Early Career Contributions Research Articles

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Marc G. Berman.

The APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognize psychologists who have demonstrated excellence early in their careers and have held a doctoral degree for no more than 9 years. One of the 2019 award winners is Marc G. Bergman "for innovative research delving into environmental influences on cognition and affect. Marc G. Berman's research has engaged behavioral, neuroscientific, and computational techniques to expose how natural and artificial scenes can alter cognitive processes and induce affective reactions. In addition, his research seeks to understand the underlying visual computational mechanisms that underlie these effects. This work spans the study of healthy individuals and individuals with various cognitive dysfunctions due to underlying disease states." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

The Early Career Awards, given for the first time in 1974, recognize the large number of excellent early career psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into 10 areas: animal learning and behavior, comparative; developmental; health; cognition/human learning; psychopathology; behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; perception/motor performance; social; applied research; and individual differences. Five areas are considered each year, with areas rotated in two-year cycles. The areas considered in 2019 were animal learning and behavior, comparative; cognition and human learning; developmental psychology; health psychology; and psychopathology. Each year, panels are selected for the areas under consideration, and these panels recommend nominees to the Committee on Scientific Awards. The 2019 recipients of the APA Scientific Contribution Awards were recognized by the 2018 Board of Scientific Affairs and selected by the 2018 Committee on Scientific Awards. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Julie D. Golomb.

The APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognize psychologists who have demonstrated excellence early in their careers and have held a doctoral degree for no more than 9 years. One of the 2019 award winners is Julie D. Golomb, "for outstanding research on the intricate relationship between eye movements, visual perception, attention, and memory. Julie D. Golomb's work relies on creative behavioral experimentation, advanced functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) methods, and rigorous analysis to reveal the importance of 'eye-centered' retinotopic representations at many levels of the human visual system. Her work has expanded our understanding of how visual information is updated and integrated across successive eye movements, thereby allowing us to achieve a conscious impression of a stable visual world." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Wiebke Bleidorn.

The APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognize psychologists who have demonstrated excellence early in their careers and have held a doctoral degree for no more than 9 years. One of the 2019 award winners is Wiebke Bleidorn "for innovative work on when and why personality changes in adulthood. Wiebke Bleidorn's research has helped uncover the mechanisms-both biological and sociocultural- that underlie personality stability and change. Through the creative use of sophisticated methods, she has helped resolve competing theoretical models of personality change. Using longitudinal, cross-cultural, and behavioral genetic designs, her research has disentangled the more universal effects of biological maturation from cultural influences and life experiences on personality development." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Mesmin Destin.

The APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognize psychologists who have demonstrated excellence early in their careers and have held a doctoral degree for no more than 9 years. One of the 2019 award winners is Mesmin Destin, "for insightful contributions to understanding how the social environment matters in the lives of young people, particularly first-generation college students and students from low socioeconomic status backgrounds. Drawing from multiple theoretical and methodological approaches, Mesmin Destin designs and tests interventions that engage the natural network-other students, older peers, and parents-to enhance students' motivation, achievement, health, and well-being." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2019 APA, all rights reserved).

MARGRET M. AND PAUL B. BALTES FOUNDATION IN BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY AWARD LECTURE

The Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Foundation Award in Behavioral and Social Gerontology recognizes outstanding early-career contributions in behavioral and social gerontology. The lecture will be given by the 2018 Baltes Award recipient, Frank Infurna, PhD, of Arizona State University. This session will also include the presentation of the 2019 Baltes Award. The 2019 Baltes Award recipient is Allison Bielak, PhD, of Colorado State University. Supported by the Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Foundation.

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Eliza Bliss-Moreau.

The APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognize psychologists who have demonstrated excellence early in their careers and have held a doctoral degree for no more than 9 years. One of the 2018 award winners is Eliza Bliss-Moreau, "for innovative contributions to the study of emotion in humans and animals." Her work in nonhuman primates spans behavioral neuroscience, psychophysiology, and evolutionary processes. Bliss-Moreau's award citation, biography, and a selected bibliography are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Andrei Cimpian.

The APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognize psychologists who have demonstrated excellence early in their careers and have held a doctoral degree for no more than 9 years. One of the 2018 award winners is Andrei Cimpian "for outstanding theoretical and empirical contributions regarding the influence of generic versus nongeneric language on children's and adults' concepts and the wide range of significant downstream consequences of those conceptions." (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology.

The Early Career Awards, given for the first time in 1974, recognize the large number of excellent early career psychologists. Recipients of this award may not have held a doctoral degree for more than nine years. For purposes of this award, psychology has been divided into 10 areas: animal learning and behavior, comparative; developmental; health; cognition/human learning; psychopathology; behavioral and cognitive neuroscience; perception/motor performance; social; applied research; and individual differences. Five areas are considered each year, with areas rotated in two-year cycles. The areas considered in 2018 were animal learning and behavior, comparative; cognition and human learning; developmental psychology; health psychology; and psychopathology. Each year, panels are selected for the areas under consideration, and these panels recommend nominees to the Committee on Scientific Awards. The 2018 recipients of the APA Scientific Contribution Awards were recognized by the 2017 Board of Scientific Affairs and selected by the 2017 Committee on Scientific Awards. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Early Career Contributions to Psychology in the Public Interest: John E. Pachankis.

The APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognize psychologists who have demonstrated excellence early in their careers and have held a doctoral degree for no more than 9 years. One of the 2017 award winners is John E. Pachankis. Pachankis has conducted seminal research showing that stigma harms lesbian, gay male, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) health through mechanisms such as identity concealment, rejection hypervigilance, and achievement-contingent self-worth. Most significantly, he has put minority stress theory into practice by creating novel interventions that reduce stigma-related stress. Pachankis's award citation, biography, and a selected bibliography are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Kristin E. Naragon-Gainey.

The APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognize psychologists who have demonstrated excellence early in their careers and have held a doctoral degree for no more than 9 years. One of the 2018 award winners is Kristin E. Naragon-Gainey, "for her groundbreaking contributions to the study of personality, affect, and psychopathology." Naragon-Gainey's award citation, biography, and a selected bibliography are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Fiery A. Cushman.

The APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognize psychologists who have demonstrated excellence early in their careers and have held a doctoral degree for no more than 9 years. One of the 2018 award winners is Fiery A. Cushman, "for his groundbreaking research in moral psychology, integrating ideas from cognitive, social, and developmental psychology; moral and legal philosophy; evolutionary biology; cognitive neuroscience; and artificial intelligence. Cushman's award citation, biography, and a selected bibliography are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Darby E. Saxbe.

The APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognize psychologists who have demonstrated excellence early in their careers and have held a doctoral degree for no more than 9 years. One of the 2018 award winners is Darby E. Saxbe, "for exceptional contributions to understanding the intersection of social relations and biology." Saxbe's award citation, biography, and a selected bibliography are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Donald Edmondson.

The APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognize psychologists who have demonstrated excellence early in their careers and have held a doctoral degree for no more than 9 years. One of the 2018 award winners is Donald Edmondson, "for his theoretical work describing how life-threatening medical events sensitize patients to threats from the body, and for providing compelling evidence that psychological responses to such events may hasten mortality." He has has elegantly synthesized cognitive models of posttraumatic stress with existential psychological theory to develop his enduring somatic threat model, which yields counterintuitive insights. Edmondson's award citation, biography, and a selected bibliography are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2018 APA, all rights reserved).

Van Dinther Receives 2018 Jason Morgan Early Career Award

Ylona van Dinther will receive the 2018 Jason Morgan Early Career Award at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2018, to be held 10–14 December in Washington, D. C. The award is for “significant early career contributions to tectonophysics through a combination of research, education, and outreach activities.”

Johnson Receives 2018 Ronald Greeley Early Career Award in Planetary Sciences

Brandon Johnson will receive the 2018 Ronald Greeley Early Career Award in Planetary Sciences at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2018, to be held 10–14 December in Washington, D. C. The award recognizes “significant early career contributions to planetary science.”

Brucker Receives 2018 Cryosphere Early Career Award

Ludovic Brucker will receive the 2018 Cryosphere Early Career Award at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2018, to be held 10–14 December in Washington, D. C. The award is for “significant early career contributions to cryospheric science and technology.”

MARGRET M. AND PAUL B. BALTES FOUNDATION IN BEHAVIORAL AND SOCIAL GERONTOLOGY AWARD LECTURE

The Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Foundation Award in Behavioral and Social Gerontology recognizes outstanding early-career contributions in behavioral and social gerontology. The lecture will be presented by the 2017 recipient Giyeon Kim, PhD, Chung-Ang University. The award is generously funded by the Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Foundation.

Bruning Receives 2018 Atmospheric and Space Electricity Early Career Award

Eric C. Bruning will receive the 2018 Atmospheric and Space Electricity Early Career Award at AGU’s Fall Meeting 2018, to be held 10–14 December in Washington, D. C. The award recognizes “outstanding early career contributions to atmospheric and space electricity.”

Award for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology: Adam M. Leventhal.

The APA Awards for Distinguished Scientific Early Career Contributions to Psychology recognize psychologists who have demonstrated excellence early in their careers and have held a doctoral degree for no more than 9 years. One of the 2017 award winners is Adam M. Leventhal, for "exceptional contributions to our understanding of susceptibility to substance use disorders among vulnerable populations." Leventhal's award citation, biography, and a selected bibliography are presented here. (PsycINFO Database Record