This award honors a graduate student, post-doc, or new psychologist who has recently completed and defended a dissertation pertaining to boys, adolescent males men or masculinity.
Nominees should be able to demonstrate their successful defense or submission of a finished dissertation after July 1 of the previous year. Nominees need not be members of SPSMM. Nomination materials should be accompanied by two letters of recommendation; one from a member of the dissertation committee, and one from a professor within the nominee's academic department.
How to Apply
Any member of SPSMM may make a nomination. All nomination materials must be submitted in one complete packet by the nominator to the Awards Committee Chair. This packet should include four copies of the following:
A cover letter detailing the award and the person being nominated.
Two letters of support from individuals other than the nominator.
The nominee's vita (if available).
A phone number where the nominated person can be reached (can be included in the cover letter).
Researcher of the Year nominations should indicate publications for which the nominee is being honored.
This information can be detailed in the cover letter or in a separate document. Please send applications to Mark Stevens, PhD at:
Mark Stevens, PhD
University Counseling Services
Bayramian Hall 520
California State University Northridge
18111 Nordhof St.
Northridge, CA 91330
