Application period January 15 – February 21
Announcement: April 15
Although there are no simple defining criteria for this award, research contributions and the development of new knowledge in the field should be the major basis of the nomination. The awardee must be prominent in the area of clinical child and adolescent psychology, and the award is intended to recognize a career of scientific achievement.
The area of scientific contribution is open and we encourage our members to nominate stellar candidates who have made contributions to equity, diversity, and inclusion in the field.
Eligibility Statement:
The nominee must be a member of SCCAP Div53 who has made major empirical and/or theoretical scientific contributions to the field, whose body of work has had broad impacts that have shaped advances in training and education, public policy, and/or scientific practice in the area of clinical child and adolescent psychology.
- The nominee must be a member of the Society of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology (SCCAP) for at least one year at the time of application.
- Self-nominations will be accepted.
- Elected board members of SCCAP Division 53 are not eligible.
- Applicants must be domiciled in the United States of America.
Recipients of the award are given a plaque and a recognition stipend of $500. If an invitation is extended, the recipient is strongly encouraged to accept the invitation to present on their area of expertise either at an SCCAP-sponsored conference or virtually. If travel is required, SCCAP will provide additional funds. Awardees will have a featured story in the InBalance Newsletter.
Nominations for the Distinguished Career Contributions to Science Award are due by April 15.
Nominations should use the form below.
In one PDF, submit through the form: (1) a letter explaining the exemplary characteristics and positive impact of the nominees’ work, (2) a current CV for the nominee, and if applicable (3) any additional materials to illustrate their career contributions. Membership in SCCAP is required to submit a nomination and self-nominations are welcome. Nominations should use the form below.
Criteria for the Award
The letter of nomination should address the following issues:
1. The general nature of the nominee’s contributions to new knowledge in the field.
2. The nominee’s most important theoretical and/or empirical contributions.
3. The broad impact of the nominee’s contributions to the field of clinical child and adolescent psychology, including (but not limited to) impacts on training and education, public policy, and/or scientific practice.
A list of past Distinguished Career Recipients is posted on the SCCAP website.
Distinguished Career Award Winners
- 2001 O. Ivar Lovaas
- 2002 Benjamin B. Lahey
- 2003 Rolf Loeber
- 2004 Michael Rutter
- 2005 John Weisz
- 2006 Terrie Moffit
- 2007 Phil Kendall
- 2008 Sheila Eyberg
- 2009 Bill Pelham
- 2010 Rex Forehand
- 2011 John Lochman
- 2012 Russell Barkley
- 2013 Cathy Lord
- 2014 Annette La Greca
- 2015 Tony Spirito
- 2016 Elizabeth McCauley
- 2017 Richard R. Abidin
- 2018 Carolyn Webster-Stratton
- 2019 Geraldine Dawson
- 2020 Joan Asarnow
- 2021 Nancy Gonzales
- 2022 Michael Roberts and Enrique Neblett
- 2023 Steve Hinshaw
- 2024 Ann Masten
SCCAP encourages and welcomes applicants with diverse backgrounds with respect to age, color, ethnicity, disability, gender, geography, nationality, race, religion, and sexual orientation.