2003 Award Winners: Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Presents the 2003 Award Winners for the APA Distinguished Scientific Contributions Awards. This award is presented to individuals who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. The list of members of the APA committee who selected the recipients for this year and a list of previous award recipients from 1956-1969 are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2004 Award Winners.

Presents the 2004 APA Awards. Awards are given in the following categories: Distinguished Scientific Contributions, Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology, Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology, Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest, Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy, Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training, Distinguised Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training, Psi Chi/APA Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award, Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research, Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent or Institutional Practice in the Private Sector, Distinguished Professional Contributions to Practice in the Public Sector, APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology, Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology, and the International Humanitarian Award. Included are lists of members of the various APA committees who selected the award recipients, lists of previous awardees, and award citations, biographies, selected bibliographies and award addresses for the 2004 award winners. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2003 Award Winners: Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training.

Presents the 2003 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training. This award is given by the APA Board of Educational Affairs in recognition 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. A listing of the members of the APA committee who selected the recipients for this year and a list of the previous recipients of this award from 1987 through 2003 are provided. The award citation, biography, and selected bibliography for each of the award recipients for 2003 are included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Teaching in Psychology.

The American Psychological Foundation invites nominations for the 1981 Award for Distinguished Teaching in Psychology. The annual award, which includes a check for $1,000, is given to the recipient for his or her contributions to the teaching of psychology. The committee that selects the awardee uses the following guidelines in arriving at its choice: (a) demonstration of influence as a teacher of students who become outstanding psychologists, (b) development of effective teaching methods and/or teaching materials, (c) participation in significant research on teaching, (d) development of innovative curricula and courses, (e) outstanding performance as a classroom teacher, (f) exceptionally effective trainer of teachers of psychology, and (g) responsible for administrative facilitation of outstanding teaching. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2005 Award Winners: Distinguished Professional Contributions.

Gathers together all of the 2005 American Psychological Association Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions that were presented at the 113th APA Convention in Washington, DC. Citations given to award winners for the specific Awards under this group are published together here. Brief biographies and selected bibliographies of each award winner accompany the citations. If an address was delivered by the award winner at the APA Convention it is also published here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2005 Award Winners: Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Gathers together all of the 2005 American Psychological Association Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions that were presented at the 113th APA Convention in Washington, DC. Citations given to award winners for the specific Awards under this group are published together here. Brief biographies and selected bibliographies of each award winner accompany the citations. If an address was delivered by the award winner at the APA Convention it is also published here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2005 Award Winners: Distinguished International Contributions.

Gathers together all of the 2005 American Psychological Association Awards for Distinguished International Contributions that were presented at the 113th APA Convention in Washington, DC. Citations given to award winners for the specific Awards under this group are published together here. Brief biographies and selected bibliographies of each award winner accompany the citations. If an address was delivered by the award winner at the APA Convention it is also published here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions: 1980.

Recognizing the diversity of roles and activities in which many professional psychologists are engaged, beginning in 1979 Professional Awards have been presented to three individual members of the Association whose distinguished contributions have served to advance psychology as a profession in the area of knowledge, in public service, and in professional practice. The 1980 recipients, honored at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association in Montreal, were as follows: for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice," Douglas W. Bray and Zygmunt A. Piotrowski; for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge," Leonard D. Eron; and, for "Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service," Nicholas Hobbs. A citation and brief biography for each award recipient is presented. The winners since the establishment of the awards are listed. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: 1980.

The Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest is presented to a person (or persons) who has advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by distinguished contributions in such areas as the identification or solution of significant social problems; unusual initiative or dedication, in activity that makes psychology more accessible in meeting client and/or community needs; and the integration of psychology with social action. This year awards were presented to Isidor Chein and Nicholas Hobbs at the APA convention in Montreal. Chein and Hobbs each received a check for $1,000 and an engrossed citation detailing their contributions. A citation and brief biography is presented for each award recipient. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology: 1980.

The Early Career Awards, given for the first time in 1974, recognize the large number of excellent young psychologists. Recipients of this award may not be more than eight years post-PhD. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into nine areas (human learning/cognition, psychopathology, physiological, animal, personality, developmental, methodological, social, and sensation/perception), and the awards are given in three-year cycles. The awards for 1980 were given in the areas of methodological, social, and sensation/perception psychology. Every year panels are selected for the three areas in which the award is to be given, and these panels recommend nominees to the Committee on Scientific Awards. Awardees included Baruch Fischhoff, Lynn A. Cooper, Shelley Taylor, and Camille Wortman. A citation and brief biography is presented for each award recipient. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2006 Award Winners: Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Presents the American Psychological Association 2006 Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. Highlighted are the 2006 winners of the Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions, Michael Davis, Marcia K. Johnson, and Martin E. P. Seligman; the 2006 winner of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology, Joseph Campbell; and the 2006 winners of the Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology, Mark G. Baxter, Theodore P. Beauchaine, Angela Bryan, Seth D. Pollak, Brian J. Scholl, and Anthony D. Wagner. Citations, brief profiles, and selected bibliographies of the award winners are included. If an award winner presented an address at the 114th APA Convention, the address is also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2006 Award Winners: Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions.

Presents the American Psychological Association 2006 Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions. These include the 2006 winner for the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research, Stephen M. Weiss; the 2006 winner of the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Independent or Institutional Practice in the Private Sector, Jeffrey J. Magnavita; the 2006 winner of the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Practice in the Public Sector, Thomas J. Fagan; and the 2006 winner of the APA/APAGS Award for Distinguished Graduate Student in professional psychology, Mona M. Amer. Citations, brief profiles, and selected bibliographies of the award winners are included. If an award winner presented an address at the 114th APA Convention, the address is also included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

American Psychological Foundation Awards for 1980: Gold Medal, Distinguished Teaching in Psychology, Development of Psychology Education in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean, and the National Media.

On September 2, 1980, at the annual meeting of the APA in Montreal, the American Psychological Foundation announced the recipients of the Gold Medal Award (Pauline Snedden Sears and Robert Richardson Sears), the Distinguished Teaching in Psychology Award (Elliot Aronson), the Award for the Development of Psychology Education in Puerto Rico and the Caribbean (Carlos Albizu-Miranda), and the National Media Awards (Marlene Cimons, Zick Rubin, Ellen Frank, Daniel Goleman, and Richard J. Trotter). A citation and brief biography for each award recipient is presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2003 Award Winners: Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest.

Presents the 2003 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest. This award is conferred on a psychologist who has made a distinguished empirical and/or theoretical contribution to research in public policy either through a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of work. A list of the previous recipients of this award from 1978 through 2003 are provided. The award citation, biography, and selected bibliography of the research of each of the award recipients for 2003 are included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2005 Award Winners.

Presents the American Psychological Association's award winners of 2005. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2003 Award Winners: Edwin B. Newman Award.

Presents the 2003 Psi Chi/APA Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award. A list of the members of the 2003 Edwin B. Newman Award Committee who selected the recipient for this year and a list of the previous recipients of this award from 1979 through 2003 are provided. The award recipient for 2003 is Rose Mary Webb. The award citation, biography, and a selected bibliography of Ms. Webb's research are included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2003 Award Winners: Distinguished Professional Contributions.

Presents the 2003 APA Awards for Distinguished Professional Contributions in several areas: Contributions to Applied Research; Contributions to Independent or Institutional Practice in the Private Sector and Contributions to Practice in the Public Sector. A list of the members of the APA Board who selected the recipients for this year and a list of the previous recipients of these awards are provided. The award citations, biographies, selected bibliographies and award addresses of the recipients for 2003 are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2003 Award Winners: Distinguished International Contributions.

Presents the 2003 APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology. A list of the members of the APA committee who selected the recipients for this year and a list of the previous recipients of this award from 1991 through 2003 are provided. The award recipient for 2003 is Thomas D. Oakland. The award citation, biography, selected bibliography and award address of Dr. Oakland are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

The Early Career Awards recognize the large number of excellent young psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into 10 areas. The areas considered in 2009 and the recipients were behavioral and cognitive neuroscience (Adam K. Anderson); perception/motor performance (Christian N. L. Olivers); social (Jennifer A. Richeson); applied research (Robert E. Ployhart); and individual differences (Daniel J. Bauer and Ahmad R. Hariri [shared award]). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2005 Award Winners: Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training.

Gathers together all of the 2005 American Psychological Association Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training that were presented at the 113th APA Convention in Washington, DC. Citations given to award winners for the specific Awards under this group are published together here. Brief biographies and selected bibliographies of each award winner accompany the citations. If an address was delivered by the award winner at the APA Convention it is also published here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)