Outstanding Dissertation Award
Each year the Division of School Psychology presents an Outstanding Dissertation in School Psychology Award to a school psychology student who has completed a dissertation that merits special recognition and has the potential to contribute to the science and practice of school psychology. The winner of the award will be invited to submit a manuscript for the annual awards issue of The School Psychologist and to give a presentation at the 2014 meeting of the American Psychological Association.
Annual Deadline: April 1
Eligibility
Nominees must have successfully completed their dissertation defense by December 31, 2012.
How to Apply
Materials should be forwarded on each nominee including a vita, supporting letters (minimum of two from members of the dissertation committee), and a copy of the dissertation. All nominations and related materials must be submitted electronically by April 1, 2013, to the Committee Chair Nathan Clemens, PhD.
Past Recipients
| Year | Author | Dissertation Title | Dissertation Chair |
| 2012 | Steve Kilgus | ||
| 2010 | Jamie Zibulsky, University of California, Berkely | Preschoolers at risk of developing concurrent academic and behavioral difficulties | Anne Cunningham |
| 2010 | Nathan Clemens, Lehigh Univerisity | Toward consensus on CBM measures | Edward Shapiro |
| 2009 | Kelly Feeney-Kettler, University of Wisconsin–Madison | Early Identification of Preschool Students At-Risk for Emotional and Behavioral Disorders: Development and Validation of a Parent-Teacher Screener | Thomas Kratochwill |
| 2008 | Milena Keller-Margulis, Lehigh University | General Outcome Measures and Performance on High Stakes Tests: A Further Examination of Long-Term Predictive Validity in Pennsylvania | Ed Shapiro |
| 2008 | Brandy Clarke, University of Nebraska–Lincoln | Parental Self-Efficacy: Examination of a Protective Factor for Parents of Low-Income with Young Children | Susan Sheridan |
| 2007 | Kara Giron Wisniewski, Duqesne University | Delinquency, Academic Underachievement, and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A Longitudinal Investigation of Developmental Sequencing and Interrelated Risk Factors | Tammy Hughes |
| 2006 | Brian C. Poncy, University of Tennessee–Knoxville | An Investigation of the Dependability and Standard Error of Measurement of Words Read Correctly Per Minute Using Curriculum-Based Measurement | Christopher Skinner |
| 2006 Honorable Mention | Alex Beaujean, University of Missouri | Using Item Response Theory to Assess the Lynn-Flynn Effect | Craig Frisby and Rick Short |
| 2005 | Elisa Steele Shernoff, University of Wisconsin–Madison | Transporting an Evidence-Based Classroom Management Program for Preschoolers with Disruptive Behavior Problems to a School: An Analysis of Implementation, Outcomes, and Contextual Variables | Thomas Kratochwill |
| 2004 | Marsha Luginbuehl, University of South Florida | The initial development and validation of the sleep disorders inventory for students | Kathy Bradley-Klug & George Batche |
| 2003 | Amanda Heidgerken | An exploration of the relations between parenting, children's social cognitions, and aggressive behavior | Jan Hughes |
| 2002 | Kevin Fenstermacher, University of Utah | An Interactive, Computer-based Social Skills Training Program: Development and Use with Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder | Susan Sheridan |
| 2001
Honorable Mention | Mary R. Levinsohn, PhD, University of Maryland | Evaluating Instructional Consultation Teams for Student Reading Achievement and Special Education Outcomes | Sylvia Rosenfield |
| 2001 | Aleta Ann Gilbertson Schulte, University of Wisconsin–Madison | Effects of testing accommodations on standardized mathematics test scores: An experimental analysis of performance of students with and without disabilities | Steve Elliot |
| 2000 | Heather Sterling-Turner, Mississippi State University | "The effects of direct training, treatment acceptability, and treatment integrity on treatment outcomes in school consultation" | T. Steuart Watson |
| 1999 | Clynita Jefferson, Texas A & M University | Factors that Impact Parents Engagement and Treatment outcome in a School-Linked Parent Consultation Intervention for Aggressive Children | Jan N. Hughes |
| 1998 | Kimberly Ray, Mississippi State University | "Experimental analysis of the effects of temporally distant events on school behavior" | T. Steuart Watson |
| 1997 | Robin Weiner - University of Utah | Efficacy of conjoint behavioral conservation with a combined homework model to increase math homework completion and accuracy in junior high students | Susan Sheridan |
| 1996 | Janet M. Drew, University of Iowa | Stimulus control of clinician instructions on parent behavior via a component analysis statement | Randy Kamphaus |
| 1996 | Jennifer M. Asmus, University of Iowa | Use of tasks, persons, and settings to identify the stimulus control of aberrant behavior in young children | David Wacker and Gregg Macmann |
| 1995 | Mary M. Chittooran, Mississippi State University | "ADHDEXPERT: The Development of a Prototype Expert for the Identification of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder" | David T. Morse |
| 1994 Honorable Mention | William David Carlyon, University of South Florida | The Development and Testing of a Model to Explain Elementary School Staff Motivation and Preference for Consultation with School Psychologists to Remediate Specific Student Behavioral Problems | Howard M. Knoff |
| 1994 Honorable Mention | Pamela Burri Grossman, Texas A & M University | Attachment Style and History of Parents of Aggressive Children: Effects on Response to Intervention | Jan N. Hughes |
| 1994 | Jacqueline Lemme Cunningham, University of Texas | "A Contextual Investigation of the International Development of Psychology in the Schools" | Thomas D. Oakland |
| 1993 Honorable Mention | Ruth Kaminski, University of Oregon | Assessment for the Primary Prevention of Early Academic Problems: Utility of Curriculum-Based Measurement Pre-Reading Tasks | Roland H. Good III |
| 1993 | Daniel E. Olympia, University of Utah | Homework Completion and Accuracy: Using Student Management Interventions | William R. Jenson |
