Phyllis A. Katz: Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest.

Announces Phyllis A. Katz as a recipient of the Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest for 2002. A biographical statement is included, along with major works and contributions for the field. Katz received this award for research on the origins and development of both racial and gender attitudes in children and her contributions to psychology in the public interest within the American Psychological Association. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest: Martha Bernal.

Recognizes Martha Bernal, winner of the Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest, for her career-long persistent and effective dedication to the advancement and training of psychologists of color and her overall outstanding contributions to psychology in the public interest. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Dante Cicchetti: Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.

Provides the biography of Dante Cicchetti and announces that he has received the APA Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest (2004) for his seminal role in bridging theory, research, and practice by fostering the emergence and coalescence of the field of developmental psychopathology. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

McCay Vernon: Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.

Presents a citation for McCay Vernon, who received the Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest "for fifty-five years of distinguished contributions toward improving the lives of both deaf and deaf-blind individuals." Accompanying the citation are a brief profile and a selected bibliography, as well as Vernon's award address, The APA and Deafness (see record 2006-21079-030). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Larke Nahme Huang: Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliograpy for Larke Nahme Huang, the 2007 recipient of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Melba J. T. Vasquez: Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest.

Announces Melba J. T. Vasquez as a recipient of the Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest for 2002. A biographical statement is included, along with major works and contributions for the field. Vasquez received this award for scholarship, teaching, service delivery, and professional leadership activities which reflect commitment to issues of empowerment, justice, and equality for all members of society. Vasquez has been involved in promoting the increase of ethnic minority and gender representation in all aspects of psychology. Her work has been in the areas of ethnic minority psychology, psychology of women, professional ethics, and teaching and training. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Claude M. Steele: Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest.

Provides the biography of Claude M. Steele and announces that he has won the Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest for his influential and groundbreaking work on stereotype threat that has been critical in defining and documenting psychologists' understanding of how societal messages about identity and competency affect the performance and life decisions of racial/ethnic minority-group members and of girls and women. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: Beverly Greene.

Beverly Greene, recipient of the Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest, has a long history of distinguished contributions in the public interest through her research, scholarship, teaching, practice, and consultation. Her work raises the visibility of many populations that have been overlooked and marginalized in the broader society as well as within psychology and offers new models for theoretical, empirical, and practical approaches. Her mentorship has reached innumerable people around the world, and her creative and influential contributions have moved the field in new directions. Provided here are a citation, biography, and selected bibliography of Greene's works. Also provided is her paper, entitled The use and abuse of religious beliefs in dividing and conquering between socially marginalized groups: The same-sex marriage debate, a version of which she delivered at the American Psychological Association's annual convention. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Margaret Beale Spencer: Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.

This document presents the citation awarded to Margaret Beale Spencer, recipient of the 2005 APA Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. A brief biography and a selected bibliography of Spencer accompany the citation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest.

The Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest recognize persons who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. Two awards are given, the first to a psychologist who has made a significant contribution to the public interest in the early stages of his/her career, and the second to a senior psychologist. The recipient of the 2000 Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest is Lillian Comas-Díaz. The recipient of the 2000 Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest is Jeannette R. Ickovics. The recipient's biographies, selected bibliographies and award addresses are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training and Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training.

The Distinguished Career Contributions Award recognizes continous significant contributions made over a lifelong career in psychology. The recipient of the 2000 Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training is Sylvia Rosenfield. The biography, selected bibliography, and award address for Sylvia Rosenfield is presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to the Public Interest: Edward Dunbar.

Recognizes Edward Dunbar, who received the Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to the Public Interest, for his outstanding research focusing on bias-motivated crimes, multicultural research, and the clinical aspects of racism. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

2006 Award Winners: Awards for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training and Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training.

The Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training and the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training are given by the Board of Educational Affairs in recognition of the efforts of psychologists who have made distinguished contributions to education and training, who have produced imaginative innovations, or who have been involved in the developmental phases of programs in education and training in psychology. These contributions might include important research on education and training; the development of effective materials for instruction; the establishment of workshops, conferences, or networks of communication for education and training; achievement and leadership in administration that facilitates education and training; or activity in professional organizations that promotes excellence. This document lists the winners of these awards from 1987 to 2006, and provides the citations, brief profiles, and bibliographies for the 2006 recipients of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training, Janet E. Helms and Michael C. Roberts. Helms' award address, Fairness Is Not Validity or Cultural Bias in Racial-Group Assessment: A Quantitative Perspective (see record 2006-21079-024) and Roberts' award address, Essential Tension: Specialization With Broad and General Training in Psychology (see record 2006-21079-026), are also included here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Rose L. Clark: Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.

Presents a citation for Rose L. Clark, who received the Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest "for her leadership and contributions to the field of psychology in the awareness and advancement of research, practice, and policy on behalf of American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) children, families, and communities." A brief profile and a selected bibliography accompany the citation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest.

Martha Bernal and Edward Dunbar received the 2001 Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest. They were given this award due to their contributions to the field. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Bonnie R. Strickland: Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest.

Presents a citation for Bonnie R. Strickland, who received the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest, for her four decades of outstanding research, writing, and overall contributions to psychology in the public interest. Along with the citation are a biography and selected bibliography of the recipient's work. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Susan Limber: Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.

Provides the biography of Susan Limber and announces that she has received the APA Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest (2004) for her creativity and diligence in the development of safe and humane settings for children, youth, and families. Adapting European innovations, Susan Limber has led the design, evaluation, and widespread replication of scientifically based programs and policies for prevention of bullying among schoolchildren in the United States. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Russell A. Poldrack: Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

This document presents the citation awarded to Russell A. Poldrack, recipient of the 2005 APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. A brief biography and a selected bibliography of Poldrack accompany the citation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gary W. Harper: Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Gary W. Harper, the 2007 recipient of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest.

The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. Two awards are given, the first to a psychologist who has made a significant contribution to the public interest in the early stages of his/her career, and the second to a senior psychologist. The recipient of the 2000 Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest is Lillian Comas-Díaz. The recipient of the 2000 Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest is Jeannette R. Ickovics. The biographies and selected bibliographies of each recipient is presented. The award address for Lillian Comas-Díaz is also presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)