Dissertation Research Award
Each year, Division 49 (Group Psychology & Group Psychotherapy) of the American Psychological Association offers an award for the best dissertation research on small groups. This research can investigate any phenomenon, using any methodology, in any type of group. Next year will mark the 15th year for the award. Past winners, many of whom have gone on to fame and fortune after receiving the award, include Drs. Karen Jehn, Deborah Gruenfeld, Amy Edmondson, and Kyle Lewis. The award includes $1000. a commemorative plaque, and a three-year free membership in the Division.
People who complete a dissertation on groups sometime during calendar year 2013 are welcome to enter the competition. To enter, a brief (5 pages, typewritten and double-spaced) abstract of the dissertation should be sent to Dr. Richard Moreland (408 Fern Hollow Lane, Wexford, PA; 15090;
cslewis@pitt.edu). The deadline for submitting abstracts is March 8th, 2014. Dr. Moreland will send copies of the abstracts to a small review committee for evaluation, and they will select three finalists. Finalists will be asked to submit complete copies of their dissertations, which will then be reviewed by the same committee. The winner will receive his or her award at the APA Convention in August, 2014.
If you are completed a dissertation on groups last year, then please consider entering the competition. And if you know someone else who completed such a dissertation, then please mention the competition to him or her. Remember, the research described in the dissertation can investigate any phenomenon, using any methodology, in any type of group.
-dick moreland