Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: Brian L. Wilcox.

Abstract

The APA Awards for Distinguished Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest recognize persons 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. The 2019 recipient of the Award for Distinguished Senior Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest is Brian L. Wilcox. Throughout his extensive career, Wilcox "has worked at the intersection of psychology and social policy, making a unique and valuable contribution to advancing both fields, as well as social justice and the public interest. He most recently served as professor and director of the Center on Children, Families, and the Law at the University of Nebraska. Among the many areas in which his work has had a positive impact are child welfare, child poverty, child maltreatment, early childhood education, adolescent risk behavior, the impact of media and divorce on youth, and the prevention of HIV." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).