, talk about their work at the Infant Parent Training Institute at JF&CS of Greater Boston. Recorded on January 31, 2020.
Alexandra Murray Harrison, MD, the award recipient of 2013, was interviewed by Ellen Golding, PhD about her work with mental health professionals and caregivers in orphanages in developed countries. Recorded on December 20, 2019.
Paola M. Contreras, PsyD, the award recipient of 2019, was interviewed by Jane Keat, PsyD, about her work to help the victims of human trafficking. Recorded on October 11, 2019.
Anna Ornstein, MD, the award recipient of 2018, was interviewed by Steven Varga-Golovcsenko, MD about her dedication to teaching people about Holocaust and the dangers of intolerance. Recorded on August 21, 2019.
Judy Yanof, MD, the award recipient of 2012, was interviewed by Dan Jacobs, MD about her efforts to provide programs for early childhood education workers. Recorded on March 22, 2019.
Roberta Apfel, MD, and Bennett Simon, MD, the award recipients of 2009, were interviewed by Ann Katz, EdD, about their work with children in war and conflict. Recorded on May 8, 2018.

The Voice of Experience Series

BPSI senior members talk about their life, work, and important contributions

Jim Herzog, MD and Lora Tessman, PhD talk about their life, work, and important contributions to psychoanalysis. Recorded on Oct 22, 2021.
Ramon Greenberg, MD was interviewed by his colleague, Howard Katz, MD, about his work on dreams and other contributions to psychoanalysis. Recorded on Oct 9, 2020.
Dan H. Buie, MD, talked with his friend and colleague Alan Pollack, MD, about his life and his work with patients. Recorded on Dec 21, 2018.
Ana-María Rizzuto, MD, shared insights about her life and work in her interview with Axel Hoffer, MD, recorded in the BPSI Library on Sep 15, 2017.
Arnold Modell, MD, spoke to Dan Jacobs, MD, about his life and contributions to psychoanalysis. Recorded on June 23, 2017.
Malkah Notman, MD, discussed women in psychoanalysis, their experiences as candidates, members and clinicians with Dan Jacobs, MD. Recorded on February 10, 2017.