SRA AwardsInternational Fellowship ProgramIn 2008, SRA established the International Fellowship Program (IFP). Instead of focusing on facilitating the development of early career international scholars/professionals (who can and should be supported, but through different mechanisms), the IFP was designed for well-established scholars and professionals. Such senior Fellows have much to offer in terms of substance and experience, and they are also well-networked in their home regions such that they could be important advocates for SRA. The IFP involves hosting one fellow at each conference. Bame Nsamenang from Cameroon was the inaugural Fellow for the 2008 meeting. Previous Awardees:
Hershel D. Thornburg Dissertation Award The Hershel D. Thornburg Dissertation Award was established in 1987 to honor the founding president of SRA. During the 1960s and 1970s, Dr. Thornburg concentrated on adolescence, educational psychology, and health-related issues publishing 11 books. Dedicated to teacher training, he was one of the few adolescent psychology specialists who encouraged a continuing and highly interactive dialogue and exchange of issues between scientists and educators regarding effective teaching, school structure, and curriculum offerings for middle school-age youth. This award recognizes outstanding scholastic promise in research on adolescence. Previous Awardees:
John P. Hill Memorial Award John P. Hill was one of the charter members and second president of SRA. Dr. Hill was especially interested in puberty and its psychosocial impact, the development and expression of gender roles, adolescent attachment and autonomy, and the study of family relations in early adolescence. His impact on the field of adolescence was profound and revolutionary. This award recognizes an individual whose overall program of work has had a significant impact on our understanding of development and behavior during the second decade of the lifespan. Previous Awardees:
Young Investigator’s Award (2006-2014) The Young Investigator’s Award was established by the SRA Governing Council in 2006 to recognize a beginning scholar who already has made a significant contribution to understanding adolescent development and behavior. This award is made to a young investigator whose scholarly contributions are distinguished through research, publications, grants, conference presentations, and visibility in the field. Previous Awardees:
Early Career Research Award (2016-present) The Early Career Research Award was established by the SRA Executive Council in 2016 to replace the Young Investigator’s Award. This award is presented to recognize a beginning scholar who already has made a significant contribution to understanding adolescent development and behavior. This award is made to a young investigator whose scholarly contributions are distinguished through research, publications, grants, conference presentations, and visibility in the field. Previous Awardees:
Roberta Grodberg Simmons Prize Lecture Roberta Grodberg Simmons was one of the 20 charter members of SRA. Roberta completed her undergraduate degree in sociology at Wellesley in 1959 and an M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology at Columbia University in 1964 under the guidance of Robert K. Merton. She served as a faculty member at Barnard and Wellesley Colleges, as well as Columbia, before accepting a two-year position at the National Institute of Mental Health. She worked closely at NIMH with the late Morris Rosenberg and others on her first study of adolescent self-esteem that resulted in the book, Black and White Self-Esteem: The Urban School Child. She spent the next 18 years of her professional life at the University of Minnesota teaching graduate students and directing major research programs in both adolescent development and medical sociology. Her work with Morris Rosenberg on self-image and studies with colleagues at the University of Minnesota began to influence the way researchers looked at the self and the impact of puberty and school transitions. Her third book, Moving into Adolescence: The Impact of Pubertal Change and School Contexts, with Dale A. Blyth helped move the field of adolescence to a richer appreciation of the importance of social-structural contexts and biopsychosocial changes. In 1987 she moved to the University of Pittsburgh as a professor of psychiatry and sociology. There she undertook additional innovative research on organ donors, altruism, and adolescence. Roberta served on the Executive Council of SRA from 1986 to 1990 and as chair of the 1992 Program Committee for the 4th Biennial Meeting. During these years, and even before, Roberta was engaged in a long and courageous battle with cancer, passing away on February 15, 1993 at the age of 55. Roberta’s family, friends, and colleagues elected to endow a special lectureship at each of the Society’s Biennial Meetings as a tribute to her work and her life. This lecture fund sponsors a distinguished speaker who represents Roberta’s commitment to interdisciplinary and theoretically sound empirical work. Previous Awardees:
Presidential Citation Award for Excellence in Research (2016-present) The Presidential Citation Award was established by the SRA Executive Council in 2016 to recognize innovative, interdisciplinary, policy-informative research that has advanced Developmental Science as well as our understanding of Adolescents and improved the lives of young people along with their families and communities. Previous Awardee:
Presidential Citation Organizational Impact Award for Excellence in Research and Programming for Youth (2016-present) The Presidential Citation Award was established by the SRA Executive Council in 2016 to recognize unwavering promotion and support of research, programming, and mentoring for the optimal development of adolescents. Previous Awardee:
Mid-Career Award for Research Excellence (2016-present) Managing the transition from being an early career scholar to a mid-career scholar can be a challenge because demands increase and support often declines. In addition, expectations for more influential scholarship intensify. It is essential for the advancement of our science for scholars to meet this challenge and to continue to expand their research programs. The Mid- Career Award for Research Excellence was established by the SRA Executive Council in 2016 to replace the Young Investigator’s Award. This award is presented to recognize a beginning scholar who already has made a significant contribution to understanding adolescent development and behavior. This award is made to a young investigator whose scholarly contributions are distinguished through research, publications, grants, conference presentations, and visibility in the field. Previous Awardee:
Outstanding Mentor Award (2016-present) Training, guiding, and encouraging early career researchers through direct instruction and collaboration in research are integral components of advancing the multidisciplinary field of research on adolescence. The Outstanding Mentor Award was established by the SRA Executive Council in 2016 to recognize the importance of mid-career scholarship and to celebrate mid-career scholars who exemplify research excellence on any topic regarding adolescence and the transition to adulthood. Previous Awardee:
Awards presented by the SRA Research, Policy & Public Information Committee for “best authored book”, “best edited volume”, “best journal article” and “best policy report/brief”: Books or articles published between July 1, 2003 and December 31, 2005 were eligible for the 2006 award (In press articles or books in 2005 could be submitted). Article submissions were from peer-reviewed journals. Nominated articles or books exemplified research on adolescence with implications for social policy. Submissions included policy- oriented research, program evaluations, or basic research in which implications for policy or practice were articulated. Submissions from a variety of disciplines were encouraged and self- nominations were welcome. The SRA Committee on Research, Policy, and Public Information reviewed all nominations. Selection criteria: 1) research and theory should meet high standards, (2) policy issues should be substantive and timely, and (3) the work should clearly articulate the implications of the research for a social policy issue, such that policy problems are clarified and/or solutions are illustrated. Best AUTHORED BOOK Awards
Best EDITED BOOK Awards
Best Journal ARTICLE Awards
Best Policy Report/Brief Awards
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