Dissertation Awards

The American Psychology-Law Society confers Dissertation Awards for scientific research and scholarship relevant to the promotion of the interdisciplinary study of psychology and law. Students who complete dissertations involving basic or applied research in psychology and law are encouraged to apply for these awards. First, second and third-place awards will be conferred, and the winners will be invited to present their research at the annual AP-LS conference.

To be eligible for the award, you must be a member of AP-LS and have defended your dissertation during the calendar year of the submission deadline (e.g., if the deadline for submissions is Dec. 31, 2015, then you must have defended your dissertation in 2015).

To apply for the Dissertation Awards, please attach the following items in an email to by Dec. 31: (1) the dissertation as it was submitted to the student’s university (in Word or PDF); (2) the dissertation with all author, advisor and school identifying information removed (in Word or PDF); and (3) a signed letter of support (on letterhead) from the dissertation advisor.

For more information, please contact Lindsay Malloy, chair of the Dissertation Awards Committee.