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

The 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 recipient of the 2000 Award for Distinguished Contributions of Applications of Psychology to Education and Training is Roger P. Weissberg. A recipient's biography, selected bibliography and award address are presented. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

International humanitarian award: Gundelina Almario Velazco.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Gundelina Almario Velazco, one of the 2008 recipients of the American Psychological Association's International Humanitarian Award. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

The Contributions of Erosion,Swelling, and Porosity to Theophylline Release Kinetics From Cissus populnea Polymer Matrices

The variable factors of erosion rate, swelling rate, and porosity were used in studying the release patterns of theophylline from our Cissus populnea polymer (CPP) matrices under the different factor combinations given by a simple 2ⁿ factorial experimental design. The zero-order slopes and correlation coefficients representing release rate and linearity, respectively, as obtained from both the nonsteady state and steady state were statistically treated. It appears that the nonsteady-state analysis is more suitable for studying the effects of individual factors, while the steady-state analysis appears more suitable for studying interaction effects of the factors. The study also showed that erosion is the main mechanism by which theophylline is released from the matrices, while swelling is responsible for maintaining linearity in the zero-order release curves. A careful examination of the statistical results shows some functional relationships between the factors, which should be considered in designing more detailed factorial experiments to enable the establishment of equation models for predicting the release profile of theophylline from our CPP matrices under any given dissolution condition.     

2002 Award winners: Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions.

Presents the winners for the 2002 American Psychological Association Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions. The Awards for Distinguished Scientific Contributions 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. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Norman B. Schmidt.

Presents a citation for Norman B. Schmidt, who received the 2001 Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology, "for outstanding and innovative empirical and theoretical contributions that are novel, creative, and internationally recognized as important in applied psychology." Accompanying the citation are a biography and selected bibliography. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2011 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gold medal award for life achievement in the applications of psychology: Paul Everett Meehl.

Presents the citation and biography for Paul Everett Meehl, recipient of the American Psychological Association's Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Applications of Psychology. Meehl received this award for seminal contribution to the understanding and measurement of personality and the prediction of human behavior. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Robert J. Gatchel: Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research.

Provides the biography of Robert J. Gatchel and announces that he has received the APA Award for Distinguished Professional Contributions to Applied Research (2004) for exceptional and pioneering research and training in clinical health psychology. A selected bibliography is also provided. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: Alan I. Leshner.

Presents the citation, biography, and selected bibliography for Alan I. Leshner, one of the 1996 recipients of the APA's Award for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Gold Medal Award for Life Contribution by a Psychologist in the Public Interest.

The American Psychological Foundation (APF) Gold Medal Awards recognize distinguished and enduring records of accomplishment in four areas of psychology. The 1995 recipient of the Gold Medal Award for Life Contribution by a Psychologist in the Public Interest is Leonard D. Eron. Enron's citation, biography, and selected bibliography is presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)     

Rose Mary Webb: Psi Chi/APA Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award.

Provides the biography of Rose Mary Webb and announces that she has won the Psi Chi/APA Edwin B. Newman Graduate Research Award for an outstanding research paper whose findings challenge the untested presumption in much of the current literature that individuals who leave the math-science pipeline are underachieving. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2010 APA, all rights reserved)