SSSP Awards
Diversity Equity & Inclusion Research
The purpose of the Society of School Psychology Diversity Equity and Inclusion Awards is to engage scholars in research that enhances topical, theoretical and methodological diversity. Enhanced diversity research may include, but not be limited to, topics such as race, ethnicity, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, ability, religion and absence of religion, and language in school psychology.
2026 Committee Members:
Jessica Hoffman (Chair), Erica Lembke, Jennifer Mautone, Sandy Chafouleas
2026 Recipients
Kamilah Legette, Rutgers University (Mentor: Anne Gregory). “Social-Emotional Teaching and Equitable Practices.”
Previous Recipients
2024-2025
No award issued.
2023-2024
PI: Emily N. Srisarajivakul, University of Memphis, Co-PIs: Elise Ji-Young Choe, Boston University, Samuel Y. Kim, Texas Woman's University, Anisa Goforth (Consultant), University of Montana, (Mentor: Randy Floyd, University of Memphis). "Development and Validation of the Multidimensional Universal System for Identifying Culture (MUSIC)."
2022-2023
Jennifer M. Cooper, Yeshiva University; Kathryn L. Zeanah, University of Virginia; Kisha Radliff, The Ohio State University, (Mentor: Kris Varjas). "Resilience and harm: A mixed-methods study of gender and/or sexually diverse (GSD) trainees' experiences in health service psychology graduate preparation programs and clinical training sites."
2021-2022
Anisa Goforth and Jingjing Sun, University of Montana, (Mentor: Janine Jones), "ENGAGE: Transformative Social-Emotional Learning for Educators to Support Indigenous Students."