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2005 Excellence in High School Student Research Winners Announced
The APA Education Directorate, Teachers of Psychology in
Secondary Schools (TOPSS), and the American Psychological Foundation
(APF) are pleased to announce the winners of the 2005 APF/APA TOPSS Excellence
in High School Student Research Awards.
The 2005 winners are:
First Place Award $1,500
Erin Choo
Roslyn High School, Roslyn Heights, NY
The Influence of Affirmative Action on High School Students’ Assessment
of College Applicants
Second Place Award $1,000
Christine Therese Schwall
W.C. Mepham High School, Bellmore, NY
Opinion Shift in Adolescents: The Impact of Stance and Style of
PowerPoint Presentations on the Exposure to Novel Scientific Information
among High School Students
Third Place Award $500
Dara Steinberg
John F. Kennedy High School, Bellmore, NY
The Effect of Ageism on Long-Term Recall in the Elderly Population
Fourth Place Award $250
Nova Hinman
Portage Northern High School, Portage, MI
An Experiment to Investigate the Effect of a Person's Spoken Opinions
Interrupting the Teaching of Information
The APF/APA TOPSS Excellence in High School Student Research Awards
competition is offered annually to recognize outstanding research projects
conducted by high school students. Information about the 2006 competition
will be posted to the TOPSS website http://www.apa.org/ed/topss/excelhsaward.html during the Fall of 2005.
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