Funding Opportunities

Charles L. Brewer Distinguished Teaching of Psychology Award

This award recognizes a significant career of contributions of a psychologist who has a proven track record as an exceptional teacher of psychology.

Deadline: December 4, 2024
Amount: $3,000
Sponsors: APF

This award recognizes a significant career of contributions of a psychologist who has a proven track record as an exceptional teacher of psychology. The awardee receives a plaque, a $2,000 award, and a $1,000 travel stipend. Awardees are also invited to give a special address at the APA Annual Convention.

Eligibility

APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.

Nominees should demonstrate and will be rated on the following dimensions:

  • demonstrated achievement related to the teaching of psychology
  • exemplary performance as a classroom teacher
  • development of innovative curricula and courses
  • development of effective teaching methods and/or materials
  • teaching of advanced research methods and practice in psychology
  • administrative facilitation of teaching
  • research on teaching
  • training of teachers of psychology
  • evidence of influence as a teacher of students who become psychologists

No self-nominations are permitted.

Application Instructions

Application Materials:

  • Nomination cover letter outlining the nominee’s contributions to the teaching of psychology.
  • Current CV and bibliography.
  • Up to 10 supporting letters from colleagues, administrators, and former students.
  • An appendix of no more than two to three supporting documents.
  • One- to three-page statement of teaching philosophy from the nominee.

All nomination materials must be gathered by the nominator and submitted online.

Evaluation Criteria
Nominees will be evaluated on:

  • demonstrated exemplary performance as a classroom teacher
  • innovation of curricula and courses
  • development of effective teaching methods and/or materials
  • history of teaching advance research methods and practices in psychology
  • history of research on teaching
  • history of training teachers of psychology
  • demonstrated influence on students who became psychologists
  • merit

Please be advised that APF does not provide feedback to applicants on their proposals.

Please review our Program FAQs for important details on the application process.

Recent Recipient

Dr. Viji Sathy

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Past Recipients

2024

Dr. Viji Sathy, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2023

Dr. Beth Morling, University of Delaware

2022

Jeffrey S. Nevid, PhD, ABPP, St. John’s University

2021

Elizabeth Yost Hammer, PhD

2020

Linda Woolf, PhD

2019

R. Eric Landrum, PhD

2018

Stephen Linn Chew, PhD

2017

Regan A. R. Gurung, PhD

2016

Sue Frantz, MA

2015

Roger E. Kirk, PhD

2014

Mary Kite, PhD

2013

Dana S. Dunn, PhD

2012

Richard Miller, PhD

2011

Neil Lutsky, PhD

2010

Bernard Beins, PhD

2009

William Buskist, PhD

2008

Scott Plous, PhD

2007

Baron Perlman, PhD

2006

Randolph A. Smith, PhD

2005

Thomas E. Ludwig, PhD

2004

G. William Hill IV, PhD

2003

Victor A. Benassi, PhD

2002

Douglas A. Bernstein, PhD

2001

Frank J. Vattano, PhD

2000

Jane S. Halonen, PhD

1999

Barbara F. Nodine, PhD 

1998

Diane F. Halpern, PhD 

1996

Mark E. Ware 

1995

Margaret W. Matlin, PhD

Sherman Ross, PhD

1994

Harry P. Bahrick, PhD

Patricia Keith-Spiegel, PhD

1993

Peter S. Fernald, PhD 

1992

Patricia Marks-Greenfield, PhD 

1991

David S. Holmes, PhD 

1989

Charles L. Brewer, PhD 

1988

Stephen F. Davis, PhD

Richard L. Solomon, PhD

1987

Eileen Hetherington, PhD

Benton J. Underwood, PhD 

1986

Ludy T. Benjamin Jr., PhD

Ellen P. Reese, MA

1985

Frank A. Beach, PhD

Wilbert J. McKeachie, PhD

1984

Robert Freed Bales, PhD

David Coles, PhD

1983

Michael Wertheimer, PhD

Ben James Winer, PhD

1982

Henry Gleitman, PhD

Carolyn Wood Sherif, PhD

1981

James A. Bayton, PhD 

1980

Carlos Albizu-Miranda, PhD

Elliott Aronson, PhD

1979

Delos D. Wickens, PhD 

1978

Douglas K. Candland, PhD

Robert Daniel, PhD

1977

Fred McKinney, PhD

1976

James V. McConnell, PhD 

1974

Frank A. Geldard, PhD

Ohmer Milton, PhD

1973

James B. Maas, PhD

Frank Joseph McGuigan, PhD

1972

James McCary, PhD 

1971

S. Krawiec, PhD

Jack L. Michael, PhD

1970

Fred S. Keller, PhD

Freda Gould Rebelsky, PhD