Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: Kathryn J. Holland.

Abstract

This award recognizes people who have advanced psychology as a science and/or profession by a single extraordinary achievement or a lifetime of outstanding contributions in the public interest. "Kathryn J. Holland has made distinctive and significant contributions to the psychological science of sexual violence. For example, she has published numerous studies of formal supports for sexual harassment and assault survivors on college campuses. Her work offers insight into survivors' experiences with campus resources and reporting options, offering concrete recommendations for improving formal support systems. Dr. Holland has also published multiple pieces on university mandatory reporting policies for sexual violence, including an award-winning article and invited commentary in American Psychologist. She does not stop with publishing, however: Holland is a public scholar who disseminates psychological science through venues such as National Public Radio and The Conversation, making sexual violence scholarship accessible beyond the walls of the academy. Holland also makes important contributions in translating her work into social action, for example, serving on the advisory group for the American Psychological Association Resolution on Campus Sexual Assault and on the advisory committee for the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine Action Collaborative on Preventing Sexual Harassment in Higher Education. In all of this pioneering work, Holland advances science while promoting social justice for survivors of sexual harassment and assault. Her academic and activist records are, in a word, stunning." (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2024 APA, all rights reserved).