Mid-Career Award for Outstanding Work in Child Maltreatment

The Section on Child Maltreatment (Section 1 of APA Division 37) is seeking nominations for its 2021 Mid-Career Awards. The Section Awards Committee is accepting nominations recognizing outstanding teaching, policy, research, or clinical work at mid-career. Nominees should be professionals within 11–20 years of receiving their terminal degree. They need not be a member of the section. Self-nominations are welcome.

Nominees should be professionals within 11–20 years of receiving their terminal degree. They need not be a member of the section. Self-nominations are welcome.

Annual deadline: January 10

Nominations should include an electronic copy of the following:

• a cover letter outlining the nominee’s accomplishments to date and impact on their field: This letter should describe the nominee’s major accomplishments related to the field of child maltreatment and how the nominee’s work has had an impact on the field.
• the nominee’s current curriculum vitae
• one letter of support
• other relevant supporting material, as appropriate (e.g., no more than two articles authored by the nominee)

Applications will be reviewed by the Section Awards Committee. Please submit applications by March 24, 2023, to: Karen Appleyard Carmody, PhD.

Applicants will be notified of the decision in May. The award will be presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. The award includes a 1-year free membership in the Section on Child Maltreatment.

2022

Annika Melinder, PhD, University of Oslo, Norway

2021

Jenelle Shanley, PhD