Information about Awards

~ Award Information ~

CEPO Student Research Award
for Research on Minorities or Women

SEPA Graduate Student Research Award

Mentor Award

Outstanding Professional Paper Award

~ Past Winners ~

2008 Outstanding Professional Paper Award

Poornima Madhavan, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology at Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia.
“Training Modules that incorporate diversity improve quality of airline baggage screening.”

Dr. Madhavan received a check from SEPA for $500.  A letter was sent to her Department Chair and Dean. 

2008 SEPA Graduate Student Research Awards

Shalon Howard of Augusta State University, Augusta, Georgia.
“Picrotoxin attenuates taste aversions based on ethanol and nicotine.”

Ms. Howard received a check for $200.

2008 CEPO Student Research Award

The 1st place winner in Minority Issues was Dawn M. Howerton, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee.
“Same-sex sexual harassment:  Perceiver’s gender & victim/perpetrator sexual orientation.”

Ms. Howerton received a check for $250.00.

The 1st place winner in Women’s Issues was Andrea Meltzer, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee.
“Men’s body size preferences related to women’s body image.”

Ms. Meltzer received a check for $250.00.

2nd Place Overall Winner was Deborah Bowick, Augusta State university, Augusta, Georgia.
“How knowledge affects pregnancy while using birth control pills.”

Ms. Bowick received a check for $100.00.

2008 Mentor Award

Charles L. Brewer, PhD
Department of Psychology, Furman University, Greenville, South Carolina.

A monetary award of $300 and a plaque was given to Dr. Brewer.

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2007 Outstanding Professional Paper Award

Tara Lineweaver, PhD
Assistant Professor of Psychology at Butler University, Indianapolis, Indiana.
“Neither mid-conversation feedback nor age impacts speech complexity to elders.” 

Jackie White, PhD
Professor of Psychology at UNC-Greensboro, North Carolina.
“Decade of change? Binge drinking and sexual victimization.” 

Each received a $250 check and a letter was sent to their department chair and dean. 

2007 SEPA Graduate Student Research Award

Heather Serling and Amanda Boland of Augusta State University, Augusta, Georgia.
“Do questionnaire titles and instructions create context effects.” 

They were each given a monetary award.

2007 CEPO Student Research Award

The winner in Minority Issues was Robert Maddox of Augusta State University, Augusta, Georgia.
“Right-wing authoritarianism, religion, and attitudes towards homosexuals and bisexuals.”

The winner in Women’s Issues was Joseph R. Bauer of Queen’s University of Charlotte, North Carolina.
“Effects of a brief STD intervention with university women.”

Each received a $250 check. 

2007 Mentor Award

Stephen Nowicki, PhD
Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia.
His nominator described him as compassionate, patient, supportive, intelligent, persistent, demanding, challenging, and trustworthy, calling him an experienced and trusted counselor.

 A monetary award of $300 and a plaque was given to Dr. Nowicki.