Each year the Division of School Psychology presents an Outstanding Dissertation in School Psychology Award to a school psychology student who has completed a dissertation which merits special recognition and which has the potential to contribute to the science and practice of school psychology. The Outstanding Dissertation Award is to be given for a dissertation on a topic that has the potential to contribute to school psychology as a discipline and profession. The outstanding dissertation is on a topic that has the potential to impact the science or practice of school psychology, such as research on underrepresented topics and/or populations in the school psychology literature or an original contribution to a traditional area. The research should clearly address and test hypotheses based on important theoretical and empirical questions; the methodology should be sound and sufficient to test the questions posed; and the writing quality addressing these issues as well as implications for practice and future research should be excellent.

Nominees must have successfully completed their dissertation defense by December 31 of the previous calendar year. Nominees must be (a) have been a student member of Division 16 at the time they completed the dissertation; and (b) be a Fellow, Member, Associate, or Student Affiliate of Division 16 .

Five sets of materials, to include: the nominee's vita, supporting letters (minimum of two from members of the dissertation committee), the dissertation, and contact information for the nominee, nominator and letter writers should be submitted by March 15 to Kristen Missall, Committee Chair (c/o kmiss2@email.uky.edu). Mailing address is: Dr. Kristen Missall, School Psychology Program, 237 Dickey Hall, College of Education, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY, 40506-0017. Only hard copies or CDs will be accepted.

Past Recipients