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Awards
Awards and grants are sponsored by Div. 35, either alone or with other groups to recognize work relevant in some significant way to women's lives or to the psychological understanding of gender role influences on human behavior.
The division's career awards honor the accomplishments of early career psychologists and seasoned professionals.
The division's teaching and publication awards acknowledge the exemplary efforts of educators and researchers.
The division's undergraduate and graduate student awards uplift initiatives of students.
The section awards highlight important achievements related to the psychology of Black women, Latinx womxn, the LGBTQ+ community, the psychology of Asian Pacific American women, and the psychology of Alaska Native/American Indian/Indigenous women.
CAREER AWARDS
The Carolyn Wood Sherif Award is the highest award conferred by Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women). The award is given to a senior individual based on sustained and substantial contributions to the field of the psychology of women and gender. The award is based on evidence of excellence across research and scholarship, teaching and mentoring and professional leadership. Nominees need not be members of Division 35 nor need they be residents of the U.S. or U.S. citizens.
The award was established in honor of Carolyn Wood Sherif (1922-82), an eminent social psychologist and one of Division 35’s founders. Sherif served as Division 35’s president in 1979-80.
The recipient receives a cash prize and is invited to present the Sherif Memorial Lecture at the APA convention in the following year. The recipient also chairs the selection committee in the year following the lecture.
Award Chair: Alexandra Rutherford
Annual deadline: March 15
To nominate someone for the award, the following materials should be provided:
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A nomination letter (including the nominee's telephone number and email address).
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The nominee's curriculum vitae.
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Copies of two or three of the nominee's publications.
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Two additional letters in support of the nominee (only three letters are considered).
Nominations will be considered for three years without further applications.
Send materials to Alexandra Rutherford.
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2025, Bonnie Moradi, PhD
2024
Isis Settles, PhD2023
Alexandra Rutherford, PhD2022
L. Monique Ward, PhD2021
Esther Davida Rothblum2020
Sue Wilkinson, PhD
2019
Mary P. Koss, PhD
2018
Mary Crawford, PhD2017
Jeanne Marecek, PhD
Marecek, J. (2019). A history of the future: Carolyn Sherif, equitable knowledge, and feminist psychology. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 43, 422-432. https://doi.org10.1177/03616843198619532016
Jan Yoder, PhD
“Intersecting identities: The artificial separation of teaching, research, and service”
Yoder, J. (2018). Challenging the gendered academic hierarchy: The artificial separation of research, teaching, and feminist activism. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 42, 127-135.2015
Stephanie Riger, PhD
On becoming a feminist psychologist
Riger, S. (2016). On becoming a feminist psychologist. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 40 (4), 479–487.2014
Laurie A. Rudman, PhD
Myths of sexual economics theory: Implications for gender equality
Rudman, L. A. (2017). Myths of sexual economics theory: Implications for gender equality. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 41(3), 299-313.2013
Stephanie Shields, PhD Transformational moments in feminist psychologyShields, S. A. (2015). Transformational moments in feminist psychology. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 39, 1-8.
2012
Karen Wyche, PhD
Women's narratives: Stress and coping2011
Ellyn Kaschak, PhD
The Mattering Map: Multiplicity, metaphor, and morphing
Kaschak, E. (2013). The Mattering Map: Multiplicity, metaphor, and morphing. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 37 (4), 436-443.2010
Melba J. T. Vasquez, PhD
Feminist leadership from a Latina perspective: What's a Latina schoolteacher doing in a place like this?2009
Joan Chrisler, PhD >br/> Leaks, lumps, and lines: Stigma and women's bodies
Chrisler, J. C. (2011). Leaks, lumps, and lines: Stigma and women’s bodies. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 35, 202-214.2008
Beverly Greene, PhD
Trojan horses, Trojan women, and the pursuit of social justice: Moving From symbolism to structural change2007
Jacquelyn White, PhD
To have and to hurt: Conceptual issues in understanding adolescent dating violence2006
Alice Eagly, PhD
Female leadership advantage and disadvantage: Resolving the contradictions2005
Lillian Comas Diaz, PhD
Spirita: Reclaiming womanist sacredness into feminism2004
Laura Brown, PhD
Still subversive after all these years2003
Cheryl Travis, PhD
The heart of a woman2002
Arnold Kahn, PhD
What college women do or do not experience as rape
Kahn, A. (2004). What college women do or do not experience as rape. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 28 (1), 9-15.2001
Abigail Stewart, PhD
Gender, race, and generation in a Midwest high school: Using ethnographically informed methods in psychology
Stewart, A. (2003). Gender, race, and generation in a Midwest high school: Using ethno-graphically informed methods in psychology. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 27 (1), 1-11.
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Judith Worell, PhD
Searching for the power in empowerment2000
Michelle Fine, PhD
The presence of an absence.
Fine, M. (2002). The presence of an absence. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 26 (1), 9-24.1999
Sandra Tangri, PhD
Some life lessons
Tangri, S. (2001). Some life lessons. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 23, 98-102.1998
Janet Hyde, PhD
Men are from earth, women are from earth. The media vs. science on psychological gender differences.1997
Lucia Gilbert, PhD
Dilemmas for feminist educators: A mother-daughter dialogue
Published in part as Gilbert, M. C., & Gilbert, L. A. (2002). Challenges in implementing strategies for gender-aware teaching. Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 7(9), 522-527.1996
Faye Crosby, PhD
Moments of longing; circles of love
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Bernice Lott, PhD
The personal and social correlates of a gender difference ideology
Lott, B. (1997). The personal and social correlates of a gender difference ideology. Journal of Social Issues, 53 (2), 279-297.1995
Gail Wyatt, PhD
Being different: Measuring it, studying it, treating it, and living it1994
Phyllis Katz, PhD
Raising feminists
Katz, P. (1996). Raising feminists. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 20, 323-340.1993
Nancy Felipe Russo, PhD
Feminist psychology: Legacy and promise1992
Helen (Lena) Astin, PhD
Women of influence, women of vision: A model of collective and empowering leadership
Based on Astin, H.S. & Leland, C. (1991). Women of influence, women of vision: A cross-generational study of leaders and social change. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.1991
Florence Denmark, PhD
Women, leadership, and empowerment
Denmark, F. (1993). Women, leadership, and empowerment. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 17, 343-356.1990
Ravenna Helson, PhD
Women’s difficult times: Rewriting the life story
Helson, R. (1992). Women’s difficult times and the rewriting of the life story. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 16, 337-347.1989
Irene Frieze, PhD
Considering the social context in gender research
Frieze, I. H. (1991). Considering the social context in gender research. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 15, 371-392.1988
Martha Mednick, PhD
Mednick, M. (1990). Currents and futures in American feminist psychology: State of the art revisited. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 14, 611-621.1987
Kay Deaux, PhD
Incipient identity1986
Barbara Wallston, PhD
(No address, deceased)1985
Nancy Henley, PhD
Feminist psychology and feminist theory1984
Rhoda Unger, PhD
Psychological, feminist, and personal epistemology: Transcending contradiction. Published in part in M. M. Gergen, Ed. (1988). Feminist Thought and the Structure of Knowledge. NY: New York University Press. Full version in R. K. Unger (1998). Resisting Gender: Twenty-five years of feminist psychology. London: Sage.The Global and International Issues Committee of the Society for the Psychology of Women seeks nominations for the Corann Okorodudu Global Women's Advocacy Award, named for the founder of the committee who has worked internationally through NGOs and the UN to advocate for the mental health rights of women. The awardee will be recognized at the annual APA Convention Division 35 Awards Ceremony and will serve as the Corann Okorodudu Global Women’s Advocacy Award Chair for the following year.
Annual deadline: April 1
Nominations should be emailed to Presidential Trio by the deadline for consideration.
The nomination should include:
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A cover letter describing the nominee's track record of advocacy for women internationally.
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An updated CV.
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Letters of reference are optional.
The award will be presented at the Annual APA Convention during the Division 35 awards ceremony on the Saturday of convention.
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2023
Natalie N. Humphrey, PhD, CEAP
2017
Guerda Nicolas
2016
Nisha Sajnani, PhD
2012
Mary M. BrabeckThe Society for the Psychology of Women seeks nominations for the award initiated by Division 35's Committee on Women and Aging, in honor of Dr. Florence L. Denmark for her tireless work over many years on both gender and aging issues.
The recipient of the Florence L. Denmark Award for Contributions to Women and Aging in its inaugural year (2010) was Dr. Sally Shumaker, professor of social sciences and health policy at Wake Forest University. Shumaker is a widely published and highly reputed scholar who has made major contributions to psychological research on women's health, especially in the field of cardiac disease. Shumaker has played a central role in the Women's Health Initiative Study and has founded the Graylyn Conferences of Women's Cognitive Aging and Health.
Individuals with scholarly or public policy accomplishments, or both, in the area of women and aging are invited to apply for this award.
Annual deadline: April 1
Nominations should include:
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A letter of nomination.
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A 500-word statement describing the nominee's contributions to scholarship or public policy, or both, on women and aging.
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The nominee's current CV.
The nomination may also include letters of support. Self-nominations are acceptable.
Please submit nominations/self-nominations and materials via email as Word or PDF attachments to:
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2025, Natalie J. Sabik, PhD
2024, Silvia Sara Canetto, PhD
2023, Marcia G. Ory, PhD
2022, Valory Mitchell, PhD
2021, Ravenna M. Helson (Posthumous Awardee)
2020, Joan Monin
2019, Julie Hicks Patrick, PhD
2018, Margaret Morganroth Gullette, PhD
2017, Lisa Hollis-Sawyer, PhD
2016, Ellen Cole, PhD
2015, Toni M. Calasanti, PhD and Kathleen F. Slevin, PhD
2013, Joan Chrisler, PhD and Varda Muhlbauer, PhD
2011, Mary Gergen, PhD
2010, Sally Shumaker, PhD
The Heritage Award, first given in 1992, is presented to a senior individual who has made distinguished and influential contributions to the psychology of women in one or more of the following: teaching/mentoring, scholarship/research, practice/advocacy, professional service.
The Heritage Award is given annually to an individual who has made distinguished, substantial, and long-standing feminist contributions to women and gender, intersectionally and/or globally, in any of the following areas:
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Teaching/Mentoring
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Practice/Advocacy
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Research/Scholarship
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Professional Service
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Award Chair: Kat Quina
Eligibility:
Recipients of SPW Wood Sherif Award are not eligible for the Heritage Award.
Preference for the Heritage award is given to individuals whose contributions and achievements have not been recognized via other SPW awards.
Annual deadline: April 1
Nomination materials to be submitted electronically to the Committee co-chairs, in one PDF, are:
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The nominee’s curriculum vitae.
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A primary letter of nomination describing the nominee’s contributions to teaching/mentoring, practice/advocacy, research/scholarship, and/or professional service, and their impact on feminist psychology. Please be specific as to the area(s) for which you are nominating the individual.
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No more than three additional letters of support that describe the nominee's contributions ad their impact on feminist psychology.
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Supporting materials (up to three items) that document the nominee's contributions in the specified award area.
Questions and nominations should be addressed to the Heritage Awards chair: Kat Quina.
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2025, Kathyrn "Kat" Quina, PhD
2024, Lynn Collins, PhD
2023, Suzanna Rose, PhD
2022, Hilary Lips, PhD
2021, Maureen C. McHugh, PhD
2020, Aída Hurtado, PhD
2019, Silvia Sara Canetto, PhD
2018, Helen L. Coons, PhD and Karen O'Brien, PhD
2017, Oliva Espin, PhD
2016, Pamela Remer, PhD
2015, Michele Hoffnung, PhD
2014, Fran Trotman, PhD
2011- 2012, no award presented
2010
Research award
Louise Fitzgerald, PhD
2009
Teaching award
Susan Basow, PhD
2008
Practice award
Carolyn Zerbe Enns, PhD
2007
Research award
Letitia Anne Peplau, PhD
2006
Teaching award
Janice D. Yoder, PhD
2005
Practice award
Ellyn Kaschak, PhD
2004
Research award
Judith Worell, PhD
2003
no award presented
2002
no award presented
2001
Teaching award-
Lucia Gilbert, PhD
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Janis Bohan, PhD
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Margaret Matlin, PhD
2000
Publication award
Beverly Greene, PhD
1999
APA Service award
Lillian Comas Diaz, PhD
1998
Practice award-
Hannah Lerman, PhD
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Laura Brown, PhD
1997
Research award-
Mary Koss, PhD
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Evelyn Hooker, PhD (posthumously)
1996
Publication award
Janet Hyde, PhD
1995
Policy award
Bernice Lott, PhD
1994
Research award-
Barbara A. Gutek, PhD
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Arnold S. Kahn, PhD
1993
Research award
Kay Deaux, PhD
1993
Publication award
Agnes O'Connell, PhD
1992
APA Service award
Florence L. Denmark, PhD
1992
Research award
Mary Brown Parlee, PhD
1992
Practice award
Rachel T Hare-Mustin, PhD
1992
Policy award
Nancy Felipe Russo, PhD
1992
Publication award
Carol Ann Tavris, PhD
1991
Research award
Florence Geis, PhD
1991
Publication award
Nancy Henley, PhD-
This award from Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women) recognizes the feminist mentoring of the award winner and honors Bonnie R. Strickland and Jessica Henderson Daniel for their distinguished mentoring.
Bonnie Ruth Strickland, PhD, has served psychology in many roles and leadership positions, including as president of the American Psychological Association (APA) and as a member of the Advisory Council to the National Institute of Mental Health. Through her scholarship and her advocacy, Strickland provided insight into issues of privilege and barriers to access in relation to race, regionalism, gender, age and sexual orientation. As a mentor at the national level, she organized formal workshops to assist diverse women in accessing positions of leadership within the organizations and hierarchies of psychology. Throughout her career, Strickland has demonstrated a generosity of spirit in supporting women in psychology in their pursuit of their goals.
Named as the first recipient of the Bonnie Strickland Distinguished Mentoring Award, Jessica Henderson Daniel, PhD, ABPP, was subsequently co-honored in the naming of the award. Daniel has served psychology in many roles and leadership positions, including as the 2018 president of APA and as a founding faculty and Executive Committee member of the APA Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology. She has focused her career primarily on instruction, training, supervision and mentoring, particularly for women and people of color. Daniel has developed both formal and informal mentoring networks for graduate students, interns, post-doctoral fellows and professional psychologists, and she has been an inspirational mentor who teaches others to mentor in turn.
Committee Chair and Members
The Committee Chair is a past recipient of the Strickland-Daniel Mentoring Award. The committee consists of four additional members, each of whom is a member of Division 35. Committee members review and rate the nomination packets based on the award criteria. The committee chair for 2024 is Sannisha Dale.Award Presentation
When the committee selects an award winner, the awardee is notified immediately and provided with the day and time of the Division 35 Award Ceremony at the APA’s Annual Convention. A plaque is presented to the awardee at the ceremony.Award Chair: Sannisha Dale
Eligibility: The award recognizes the feminist mentoring of the award winner, whose mentoring includes several of the following components:
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Introduces mentees to professional contacts and networks.
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Takes a personal interest in mentees.
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Provides coaching, supervision and consulting to women psychologists in practice.
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Develops an inclusive network of professionals and mentees that includes women who are diverse in race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender expression and identity, (dis)ability, nationality, religion and other cultural/demographic characteristics.
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Interacts with mentees in formal, informal and social settings.
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Promotes democratic and non-hierarchical styles of interacting.
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Offers formal mentoring events and programs.
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Models or discusses issues of managing multiple professional and personal roles.
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Provides encouragement and advice to women seeking leadership positions within their agencies and institutions.
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Encourages women to participate actively in Division 35 and APA committees and governance.
Annual deadline: April 1
Send nomination materials via email to the Strickland-Daniel Mentoring Award Committee Chair Sannisha Dale. Nomination materials should be collated into one PDF with nominee’s name as the file name. Nominations should include and be limited to the following:
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a nomination letter of not more than four (4) pages indicating the qualifications of the nominee that focus on the award criteria,
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no more than three (3) supporting letters from colleagues and current and former mentees and
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a copy of the nominee’s vita.
Updated re-submissions of nominations from previous years are welcome.
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2025, Cirleen DeBlaere, PhD
2024, Lilia Cortina, PhD, Sannisha K. Dale, PhD
2023, Shavonne J. Moore-Lobban, PhD, ABPP
2022, Asia Anna Eaton, PhD
2020, Alyssa N. Zucker, PhD
2019, Deborah L. Tolman, EdD, Hunter College and CUNY
2018, Jeannette R. Ickovics, PhD, Yale University
2017, Gargi Roysircar, EdD, Antioch University-New England
2016, Antonia Abbey, PhD, Wayne State University
2015, Susan L. Morrow, PhD, University of Utah
2014, Olivia Moorehead-Slaughter, PhD, The Park School
2013, Chris Dunkel Schetter, PhD, University of California-Los Angeles, and Dr. Michelle Fine, The Graduate Center of the City University of New York
2012, Ruth E. Fassinger, PhD, University of Maryland College Park and John F. Kennedy University
2011, Lucia Albino Gilbert, PhD, The University of Texas at Austin and Santa Clara University
2010, Silvia Sara Canetto, PhD, Colorado State University
2009, Linda Forrest, PhD, University of Oregon
2008, Marci Lobel, PhD, State University of New York, Stony Brook
2007, Lisa A. Goodman, PhD, Boston College
The award will be presented at APA's convention and carries a $500 honorarium.
At the time of her death in 2001, Sue Rosenberg Zalk, PhD, was book series editor. In the course of over 20 years of service to the division, Zalk was APA program chair and chaired committees and task forces on recruitment, fellows selection, awards, the Hyde Graduate Student Research Grant, mentoring, feminist submissions to mainstream journals, and the urban initiative, and was liaison to Division 51 (Psychology of Men & Masculinity) and the Association for Psychological Science. She rarely missed an Executive Committee meeting and was forthright, insightful, strategic, and diplomatic in her comments. She also assisted other committee chairs with their responsibilities and was a mentor and friend to many SPW members.
Award Chair: Kathryn Anderson
Annual deadline: April 1
To nominate a candidate, please send a letter to Zalk Award Chair Kathryn Anderson that addresses the nominee's length of service to Division 35, the variety and significance of her or his activities in Division 35 and the candidate's contributions to Division 35 that have yet to be formally recognized. The strength of the nominating letter is important and may include input from up to three others beyond the nominator. Please append to this letter a list of positions held by the nominee in Division 35, including the start and end date for each entry.
2025, Carrie Castañeda-Sound, PhD
2024, Kathryn Anderson, PhD
2022, Debra Kawahara
2021, Yuying Tsong
2020, Margaret “Peggy” Signorella, PhD
2019, Jean Lau Chin, EdD
2018, Kate Richmond, PhD
2017, BraVada Garrett-Akinsanya, PhD, LP, CAC/BP
2016, Stephanie A. Shields, Jessica Henderson Daniel
2015, Nancy Baker, PhD
2014, Asuncion Miteria Austria, PhD
2013, Joan Chrisler, PhD
2012, Susan Basow
2011, Jacquelyn White
2010, Janice D. Yoder
2009, Karen Fraser Wyche
2008, Margaret Madden
2007, Lula Beatty
2006, Natalie Porter
2004- 2005, None
2004, Pamela Reid
2003, Martha Banks
2002, Cheryl Travis
Teaching and Publications Awards
Established at the August 2010 Executive Committee meeting of the Society for the Psychology of Women, this award recognizes the best paper published in Psychology of Women Quarterly. The award is named in honor of PWQ’s founding editor, Georgia Babladelis, and it was initiated in March 2011 to mark the 35th anniversary of PWQ. A single plaque is presented to the lead author in the name of all authors at the following year’s SPW award ceremony at convention and is accompanied by an honorarium of $1,000.
This paper is chosen by PWQ’s editor and associate editors from the pool of accepted papers from the year prior to the publication of the selected paper. Authors are not asked to nominate candidates for the award; rather, all accepted submissions are eligible. Associate editors nominate papers prior to the August Editorial Board meeting at which time these nominations are discussed and a short list is developed. Finally the associate editors and the editor rank order these selections to narrow the pool to a single recipient prior to the production deadline for the March issue.
All authors are notified of their paper’s selection prior to its print publication. Recipients are expected to work with PWQ’s and the publisher’s staff to promote their paper, including media releases and other electronic forms of promotion.
2025
AÍfe Hopkins-Doyle, PhD
Hopkins-Doyle, A., Petterson, A. L., Leach, S., Zibell, H., Chobthamkit, P., Binti Abdul Rahim, S., Blake, J., Bosco, C., Cherrie-Rees, K., Beadle, A., Cock, V., Greer, H., Jankowska, A., Macdonald, K., Scott English, A., Wai Lan Yeung, V., Asano, R., Beattie, P., Bernardo, A. B. I., . . . Sutton, R. M. (2024). The misandry myth: An inaccurate stereotype about feminists’ attitudes toward men. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 48(1), 8–37. https://doi.org/10.1177/036168432312027082024
Elizabeth C. Neilson, Sequoia Ayala, Zainab Jah, Indya Hairston, Tiffany Hailstorks, Teja Vyavahare, Alexalin Gonzalez, Natalie Hernandez, Kwajelyn Jackson, Stephanie Bailey, Kelli Stidham Hall, Dázon Dixon Diallo, and Elizabeth A. Mosley. “If I Control Your Body, I Can Fully Control You”: Interpersonal and Structural Violence Findings from the Georgia Medication Abortion Project
Psychology of Women Quarterly, 47(4), 462-477. https://doi.org/10.1177/036168432311753882023
Madison Natarajan, Kerrie G. Wilkins-Yel, Anushka Sista, Aashika Anantharaman, and Natalie Seils. Decolonizing Purity Culture: Gendered Racism and White Idealization in Evangelical Christianity. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 46(3), 316-336. https://doi.org/10.1177/036168432210911162022
Seanna Leath, Sheretta Butler-Barnes, Raven Ross, and Zenobia Lee-Nelson. What Happens If They Come for You? An Exploration of Mothers’ Racial Socialization on Discrimination With Black College Women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 45, 194-211. https://doi.org/10.1177/03616843209796792021
Alison Cerezo, Mariah Cummings, Meredith Holmes, and Chelsey Williams. Identity as Resistance: Identity Formation at the Intersection of Race, Gender Identity, and Sexual Orientation. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 44, 67- 83. https://doi.org/10.1177/03616843198759772020
Lindsey G. Robertson, Tamara L. Anderson, M. Elizabeth Lewis Hall, and Christina Lee Kim. Mothers and Mental Labor: A Phenomenological Focus Group Study of Family-Related Thinking Work. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 43, 184-200. doi:10.1177/20361684319825581.2019
Becky L Choma and Elvira Prusaczyk. The effects of system justifying beliefs on skin-tone surveillance, skin-color dissatisfaction, and skin-bleaching behavior. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 42, 162-177. doi:10.1177/2F0361684317747845.2018
Charlene Y. Senn, Misha Eliasziw, Karen L. Hobden, Ian R. Newby-Clark, Paula C. Barata, H, Lorraine Radtke, and Wilfreda E. Thurston. Secondary and two-year outcomes of a sexual assault resistance program for university women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 41, 147-162. dio: 10.1177/0361684317690119.2017
Jae Puckett, Sharon G. Horne, Cara Herbitter, Meredith R. Maroney, and Heidi M. Levitt. Differences across contexts: Minority stress and interpersonal relationships for lesbian, gay, and bisexual women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 41, 8-19. dio: 10.1177/0361684316655964.2016
Victor E. Sojo, Robert E. Wood, and Anna E. Genat. Harmful workplace experiences and women's occupational well-being: A meta-analysis. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 40, 10-40. doi:10.1177/0361684315599346.2015
Grabe, S., Grose, R., and Dutt, A. Women’s land ownership and relationship power: A mixed methods approach to understanding structural inequities and violence against women Psychology of Women Quarterly, 39, 7-19. dio: 10.1177/0361684314533485.2014
Fitz, C. C., and Zucker, A. N. Feminist with benefits: College women’s feminist beliefs buffer sexual well-being amid hostile (not benevolent) sexism (PDF, 295KB). Psychology of Women Quarterly, 38, 7-19. dio: 10.1177/0361684313504736.2013
Littleton, H. L., Grills-Taquechel, A. E., Buck, K. S., Rosman, L., & Dodd, J. C. (2013). Health risk behavior and sexual assault among ethnically diverse women (PDF, 232KB). Psychology of Women Quarterly, 37, 1-15. doi: 10.1177/0361684312451842.2012
Yost, M. R., & McCarthy, L. (2012). Girls gone wild? Heterosexual women’s same-sex encounters at college parties. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 36, 7-24. doi:10.1177/0361684311414818.2011
Gervais, S. J., Vescio, T. K., & Allen, J. (2011). When what you see is what you get: The consequences of the objectifying gaze for women and men. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 35, 5-17. doi:10.1177/03616843103861212.The Mary Roth Walsh Teaching the Psychology of Women Award is an award sponsored by Division 35 in honor of the late Mary Roth Walsh. Walsh was the founder of the Teaching the Psychology of Women Institute, the author of several texts and a committed teacher devoted to promoting the psychology of women.
The awardee will be recognized at the annual APA Division 35 awards ceremony. Additionally, the awardee will serve as the Mary Roth Walsh Teaching the Psychology of Women Award chair in the following year.
Award Chair: Monica Sherri Cushnie
Eligibility:
We are looking for individuals who have devised a creative approach, exercise or assignment for increasing diversity in teaching the psychology of women or gender. Diversity includes, but is not limited to, race, class, ethnicity, sexual orientation and ablebodiedness.
All junior faculty who are members of the Society for the Psychology of Women (or whose application for membership is currently being submitted) are eligible. This includes graduate students teaching psychology of women or gender courses.
Annual deadline: April 1
To apply, please submit a written description (no more than 750 words) of an exercise, assignment or teaching strategy that enhances diversity in a psychology of women or gender course and a copy of your current CV to this year's award chair: Monica Sherri Cushnie .
2025
Martha Hubertz, PhD
2024
Monica Sherri Cushnie, PhD
2023
Marlow Guerrant (they/them)
2022
Christopher Davids
2021
Ashley MacPherson
2020
Alexandra Zelin, PhD
2019
Danielle Dickens, PhD
2018
Patrick R. Grzanka, PhD
Vicki L. Burns, PhD (honorable mention)
2017
Desdamona Rios
2016
Katina Sawyer, PhD and Sara McClelland, PhD
2015
NiCole Buchanan, PhD
2012
Breanne Fahs, Arizona State University
2010
Mindy Erchull, University of Mary Washington
2009
Andrea Dottolo , Worcester State
2008
Barbara Gormley, Georgia State University College of Education
2007
Sherri Painter Pataki, Westminster College
APA's Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women) funds this award with royalties from the book edited by Annette Brodsky, PhD, and Rachel Hare-Mustin, PhD, Women and Psychotherapy: An Assessment of Research and Practice.
Manuscripts on the broad topic of psychotherapy with women are eligible. Research (quantitative and qualitative), clinical applications, clinical case studies and theoretical review articles are welcome.
The winner will be announced at APA's 2019 Annual Convention and will receive the annual prize of $250.
Annual deadline: April 1
Individual and jointly authored articles are eligible. However, only one submission can be made by the first author. Additionally, the first author may not have previously received this award through Division 35. Entries should be of approximately journal length and written in APA style. Papers that have been submitted for publication or presented at professional meetings are eligible, along with papers that have been accepted for publication (i.e., in press) but have not yet been published as of the April 1 submission annual deadline.
Psychologists with expertise on psychotherapy with women will read all the entries using a standard anonymous review procedure. Judging will be made on the basis of scholarly rigor, clinical impact, theoretical creativity and innovation, methodological skills, clarity and style of presentation, in addition to its relevance and importance to psychotherapy with women. A cover sheet with the author’s name, address, email address and telephone and fax numbers, along with the acceptance for publication or presentation date, should accompany the paper. The author’s name should not appear on the paper itself. Nominations should be sent to Psychotherapy with Women Award Chair (TBA).
For anonymous review, please remove all information suggesting authors' identities, including reference information for published work.
2025
Katherine Buckheit, PhD
2024
Susana Ming Lowe, PhD
2023
Nina Nabors, PhD; Jennifer Wisdom, PhD
2019
Sarah E. Conlin
2018
Hsiu-Lan Cheng, PhD; Alisia G. T. T. Tran, PhD; Elisa R. Miyake; and Helen Youngju Kim
2017
Melinda Green, PhD
2016
Sona Dimidjian, PhD; Sherryl H. Goodman; Jennifer N. Felder; Robert Gallop; Amanda P. Brown; and Arne Beck
Honorable mention: Heather Littleton, PhD; Amie Grills, PhD; Katherine Drum, PsyD; Julia Dodd, MA; and Alex Schoemann
2014
Lauren Mizock, PhD; and Zlatka Russinova, PhD
2013
Erika R. Carr, PhD; Brandeis Green, PhD; and Allison N. Ponce, PhD
Established by the Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women) in 2020, this yearly award recognizes one to two PWQ reviewers. The award winner(s) are chosen by the PWQ editor in consultation with the associate editors. Criteria include quality, quantity and timeliness of reviews, as well as a demonstrated, sustained commitment to PWQ. An award plaque is presented to each of the winners at the annualSociety for Psychology of Women Award Ceremony held at the American Psychological Association’s annual convention and is accompanied by an honorarium of $100.
All individuals who have provided at least one peer-review of a manuscript for PWQ within the 12 months before the award is chosen are eligible. The award winner(s) are chosen by the PWQ editor in consultation with the associate editors.
2025
Nicole K. Jeffrey, PhD
Lisa Marchiondo, PhD
2024
Morgan Grotewiel
Elyssa Klann
2023
Danielle D. Dickens
Jayne Stake
2022
Elizabeth Neilson
Veya Seekis
2021
Rachel A. Connor
Jaclyn A. Siegel
2020
Miriam Liss
Natalie Sabik
Graduate and Undergraduate Student Awards
Funds an advanced doctoral student’s dissertation research on the psychology of women.
Eligible research will demonstrate:
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Methodological soundness and sophistication.
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Contribution to the field of feminist psychology.
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Sophisticated research design in the social psychology tradition.
History and Purpose of Award
Florence L. Geis was a Social Psychologist with a strong commitment to research on the Psychology of Women and to the mentoring of women graduate students. In her will, she left an endowment to fund doctoral students conducting dissertation research in feminist psychology. To qualify for funding, the research must be 1) feminist, 2) address a feminist/womanist issue, 3) use social psychology research methods and 4) make a significant contribution to social psychology theory and research. Proposals will be judged on suitability, feasibility, merit of the research and the potential of the student to have a career as a feminist researcher in social psychology. Funding need not be used solely to fund the research project.
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Advanced doctoral graduate students in psychology or a closely related field whose dissertation research focuses on the psychology of women. The research must demonstrate:
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Methodological soundness and sophistication.
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Potential to make a significant contribution to the fields of feminist psychology and social psychology.
All authors are notified of their paper’s selection prior to its print publication. Recipients are expected to work with PWQ’s and the publisher’s staff to promote their paper, including media releases and other electronic forms of promotion.
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Award Chair: Elizabeth Haines
Annual deadline: April 1
Please compile the following materials into an electronic zipped folder, named as the applicant's last name, and email the folder to the Geis Award chair: Elizabeth Haines, PhD
Use the formats designated below to name the files within the folder:
1. The proposal file should include the following:
a. A cover sheet that includes title of proposal, name of investigator, name of dissertation Advisor/Chair, name of institution/university, address, phone number, fax number and email address.
b. A 100 word abstract
c. A proposal of 1500 words or less including: i) the purpose of the research; ii) theoretical rationale with a brief reference to relevant literature; iii) research design; iv) procedures; and v) hypotheses or research questions.
d. A one page statement of the relevance of the project to feminist concerns. Specify any particular relevance to (or limitations in generalizing about) diverse groups of women in terms of race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, ability status, social class, age, etc.
e. A timeline and budget. The purpose of this funding is for student support and all of the funds do not have to be used to directly support your research. If not using the funding for direct research support, please elaborate on how the funding will enhance your research and career goals and objectives. The timeline must show reasonable completion during the term of the award.
f. Name this file (containing a to e above) < your last name > proposal
2. A one page description of: i) career goals and activities; ii) a description of previous research, if any; iii) how this funding would contribute to your career goals.
a. Name this file < your last name > career
3. Curriculum Vitae or resume
a. Name this file < your last name > CV
4. Two letters of recommendation supporting the quality of the project: i) one from the faculty sponsor which includes a statement confirming that the applicant has been advanced to doctoral candidacy and ii) a letter from a second faculty member.
a. Letters of recommendation must be submitted electronically. They can be included within the folder submitted by the applicant, or they can be emailed separately by the letter writers. The applicant is responsible for ensuring that letters of recommendation are received by the submission deadline.
b. Name these files < your last name > letter1 and < your last name > letter2
Judging
A panel of three psychologists will evaluate proposals on the basis of theoretical and methodological soundness, relevance to feminist goals and relevance of future goals to a career that furthers feminist social psychology and research. The award recipient will be announced by June 30, and the award and funding will be presented at the APA Annual Convention, Division 35 Awards ceremony.
2025
Carly Wolfer, MA
Lucas Strickland, MA
2024
Fiona Adjei Boateng
Hannah Eareckson2023
Nicole Lofaro
Daniela Fernandez2022
Hannah Buie
Nathaniel E.C Schermerhorn2021
Ciara Atkinson
Honorable Mention: Brittany Boyd
2020
Alyssa Glace
2019
Yanitsa Toneva
Honorable Mention: Daniela Ruzzante
2018
Sarah Lamer and Rachel Trump-Steel
2016
Andrea C. Vial
Honorable mention: Jacqueline Woerner
2015
Alyssa Croft, “Life in the Balance: Are Women’s Career Goals Contingent upon Men’s Parenting Motivations?”
Honorable mention: Janell Fetterolf, “Negative Reactions to Sexually Agentic Women as a Form of Backlash against Female Power”
2014
Tara C. Dennehy of the University of Massachusetts for project entitled "Sexism and 'Making Nice': Unintended Consequences for Women in Professional Contexts"
Dissertation Advisor: Nilanjana (Buju) DasguptaThe current proposal aims to examine (a) whether interacting with dominant/objectifying men would evoke communal behavior in women in professional contexts and (b) whether these behaviors would be magnified in a masculine (vs. neutral) professional domain (Study 1). The proposed research will furthermore examine (c) whether men versus women would interpret these nonverbal behaviors differently, especially with regard to perceptions of sexual intent versus friendliness, and (d) whether these perceptions would vary as a function of individual difference beliefs (e.g., benevolent sexism) (Study 2). Theoretical contributions to our understanding our self-stereotyping and status quo maintenance are briefly discussed.
Honorable mention: Amy Moors of the University of Michigan for project entitled "Sociocultural Explanations for Gender Differences in Attitudes Toward Consensual Non-monogamy"
Faculty Adviser: Terri D. ConleyEvolutionary theory posits that women desire fewer sexual partners and are more selective with regard to these partners than men. The current project intends to show that there are plausible alternative sociocultural explanations rooted in socially desirable responses and conformity to gender stereotypes that account for presumed difference that men favor consensual non-monogamous relationships (i.e., mutual concurrent partners) more than women do. Across two experimental studies that utilize novel methodology, The author expects to show that this presumed gender difference is an artifact of adhering to social norms rather than biologically rooted differences.
2013
Lily Jampol of Cornell University for project entitled "The Glass Ceiling Stained with Lies: The Effect of Subtle Biases in Communication on Overt Gender Equality"
Honorable mentions: Patricia Gilbert of Tulane University for project entitled "The Impact of Role Model Identification: Does Reflecting on How One Identifies with a STEM Role Model Improve Women’s STEM Outcomes?" and Valerie Laws of Rutgers University for project entitled "An Experimental Manipulation of Negative Gender Self-Stereotyping: Effect on Women's Self esteem and Career Attitudes"
These $500 grants are made possible through the generosity of Janet Shibley Hyde, PhD, who donates the royalties from her book, Half the Human Experience, to support feminist research by doctoral psychology students.
Award Chair: Monica Sherri Cushnie
Eligibility:
Applicants must be currently enrolled in doctoral programs in psychology. Past recipients of Hyde Graduate Student Research Grants are not eligible to apply. Because the purpose of this award is to facilitate research that otherwise might not be possible, projects that are beyond the data analysis stage are not eligible.
Review Process
A group of psychologists (reviewers) will evaluate the proposals for theoretical and methodological soundness, relevance to feminist goals, applicant's training and qualifications to conduct the research and feasibility of completing the project.
Annual deadline: April 1
To apply, please submit a written description (no more than 750 words) of an exercise, assignment or teaching strategy that enhances diversity in a psychology of women or gender course and a copy of your current CV to this year's award chair: Monica Sherri Cushnie .
Award Chairs: Greta Todd & Yuki Okubo
Annual deadlines: March 15 and September 15
Please send all application materials attached to a single email message to both of the Hyde Award co-chairs Greta Todd, PhD and Yuko Okubo. Applicants should submit no more than two files, one with the letter of recommendation and one with all other required materials. Questions and other communications should also be sent to both co-chairs.
Applicants must be currently enrolled in doctoral programs in psychology. Past recipients of Hyde Graduate Student Research Grants are not eligible to apply. Because the purpose of this award is to facilitate research that otherwise might not be possible, projects that are beyond the data analysis stage are not eligible.
Requirements:
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Cover page with project title, investigator's name, address, phone, fax and email address.
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A 100-word abstract.
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A proposal (5-page maximum, double-spaced) addressing the project's purpose, theoretical rationale and procedures, including how the method and data analysis stem from the proposed theory and purpose. (References are not included in this 5-page limit.)
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A one-page statement articulating the study's relevance to feminist goals and importance to feminist research.
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The expected timeline for progress and completion of the project (including the date of the research proposal committee meeting if applicable). The project timeline should not exceed two years.
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A faculty sponsor's recommendation, which includes why the research cannot be funded, or funded in full, by other sources. This letter should be attached to the email with the application materials.
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Please do not send it separately.
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Status of IRB review process, including expected date of IRB submission and approval. Preference will be given to proposals that have received approval.
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An itemized budget (if additional funds are needed to ensure completion of the project, please specify sources). Funds cannot be used for tuition, living expenses, or travel to present research at a conference.
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The applicant's curriculum vitae.
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All sections of the proposal should be typed and prepared according to APA style (e.g., please use 12-point font).
Proposals that fail to meet the guidelines described above will not be reviewed.
Other Requirements:
Only one application will be accepted per student for each application deadline. Applicants who are involved in multiple projects that meet the submission requirements should choose the project that best fits the evaluation criteria.
Within 18 months of receipt of the grant, recipients are expected to submit to the Hyde Grants Committee co-chairs a complete and final copy of the research document (e.g., a copy of the thesis, dissertation or journal manuscript based on the sponsored research) along with a 500-word abstract/summary for publication in Division 35 newsletter. In addition, grant recipients shall acknowledge the funding source in the author's notes in all publications.
Hyde Grant winners will be announced at the APA convention during Division 35 Social Hour. The names of the Hyde award winners may also be posted in Division 35 newsletter, as well as on Division 35 website and the electronic mailing list.
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Fall 2025, Sarah Espinel, PhD, Honorable Mentions: Broquelynn Shepard, Kubra Tor-Cabuk
Spring 2025, Vanessa E. Anyanso, MA, Honorable Mentions: Makenna A. Paule, MA, Miren Elizabeth Chenevert, MS
Fall 2024, Sarah Espinel, Honorable Mentions: Broquelynn Shephard, Kubra Tor-Cabuk.
Spring 2024, Abigail Loviscky, Honorable Mentions: Zharia Thomas, Grace Wetzel
Fall 2023, Dannie Klooster, Honorable Mentions: Yanbin (Barbara) Li, Thomas Schlechter
Spring 2023, Karoline Trovato
Fall 2022, Margaret Lawlace, Honorable Mentions: Katharine Galbraith, Kirsten Sylvester
Spring 2022, Ashley MacPherson, Honorable Mentions: Kim Muellers, Elizabeth M. Inman
Fall 2021, Alexis Adams-Clark Honorable Mentions: Jennifer Chmielewski, Kathleen McCormick
Spring 2021, Helen Hailes, Honorable Mention Selime R. Salim
Spring 2020, Lilly Jay, Honorable Mention Alison Patev
Fall 2020, Brenda Gutierrez, Honorable Mention Jan Mooney
Fall 2019, Aliya Webermann, Honorable Mentions, Erin Harrington, Anahvia Moody
Spring 2019, Nabiha Chaudhary, Honorable Mentions Arita Balaram, Miriam P. Rubenson
Fall 2018, Catarina Durante Bergue Alves, MA, Honorable Mentions Jaclyn A. Siegel, Abigail M. Folberg, Ilaria Giovannelli
Spring 2018 Honorable Mentions, Angelica Puzio, Autumn Winslow
Fall 2017, Jenny Fauci, Honorable Mentions, Christopher "Christo" Raines, Jessamyn Perlus,
Spring 2017, Francesca Esposito, Mansi H. Mehta, MS, Honorable Mention Miryam Haarlammert, MA
Fall 2016, Jessica Saunders, Honorable Mention Mackenzie D. M. Whipps, BSc, Jessica E. Meyer
Spring 2016, Carey Pulverman, Megan Sutter, Honorable Mention Jennifer Brady, Marina Leigh Costanzo, Chelsea Kilimnik, Elizabeth Neilson
Spring 2015, Jessica Payton, Honorable Mention Christin Bowman, Stav Atir
Spring 2014, Stephanie M. Anderson, Honorable Mention, Kara Anne Rodenhizer-Stämpfli, Sara E. Burke
Fall 2013, Amy W. Y. Yeung, Honorable Mention, Harmony A. Reppond
Spring 2013, Katherine L. Ross, Honorable Mention, Jericho M. Hockett, Kathleen L. Niegocki
2012, Jioni A. Lewis
The Society for the Psychology of Women (SPW) of the American Psychological Association and the Association for Women in Psychology (AWP) jointly sponsor this award to celebrate outstanding student research that focuses on women’s lives and concerns, or more generally, on gender ideologies and behavior from a feminist perspective.
A $250 prize will be awarded to the author of the best paper. First prize and honorable mention winners will be announced at the next meeting of the American Psychological Association and receive one-year free memberships to both SPW and AWP. Winners are also invited to present their award-winning paper at the upcoming AWP Conference and serve as reviewers for the next year’s award.
Jointly authored papers are eligible if the first author was a student at the time the research was conducted. Entries should be of journal length and in APA style. Eligible papers include unpublished manuscripts as well as papers that have been submitted or accepted for publication. Published papers are eligible if they were published during the current or previous year of the award. For example, published manuscripts for the 2015 award must have a publication date in 2014 or 2015.
Annual deadline: April 1
Submissions will be judged on feminist theoretical grounding, methodology, clarity, quality of writing and the social importance of the research questions and findings for a psychology of women and gender. Research papers that address intersectionalities will be given higher consideration.
Submission Material
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Cover letter indicating that the first author was a student at the time the research was conducted, specifying when and from what institution the first author obtained the degree, the name of the faculty who supervised the research and the department of the supervising faculty.
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De-identified manuscript: Papers should be submitted in manuscript form, not as pre-prints or prints, in MS Word, with all identifying information removed. Include the title page, with author information removed. Name the file with a short version of the title, not with author or publication information. Information about authors as well as submission and publication status should be in the cover letter. If identifying information is included in the manuscript, it will not be reviewed.
Submission Procedure
Please email a cover letter and attach a copy of the paper (de-identified, in MS Word, short title used for the file name) to Rebekah Smart by April 1, annually. Please put "AWP/SPW Annual Student Prize Submission" in the subject line.
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2025
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1st Place: Brianna Ladd, MA
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Honorable Mention: Riley M. Henry, MA
2024
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1st Place: Rebecca Gwira
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Honorable Mention: Zharia Thomas
2023
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1st Place: Natalie Malone, MS
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Honorable Mention: Savannah R. Roberts
2022
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1st Place: Nabiha Chaudhary
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Honorable Mention: Ellen R. Gutowski
2021
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1st Place: Jennifer Chmielewski
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Honorable Mention: Clarice Hampton
2020
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1st Place: Charlotte Strauss Swanson
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Honorable Mention: Emily Thomas
2019
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1st Place: Anahvia Taiyib Moody
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Honorable Mention: Rotem Kahalon
2018
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1st Place: Nicole Jeffrey
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Honorable Mention: Monica A. Ghabrial
2017
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1st Place: Lauren Zubrügg
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Honorable Mention: Jennifer Brady
2016
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1st Place: Anjali Dutt
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Honorable Mention: Carlie D. Trott
2015
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1st Place: Nicole Jeffrey, BAS, MA, “He didn’t necessarily force himself upon me, but …”: Women’s Lived Experiences of Sexual Coercion in Intimate Relationships with Men
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Honorable Mention: Christopher R. DeCou, “An Ecological Process Model of Female Sex Offending”
2014
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1st Place: Haley Miles-McLean, “Gender Microaggressions: Interpersonal Objectification as a Source of Insidious Trauma"
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Honorable Mention: Margo A. Gregor, “The Changing Face of Psychology: Leadership Aspirations of Female Doctoral Students in Counseling and Clinical Psychology”
2013
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1st Place: Christin P. Bowman, “Female Masturbation: Understanding Experiences of Sexual Empowerment”
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Honorable Mention: Kathryn Holland, “When Sexism and Feminism Collide: The Sexual Harassment of Feminist Working Women”
2012
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1st Place: Sarah J. Reed, "Identity and Agency: The Meaning and Value of Pregnancy for Young Black Lesbians"
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Honorable Mention: Megan R. Greeson, "Rape Survivors Agency within the Legal and Medical Systems"
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Section Awards
Division 35, Section I (The Psychology of Black Women) began as a committee on black women's concerns. With vision and perseverance, the committee gained a more prominent voice within the division, and Section I (The Psychology of Black Women) was established in 1984. As a section, The Psychology of Black Women has its own bylaws and governance structure and has scheduled time for invited presentations at the American Psychological Association's Annual Convention.
2025, Danille Arendse-Bester, PhD
2025, Danice L. Brown, PhD
This award, sponsored by Division 35 Section I (Psychology of Black Women), recognizes the achievement of black women who are early career psychologists, specifically for published work addressing the concerns of black women and girls.
The applicant must be no more than 10 years postdoctorate, and the submitted work (article, book chapter or book) must be published. Although a submission need not focus exclusively on black women and girls, the specific concerns of black women and girls must be a focal point of the submission.
Annual deadline: April 1
Papers may be theoretically or empirically (qualitative or quantitative) based. Each submission will be evaluated on its creativity and must distinguish itself as making a major contribution to the understanding of the role of gender in the lives of black women. If there are multiple authors, the applicant must be the first author. A $500 prize will be awarded. Self-nominations are encouraged. Nominations should be emailed.
2025
Tamara Nelson, PhD
2023
Tiffany R. Williams, PhD
2022
Seanna Leath, PhD
2021
Jennifer Gómez
2020
Robyn Gobin, PhD
2019
Martinque K. Jones, PhD
2018
Sannisha K. Dale, PhD, EdM
2017
Rona Carter, PhD
2016
Adrienne Carter-Sowell, PhD
2015
Jioni A. Lewis, PhD
2014
Earlise Ward, PhD
2013
Kisha Holden, PhD
2012
Scyatta Wallace for her work titled, "Gold Diggers, Video Vixens, and Jezebels: Stereotype Images and Substance Use Among Urban African American Girls"
Recognizes the work of a black woman graduate student in psychology.
Section I, the Psychology of Black Women, of APA's Division 35 (Society for the Psychology of Women) sponsors the Graduate Student Award.
Eligibility:
The applicant must be a current black woman graduate student in psychology.
Annual deadline: April 1
The prize in the amount of $250 is awarded for the submission of an empirical or theoretical (qualitative or quantitative) paper, including dissertation research, book chapter or other scholarly work. The work will be evaluated on its creativity, innovation and the degree to which it furthers understanding of the role of gender in Black women’s lives. It is not required that the work be published at time of submission. Self-nominations are encouraged. Nominations should be emailed.
2025
Brianna A. Baker, PhD
2024
Rebecca Gwira
2023
Alexandria C. Onuoha, MS
2022
Jordan Parker
2021
Keaton Somerville
2020
Chelsea Dunn
2019
C. Nicole White
2018
Anahvia Moody
2016
Amanda Long
2015
Morgan C. Jerald
2013
Jasmine Abrams
2012
Nkiru Nnawulezi Oppression within Safe Spaces: Exploring Racial Microaggressions within Domestic Violence Shelters
Section III has a long history. It began in 1977 as a task force within Div. 35 and was led by Martha Bernal, PhD. In 1986 it became a committee within Div. 35, and in 2003 it was named a Section. Section III has benefitted from the leadership and participation of inspiring Latinas such as Oliva Espin, PhD; Hortensia Amaro, PhD; Maryann Santos de Barona, PhD; Cynthia de las Fuentes, PhD; Alberta M. Gloria, PhD; Rachel Navarro, PhD; Carrie Castañeda-Sound, PhD; Aida Hurtado, PhD; Bianca Guzman, PhD; and Yvette Flores, PhD.
The purpose of the Latinx Student Scholar Award is to honor the scholarly contributions of a Section III student member who has conducted research and/or scholarly work that advances the psychology of Latinx women. Submissions for consideration may include products based on degree-related work (e.g., dissertations) or other projects (e.g. master's thesis or class papers).
Eligibility:
Any Section 3 student member who has conducted research and/or scholarly work that advances the psychology of Latina/Hispanic women.
Please email the following materials to TBD
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One reference letter from the student's advisor or faculty mentor who can verify enrollment, address the merits of the student-initiated and student-developed product, provide a general reference about the nominee and discuss the nominee's commitment and potential for advancing Hispanic women/Latinas' issues.
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100-word abstract of scholarly product.
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Two-three page cover letter (include full contact information).
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Copy of scholarly product (10 pages max).
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2024-25
Ammy Sena, PhD
2023-24
Charmaine Mora-Ozuna and Jacqueline Fuentes
2021-22Grace Flores-Robles
2019-20
Sarah Luz Ramos and Marlene Cabrera
2018-19
Yanet Ruvalcaba, MS, and Vanessa Quiroz
2017-18
Brooke Rappaport
2016-17
Veronica Caridad Rabelo, MS, and Mary T. Guerrant, MS
2015-16
Catalina Perdomo
2014-15
Karina Cervantez
2013-14
Susana Martinez
2012-13
Alicia Elizabeth Enciso
2011-12
Melva Torné-Boyd
2010-11
Cynthia E. Guzmán, PhD
2008-09
Dellanira Valencia-Garcia, PhD
2006-07
Patricia Gonzalez, PhD
2005-06
Tiffany Schiffner, PhD
Section IV was formed in 2003 as the section on “Lesbian & Bisexual Women’s Issues.” In 2010, we changed our name to the section on “Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Concerns” to be more inclusive of transgender and gender-variant women. In 2021, the name was changed to "Section on Sexual and Gender Diversity."
2025, Kriti Jain, MA
2025, Dakota L. Leget, MA
2025, Miah Theresse Sabas, MA
2025, Sarah Ehlke, PhD
The Laura Brown Award, formerly the Award for Exemplary Service on Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Issues and renamed in 2004 for awardee Laura Brown, recognizes a psychologist who has made outstanding contributions in advancing lesbian and bisexual women’s psychology in the areas of scholarship, teaching, practice and/or activism.
Annual Deadline: April 1
Nomination packets include the nominee's CV and a brief description of how the nominee fits the criteria for the award. Email letters of recommendation to:
2023
Abbie E. Goldberg, PhD
2021
Jae Sevelius
2020
Paz Galupo, PhD
Early Career Psychologist: Della V. Mosley, PhD2019
Jillian Shipherd, PhD
2018
Nicole Johnson, PhD
2017
Christina Dyar, PhD
2016
Margaret Charmoli, PhD
2015
Sue Morrow, PhD
2014
Anne Peplau, PhD
2013
Ruth Fassinger, PhD
Section V (Psychology of Asian Pacific American Women), established in 2008, develops and advances feminist understanding of the psychology of Asian Pacific American women. Section members and officers include graduate students, faculty, private practice clinicians, university counseling center psychologists, training directors, etc. and anyone who shares our values and mission.
This award, established in 2012, honors a Section V mentor's contribution in areas such as community engagement, leadership, clinical work, research and mentorship.
The award will be presented at the APA Annual Convention.
Eligibility:
Nominations, including self-nominations, are welcome.
For the Clinical/Service Contribution Award, the applicant must:
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Be current members of APA Division 35 and Section V. Non-members are welcome to apply and agree to become member of Division 35 and Section V once selected to be the award recipient. Membership to Division 35 is free. See membership information and application.
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Be able demonstrate clinical/community services to enhance the well-being of APIA communities, especially APIA women.
Annual deadline: April 1
Please submit the following to Christina Hong Huber.
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A nomination letter that describes nominee’s contributions as a feminist psychologist serving the APIA communities.
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A one-page statement highlighting the nominee’s clinical/community services contributions to APIA women.
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A letter of support/recommendation from a professional who is familiar with the applicant’s work.
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The applicant/nominee's curriculum vitae.
Applications that fail to meet the guidelines described will not be reviewed.
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2025
Alisia (Giac-Thao) Tran, PhD
2024
Grace S. Kim, PhD2023
Ya-Shu Liang, PhD2022
Yuki Okubo, PhD2021
Hsui-Lan Cheng2020
Debra Kawahara, PhD2019
Chu Kim Prieto, PhD2018
Linh Luu, PhD2017
Khanh Dinh, PhD2016
Susana Lowe, PhD2015
Asuncion Miteria Austria, PhD2014
Reiko Homma-True, PhD2012
Jean Lau Chin, PhDThis award honors a Section V pioneer who has significantly contributed to the mission and growth of the section. Areas of professional focus for this award are broadly defined, which include but are not limited to community engagement, leadership, clinical work, research and mentoring. Established in 2015 and formerly known as the Pioneer Award, this honor focuses on recognizing a mid-career (10-20 years post-degree) psychologist’s contribution in at least one of the areas above. At the APA convention, the recipient of this award will receive $250 honorarium, as well as a mentorship lunch/dinner with the current president and a distinguished Asian Pacific feminist mentor. The award winner will also submit an article about a related topic to Section V’s newsletter.
The award will be presented at the APA Annual Convention.
Eligibility:
Nominations, including self-nominations, are welcome.
For the Clinical/Service Contribution Award, the applicant must:
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Be current members of APA Division 35 and Section V. Non-members are welcome to apply and agree to become member of Div. 35 and Section V once selected to be the award recipient. Membership to Division 35 is free. See membership information and application.
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Be a mid-career (10-20 years post degree) psychologist
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Be able demonstrate clinical/community services to enhance the well-being of APIA communities, especially APIA women.
Annual deadline: April 1
Please submit the following to Christina Hong Huber.
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A nomination letter that describes nominee’s contributions as a feminist psychologist serving the APIA communities.
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A one-page statement highlighting the nominee’s clinical/community services contributions to APIA women.
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A letter of support/recommendation from a professional who is familiar with the applicant’s work.
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The applicant/nominee's curriculum vitae.
Applications that fail to meet the guidelines described will not be reviewed.
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2025
Malin Kimoto, PsyD
2024
Jennifer T. Young, PsyD2023
Angela B. Kim, PhD2022
Mengchun Chiang, PhD2021
Sherry C. Wang2020
Susana Lowe, PhD2019
Reiko Homma True, PhD2018
Khanh T. Dinh, PhD2017
Yuying Tsong, PhD2016
Diane Hayashino, PhD2015
Phi Loan Le, PsyDFormerly Pioneer Award
2014
Christine J. Yeh, PhD2013
Jennifer Chain2012
Debra Kawahara, PhDIn honor of Jean Lau Chin's legacy of advocacy and support of Early Career Professionals (ECPs), Section V, Psychology of Asian Pacific American Women announces the following travel awards for ECPs to attend the APA convention to network and develop a sense of community. We welcome self-nominations as well as nominations of others.
The Division 35, Section V Jean Lau Chin Advocacy ECP Travel Award recognizes Asian Pacific American feminists for their contributions to: a) leadership, b) academic scholarship, and c) community practice.
Three awards will be presented to early career professionals in each of the above named areas. At APA’s annual convention, the recipients of the Jean Lau Chin Advocacy ECP Travel Awards will receive a $250 travel honorarium and will also be presented with a certificate of appreciation for their contributions to the mission and development of Section V.
Eligibility:
An ECP within 10 years of their degree and a current member of APA’s Division 35 and Section V.
Annual deadline: April 1
Please submit the following to Christina Hong Huber.
We welcome both nominations and self-nominations.
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A nomination letter that describes nominee’s contributions as a feminist psychologist serving the APIA communities.
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At least one letter of support/recommendation from a colleague who is familiar with the nominee’s work.
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The nominee's curriculum vitae.
Applications that fail to meet the guidelines described will not be reviewed.
Email nominations to Christina Hong Huber.
We welcome both nominations and self-nominations.
Please view the full award information before applying.
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2025
Early Career Professional Leadership Award
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Vi Phạm Negrete, PsyD
Professional Academic Scholarship Award
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Nancy N. Truong, PhD
Early Career Professional Community Practice Award
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Meng-Ju Yang, PsyD
2024
Professional Academic Scholarship Award
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Jean Arellia Tolentino, PhD
Early Career Professional Leadership Award
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Julie Takishima-Lacasa, PhD
Early Career Professional Community Practice Award
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Jacqueline Jiminez, PhD
2023
Leadership
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Nancy Truong, PhD
Academic Scholarship
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Lydia HaRim Ahn, PhD
Community Practice
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Linda Ly, PhD
2021
Leadership
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Yue Li
Academic Scholarship
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Viann Nguyen-Feng
Community Practice
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Lei Wang
2020
Leadership
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Jan Estrellado, PhD
Academic Scholarship
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Gloria Wong-Padoongpatt, PhD
Community Practice
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Shruti Mukkamala, PhD
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This award, established in 2015, honors a Section V graduate student's contribution in areas such as community engagement, leadership, clinical work, research and mentorship.
The award will be presented at the APA Annual Convention.
Eligibility:
Nominations, including self-nominations, are welcome.
For the Clinical/Service Contribution Award, the applicant must:
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Be current members of APA Division 35 and Section V. Non-members are welcome to apply and agree to become member of Division 35 and Section V once selected to be the award recipient. Membership to Division 35 is free. See membership information and application.
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Be able demonstrate clinical/community services to enhance the well-being of APIA communities, especially APIA women.
Annual deadline: April 1
Please submit the following to Christina Hong Huber.
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A nomination letter that describes nominee’s contributions as a feminist psychologist serving the APIA communities.
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A one-page statement highlighting the nominee’s clinical/community services contributions to APIA women.
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A letter of support/recommendation from a professional who is familiar with the applicant’s work.
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The applicant/nominee's curriculum vitae.
Applications that fail to meet the guidelines described will not be reviewed.
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2025
Nina J. Parekh, MA
2024
Tracy Guan2023
Stephanie Chin2022
Tanvi Shah, MA2021
Lydia HaRim Ahn2020
Cory Reano2019
Anastasiya Tsoy2018
Yuxin Sun2017
Jessica Liu2016
Fanny Ng2015
Linh LuuIn the Spirit of Indigenous wisdom and cultures, the awards for Division 35, Section VI recognize those members or allies of the section of the Native community who perpetuate Indigenous ways of knowing. Those who fuel the fires of scientific knowledge and weave the threads of the community together in ways that honor and sustain the legacy we each represent.
For Native peoples, sweetgrass is a sacred plant that attracts positive energy, beauty and sweetness. In some Native teachings, it is considered the sacred hair of Mother Earth, and its fragrance reminds people of the gentleness, love and kindness mother Earth has for the people. Traditionally, braided in three strands, each strand represents love, kindness and honesty. This award honors the Indigenous psychology professional who epitomizes these values and virtues through the dedication of outstanding professionalism in service such as the following:
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Mentoring and support Indigenous women;
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The development or adaptation of research methods or models for treatment and intervention that are ethnical, cultural and gender appropriate for Indigenous women;
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Advancing the understanding of the psychology of Indigenous women; the scientific understanding of features of ethnicity, culture and class among Indigenous women which pertain to the psychology of women; adequate education and training in service and investigative approaches related to Indigenous people; and
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Advocating on behalf of Indigenous women in policy, clinical and research findings in the area of services to AN/AI and other Indigenous women, children, youth and families.
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Nominees/applicants should be a member of Division 35, Section VI and preferably mid- to senior career level or more than 10 years since graduation. Non-members are welcome to apply and agree to become a member of Division 35 and Section VI once selected to be the award recipient. Membership information and application can be found on our membership brochure. Nominations including self-nominations are welcome.
Please submit:
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A one-page statement articulating the applicant’s contribution to the commitment (or relevance of proposal) to feminist goals and contributions to AN/AI/Indigenous feminist psychology, including the applicant’s reflection on its impact on AN/AI/Indigenous communities (and/or families).
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A letter of support/recommendation from a faculty who is familiar with the applicant’s work.
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The applicant's curriculum vitae.
Applications that fail to meet the guidelines described below will not be reviewed. Electronic applications and should be submitted via email.
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2025
Marilyn G. Begay, PhD
Teresa LaFromboise, PhD2024
Jacqueline “Jacque” Gray, PhD
2023
Denise Newman, PhD
2022
Kee J.E. Straits, PhD
2021
Dee (Dolores) Subia Bigfoot
2020
Gayle Morse, PhD
2019
Diane Willis, PhD
Iva GreyWolf, PhD
2018
Melinda Garcia, PhD
2017
Alberta Arviso, PhD
Native peoples use sage to purify and drive out negative energy. It is also thought to be more medicinal than sweetgrass and has physical healing properties. Sage is often used for releasing what is troubling the mind and for cleansing spaces and sacred items. The Sage Award is for the Indigenous Early Career Professional who is emerging as a professional and is an exemplar of Native values in a role of service leadership to the Native community. The candidate for this award should demonstrate values representative of feminist and Native leadership in teaching, service or clinical practice. The feminist leader’s work should focus on the needs of the Indigenous community, which might include but is not limited to: addressing Native student pipeline challenges, health/mental health disparities, environment and health intersections and related topics. Encouragement of publication of research or service activities within feminist and/or Indigenous based publications. The development of a future program for a conference in the subsequent year based on awardees interest/research will also be supported.
Nominations/applicants should be ABD/Intern to Early/Mid-Career (0-10 years after graduation). Nominations, including self-nominations, are welcome.
The applicant must:
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Be an early career psychologist (graduated no more than 10 years ago).
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Be current members of APA Division 35 and Section VI. Non-members are welcome to apply and agree to become a member of Division 35 and Section VI once selected to be the award recipient. Membership information and application can be found on the Section VI webpage.
Please submit:
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A one-page statement articulating the applicant’s contribution to the commitment or relevance of proposal to feminist goals and contributions to AN/AI/Indigenous feminist psychology, including the applicant’s reflection on its impact on AN/AI/Indigenous communities and/or families.
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A letter of support/recommendation from a faculty who is familiar with the applicant’s work.
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The applicant's curriculum vitae.
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Applications that fail to meet the guidelines described below will not be reviewed. Electronic applications and should be submitted via email.
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2025
Vernita Perkins, PhD
2024
Anna Kawennison Fetter, PhD
2023
Maria Crouch, PhD
2022
Julii M. Green, PhD
2021
Melissa Tehee
2020
Joanna Shadlow
2019
Wendy Peters, PhD
2018
Glenna Stumblingbear Riddle, PhD
2017
Amoneeta Beckstein, PhD
Cedar has many restorative medicinal uses. Cedar is used in a sweat lodge and fasting ceremonies for protection. Cedar branches cover the floor of many sweat lodges and shade the arbors at Sundance. Some say the plant is a guardian spirit and wards off the bad spirits.
The Cedar Award is for the Indigenous graduate student who has completed research or is involved in service focused on the needs of Indigenous communities. The research or service has made a meaningful contribution to Native American/Indigenous Psychology and/or local Indigenous community efforts. The students will have an opportunity to present their work at a subsequent conference with support from the section. Encouragement of publication of research or service activities within feminist and/or Indigenous based publications.
The applicant must:
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Be currently enrolled in a graduate academic program.
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Be current members of Division 35 and Section VI. Non-members are welcome to apply and agree to become a member of Division 35 and Section VI once selected to be the award recipient. Membership information and application can be found on the Section VI webpage. Nominations including self-nominations are welcome.
Please submit:
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A one-page statement articulating the applicant’s contribution to the commitment or relevance of proposal to feminist goals and contributions to AN/AI/Indigenous feminist psychology, including the applicant’s reflection on its impact on AN/AI/Indigenous communities and/or families.
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A letter of support/recommendation from a faculty who is familiar with the applicant’s work.
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The applicant's curriculum vitae.
Applications that fail to meet the guidelines described below will not be reviewed. Electronic applications and should be submitted via email.
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2025
Katherina Arteaga, MA
2024
Maredyth Cheromiah Salazar
2023
Sheena Greenstone, MA
2022
Stephenie Wescoup, MEd
2021
Erica Ficklin
2020
Melissa Wheeler
2019
Devon S. Isaacs
2018
Kellylynn Zuni
2017
Amanda Young
How to Join the Division
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