It is with pleasure that APA Division 5 would like to announce the upcoming call for the new Roger E. Kirk Division 5 Author of the Year Award!
The late Professor Roger E. Kirk (1930-2023) was a long-time member and past-president of Division 5, distinguished author and dedicated teacher and emeritus distinguished professor of psychology and statistics at Baylor University. Roger Kirk was committed to the pedagogy of quantitative methods and to Division 5. He provided a generous bequest with the American Psychological Foundation (APF) to establish the Roger E. Kirk Division 5 Fund, with the principal purpose of the Fund being to support specific annual programs in quantitative methods.
One of the programs to be funded is Roger E. Kirk Division 5 Author of the Year Award. The following provides details the terms of this specific award, including the anticipated application deadline in this inaugural cycle.
Later this fall, the APF will be publishing on its website the Request for Proposals for this award, along with information about the related program given to the home department of the award recipient.
Program name
Roger E. Kirk Division 5 Author of the Year Award
Application deadline
January 15, 2026
2026 budget award amount
$50,000
Number of recipients
One (1)
Related program
Roger E. Kirk Division 5 Grant ($15,000 given to the home department of the award recipient)
Program description
Below is a description of the program based on the fund agreement. The program description will be used for advertising and will be included on the program’s APF web page.
The Roger E. Kirk Division 5 Author of the Year Award recognizes psychologists contributing to the body of work of quantitative methods. Preference is given to candidates who have written a book or document that could significantly improve the teaching of quantitative procedures or quantitative practices. Recipients will receive an award of $50,000. In addition, the home department of the award recipient will receive an additional grant of $15,000 to support quantitative and statistics activities, including research or teaching related to this area.
Program elements
Eligibility
APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.
Applicants must:
- be psychologists with a doctoral degree at any stage; and
- demonstrate contributions to improving the teaching of quantitative procedures or quantitative practices.
Self-nominations as well as nominations by others are encouraged for this award.
Preference will be given to:
- nominees who have written a book or document that could significantly improve the teaching of quantitative procedures or quantitative practices, which has been published by a scholarly press or in a peer review journal;
- nominees who are full members or fellows of Division 5, for at least one year, at time of nomination; and
- nominees who are faculty members currently employed by a regionally accredited college/university or retired from such an institution.
Application materials:
- nomination statement that includes evidence of how the nominee’s writings have contributed to improving the teaching of quantitative procedures or quantitative practices, making specific reference to the focal book/document authored by the nominee;
- nomination statement will also state how the nominator will submit a copy of the focal book/document to the review committee upon request;
- nominee's CV; and
- two additional external reviews/letters of support of the focal book/document authored by the nominee
Evaluation criteria
Nominees will be evaluated on:
- impact
- innovation
- contributions to the field
- alignment with award’s purpose
Supplemental reading on Roger Kirk’s legacy:
- Beaujean, A. A., & Weaver, C. A. III. (2024). Roger Kirk (1930–2023). American Psychologist, 79(8), 1243. https://doi.org/10.1037/amp0001399opens in new window
- Fogleman, L. (January 11, 2024). Baylor Mourns Death of Emeritus Distinguished Professor Roger E. Kirk.
Rachel Fouladi, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Psychology
Simon Fraser University
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