The Section on
Child Maltreatment’s
2009
Dissertation Award
The Section on Child Maltreatment (Section 1 of Division
37, APA) announces its annual dissertation award. A $400 prize will be awarded to one
successful graduate student applicant to assist with expenses in conducting
dissertation research on the topic of child maltreatment. Applicants are requested to submit four (4)
copies of the following:
1)
A
letter of interest, indicating how the applicant would use the award funds
toward the completion of the dissertation research;
2)
A
100 word abstract; and
3)
A
five-page proposal summarizing the research to be conducted.
Electronic
submissions will also be accepted.
Please submit applications by April 15 to:
Anthony Mannarino, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry
Allegheny General Hospital
Drexel University College of Medicine
Four Allegheny Center
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
Applicants
will be notified of the decision in June.
The award will be presented at the annual meeting of the American
Psychological Association.