APA Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology

This award honors an individual who has made sustained and enduring contributions to international cooperation and the advancement of knowledge in psychology.

Deadline:

Sponsor: Committee for Global Psychology (CGP)

Description

APA's Committee for Global Psychology (CGP) is seeking nominations for the 2025 Award for Distinguished Contributions to the International Advancement of Psychology. 

This award recognizes distinguished and enduring lifetime contributions to international cooperation among global psychologists and to the advancement of knowledge and applications of psychological science beyond the borders of the United States.

Nominees will be evaluated according to their contributions in the following areas:

  • international cooperation and global advancement of knowledge in the field of psychology within a region or country outside the United States

  • specific contributions to psychological knowledge

  • influence on the subfield of psychology in which the nominee specializes, psychology as a whole, and related disciplines (e.g., social work, mental health fields, public policy, etc.)

  • leadership in the governance of psychology-oriented organizations and participation in international conferences

  • publications

Eligibility

Candidates may be from any country and need not be APA members.

How to Apply

Nominations should be submitted in English and must include:

  • cover letter of nomination

  • supporting type-written statement of up to 500 words that traces the nominee’s cumulative record of enduring contributions to the international advancement of psychology

  • list of selected relevant publications 

  • current curriculum vitae

  • letters of support from three to five people familiar with the nominee's work indicating their assessment of the nominee's contributions

  • any other material necessary to fully represent the nominee's contributions

Nominations will be screened by the APA Committee for Global Psychology, which will make recommendations to the APA Board of Directors for their designation of the awardee. Relevant information not included in nomination materials, as well as outside, objective content experts, may be utilized as deemed necessary.

Nomination materials should generally be submitted in English. If this poses a challenge, please contact Gabriel Twose, who will work with you to find a solution.

Please send supporting documents as email attachments in MS Word or PDF format. Each file must be labeled with the nominee's name and document type (e.g., Smith-vita). Please put "Distinguished Contribution Award" in the email subject line. Nominations should be sent to Gabriel Twose.

Past Recipients

2024

  • Hector Betancourt, PhD

2023

  • Judith Gibbons, PhD

2022

  • Klaus Boehnke, PhD

2021

  • Kathleen Pike, PhD

2020

  • Sharon Horne, PhD

2019

  • Lawrence Gerstein, PhD

2018

  • Mary Jane Rotherham-Borus, PhD

2017

  • Mary Koss, PhD

2016

  • Héctor Fernández-Álvarez, PhD

2015

  • Walter J. Lonner, PhD

2014

  • Saths Cooper, PhD

2013

  • Maria Cristina Richaud, PhD and Fons van de Vijver, PhD

2012

  • Fanny Cheung, PhD and Dan Landis, PhD
    Award address: Mainstreaming Culture in Psychology (PDF, 106KB)

2011

  • Dan Olweus, PhD

2010

  • Paul Pedersen, PhD

2009

  • Judith Torney-Purta, PhD 
    Award address: International Psychological Research That Matters for Policy and Practice (PDF, 575KB)

2008

  • Puncky Paul Heppner, PhD
    Award address: Expanding the Conceptualization and Measurement of Applied Problem Solving and Coping (PDF, 79KB)

2007

  • Ruben Ardila, PhD; Frederick T.L. Leong, PhD
    Award address: The Nature of Psychology: The Great Dilemmas (PDF, 66KB)

2006

  • Michael Cole, PhD 
    Award address: Internationalism in Psychology: We Need It Now More Than Ever (PDF, 92KB)

2005

  • Gary B. Melton, PhD; Charles D. Spielberger, PhD

2004

  • Ronald P. Rohmer, PhD

2003

  • Thomas D. Oakland, PhD

2002

  • Stanley C. Krippner, PhD

2000

  • Florence W. Kaslow, PhD; Juris G. Draguns, PhD

1998/1999

  • Edwin A. Fleishman, PhD

1997

  • Mark R. Rosenzweig, PhD

1996

  • Florence L. Denmark, PhD; Anthony J. Marsella, PhD

1995

  • Paul B. Baltes, PhD; Wayne H. Holtzman, PhD

1994

  • Frances M. Culbertson, PhD; Harry C. Triandis, PhD

1993

  • Çigdem Kagitçibasi, PhD

1992

  • Henry David, PhD

1991

  • Otto Klineberg, PhD
Last updated: February 2024Date created: January 2020