Funding Opportunities
Lynn Stuart Weiss Lecture – Psychology as a Means of Attaining Peace Through World Law
The lecture was established by Drs. Raymond A. and Rosalee G. Weiss, in memory of their daughter, Lynn, whose interests centered on the science and art of politics, with a focus on world law.
The lecture was established by Drs. Raymond A. and Rosalee G. Weiss, in memory of their daughter, Lynn, whose interests centered on the science and art of politics, with a focus on world law.
The following APA divisions rotate recommending an annual lecturer to the APF Board of Trustees:
Recent Recipient
Dr. Sara McClelland
“Abortion and deservingness: The role of psychological research in understanding abortion attitudes in the U.S.”
Past Recipients
2023
Sara McClelland, PhD, University of Michigan
“Abortion and deservingness: The role of psychological research in understanding abortion attitudes in the U.S.”
2022
Neal S. Rubin, PhD, Alder University
“Psychology and Human Rights: What are our obligations to protecting and securing the rights and dignity of everyone and to envisioning and creating the world we want?”
2021
Cristina Montiel, PhD, Ateneo de Manila University
“Psychology of Active Nonviolence around the World: Facing Militarized Forces”
2020
Valerie Hans, PhD, Cornell University
“The Democratizing Effects of Trial by Jury”
2019
Violet Cheung, PhD, University of San Francisco
“The Many Stripes of Emotions in Visceral Politics”
2018
Harold “Woody” Davis, MD, JD
“The Data Revolution: Implications for Psychology”
2017
Linden L. Nelson, PhD, California Polytechnic State University
“Developing Peaceful People: Psychological Foundations for Peace Education”
2016
Michael L. Perlin, JD, New York Law School
“Your Old Road Is Rapidly Agin’: International Human Rights Standards and Their Impact on Forensic Psychologists, the Practice of Forensic Psychology, and the Conditions of Institutionalization of Persons with Mental Disabilities.”
2015
Linda R. Tropp, PhD, University of Massachusetts Amherst
“From Prejudice Reduction to Reconciliation: The Effects of Intergroup Contact”
2014
Kathleen Malley-Morrison, PhD
“To be or not to be…morally engaged: Psychological perspectives & international law”
2013
Jean Maria Arrigo, PhD
“Giving Voice to Intelligence Professionals of Conscience”
2012
John Bradford Braithwaite, PhD, Australian National University
2011
Susan V. Opotow, PhD, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York
2010
Georg Lind, PhD, University of Konstanz
2009
Jonathan Turley, JD, George Washington University Law School
2008
Clarence J. Sundram, JD, Mental Disability Rights International
2007
Michael G. Wessells, PhD, Randolph-Macon College
2006
Flight Captain George Michael Mukula, Honorable Minister of State for Health (General Duties) of the Uganda Ministry of Health
2005
Mary Robinson, Columbia University
2004
Scott Plous, PhD, Wesleyan University
2003
Thomas Pettigrew, PhD, University of California, Santa Cruz
2002
Raymond D. Fowler, PhD, American Psychological Association
2001
Miles R. Hewstone, PhD, University of Wales College of Cardiff
2000
Gary B. Melton, PhD, Clemson University