Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest.

The recipients of the 2001 Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest Awards are provided. The winner of the Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to the Public Interest is Martha Bernal. The winner of the Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to the Public Interest is Edward Dunbar. The winner of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy is Susan D. Cochran. For each author, a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided. In addition, for Cochran, her award address is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Professional Contributions.

The 2001 recipients of the APA Professional Contribution Awards are provided. The winner of the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge is Marvin R. Goldfried. The winner of the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service is JoAnne Pedro-Carroll. The winner of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice is Reuben J. Silver. For each winner, a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided. In addition, each recipient's award address is presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

2006 Award Winners.

Presents the 2006 American Psychological Association Awards, which were given at the 114th APA Convention in Washington, DC. The following awards categories were presented: 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 in Psychology; 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; Distinguished Graduate Student in Professional Psychology; Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology; and the International Humanitarian Award. Citations given to winners of each award are offered here, and 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)     

2006 Award Winners: Awards for Distinguished International Contributions.

Presents the American Psychological Association 2006 Awards for Distinguished International Contributions. These include the 2006 winner of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology, Michael Cole and the 2006 winner of the International Humanitarian Award, the Center for Victims of Torture--Guinea 2004-2005 International Mental Health Team. 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)     

2006 Award Winners: Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest.

Presents the American Psychological Association 2006 Awards for Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest. Highlighted are the 2006 winner of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest, McCay Vernon and the 2006 winner of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy, Mark D. Cunningham. 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)     

2009 award winners: Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest.

Announces the 2009 recipients of the Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest awards. This winners of the Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest are Keith N. Humphreys, who received the Early Career Award, and Beverly Greene. The winners of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy are Charlotte J. Patterson and Laurence Steinberg, who shared the award. For each winner, a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are presented. In addition, a version of the award address that the recipient presented at the American Psychological Association's annual convention is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training.

The Board of Educational Affairs presents the Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training awards 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. The 2001 winner of the Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training is Ludy T. Benjamin, Jr., and the 2001 winner of the Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training is Alan M. Lesgold. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

1998-1999 award winners: Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology.

The Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology is given to an individual who has made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge in psychology. The 1998/1999 winner is Edwin A. Fleishman. A citation is provided for Fleishman, along with a biography and selected bibliography of his works. Also provided is the award address that he delivered during APA's annual meeting in 1999, entitled "Applied Psychology: An International Journey." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2010 award winners: Distinguished contributions to education and training.

The American Psychological Association 2010 Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training and 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. There was no award given in 2010 for the Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training award. Rosemary E. Phelps is the 2010 recipient of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training. The 2010 Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training acknowledges psychologists who contribute to new teaching methods or solutions to learning problems through the use of research findings or evidence-based practices. The 2010 winner is Michael Cole. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished international contributions.

Announces the 1998/1999 winners of the Distinguished International Contributions awards. Edwin A. Fleishman received the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology and Nila Kapor-Stanulovic received the International Humanitarian Award. For each recipient a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided, along with the award address that they presented at APA's annual meeting in 1999. (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 American Psychological Association 2010 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 promote excellence. Each year one of these two awards is presented. The Distinguished Career Contributions Award recognizes continuous significant contributions made over a lifelong career in psychology; the Distinguished Contributions Award recognizes a more specific contribution to education and training. This year the Education and Training Awards Committee nominated a psychologist for the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training. The 2010 winner of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training is Rosemary E. Phelps. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

1998/1999 Award Winners: Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training.

Announces that Gregory Adams Kimble is the winner of the 1998/1999 Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training, and that Nadine M. Lambert is the winner of the 1998/1999 Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training. Presented here are a citation, biography, and selected bibliography of each winner's works. Also included are the award addresses that they presented at APA's annual meeting in 1999. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2009 award winners: Distinguished International Contributions.

Announces the recipients of the 2009 Distinguished International Contributions awards. Included are the Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology (Judith V. Torney-Purta) and the International Humanitarian Award (Michael G. Wessells). For each recipient a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided, along with the awardee's paper, a version of which was presented at the American Psychological Association's annual convention. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Announces the winners of the 2000 Distinguished Scientific Contributions Awards. These awards are presented to persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Scientific Awards, have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology. This year's winners are Richard J. Davidson, E. Tory Higgins, and Elizabeth S. Spelke. Also announced is the winner of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology, which is presented to persons who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical advances leading to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems. This year's winner is David H. Barlow. Finally, the winners of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology are announced. This award recognizes the large number of excellent young psychologists. The winners are Alan J. Christensen, Robert L. Goldstone, Thomas E. Joiner, Dario Maestripieri, Jeffrey G. Parker, and Karen Wynn. For each winner a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided. In some cases the award address the recipient delivered at APA's annual meeting in 2000 is also 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)     

Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

This article lists the previous winners of APA's Distinguished Scientific Contributions awards, and recognizes the 2001 recipients. Alan D. Baddeley, Irving I. Gottesman, and Michael M. Merzenich received the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. David T. Lykken received the Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology. Marlene Behrmann, Stephen A. Maren, Norman B. Schmidt, Duane T. Wegener, Andrew J. Elliot, James J. Gross, and Paul A. S. Breslin received the Early Career Awards. In addition, the winners of the Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award are listed, and this year's winner, Su Yeong Kim, is recognized. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided for each recipient, as well as the award address that some of the recipients presented at APA's annual convention. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

2002 Award Winners: Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology.

Presents a citation, biography and selected bibliography for Stanley C. Krippner, the 2002 winner of the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology. This award is given to an individual who has made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge in psychology. An award address presented by Dr. Krippner, entitled "Conflicting Perspectives on Shamans and Shamanism: Points and Counterpoints," is appended. A citation and selected bibliography is also presented for Elizabeth Lira, 2002 winner of the APA International Humanitarian Award. This award recognizes extraordinary humanitarian services and activism by psychologists, including professional and volunteer work conducted primarily in the field with underserved populations. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2005 Award Winners.

Gathers together all of the 2005 American Psychological Association Awards, presented at the 113th APA Convention in Washington, DC. The five groups of awards are: the Distinguished Scientific Contributions; the Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest; the Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training; the Distinguished Professional Contributions; and the Distinguished International Contributions. Citations given to award winners for the specific Awards under each 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)     

2009 award winners: Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Lists the 2009 winners of the Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (Susan E. Carey, Alica H. Eagly, and Steven F. Maier). Also included are the winners of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology (Nancy E. Adler) and Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology (Adam K. Anderson, Daniel J. Bauer, Ahmad R. Hariri, Christian N. L. Olivers, Robert E. Ployhart, and Jennifer A. Richeson). For each winner a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)