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Congratulations to our 2025 Mid-Career Award Recipients!
Recipients will receive an award during the Awards Ceremony & Business Meeting at the 2025 Annual Meeting,
held from November 20-23 at the Sheraton Denver Downtown Hotel.
Overview
The Psychonomic Society Mid-Career Award is given for excellent scientific contributions to the field of experimental and cognitive psychology and related areas by an individual who is currently in the middle of their career.
The purpose of the Mid-Career Award (MCA) is to raise the visibility of our science and of mid-career scientists who are making excellent scientific contributions to the field. Many universities are carefully scrutinizing
departments and programs in deciding upon the deployment of limited resources, and among the most important criteria are those that indicate academic and scientific quality. By including the voice of the Psychonomic Society in such assessments, we can contribute to the continued strength of our field.
Each year, the Psychonomic Society will name up to three (3) MCA awardees. The recipients will receive formal recognition at the PS Awards & Business Meeting during the 2025 Annual Meeting and will receive an award (no cash prize), complimentary registration, and up to $1,000 USD in travel reimbursement (for transportation such as airfare and not lodging or food and beverage) upon request. Additionally,
their
names will be displayed permanently on the Society’s website.
Eligibility
The
Psychonomic Society is committed to recognizing excellent scientific contributions, which entails the
inclusion of all scientists regardless of gender, race, sexual
orientation, disability status, country of origin, geographic location,
and disciplinary expertise. Please critically examine your deliberations to eliminate biases that detract from our commitment to merit.
- Nominees will have normally completed their PhD 15-25 years before the nomination deadline.
- The nominee must be a Psychonomic Society Member or Fellow in good standing, with preference given to Fellows.
- The nominee may be asked to complete an optional equity, diversity, and inclusion (EDI) questionnaire.
Nomination Procedures
Nominations will open in January.
- The nomination must be submitted by March 31, 2025, using the appropriate form.
- Nominations may be made by any Psychonomic Society Member, Fellow, or Emeritus Member in good standing.
- Nominations from current trainees or trainees from the prior 5 years are not permitted.
- Self-nominations are not permitted.
- Current Governing Board members cannot be nominees, nominators, and cannot write letters of support for nominees.
- Nominations must include:
- A list of the
nominee's six (6) most significant publications and other scholarship
(e.g. grants, books), with an explanation of their exceptional impact
and consideration of their rigor and transparency.
- Highlights of the nominee's scientific leadership and service to the field (e.g. involvement in societies, conference committees, editing, reviewing).
- A summary of the
nominee's involvement in the Psychonomic Society (e.g. presentation and
attendance at meetings; publications in journals; other service).
- Highlights of the nominee's contributions to outreach and diversity, equity, and inclusion (including mentorship).
- Nominee's most recent CV.
- Two (2) letters of recommendation, including:
- A letter of recommendation from the nominator.
- A letter of recommendation from another Psychonomic Society Member, Fellow, or Emeritus Member in good standing.
The nomination deadline is March 31, 2025.
Selection Process
The Governing Board will designate one member of the Governing Board to serve as chair of the Awards Committee. Additional members will also be designated to serve on the Awards Committee, reflecting the areas of research that are characteristic of the Society. The Awards Committee will review nominations via conference call and make recommendations about each award to the Governing Board by May 10. The Governing Board will review and vote via email on whether to endorse the recommendations. When two candidates are deemed equal by the committee, the final selection will favor candidates who identify as being part of equity-deserving and underrepresented groups.
Final decisions will be made by June 1, allowing recipients to submit abstracts to the meeting. The Psychonomic Society will arrange for plaques or framed award documents to be presented at the Annual Meeting. The names and citations of the recipient will be published in the program of the Annual Meeting.
The Society will seek to reward excellence in any area of research relevant to the Society. Over the course of several years, the committee will make an effort to distribute awards over all the areas characteristic of the Society.
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Psychonomic Society
Mid-Career Award
Recipients
2025
Jason M. Chein
Temple University, USA
Shayna Rosenbaum
York University, Canada
Sarah Shomstein
The George Washington University, USA
2024
Audrey Duarte
University of Texas at Austin, USA
Viorica Marian
Northwestern University, USA
2023
Aaron Benjamin
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Alejandro Lleras
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, USA
Elizabeth Marsh
Duke University, USA
Kenneth Norman
Princeton University, USA
2022
Elizabeth Kensinger
Boston College, USA
Charan Ranganath
University of California, Davis, USA
Eric-Jan Wagenmakers
University of Amsterdam,
The Netherlands
2021
Isabel Gauthier
Vanderbilt University, USA
Jay Pratt
University of Toronto, Canada
Ayanna Thomas
Tufts University, USA
2020
Jan De Houwer
Ghent University, Belgium
Jeffrey M. Zacks
Washington University in
St. Louis, USA
2019
Michael Anderson
University of Cambridge, United Kingdom
Kathleen McDermott
Washington University in
St. Louis, USA
Klaus Oberauer
University of Zurich, Switzerland
2018
Michael J. Kahana
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Human memory
Sharon L.
Thompson-Schill
University of Pennsylvania, USA
Cognitive neuroscience
Other awards from the
Psychonomic Society
Clifford T. Morgan Distinguished Leadership Award
Early Career Award
Best Article Award
Graduate Travel Award
J. Frank Yates
Student Travel Award
Student Travel Award from Developing Nations
Psychonomic Society/Women
in Cognitive Science Travel
and Networking Award for
Junior Scientists
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