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Division 29 Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy Early Career Award
This program supports the mission of APA’s Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (Division 29) by recognizing Society members who have demonstrated outstanding promise in the field of psychotherapy early in their career. This early career award was established as The Jack D. Krasner Memorial Award and first bestowed in 1981. In 2007, the Division raised $50,000 in donations, which funded this award for administration by the American Psychological Foundation (APF). This award is now named the APF/Division 29 Early Career Award and is administered by APF.
This program supports the mission of APA’s Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy (Division 29) by recognizing Society members who have demonstrated outstanding promise in the field of psychotherapy early in their career.
This early career award was established as The Jack D. Krasner Memorial Award and first bestowed in 1981. In 2007, Division 29 raised $50,000 in donations, which funded this award for administration by the American Psychological Foundation (APF). This award is now named the Division 29 Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy Early Career Award and is administered by APF.
More information about Division 29 (Society for the Advancement of Psychotherapy)
Eligibility
APF encourages applicants from diverse backgrounds with respect to age, race, color, religion, creed, nationality, ability, sexual orientation, gender, and geography.
Applicants must:
- be members of Division 29
- be early career psychologists no more than 10 years postdoctoral
- demonstrate accomplishment and achievement related to psychotherapy theory, practice, research, or training
No self-nominations are permitted.
Application Instructions
Application Materials:
- a nomination letter written by a colleague outlining the nominee’s career contributions (No self-nominations are allowed.)
- CV
Evaluation Criteria
Nominees will be evaluated on:
- demonstrated accomplishment and achievement
- conformance with program goals
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
Drs. Alice Coyne and Maggi A. Price
Past Recipients
2024
Alice E. Coyne, PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst
Maggi A. Price, PhD, Boston College
2023
Dr. Simon B. Goldberg, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2022
Xu Li, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
2021
Lorenzo Lorenzo-Luaces, PhD, Indiana University – Bloomington
2020
Joshua Turchan, PhD, Michigan State University
2019
Sigal Zilcha-Mano, PhD, Haifa University and Columbia University
2018
Catherine Eubanks, PhD, Yeshiva University
Tony Rousmaniere, PhD, University of Washington
2017
Rayna D. Markin, PhD, Villanova University
2016
Christian Webb, PhD, Harvard Medical School
Joshua K. Swift, PhD, Idaho State University
2015
Stephanie L. Budge, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Madison
2014
Zachary E. Imel, PhD, University of Utah
2013
James Boswell, PhD, Boston University
2012
Jesse Owen, PhD, University of Louisville
2011
Andres De Los Reyes, PhD, University of Maryland at College Park
2010
Tami Jo De Coteau, PhD, Indian Health Service
2009
Katherine L. Muller, PsyD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
2008
Kenneth N. Levy, PhD, Pennsylvania State University
2007
Michael J. Constantino, PhD, University of Massachusetts