COSSA Member Spotlight
Edward Liebow, COSSA Board Chair, Named 2020 AAAS Fellow
On November 24, the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) released its list of newly elected AAAS Fellows, a lifetime honor given to select AAAS members who have made significant contributions to the U.S. science and technology enterprise. Among the awardees chosen for 2020 is Dr. Edward Liebow, Executive Director of the American Anthropological Association (AAA) and Chair of COSSAās Board of Directors. Liebow is recognized for his ādistinguished contributions to the field of applied anthropology, and particularly for exemplary administration of professional societies and non-profit research and policy institutions.ā Liebow became AAA Executive Director in 2013 after…
AAPSS Seminar Highlights Pandemicās Impact on Working Families
The American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS), a COSSA member, held a virtual seminar on October 29 convening a panel of experts to discuss āWorking Parents in COVID-19: The Impact and the Policy Response.ā The panel was moderated by Isabel Sawhill, Brookings Institution, and featured presentations by Michal Grinstein-Wiess, Washington University in St. Louis; Molly Kinder, Brookings Institution; Claudia Goldin, Harvard University; and Nisha Patel, Washington University in St. Louis. Panelists discussed the unique impacts of the pandemic on economically vulnerable working families and potential policy solutions that could assist these familiesā recovery. A recording of the webcast…
ASA Webinar Corrects the Record on āRace and Sex Stereotypingā Executive Actions
The American Sociological Association (ASA), a COSSA governing member, held a webinar on October 20 to respond to recent White House actions prohibiting trainings and other activities that touch on white privilege, structural inequality, and other supposedly ādivisiveā concepts (see previous coverage). The webinar āSociology Speaks: Experts Explain the Executive Order on Combating Race and Sex Stereotypingā featured three sociologists, Karyn Lacy of the University of Michigan, Bandana Purkayastha of the University of Connecticut, and Shelley Correll of Stanford University, who corrected the misrepresentations of these concepts in the orders and memoranda and explained how they have contributed to a…
CJRA, COSSA Host āAsk a Criminologistā Briefing Addressing Policing and Community Relations
On October 22, COSSA, in partnership with the Crime & Justice Research Alliance (CJRA), hosted the latest in an ongoing series of āAsk a Criminologistā briefings, which seek to connect leading criminologists to policy makers to address prevalent criminal justice issues. The event, which focused on issues related to policing and community relations in the wake of recent protests, featured Dr. Jennifer Cobbina, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University; Dr. Rod Brunson, Thomas OāNeill Chair of Criminology at Northeastern University; and Dr. Everette Penn, Professor of Criminal Justice at University of Houston Clear Lake and founder of…
Jennifer Richeson Receives 2020 SAGE-CASBS Award
SAGE Publishing and the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University, both COSSA members, announced Jennifer Richeson, a social psychologist at Yale University, as the recipient of the 2020 SAGE-CASBS award. The SAGE-CASBS Award recognizes outstanding achievement in the behavioral and social sciences that advance our understanding of pressing social issues. According to the award announcement, Richesonās āinsights on how people experience, reason about, and respond to sociocultural diversity and racial discrimination significantly advance our understanding of intergroup relations.ā Richeson will deliver an award lecture at the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences…
AERA to Host Virtual Brown Lecture on the āSegregation Pandemicā
The American Educational Research Association (AERA), a COSSA governing member, will host its annual Brown Lecture in Education Research virtually on October 22 at 6:00 pm ET. The 2020 lecture is entitled āThe Segregation Pandemic: Brown as Treatment or Placebo?ā and will be delivered by William F. Tate IV, provost and executive vice president of academic affairs at the University of South Carolina, and a leading expert on the intersections between education, society, and public health. The Annual Brown Lecture in Education Research commemorates the anniversary of the Supreme Court decision in Brown v. Board of Education and is designed…
COSSA Welcomes the Society for Personality Assessment
COSSA is pleased to welcomeĀ the Society for Personality Assessment (SPA) its newest member. SPA is the worldās largest organization ādedicated to the development of methods of personality assessment, the advancement of research on their effectiveness, the exchange of ideas about the theory and practice of assessment, and the promotion of the applied practice of personality assessment.ā COSSAās full membership list is availableĀ here. Information on how to join can be found on theĀ COSSA website. Back to this issueās table of contents.
Nominations Open for 2021 Moynihan Prize
The American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS) is now accepting nominations for the annual Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize in Social Science and Public Policy.Ā The Moynihan Prize was created to recognize social scientists, public officials, and civic leaders who champion the use of informed judgment to advance the public good. The winner is recognized at a formal event to be (tentatively) held in 2021 and receives a $20,000 prize. The nomination form can be foundĀ hereĀ and nominations will be accepted until October 16, 2020. Back to this issueās table of contents.
APSA Launches Campaign to Increase Student Voting, Civic Engagement
The American Political Science Association (APSA), a COSSA governing member, has launched a campaign to encourage participation in the political process on college campuses. The RAISE (Resources to Amplify and Increase Student Engagement) the Vote initiative aims to provide the tools needed to effectively encourage student registration, voting, and democratic engagement. It provides concrete steps and best practices that faculty can use in the classroom and on campus to encourage student engagement and highlights the research, teaching, and service of APSA members related to civic engagement and voting, encouraging faculty to use these resources in their classrooms. More information about…
SPSP Names New Executive Director
The Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP), a COSSA governing member, has announced the selection of Rachel Puffer as its next Executive Director effective July 7. Puffer currently serves as the Vice President for Membership and Meetings at the Gerontological Society of America. Brian Riddleberger, SPSPās Chief Operating Officer, has been serving as Interim Executive Director during the search and will return to his COO role. COSSA congratulates Puffer on her appointment and looks forward to continuing to work with SPSP to advance the social and behavioral sciences. Back to this issueās table of contents
COSSA Welcomes Case Western Reserve University
COSSA is pleased to welcome Case Western Reserve University as its newest member. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, Case Western receivesĀ more thanĀ $3.2 million in federal social and behavioral science funding annually. COSSAās full membership list is availableĀ here. Information on how to join can be found on theĀ COSSA website. Back to this issueās table of contents.
COSSA Welcomes Wiley
COSSA is pleased to welcomeĀ Wiley as its newest affiliate member. Wiley is a leading publisher of scientific, technical, medical, and scholarly journals, books, and other digital content. Wiley has joined under COSSAās new affiliate membership category, which invites users of social science findings and other stakeholders to join in COSSAās advocacy on behalf of the social and behavioral science community. COSSAās full membership list is availableĀ here. Information on how to join can be found on theĀ COSSA website. Back to this issueās table of contents.
Nominations Open for 2020 SAGE-CASBS Award
The Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences (CASBS) at Stanford University and SAGE Publishing now are accepting nominations for the 2020 SAGE-CASBS Award. The Award recognizes accomplishments in the behavioral and social sciences that push the boundaries of our understanding of social issues. In addition to a cash prize, the SAGE-CASBS Award winner will deliver a public lecture to be held at CASBS on November 19, 2020. The deadline for nominations is March 16, 2020. More information about the Award can be found on the CASBS website. Back to this issueās table of contents.
SAGE Awards Inaugural Impact Writing Prize to Social and Behavioral Scientists
SAGE Publishing, a COSSA affiliate member, has announced the winners of its inaugural Impact in Action Writing Prize. Administered through its online platform Social Science Space, the award is given to researchers who effectively communicate through writing how social and behavioral science research leaves an impact in non-academic spaces. The recipients of the 2019 Impact in Action Writing Prize are: Cheryl Durwin & Dina Moore from Southern Connecticut State University Lynn Thigpen from the Wisdom Project Maria Kreuzer from the International University of Monaco Ian Male & William Farr from the United Kingdomās National Health Service (NHS) Trust Submissions for…
COSSA Welcomes the University of Arkansas
COSSA is pleased to welcome theĀ University of ArkansasĀ as its newest member. Located in Fayetteville, the University of ArkansasĀ receivesĀ more thanĀ $2 million in federal social and behavioral science funding annually. COSSAās full membership list is availableĀ here. Information on how to join can be found on theĀ COSSA website. Back to this issueās table of contents.
SSRC Launches MediaWell Platform on Disinformation Research
On October 22, the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), a COSSA member, hosted a launch event for MediaWell, an initiative intended to track and aggregate research on mis- and disinformation in the media. The event consisted of an introduction to the mission and function of MediaWell and a panel discussion on current trends of disinformation in the media. Panelists included Editor-in-Chief at The Markup Julia Angwin, Director of the Digital Innovation and Democracy Initiative at the German Marshall Fund Karen Kornbluh, Director of Journalism Research at the Pew Research Center Amy Mitchell, and Professor of Government at Dartmouth College Brendan…
Samantha Power to Receive 2019 Moynihan Prize & Deliver Lecture
TheĀ American Academy of Political and Social ScienceĀ (AAPSS), a COSSA member, announced that Samantha Power, former Ambassador to the United Nations, will receive the 2019Ā Daniel Patrick Moynihan Prize and deliver a public lecture at a ceremony in Washington, DC on October 3, 2019. Ambassador Power currently is the Anna Lindh Professor of Practice of Global Leadership and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and the William D. Zabel Professor of Practice in Human Rights at Harvard Law School. The Moynihan Prize was established in 2007 to ārecognize social scientists, public officials, and civic leaders who champion the use of informed judgement…
COSSA Welcomes SAGE Publishing
COSSA is pleased to welcome SAGE Publishing as its newest affiliate. SAGE is a leading publisher of research in the social sciences. SAGE has joined under COSSAās new affiliate membership category, which invites users of social science findings and other stakeholders to join in COSSA’s advocacy on behalf of the social and behavioral science community. COSSAās full membership list is availableĀ here. Information on how to join can be found on theĀ COSSA website. Back to this issueās table of contents.
CJRA and COSSA to Host āAsk a Criminologistā Panel Exploring the Connection Between Immigration and Crime
COSSA and theĀ Crime & Justice Research AllianceĀ (CJRA) (a collaborative effort of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences and the American Society of Criminology, both COSSA members) will host the fourth in a series of āAsk a Criminologistā Congressional briefings on Monday, June 24. This interactive briefing will explore the relationships between immigration trends, policies, and public safety. The discussion will be moderated by CJRA Past Chair Dr. Nancy La Vigne of the Urban Institute and Dr. Anthony Peguero of Virginia Tech University. Featured speakers will include Dr. Daniel E. Martinez of the University of Arizona, Dr. Janice Iwama of American…
COSSA Welcomes the University of Arizona
COSSA is pleased to welcome the University of Arizona as its newest member. Located in Tucson, the University of Arizona receives nearly $9 million in federal social and behavioral science funding annually. COSSAās full membership list is availableĀ here. Information on how to join can be found on theĀ COSSA website. Back to this issueās table of contents.