Media Psychology and Technology Awards

Div. 46 (Society for Media Psychology & Technology) is pleased to announce the 2020 awards recipients.

Mary Alvord, PhD, Distinguished Lifetime Contributions to Media Psychology and Technology; Pamela Rutledge, PhD, Distinguished Professional Contributions to Media Psychology and Technology; Allycin Powell-Hicks, PhD, Distinguished Early Career Professional Contributions to Media Psychology and Technology; Yemaya Halbrook, PhD, Student Dissertation in Media Psychology and Technology; Mental Health and Trauma in Jewish Americans, produced by Jewish Life Television, News Media Recognition Award; Frank Farley as Grand Mentor of the Society for Media Psychology and Technology, Presidential Citation; Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Media Psychology and Technology (not awarded this year)      

• Distinguished Lifetime Contributions to Media Psychology and Technology    
  This award is given for a sustained body of work in developing, refining, and/or implementing applications, procedures, and methods that have had a major impact on the public and the profession of media psychology.
• Distinguished Scientific Contributions to Media Psychology and Technology
  This award recognizes outstanding scientific contributions to the field of media psychology and technology. This award usually alternates annually with the Professional Contributions Award, but will be given simultaneously this year. 
• Distinguished Professional Contributions to Media Psychology and Technology
  This award recognizes outstanding applied contributions to the field of media psychology and technology. This award usually alternates annually with the Scientific Contributions Award. 
• Distinguished Early Career Professional Contributions to Media Psychology and Technology
  This award recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of media psychology and technology during the first 10 years postdoctorate. 
• Student Dissertation in Media Psychology and Technology
  This award is made for outstanding dissertation research related to any form of media including: internet, radio, TV, or print research/applications; multimedia telecommunications; virtual reality; distance learning; telehealth services; and product development. The award includes one year of free membership in Div. 46 only, but not in APA. Applicants must have graduated from a doctoral program and have completed their dissertation between January and December of the two-year period prior to the award year.
• News Media Recognition Award
• Presidential Citation 
   

Other awards include:

• The Media Watch Committee is charged with recommending to the Div. 46 board an awardee for the Shirley Glass Golden Psi Award, for positive media portrayals of mental health professionals. Please contact the Media Watch Chair James Kaufman, PhD, for further information or with your nominations.
  
• The News Media, Public Education, Public Policy Committee is charged with recommending to the Div. 46 board an awardee for the News Media Recognition Award. Please contact the NMPEPP Chair Christopher Ferguson, PhD, for further information or with your nominations.