Award for distinguished scientific early career contributions to psychology: Robert M. Nosofsky.

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 have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into 10 areas: animal learning and behavior, comparative; developmental; health; cognition/human learning; psychopathology; behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; perception/motor performance; social; applied research; and individual differences. Five areas are considered each year, with areas rotated in two-year cycles. The citation, biography, and selected bibliography of Robert M. Nosofsky, one of the 1993 recipients of the Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology (Cognition/Human Learning), are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Benjamin L. Hankin: Award for distinguished scientific early career contributions to psychology.

The American Psychological Association 2010 Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology was awarded to Benjamin L. Hankin, for his theoretically creative, methodologically innovative, timely, and programmatic work on the development of depression. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished scientific contributions: 1988.

The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions are presented by the American Psychological Association at the annual convention. The awardees for 1988, along with those for the preceding years since the establishment of the custom, are listed here. The recipients for 1988 were Irving T. Diamond, Frederic M. Lord, Eleanor E. Maccoby, William J. McGuire, Julian B. Rotter, and George Sperling. Diamond, Lord, Maccoby, McGuire, Rotter, and Sperling were each presented with a check for $2,000 and an engrossed citation of his or her contribution to the development of psychology. In accordance with established custom, the award winners have agreed to present addresses on some phase of their scientific work at the 1989 convention. The presentation of awards was made by Brenda Milner, chair of the Committee on Scientific Awards. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Simona Ghetti: Award for distinguished scientific early career contributions to psychology.

The American Psychological Association 2010 Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology was awarded to Simona Ghetti, for her outstanding and insightful contributions to the understanding of the development of memory and metamemory in childhood. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished scientific awards for an early career contribution to psychology: 1989.

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 have held a PhD for more than nine years. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into nine areas: human learning and cognition; psychopathology," physiological," animal learning and behavior; personality; developmental," social; sensation and perception; and applied research. Three areas are considered each year, with areas rotated in three-year cycles. The areas considered in 1989 were social, sensation and perception, and applied research. The citations, biographies, and selected bibliographies for the 1989 awardees are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished scientific awards for an early career contribution to psychology: 1987.

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 have held a PhD for more than eight years. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into nine areas: human learning and cognition, psychopathology, physiological, animal learning and behavior; personality, developmental, social, sensation and perception, and applied research. Three areas are considered each year, with areas rotated in three-year cycles. The areas considered in 198 7 were human learning and cognition, psychopathology and physiological and biological. Every year, panels ate selected for the areas under consideration, and these panels recommend nominees to the Committee on Scientific Awards. Marshall Haith, chair of the committee, presented each winner with a check and a citation recognizing his contribution. Other committee members were Lyn Abramson, Patricia Carpenter, Brenda Milner, Mary Tenopyr, and Mark Zanna. The panel members for 1987 were Alice F. Healy, James H. Neely, and Douglas Nelson for human learning and cognition; Paul H. Blaney, Michael J. Goldstein, and Peter M. Lewinsohn for psychopathology; and Norman Adler, Darcy B. Kelley, and James B. Ranck for physiological and biological. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Mara Mather: Award for distinguished scientific early career contributions to psychology.

The American Psychological Association 2010 Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology was awarded to Mara Mather, for her innovative research elucidating the interaction of emotion, cognition, memory and aging. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

Presents the citations, biographies, and selected bibliographies of the 2007 recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. 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 have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into 10 areas: animal learning and behavior, comparative; developmental; health; cognition/human learning; psychopathology; behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; perception/motor performance; social; applied research; and individual differences. Five areas are considered each year, with areas rotated in two-year cycles. The areas considered in 2007 were behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; perception/motor performance; social; applied research; and individual differences. Each year, panels are selected for the areas under consideration, and these panels recommend nominees to the Committee on Scientific Awards. The 2007 recipients are J?rn Diedrichsen (perception/motor performance); R. Chris Fraley (individual differences); Robert D. Gray (applied psychology); Matthew D. Lieberman (social); and Patrik O. Vuilleumier (behavioral and cognitive neuroscience). (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Matthew K. Nock: Award for distinguished scientific early career contributions to psychology.

The American Psychological Association 2010 Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology was awarded to Matthew K. Nock, for deepening our understanding of suicide and self-injury in the broader context of human dysfunction. Matthew K. Nock’s findings have overturned accepted notions about antecedents of suicide and have revealed critical functions served by nonsuicidal self-injury, underscoring the relevance of basic psychological principles. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Larissa K. Samuelson: Award for distinguished scientific early career contributions to psychology.

The American Psychological Association 2010 Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology was awarded to Larissa K. Samuelson, for innovative theoretical and empirical work on the processes that give rise to change over development in young children’s word learning. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished scientific contributions: Richard S. Lazarus.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Richard S. Lazarus, one of the recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (1989). Lazarus received his award for outstanding contributions to the understanding of the dynamic relationships among emotion, cognition, and motivation, especially as they relate to stress, coping, and adaptation. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished scientific early career contributions to psychology.

The American Psychological Association 2010 Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognizes the large number of excellent young psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. The winners for 2010 are: Stanley B. Floresco; Peter J. Gianaros; Mara Mather; Simona Ghetti; Larissa K. Samuelson; Benjamin L. Hankin; and Matthew K. Nock. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

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 have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. The specific areas considered in 2005 were behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; perception/motor performance; social; applied research; and individual differences. Award winners from 1974-2005 are listed. This document includes the citations awarded to the 2005 APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. A brief biography and a selected bibliography of each award winner accompany each citation. The award winners were Albert Jan (Ap) Dijksterhuis, Günther Knoblich, Robert F. Krueger, Hendree E. Jones, Fredrick P. Morgeson, and Russell A. Poldrack. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished scientific contributions: J. Douglas Carroll.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for J. Douglas Carroll, one of the recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions (1989). Carroll received his award for his development of many of the most effective and widely used methods for uncovering structures hidden in behavioral science data—including similarity, correlation, preference, and multivariate data. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished contributions to psychology in the public interest: 1985.

The Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons who, in the opinion of the Committee on Public Interest Awards, have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. These contributions might include the identification or solution of significant social problems, unusual initiative or dedication to activity in the public interest, or the integration of the science and/or profession of psychology with social action in a manner beneficial to all. The Committee is authorized to present two awards each year, each with a prize of $2,000. Beginning in 1983, recipients of the second award may not have held a PhD for more than 15 years. This award was established to recognize the large number of excellent psychologists who have made significant contributions to the public interest during the early stages of their careers. Members of the 1985 Committee included the three most recent past chairs of the Board of Social and Ethical Responsibility for Psychology—Sheldon J. Korchin, Stephen F. Morin, and M. Brewster Smith—and the three immediate past-presidents of the Association— William Bevan, Max Siegel, and Janet T. Spence. The chair of the Committee was Sheldon J. Korchin. The presentation of the 1985 awards was made by M. Brewster Smith. The recipients of the award since its establishment are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished scientific contributions.

Lists all of the winners of the Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions, and acknowledges the following 1991 winners: Paul Ekman, Patricia S. Goldman-Rakic, and Richard E. Nisbett. For each of these recipients a citation, biography, and selected bibliography of their work are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for distinguished scientific contributions: Ledyard R. Tucker.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Ledyard R. Tucker, one of the 1987 recipients of the American Psychological Association's Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for distinguished scientific early career contributions to psychology: Elissa Sarah Epel.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Elissa Sarah Epel, one of the 2008 recipients of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for distinguished scientific early career contributions to psychology: Jodi Anne Quas.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Jodi Anne Quas, one of the 2008 recipients of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished scientific awards for an early career contribution to psychology: Gary S. Dell.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Gary S. Dell, one of the 1987 recipients of the American Psychological Association's Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)