Division 21 of the American Psychological Association

Phillip L. Ackerman, Past President & Awards Committee Chair

Division 21 has three awards: One for an outstanding dissertation (Briggs Dissertation Award); one for early career achievement (Earl Alluisi Award); and one for outstanding contributions in the field of applied experimental/engineering psychology (Franklin V. Taylor Award). The winners of the respective awards are expected to make presentations at the 2009 APA Convention. A list of previous award recipients can be found at our website: www.apa.org/divisions/div21 [new website: www.apa21.org].

Please note that the recipients of these awards must be Members or Fellows of APA in the year that they receive the award.

1) The Briggs Dissertation Award is given for the best dissertation in the field of Applied Experimental/Engineering Psychology that was completed in 2007.
2) The Earl Alluisi Award for Early Career Achievement is given to acknowledge achievements in the field of Applied Experimental/Engineering Psychology that have been accomplished within 10 years of the Ph.D.
3) The Franklin V. Taylor Award, the Division’s highest award, is given for outstanding contributions in the field of Applied Experimental/Engineering Psychology.

The deadline for award submissions is February 15, 2008. They should be sent to:
Phillip L. Ackerman
School of Psychology
Georgia Institute of Technology
654 Cherry Street, MC 0170
Altanta, GA 30332-0170 USA
e-mail: phillip.ackerman@psych.gatech.edu (E-mail submissions are encouraged)