Anne Anastasi General Psychology Graduate Student Research Awards
Application Deadline: February 16, 2025
Sponsors: Anne Anastasi Charitable Foundation and Division 1 (Society for General Psychology & Interdisciplinary Inquiry)
Description:
These awards are named for the APA past president and co-founder of the Society and funded by the Anne Anastasi Foundation. The winners will be decided based on students' vitae and research plans, plus a supporting letter from each student's advisor.
Eligibility:
Nominees must be current graduate students. Self-nominations as well as nominations by others are welcomed.
Award Benefits:
Each of two recipients of these awards will receive $300 and a certificate.
How to Apply:
Candidates for these awards should submit the below materials
I. A cover sheet including the following:
Name and email
Institution currently enrolled at, and name of program
Identify the level that best applies to you:
Two years or less of study beyond the baccalaureate.
More than two years of study beyond the baccalaureate
Identify which of the following applies to you:
_____I completed my masters’ degree. Year completed: ______
_____I did not complete a masters’ degree.
The name of a mentor who will serve as a recommender and their email
Title of your research making clear it’s focus
II. The following three attachments:
Research statement on your past/present/future work (two-three pages, with limited number of important citations)
Your curriculum vitae
Supporting letter from one mentor, either attached or sent separately
Please submit nominations and documentation to Xiaowei Zhao at zhaox@emmanuel.edu.
Past Recipients
2023
Under Two Years of Graduate Work
Amber Rusch is a doctoral student in the Lifespan Developmental Psychology Ph.D. Program at West Virginia University (WVU)
Two or More Years of Graduate Work
Rita M. Rivera, Psy.D, CBIS, CTP, CAIP, is a clinical psychology postdoctoral fellow at Yale University.
2022
Under Two Years of Graduate Work
Sophia L. Holmqvist is a first-year Psychology graduate student at Temple University.
Mentor: Tania Giovannetti.
Two or More Years of Graduate Work
Violeta J. Rodriguezi, doctoral student in Clinical Psychology at University of Georgia (Athens, GA, USA).
Mentor: Anne Shaffer.
2021
Under Two Years of Graduate Work
Samantha Hoffman, San Diego State University & UC San Diego.
Two or More Years of Graduate Work
Naoise Mac Giollabhui, MS, Temple University.
2020
Under Two Years of Graduate Work
Sofia Cardenas, Clinical Science, University of Southern California
Two or More Years of Graduate Work
Melissa M. Ertl, MS, Counseling Psychology, University of Albany, SUNY.
2019
Under Two Years of Graduate Work
Katherine Hackett, Temple University, clinical psychology
Two or More Years of Graduate Work
Brian Keum, MA, University of Maryland, College Park, counseling psychology
2018
Under Two Years of Graduate Work
Nathan Cheek, BA, Princeton University. Nathan's research explores the psychological factors that underlie the perpetuation of economic inequality.
Two or More Years of Graduate Work
Klaus Cavalhieri, BA, MA, Southern Illinois University. Klaus' research interests are broadly focused on social class, classism, experiences of discrimination, scale development and health behaviors.
2017
Under Two Years of Graduate Work
Joseph J. Avery, Princeton University.
Two or More Years of Graduate Work
Jessica Schleider, Harvard University.
2016
Under Two Years of Graduate Work
Andriana Christofalos, University of Illinois at Chicago.
Two or More Years of Graduate Work
Konstantinos Papazoglou, University of Toronto.
2015
Under Two Years of Graduate Work
Aliza A. Panjwani, The Graduate Center, City University of New York.
Two or More Years of Graduate Work
Jessica L. Hamilton, Temple University.
2014
Under Two Years of Graduate Work
Andrew M. Kiselica, University of South Florida.
Recognition Award
Eva Keatley, University of Windsor (Canada).
Two or More Years of Graduate Work
Jeffrey D. Shahidullah, Michigan State University.
Recognition Awards
Reut Avinun, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
Amy J. Jeffers, Virginia Commonwealth University.
Hannah C. Williamson, University of California, Los Angeles.
Mary Louise Woody, Binghamton University.
2013
Under Two Years of Graduate Work
Jennifer M. Gómez, University of Oregon.
Two or More Years of Graduate Work
David I. Miller, Northwestern University.
Reuben Ng, Yale University.
Recognition Awards
Marc Coutanche, University of Pennsylvania.
Emily D. Hooker, University of California, Irvine.
Philip Sayegh, University of Southern California.
2012
Under Two Years of Graduate Work
Livia Veselka, York University.
Two or More Years of Graduate Work
Dylan G. Gee, University of California, Los Angeles.
Recognition Awards
Jeremy Trevelyan Burman, York University.
Nicholas C. Jacobson, Pennsylvania State University.
Gerardo Ramirez, University of Chicago.
Alice Ann Spurgin, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
Kelly C. Young-Wolff, University of Southern California and Yale University.
2011
Under Two Years of Graduate Work
Luis D. Medina, San Diego State University and University of California, San Diego.
Two or More Years of Graduate Work
Michael K. Scullin, Washington University, St Louis.
Recognition Awards
Kristy E. Benoit, Virginia Tech.
Rachel G. Higier, University of California, Los Angeles.
Theresa A. Morgan, University of Iowa.
Michael L. Sulkowski, University of Florida.
2010
Gloria Luong, University of California, Irvine.
Recognition Awards
Miriam Bocarsly, Princeton University.
Cynthia J. Najdowski,University of Illinois, Chicago.
Eric R. Pedersen, University of Washington.
Kelli Vaughn-Blount, York University.