Committee on Socioeconomic Status Leadership Awards: Students
APA's Committee on Socioeconomic Status (CSES) invites nominations, including self-nominations, for the CSES Leadership Awards. CSES Leadership Awards recognize the outstanding achievements of psychologists, students of psychology, and organizations which have made significant contributions to the understanding of socioeconomic status and the lives and well-being of the socioeconomically disadvantaged by:
- promoting scientific understanding of the impact of poverty and SES on health, education, and human welfare
- developing applications of psychology that address the effects of SES on psychological development and well-being
- advocating for social policy that will alleviate or reduce disparities among SES groups
This student award will rotate between a practitioner/community engagement focus (even years) and a research focus (odd number years) to foster inclusivity and recognize the diverse scope of student work which addresses SES.
The award recipient will receive a framed certificate and $500 honorarium. This honorarium can be used to attend the APA Annual Convention; however, there is no requirement that it be used for that purpose. The award will be presented at the convention during the SES Network Meeting.
All nominees must meet the following criteria:
- be actively engaging in research related to the construct of SES, or engaging in practice with those from a particular SES group (i.e., economically marginalized individuals, working class individuals, etc.)
- be graduate students within their first five years of their graduate training
- hold good academic standing (not on academic probation or have outstanding ethical violations)
Practitioner/community engagement
(Awarded in even years.)
For the practice/community engagement award, the following criteria will be scored on a 1–5 Likert scale when evaluating the submissions:
- impact of psychological interventions/outreach
- effectiveness of intervention/outreach in ameliorating the distress of economic marginalization
- cultural appropriateness of the intervention/outreach program
- tailoring of existing interventions or development of new techniques to address the unique needs of a population
Research
(Awarded in odd years.)
For the research award, the following criteria will be scored on a 1–5 Likert scale when evaluating the submissions:
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significance of this research in furthering the understanding of SES
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strength of research design
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stage of project completion (Projects closer to completion will receive greater weighting than those in earlier stages.)
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dissemination platform (i.e., publication, presentation, poster)
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implications of the research for addressing issues facing economically marginalized people or for broadening our understanding of SES
All nominations and supporting materials will be accepted as electronic submissions only. Nominations that are incomplete, and or arrive after the deadline will not be considered. Award recipients will be selected by the CSES in the spring, and the awards will be presented at APA Annual Convention.
Applicants will be required to submit the following:
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CV or resume
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contact information of your training director or head of your department (in order to confirm academic standing)
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one letter of support
APA's Student Practitioner/Community Engagement Award for Outstanding Work with Economically Marginalized Populations
(Awarded in even years.)
Applications must also include a 500–800-word description of clinical work or community outreach conducted by the student which is focused on amelioration of the negative effects of economic marginalization. Examples of this could include:
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providing psychological services in a low-income community or to low-income clients
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increasing access to psychological care and social resources for a low-income community
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implementing innovative interventions to meet the unique needs of low-income individuals
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providing community outreach/advocacy to educate a population on topics such as inequality, class-based discrimination, the impacts of poverty, or the intersection of SES and other multicultural identities
APA's Student Research Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Understanding of Socioeconomic Status
(Awarded in odd years.)
Applications must also include a 500–800-word description of the research conducted including a brief summary of purpose of the study, methodology, results, implications (or potential implications if the study is not complete).
In addition, please inform the committee if this research has been published or presented at a national conference. Preference will be given to research that is completed or near completion or published/accepted at national conferences.
2024
Nesreen Jaber
2023
Patrick Murphy
2022
Sahar Eshtehardi
2021
Taewon Kim
2020
Holly Brott
2019
Anna Kallschmidt
2018
Guillermo M. Wippold
2016
Kirby Huminuik
