Each year, as part of its deep commitment to supporting the scientific community, APA recognizes the outstanding work done by researchers to advance the field of psychology.
The APA Distinguished Scientific Contribution Awards, the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology and the APA Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contributions to Psychology are prestigious honors bestowed by the APA. Each recipient has advanced our entire discipline with their extraordinary scholarly accomplishments.
The APA Award for Distinguished Scientific Contributions honors psychologists who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical contributions to basic research in psychology.
The APA Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology honors psychologists who have made distinguished theoretical or empirical advances in psychology leading to the understanding or amelioration of important practical problems.
The APA Distinguished Scientific Awards for an Early Career Contribution to Psychology honor early career scientists who are 9 years or less post-PhD.
In 2023 APA is pleased to recognize an outstanding group of researchers including:
Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award Recipients
- Michael S. Fanselow, PhD
UCLA - Vonnie McLoyd, PhD
University of Michigan - Jennifer A. Richeson, PhD
Yale University
Distinguished Scientific Award for the Applications of Psychology Recipient
- Michelene T.H. Chi, PhD
Arizona State University
Distinguished Scientific Award for Early Career Contribution to Psychology Recipients
- Anu Asnaani, PhD
University of Utah - Erin S. Calipari, PhD
Vanderbilt University - Daniel McNeish, PhD
Arizona State University - Michael J. Arcaro, PhD
University of Pennsylvania - Rebecca Neel, PhD
University of Toronto
