Seven psychological scientists, conducting cutting-edge research on topics ranging from self-regulation to collective emotions to multicultural experiences, are recipients of the 2024 APS Janet Taylor Spence Award for Transformative Early Career Contributions.
First awarded in 2010 and named after APS’s first president, the Spence Award honors particularly creative and promising APS members who embody the future of the field.
The recipients will be honored in May at the 2024 APS Annual Convention in San Francisco, California.
Learn more about the 2024 Spence award recipients.
2024 Award Recipients
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Sacha Epskamp
National University of Singapore
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Amit Goldenberg
Harvard Business School
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Jonas Kunst
University of Oslo
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Peggy Liu
University of Pittsburgh
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Jackson Lu
MIT
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Leah Richmond-Rakerd
University of Michigan
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Monica Rosenberg
University of Chicago