Awards and Council Nominations

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At each SRA Biennial Meeting, three major awards are presented:

Hershel D. Thornburg Dissertation Award: This award recognizes outstanding scholastic promise in research on adolescence.

Application requirements:

  • Current SRA membership
  • Nominee’s name, address, email address, and phone number.
  • Advisor’s name, address, email address, and phone number.
  • A letter of recommendation from the advisor indicating the nature of the nominee’s contribution to the development of the research and the perceived contribution of the study to the field of investigation.
  • 5 copies of a 3-5 page abstract of the dissertation.
  • 3 copies of the full dissertation.

John P. Hill Memorial Award: This award recognizes an individual whose overall program of work has had a significant impact on our understanding of development and behavior during the second decade of the lifespan.

Application requirements:

  • Current SRA membership
  • Nominee’s name, address, email address, and phone number.
  • Nominator’s name, address, email address, and phone number.
  • Nomination letters should include a brief statement about the nominee’s contributions to the field, including pertinent references to scholarly articles or chapters that represent the nominee’s contributions to research on adolescence.

Young Investigator’s Award: This award recognizes a young scholar whose research, publications, grants, conference presentations, and visibility in the field represent a significant contribution to understanding adolescent development and behavior. Nominees should be no more than six years beyond the Ph.D. or equivalent degree, unless exceptional circumstances necessitated a hiatus in their scholarly activities.

Application requirements:

  • Current SRA membership
  • Nominee’s name, address, email address, and phone number.
  • Nominator’s name, address, email address, and phone number. Nomination letters should include detailed information about the contributions and future promise of the nominee.
NOTE: The application deadline for the Thornburg, Hill, and Young Investigator Awards is October 15 prior to the SRA Biennial Meeting.
 
In addition, the Research, Public Policy, and Information Committee also presents three awards at SRA Biennial Meetings:
 
  • Best Authored Book Award
  • Best Edited Book Award
  • Best Article Award
Books or articles published between January 1 of a biennial meeting year and December 31 of the year preceding the next biennial meeting (e.g., for 2012: January 1, 2010 through December 31, 2011)) are eligible. (Articles or books that are in press and will be published by December 31 prior to the Biennial Meeting may be submitted). Article submissions must be from peer-reviewed journals.
 
Nominations of articles or books exemplifying research on adolescence with implications for social policy from a variety of disciplines are encouraged, and self-nominations are welcome. Criteria for selection are: (1) Research and theory meet high standards, (2) policy issues are substantive and timely, and (3) the work clearly articulates the implications of the research for a social policy issue, such that policy problems are clarified and/or solutions are illustrated.

Submissions for the Social Policy Awards should include a copy of the book or article, a cover letter articulating how the book or article meets the award criteria, and, for book nominations, a 3-5 page summary of the nominated book.

Deadline for Nominations: October 15 prior to the SRA Biennial Meeting

Questions? Contact Thelma Tucker at (734) 926-0612 or programoffice@s-r-a.org.

SRA Awards History (pdf)