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)     

Edwin A. Fleishman: Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology: 1980.

Provides the biography of Edwin A. Fleishman and announces that he has received the Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology (1980) for the outstanding creativity and soundness of his programmatic research and applications over the past quarter century in two major areas--leadership behavior and human performance. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology: 1980.

The Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology is presented to a person who, in the committee's opinion, has made the most distinguished theoretical or empirical advance(s) in understanding or ameliorating an important practical problem. In accordance with established custom, the award winner will present an address on some phase of his scientific work at the 1981 Convention. This year's winner, Edwin A. Fleishman, was presented with a check for $1,000 and an engrossed citation of his contribution. A citation and brief biography for Edwin A. Fleishman are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology: Edwin A. Fleishman.

The 2004 Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Application of Psychology was awarded to Edwin A. Fleishman, for his significant contributions to the science and applications of psychology, which he has sustained over his remarkable career. He is cited for his research, which has had a profound influence on our understanding of human capabilities, their measurement, their development, and their application in the world of work. Through his many influential leadership roles, as president of the International Association of Applied Psychology and three divisions of the American Psychological Association, and as editor of the Journal of Applied Psychology, he has helped shape our profession. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training.

Presents the 2003 APA Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training. A list of the members of the APA committee who selected the recipient for this year and a list of the previous recipients of this award from 1999 through 2003 are provided. The award recipient for 2003 is David W. Johnson. The award citation, biography, selected bibliography and the award address by Dr. Johnson are included. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

1998/1999 Award Winners: Distinguished Professional Contributions.

Announces the winners of the 1998/1999 Distinguished Professional Contributions Awards. These include the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Knowledge (Peter E. Nathan), the Award for Distinguished Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice (Dorothy W. Cantor), and the Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Public Service (Gary B. Melton). A citation, biography, and selected bibliography are provided for each author. In addition, Cantor's and Melton's award addresses are provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice.

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. The 1998/1999 winner was Dorothy W. Cantor, "for her immeasurable contributions in public policy, advocacy, and political action at the local, state, and national levels and her advancement of authentic diversity within the profession and the Association." A citation is provided of the award winner, along with a biography and selected bibliography of her work. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

A growing bottleneck: The internship supply-demand imbalance in 2007 and its impact on psychology training.

This article provides a comprehensive analysis of the growing imbalance between the supply of predoctoral internship positions in psychology and the demand for such positions by graduate students. Data from the 2007 Match sponsored by the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) are provided along with the results from several surveys of applicants from that year. An overview of applicant and program participation for the nine APPIC Matches that occurred between 1999 and 2007 is also provided. Implications of the increasing supply-demand imbalance for applicants, graduate and internship programs, and the profession are discussed. (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)     

Consideration of Consulting Psychology/Organizational Educational Principles as they relate to the practice of industrial-organizational psychology and the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology's Education and Training Guidelines.

This article is written on behalf of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) to present its reactions to the "Principles for Education and Training at the Doctoral and Postdoctoral Level in Consulting Psychology/Organizational" (R. L. Lowman et al, Education and Training Committee, see record 2003-04049-003). An overview of the history and practice of industrial-organizational psychology is provided. The Consulting Principles are then compared with SIOP Education and Training Guidelines (SIOP Guidelines, 1985 and 1999), and recommendations are made for enhancements to the Consulting Principles. The primary recommendation is for the addition of a second tier of competencies focusing on the knowledge, skill, and abilities that underlie the types of work described in the Individual-, Group-, and Organizational-Level Competencies. As an alternative, the Consulting Principles could focus on consulting skills and refer to the appropriate APA divisions regarding specialty areas. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice.

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 the changing profession, its public image, and its public acceptance. The recipient of the 2000 Award for Distinguished Contributions to Applied Psychology as a Professional Practice is Mathilda B. Canter. A biography and selected bibliography of the recipient is presented. The recipient's award address is also presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gregory Adams Kimble: Award for Distinguished Career 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. Kimble "has made rich contributions to education in psychology as teacher, author, administrator, and national leader." Presented here are a citation, biography, and selected bibliography of the winner's works. Also included is the award address that he presented at APA's annual meeting in 1999, entitled "Functional Behaviorism: A Plan for Unity in Psychology." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for distinguished teaching in psychology: Barbara F. Nodine.

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) Award for Distinguished Teaching in Psychology recognizes an outstanding career contribution to the teaching of psychology. The 1999 recipient of this award is Barbara F. Nodine. Nodine developed materials and changed curricula in ways that foster excellent teaching in her colleagues and inspire her students. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Nodine are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Review of Challenges to theoretical psychology.

Reviews the book, Challenges to theoretical psychology by Wolfgang Maiers, Betty Bayer, Barbara Duarte Esgalhado, Rene Jorna, and Ernst Schraube (1999). This stimulating and wide-ranging collection is composed of selections from the program of the Seventh Biennial Conference of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology (ISTP) that was held in Berlin, Germany in April and May of 1997. The 55 essays are grouped into ten major thematic fields: Psychological Understanding and the Role of Theory; Critical History of Psychology; Foundational Issues in the Sciences of Mind; Agency, Action, and Consciousness; Implications of Life Narratives for Psychological Theorization; Social Practice, Discourse, and Subjects; Psychological Studies and the Notion of Culture; Technology and the Body in Psychology; Feminist Research and Subjectivity; Postmodernism, Marxism, and Critical Psychology. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology: Wendell R. Garner.

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) Gold Medal Awards recognize distinguished and enduring records of accomplishments in 4 areas of psychology. The 1999 recipient of the Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology is Wendell R. Garner. Garner is known for his work in psychophysics, discrimination, perception, and information processing. A citation, biography, and selected bibliography of Garner's work are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)