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Congratulations to the Recipients of the
Inaugural CSES Leadership Awards
APA’s Committee on Socioeconomic Status (CSES) is pleased to announce the recipients of the Inaugural CSES Leadership Awards! CSES Leadership Awards recognize the outstanding achievements of emerging and distinguished psychologists and friends of psychology who have made significant contributions to the understanding of socioeconomic status and the lives and wellbeing of low-income groups. There are two categories of the award: emerging leadership and distinguished leadership.
Emerging Leadership
William Liu, PhD
Associate Professor & Program Coordinator
Counseling Psychology Program
University of Iowa
Pamela Morris, PhD
Co-Director, Policy Area on Family Well-Being and Children's Development
MDRC
http://www.mdrc.org
Distinguished Leadership
Edmund Gordon, PhD
John M. Musser Professor of Psychology, Emeritus, Yale University
Richard March Hoe Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Education, Teachers College, Columbia University
Senior Scholar in Residence, The College Board
Congratulations Dr. Liu, Dr. Morris, and Dr. Gordon!
In addition to the individual awards, CSES members will be recognizing Class Action (http://www.classism.org) as an organization conducting research on SES and applying that research at the community level. Class Action is a Massachusetts based organization whose mission is to inspire action to end classism by raising awareness, facilitating cross-class dialogue, supporting cross-class alliances, and working with others to promote economic justice.
Award Presentations
The awards will be presented during the SES Network Meeting at the 2008 APA Convention in Boston, MA. This is a great opportunity to meet recipients of the Inaugural CSES Leadership Awards as well as mingle with members of CSES, members of the SES Network, and other colleagues to share ideas, raise questions, and identify activities and critical issues related to socioeconomic status. The SES Network Meeting will be held on Friday, August 15 from 3:00-4:00pm at the Boston Marriott Copley Place Hotel. We hope you will be able to join us!
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