2006

(1) The University of Alabama Capstone College of Nursing's Bridger Endowed Lectureship in Nursing and Health Care keynote address

(2) The University of Missouri Center for Psychosocial Trauma Humanitarian Award for 2006: "For his lifetime of service in humanitarian endeavors for the people of the world."

2005

(1) Awarded Lifetime Achievement Award in Traumatology by the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation

(2) Frontiers in Research Lecturer for 2005, University of Ottawa

(3) Invited to testify before the US Congress on Research Issues on Combat-Related PTSD

2004

(1) Spent a portion of his year's sabbatical in Kuwait as a Visiting Distinguished Professor in the College of Social Sciences.
(2) Was awarded The Pennsylvania State University Alumni Fellow Award (its highest honor) October 14th by Penn State President Dr. Graham Spanier.

2003

(1) Awarded a Fulbright Senior Research Fellowship

(2) Nominated as an FSU Distinguished Research Professor

(3) Began his sabbatical as a Visiting Senior Scientist at the New York Academy of Medicine

2002

(1) a Visiting Senior Scientist at the New York Academy of Medicine.
(2) The Fifteenth Annual Edith Harris Memorial Lecture, School of Social Work, Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan.
(3) Visiting scholar and keynote lecturer,  All Hallows College, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
(4) The Eighteenth Annual Ruth Hutton Fred Lecture, Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, Houston, Texas.

(5) Elected Fellow of the South Africa Institute of Traumatology and Crisis Intervention, Johannesburg, 4 August 2001.

2001

(1) Recognized for his service in response to 9-11 from Governor Jeb Bush of Florida
(2) Recognized for his help through the Green Cross from Mike Fishman, President of the 32B-J (local union of greater New York) of the Service Employees International Union
(3) Named the The National Council on Family Relation's 2001 Distinguished Service to Families Award co-winner with Kathleen Regan Figley for the Green Cross Projects in recognition of their efforts and those of the Green Cross Projects  in recognition of efforts in response to the September 11th attack on New York City.

2000

(1) His Florida State University Traumatology Institute was named Outstanding Program Award for 2000 by the University Continuing Education Association at its UCEA's 85th Annual Conference, April 18, 2000 in San Diego.
(2) Florida State University President's 2000 Continuing Education Award was presented in Tallahassee April 10, 2000.
(3) Florida Association for Marriage and Family Therapy's 2000 Community Service Award was presented in Miami Beach, at the FAMFT's 25th Annual Conference, May 26, 2000.
(4) National Organization for Victim's Assistance (NOVA's) highest honor to a researcher, the Shaffer Research Award, was presented in Miami Beach at the 26th Annual NOVA Convention and Training Conference, August 3, 2000.