Erik Erikson Early Career Award

The Erikson Award is named for Erik Erikson, the "Father of Psychosocial Development.” The Award recognizes and celebrates exceptional achievement and is awarded to an individual who is a member of ISPP and within a decade of receiving their Ph.D.

First awarded in 1982, the list of recipients of the Erikson Award is a compendium of those who are among the most prominent leaders in political psychology today.

You are encouraged to nominate candidates for the 2010 award who have demonstrated excellence and creativity in the field of political psychology.

The 2010 award recipient will be strongly encouraged to attend the Annual Meeting and Award's Banquet in San Francisco, California, USA.

Send nominations, preferably by email, to 2010 Committee Chairperson:

Jamie Druckman
druckman@northwestern.edu
Department of Political Science
Northwestern University
601 University Place
Evanston, IL 60208

Deadline: February 15, 2010.

First awarded in 1982.

Past winners:

• 2009 vacant
• 2008 Linda Tropp
• 2007 Christopher Federico
• 2006 Jamie Druckman
• 2005 Nicholas Valentino
• 2004 John Jost and Howard Lavine
• 2003 Mark Schafer
• 2002 Thomas Nelson and Tali Mendelberg
• 2001 Barbara Farnham
• 2000 Rose McDermott
• 1999 Wendy Rahn
• 1998 vacant
• 1997 Paul t'Hart
• 1996 Yuen Foon Khong
• 1995 Jon A. Krosnick
• 1994 Kathleen M. McGraw
• 1993 Ofer Feldman
• 1992 Peter Carnevale
• 1991 Deborah Larson
• 1990 Ruth Linn
• 1989 Shawn W. Rosenberg
• 1988 Steven Kull
• 1987 Philip E. Tetlock
• 1986 Virginia Sapiro
• 1985 James S. Fishkin
• 1984 Andrew B. Schmookler
• 1983 Michael G. Billig
• 1982 Gerda Lederer