Div. 25 Awards

Div. 25 sponsors the following annual awards. Each award includes an invitation to present an invited address at the APA convention.

• B. F. Skinner Foundation New Researcher Award
  Recognizes innovative and important research in behavior analysis conducted within the first 10 years of receiving a doctorate. One applied and one basic award will be given. Through the generosity of the B. F. Skinner Foundation, recipients are given a $500 award.

• Fred S. Keller Behavioral Education Award
  Recognizes an individual for distinguished contributions to  educational research and practice.

• Nathan H. Azrin Distinguished Contribution to Applied Behavior Analysis Award
  Recognizes innovative and important research on applications of behavioral principles to address socially significant human behavior.

• Med Associates Distinguished Contribution to Basic Behavior Analysis Award
  Recognizes innovative and important research that furthers our understanding of basic behavioral processes.

• SEAB Don Hake Translational Research Award
  Recognizes distinguished research that bridges the basic/applied continuum of behavior analysis and represents the cross fertilization of both fields. Through the generosity of the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, recipients are given a $750 award.

• SEAB Dissertation Awards
  One applied research award (SEAB Applied Behavior Analysis Dissertation Award) and one basic research award (SEAB Basic Behavior Analysis Dissertation Award) are given annually. In addition to a $250 award, through the generosity of the Society for the Experimental Analysis of Behavior, recipients are given $500 to help with the expense of traveling to the APA conference. Nominees must have completed their dissertation no more than two years prior to the award date.

Nominations for the first five awards should include at least one letter of nomination and a copy of the nominee’s curriculum vitae. In addition to these materials, nominations for the SEAB dissertation awards should include an electronic copy of the successfully defended dissertation (including all tables and figures). Nominees must be willing to receive their award and present an invited address at the 2019 APA Convention, in Chicago.

Submit nominations electronically to the Div. 25 Awards Committee Chair, April Kisamore.

Completed nominations must be received by Oct. 12, 2018.