Call for Nominations: APA Div 28 Awards

Call for Nominations: APA Div 28 Awards

Nominations are requested for the following 2024 APA Division 28 Awards: Outstanding Dissertation, Early Career Psychopharmacologist, and MED Associates Brady-Schuster. Candidates must be nominated by a Member or Fellow of Division 28, and it is preferred but not required that nominees be a member of Division 28 and APA. Nominations of candidates from underrepresented minority groups are highly encouraged.

Nomination materials for each award are indicated below, and should be emailed to ryi1@ku.edu (please put "Division 28 Nomination" in the subject line). Materials must be received no later than January 15, 2024

Outstanding Dissertation Award honors the best doctoral dissertation in psychopharmacology and substance use. The award includes a cash prize, funding support to attend the 2024 APA annual meeting, and an engraved plaque.

Persons who completed a doctoral program during calendar years 2022 or 2023 are eligible for nomination. The nomination must be based on a completed dissertation. Nominations must include: (1) a letter from the sponsor supporting the nomination; (2) a copy of the dissertation on which the nomination is based; and (3) any additional supporting documents.

 Early Career Psychopharmacologist Award honors an early career scientist conducting original, meritorious work in psychopharmacology and encourages excellence in research at the interface between the disciplines of pharmacology and psychology. The award includes a cash prize, funding support to attend the 2024 APA annual meeting, and an engraved plaque.

Persons who are no more than ten (10) years past the date of receipt of the doctoral degree are eligible for nomination. The nomination must be based on work in an area of psychopharmacology, behavioral pharmacology or substance use. Nominations must include: (1) the nominee's resume or Curriculum Vitae; (2) selected reprints or manuscript(s) describing the research on which the nomination is based; and (3) a statement from the sponsor in support of the nomination.

MED Associates Brady-Schuster Award honors a mid-career or senior scientist who conducts outstanding research underscoring the fundamental importance of behavioral science to psychopharmacology or substance use. The award includes a cash prize, funding support to attend the 2024 APA annual meeting, and an engraved plaque.

Persons who are at least 15 years past the date of receipt of the doctoral degree and have an established record of outstanding contributions (in scholarship, service, and mentorship) in psychopharmacology, behavioral pharmacology, or substance use are eligible for nomination.

Nominations must include: (1) a letter detailing the nominee's scientific contributions; (2) the nominee's resume or Curriculum Vitae; and (3) selected reprints or manuscript(s) describing the research on which the nomination is based.