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)     

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.

Presents the 2003 APA Awards. Awards are given in the following categories: Distinguished Scientific Contributions, Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology, Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology, the Edwin B. Newman Award, Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest, Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy, Contributions to Applications of Psychology in Education and Training, and Contributions to Applied Research. 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 2003 award winners. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 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)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in 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: one to a psychologist who has made a significant contribution to the public interest in the early stages of his or her career, and the second to a senior psychologist. Award winners from 1978-2005 are listed. This document includes the citations presented to the 2005 APA Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. A brief biography and a selected bibliography of each award winner is included. If an address was delivered, the award winners' address to the 113th annual APA Convention is also published. The award winners Margaret Beale Spencer and Daniel Dodgen. Beale delivered an address entitled "Crafting Identities and Accessing Opportunities Post-Brown" (see record 2005-14550-019). (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)     

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)     

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)     

Awards for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training.

These awards 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. 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. Award winners from 1987-2005 are listed. This year the Education and Training Awards Committee nominated two psychologists for the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training. This document includes the citations presented to the award winners of the 2005 APA Award for Distinguished Career Contributions to Education and Training. A brief biography and a selected bibliography of the award winners accompany each citation. If an address was delivered, the award winner's address to the 113th annual APA Convention is also published. The award winners were John C. Norcross and Irma Serrano-García. Norcross delivered an address entitled The Psychotherapist's Own Psychotherapy: Educating and Developing Psychologists (see record 2005-14550-025). (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)     

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)     

2000 award winners.

In accordance with established custom, the APA bestows annual awards in recognition of outstanding contributions by psychologists across an array of domains. Provided here are the 2000 winners of the Distinguished Scientific Contributions, Distinguished Professional Contributions, Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest, Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training, and Distinguished International Contributions awards. For the recipients, a citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided, as well as their award address, presented at APA's annual convention in 2000. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest.

Presents the 2002 winners of the American Psychological Association Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in 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. Recipients for 2002 were Phyllis A. Katz and Melba J. T. Vasquez, who shared the senior award, and Brian Smedley, who received the early career award. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Practice in the Public Sector.

This award recognizes outstanding service delivery by a psychologist who is primarily engaged in the practice of psychology in a public sector setting (e.g., state hospital, military, Veterans Affairs, etc.). The award is intended to recognize outstanding practitioners in psychology. In previous years, this award was called the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service. The name was changed in 2003 to better describe this award. Award winners from 1979-2005 are listed. This document includes the citation awarded to Morgan T. Sammons, winner of 2005 APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Practice in the Public Sector. A brief biography and a selected bibliography of Sammons accompany the citation. Also published here is an address, entitled Psychology in the Public Sector: Addressing the Psychological Effects of Combat in the U.S. Navy (see record 2005-14550-040), which was delivered by Sammons at the 113th annual APA Convention. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

1998/1999 award winners: Awards for 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. It is announced here that Bonnie R. Strickland was the senior winner of this year's 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." A citation is presented, along with a biography and selected bibliography of the winner's work. Also included here is the address delivered at the 106th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association by James G. Kelly, winner of the Award for Distinguished Contribution to Psychology in the Public Interest in 1997. Finally, included here is a citation, announcing that Leonard Bickman was the winner of the 1998/1999 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy, "for his seminal contributions to our understanding of public policy and societal problems and in recognition of the landmark Fort Bragg study of children's mental health services." In addition to the citation are a biography, selected bibliography of the recipient's work, and the award address he delivered at APA's annual convention in 1999. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Claude M. Steele: Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Announces that Claude M. Steele has won the Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions for profoundly illuminating theoretical and empirical contributions to social psychology. Claude M. Steele also received the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. His biography and selected bibliography can be found under the latter award. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Ellen Langer.

This article acknowledges Ellen Langer, the winner of the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. The award is given to psychologists who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished professional contributions.

The Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge includes the discovery and development of new information, empirical or otherwise, to the body of knowledge in applied psychology. The Award for Distinguished Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice recognizes outstanding service delivery by recognizing the psychologist who has provided leadership in changing the profession, its public image, and its public acceptance. And the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service acknowledges psychologists who have made outstanding contributions in serving the public through their knowledge and practical skills. The recipient of the 2000 Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to is Simon H. Budman. The recipient of the 2000 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice is Mathilda B. Canter. And the recipient of the 2000 Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service is Allan G. Barclay. The biographies, selected bibliographies, and award addresses are presented for each recipient. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2004 award winners: Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest.

Presents the citations, biographies, and selected papers of the 2004 recipients of the APA Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest (Dante Cicchetti [Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest] and Susan Limber [Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest]) and the APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy (Thomas J. Coates). 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 or her career, and the second to a senior psychologist. The Board for the Advancement of Psychology in the Public Interest confers the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Research in Public Policy 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. This contribution might include research leading others to view specific national policies differently, research demonstrating the importance of the application of psychological methods and theory to public policy, or research clarifying the ways scientific knowledge of human behavior informs public policy. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

2005 Award Winners: Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest.

Gathers together all of the 2005 American Psychological Association Awards for Distinguished Contributions to the Public Interest 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)