Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award

The American Psychology-Law Society confers an award for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring in the Field of Psychology and Law to recognize teaching excellence in a variety of contexts. The winner of the award will be announced at the annual APLS Conference.

• In even-numbered years (e.g., 2010, 2012), the award will be given to a teacher/mentor from a program/department that is undergraduate-only or MA-terminus (category 1).

• In odd-numbered years (e.g., 2011, 2013), the award will be given to a teacher/mentor from a program/department that is doctoral-granting, including law schools (category 2).

Eligibility:

For both award categories, nominees should be persons who have made substantial contributions to student training in the field of psychology and law. To be eligible, an individual must have had a doctoral degree (OR a law degree, whichever comes first, if both have been earned) for at least 7 years, and must have been teaching and/or mentoring students in psychology and law for at least 5 years.

Nominations/Applications: 

The nomination package should be e-mailed directly to the Chair of the Award committee (listed below).  The nomination package must be no more than 15 total pages and should include the following :

• Nominee’s statement (1-2 pages) of teaching/mentoring philosophy, goals, and accomplishments, especially as related to the field of psychology and law.
• Abbreviated curriculum vitae (3 pages maximum)
• Summarized student evaluation data
• At least one, but no more than three, supporting letters from peer reviewers or students
• Other relevant documentation such as descriptions of current and past student achievements; mentoring in one-on-one teaching contexts (e.g., advising, clinical supervision); teaching in the community (e.g., workshops that bring psychology and law to applied audiences); teaching-related committee work or scholarship; development of new curricula, courses, course materials, or instructional methods.

Self nominations are encouraged.

Deadlines and Contact Information:

The submission deadline for the 2010 award (category 1) is January 1, 2010. Nomination packets should be e-mailed to:

 Beth Schwartz, Chair, Teaching and Mentoring Award Committee for 2010
e-mail: bschwartz@randolphcollege.edu
phone: (434) 947-8548.  

The submission deadline for the 2011 award (category 2) is January 1, 2011. Nomination packets should be e-mailed to:  

 Garrett Berman, Chair, Teaching and Mentoring Award Committee for 2011
e-mail: gberman@rwu.edu
phone: 401-254-3341

To be Awarded: Annually (alternating between two award categories) at the AP-LS Annual Conference.  The recipient will receive $500 and a plaque.

Previous Award Winners:
2009    Ronald Roesch
2008    Edie Greene
2006    Beth Schwartz
2005    Bette Bottoms and Jim Ogloff
2004    Margaret Bull Kovera
1996    Gail Goodman; 1st  time this award was made