Dissertation Award

The American Psychology-Law Society confers Dissertation Awards for scientific research and scholarship that is relevant to the promotion of the interdisciplinary study of psychology and law. Students who complete dissertations involving basic or applied research in psychology and law, including its application to public policy, are encouraged to apply for these awards. Only students who have completed their dissertations in the current calendar year are eligible to apply. First-, second-, and third-place awards are conferred, and winners will be invited to present their research at the AP-LS Annual Conference.

To apply for the Dissertation Awards, please attach the following items in an e-mail to Dr. David DeMatteo (aplsdissertations@gmail.com) by January 1: (1) the dissertation as it was submitted to the student’s university, (2) the dissertation with all author and advisor identifying information removed, and (3) a letter of support from the dissertation advisor. You must be a member of AP-LS to be eligible for a Dissertation Award. For more information, please contact Dr. Dave DeMatteo (dsd25@drexel.edu), Chair of the Dissertation Awards Committee.

Previous Award Winners

Year	1st place	2nd place	3rd place
2008	Margaret C. Stevenson	Laura G. Kirsch	Melanie R. Farkas & Lindsay Malloy
2007	Jeffrey Haun	Kathryn Modecki	Tracy Fass
2006	Amy Leach	Jessica Klaver	Jessica Meyer
2005	Tara Mitchell	Lisa Chraznowski	Lora Levett & Greg Kramer
2004	Jodi Viljoen	Candice Odgers	Martin Hildebrand
2003	Virginia Cooper	Teri Forrest	Mary Ann Campbell & Alexis Kennedy
2002	Jennifer Groscup	Tamara Haegerich	Gina Vincent & David DeMatteo
2001	Mark Phillips	Christian Meissner	Eve Brank
2000	Bradley McAuliff	Lyn Castrianno	Kimberly Brown
1999	Jennifer Skeem		Dan Krauss
1998	Joanna Pozzulo	Jennifer Robbennolt	Dennis Stolle
1997	David Glass	Stephen Anderer	Richard Redding
1996	Kimberly Lonsway	Charles R. Mullin	Phyllis B. Gerstenfeld
1995	Lori Beth Frank	Mindy Mechanic	Maithilee K. Pathak
1994	Margaret Kovera	Karen Leslie Steinberg	Nancy Schneider
1993	Ann Tobey	Doug Narby
1992	Bette Bottoms		Cathy Carter
1991	Barry Rosenfeld
1990	James Ogloff	Regina Schuller	Mark Small
1989
1988	Patricia Frazier
1987	Brian Cutler
1986	Roselle Wissler
1985	Nancy Brekke	Carol Krafka
1984	Daniel Linz
1983	Sarah Tanford	Edie Greene