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Awards

2007 Student Travel Award Competition

APA Division 47 Dissertation Award

Division 47 of the American Psychological Association invites the submission of applications for the annual Dissertation Award. This award recognizes outstanding student research that has the greatest potential for making a significant contribution to the theoretical and applied knowledge base in exercise and sport psychology. The previous recipients of this award were:

Year of Award	Name of Recipient	Title of Dissertation
1988	John Raglin	Stress Responses and Performance in Competitive Swimmers
1989	Debbie Crews & Diane Weise	The Influence of Attentive States on Golf Putting as Indicated by Cardiac and Electrocortical Activity
1990	Karla Kubitz	Changes in the Stress Response Following Aerobic Training: An Examination of Underlying Mechanisms
1991	Cathy Lirgg	Effects of Same-Sex and Coeducational Physical Education on Perceptions of Self-Confidence and Class Environment
1992	Anthony Piparo	Chronic Effects of Fitness on the Golf Putt
1993	Richard Albrecht	The Effects of Positive and Negative Cognitive Social Priming on Self-Schemata, Self-Efficacy, Mood States and Motor Performance
1994	Patricia Smith	Integration of the Theories of Reasoned Action, Planned Behaviour, and Self-Efficacy in the Prediction of Exercise Behaviour
1995	Gabrielle Reed	Measuring Stage of Change for Exercise (Behavior Change, Urica E2)
1996	Kathleen Martin	Self-handicapping in Sport and Physical Activity: Conceptualizing and Measuring an Elusive Concept
1997	Alan Smith	Peer Relationship and Physical Activity Participation in Early Adolescence
1998	Gregory Norman	A Cluster Analytic Test of the Transtheoretical Model Applied to Exercise and Behavior
1999	Claudio Nigg, Ph.D.	Predicting, Explaining, and Understanding Adolescent Exercise Behavior Using Longitudinal and Cross-Sectional Approaches
2000	S. Nicole Culos-Reed, Ph.D.	Use of Social-Cognitive Theories in the Study of Physical Activity and Fibromyalgia: Self-Efficacy Theory and the Theory of Planned Behavior
2000	Renee Newcomer, Ed.D	Cognitive-Affective,Behavioral, and Physiological Response to Injury among Competitive Athletes
2001	Roland Carlstedt, Ph.D.	Line Bisecting Test Reveals Relative Left Brain Hemispheric Predominance in Highly Skilled Athletes: Relationships Among Cerebral Laterality, Personality and Sport Performance
2002	Shawn Ardnt, Ph.D.	Dose-Response and Mechanistic Issues in the Strength Training and Affect Relationship
2003	Tracie Rogers, Ph.D.	The Mediating Effects of Peripheral Vision in the Life Stress-Athletic Injury Relationship
2004	Amy Latimer, Ph.D.	Bridging the Gap: Promoting Physical Activity Among Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury Within the Context of the Theory of Planned Behavior
2005	Jennifer Woodgate, Ph.D.	Self-efficacy Theory and the Self-regulation of Exercise Behavior

Application requirements are as follows: 1) a 1500 word abstract which includes (a) Introduction, b) Review of Literature, c) Methodology/Statistics, d) Discussion, e) Contribution to Science and Practice; References should also be included but will not be counted toward the 1500-word limit.2) the student applicant and/or his or her dissertation advisor must be a member of Division 47 at the time of application; 3) a letter of support from the applicant’s advisor confirming the completion of the dissertation and the degree by December 31, 2006, and expressing support for the research in question; and 4) applications must be postmarked by February 15, 2007. All materials should be mailed to: Chris Janelle, Ph.D., Department of Applied Physiology and Kinesiology, University of Florida, PO Box 118206, Gainesville, FL 32611

Abstracts will be judged by a panel of professionals in exercise and sport psychology who are members of Division 47. The awardee(s) will be notified of their selection by March 13, 2007, so they can make plans to attend the 2007 APA Convention in San Francisco, CA August 17-20 to receive the award, which includes a plaque and a monetary gift, and present their research. If you have further questions, please contact Chris Janelle by email: cjanelle@hhp.ufl.edu

Division 47 Awards for Distinguished Work in Sport and Exercise Psychology (Distinguished Professional Award)

The Div. 47 Executive Committee recently established four awards to recognize distinguished contributions in the field of sport and exercise psychology:

Distinguished Contributions to Science and Research in Sport and Exercise Psychology (given in the year 2007 and 2011)
Bruce Ogilvie Award for Professional Practice (given in the year 2008 and 2012)
Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Sport and Exercise Psychology (given in the year 2009 and 2013)
Distinguished Contributions to Sport and Exercise Psychology in the Public Interest (given in the year 2006 and 2010)

One award will be given each year on a rotating basis, beginning with the Science and Research Award which will be given in 1999. Nominees for the award must be a member of Division 47 prior to their nomination. For more information about the awards and how to apply, please contact Dr. Kate Hays for details.

Year of Award	Name of Award	Name of Recipient
1999	Distinguished Contributions of Science and Research in Sport and Exercise Psychology	Robert Singer, Ph.D.
2000	Distinguished Contributions to Applied Sport and Exercise Psychology	Al Petitpas, Ph.D.
2001	Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Sport and Exercise Psychology	Dan Gould, Ph.D.
2002	Distinguished Contributions to Sport and Exercise Psychology in the Public Interest	Carole Ogelsby, Ph.D.
2003	Distinguished Contributions of Science and Research in Sport and Exercise Psychology	Dan Landers, Ph.D.
2004	Bruce Ogilvie Award for Professional Practice	Kate Hays, Ph.D.
2005	Distinguished Contributions to Education and Training in Sport and Exercise Psychology	Michael Sachs, Ph.D.
2006	Distinguished Contributions to Sport and Exercise Psychology in the Public Interest	Judy Van Raalte, Ph.D.

2007 Student Travel Award Competition

The APA Science Directorate is pleased to announce the 2007 Student Travel Award competition. The purpose of the Travel Award program is to help psychology graduate students travel to the APA Convention to present their research. In 2006, approximately 100 students will receive this $300 award to help support their travel to the APA Convention in San Francisco. In addition, applicants who are both members of the American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) and first authors on their papers are eligible to have their Convention registration fees waived. Further information is available on our website at http://www.apa.org/science/travinfo.html.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Jonathan Tin at: jtin@apa.org, or on 202.336.5941.