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Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring in the Field of Psychology and Law

Recognizes teaching and mentoring excellence in the field of psychology and law.
Teaching
Early Career Professionals
Sponsor

AP-LS Teaching, Training and Career Committee

Deadline

December 15

Note

Nominations should be submitted via the AP-LS Awards Portal before annual December 15 deadline.

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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.

Every year Div. 41 (American Psychology-Law Society) confers two awards for Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring in the Field of Psychology and Law to recognize teaching excellence in a variety of contexts: Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award and the Early Career Teaching and Mentoring Award. The winner of the awards will be announced at the annual meeting of the American Psychology-Law Society.

In even-numbered years (e.g., 2016, 2018), 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., 2015, 2017), the award will be given to a teacher/mentor from a program/department that is doctoral-granting or postdoctoral granting; including law schools, medical schools, and non-university positions such as hospitals, clinics or other organizations. The primary requirement is that the recipient have taught/mentored graduate and/or postdoctoral students (category 2).

Recipients of the awards will receive $500 and a plaque at the AP-LS conference.

Nominees should be persons who have made substantial contributions to student training in the field of psychology and law.

To be eligible for the Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award an individual must have held a Doctoral Degree or Juris Doctorate for at least eight years, and must have been teaching and/or mentoring students in psychology and law for at least eight years.

To be eligible for the Early Career Teaching and Mentoring Award, an individual must have held a PhD or JD degree for seven years or less years, and must have been teaching and/or mentoring students in psychology and law for seven years or less (i.e., AP-LS Early Career Professionals).

Nominees cannot apply for both awards. Those who obtained their degree eight years or more from the application year are only eligible for the Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award, and those who obtained their degree seven years or less are only eligible for the Early Career Teaching and Mentoring Award.

The nomination package should be emailed directly to the Chair of the Teaching, Training and Careers Committee before the annual December 15 deadline.

The nomination package should include:

  1. Nominee’s statement (one–two pages) of teaching/mentoring philosophy, goals, and accomplishments, especially as related to the field of psychology and law (Please state which award you are applying for (Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award or the Early Career Teaching and Mentoring Award) and how you meet the criteria for that award.)

  2. Abbreviated curriculum vitae (three pages maximum) summarized student evaluations; (student evaluations should be recent and include at least 3 years)

  3. At least one, but no more than three, supporting letters from peer reviewers or students

  4. 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

The total nomination packages must be no more than 15 pages total.

Self-nominations are encouraged.

Past Recipients

Year Outstanding Teaching and Mentoring Award Early Career Award
2020 Garrett Berman (category 1) Nesa E. Wasarhaley (category 1)
2019 Eve M. Brank and Robert E. Cochrane (category 2) Cynthia J. Najdowski (category 2)
2018 Jennifer L. Groscup (category 1) Tess M.S. Neal (category 1)
2017 Monica K. Miller and Jennifer Robbennolt (category 2)
2016 Matthew Huss (category 1) Amanda Zelechoski (category 1)
2015 Jodi Quas (category 2)
2014 Bradley D. McAuliff (category 1)
2013 Roderick C.L. Lindsay (category 2)
2012 Amye R. Warren (category 1)
2011 Brian Bornstein (category 2)
2010 Mark Costanzo (category 1)
2009 Ronald Roesch (category 2)
2008 Edie Greene (category 1)
2007 N. Dickson Reppucci (category 2)
2006 Bette Bottoms and Jim Ogloff
2005 Bette Bottoms and Jim Ogloff
2004 Margaret Bull Kovera
1996 Gail Goodman (First time awarded)