This year’s recipients
Adrienne R. Carter-Sowell, Texas A&M University
Adrienne R. Carter-Sowell, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and the Associate Head for Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, jointly appointed in the Interdisciplinary Critical Studies Program at Texas A&M University. Dr. Carter-Sowell thanks the SPSP organization, the legacy of Professor Jenessa Shapiro, and the members of the selection committee for awarding her this great honor.
Eden King, Rice University
Dr. Eden King is the Lynette S. Autrey Professor of Industrial-Organizational Psychology at Rice University. Her work addresses the challenges that women, LGBT people, religious and racio-ethnic minorities, mothers and pregnant women, and older workers face in the workplace. In addition, she works to identify, develop, and assess theory-grounded interventions to overcome these obstacles and provide evidence to make work better for everyone.
About the Award
The Jenessa Shapiro Award for Contributions to Diversity and Inclusion recognizes a faculty member who has had a direct and significant impact on the representation and experiences of underrepresented individuals in social/personality psychology and/or the broader community.
The award is named in memory of UCLA professor Jenessa Shapiro, who thought it was extremely important to promote diversity and inclusion in her lab, at the university, and in the field more generally. Jenessa took concrete actions to do this in a number of ways, ranging from volunteering for mentorship lunches at professional conferences to serving on committees to address issues of diversity within her departments as well as at the National Institutes of Health. She also engaged in countless other less visible activities to contribute to the goals of diversity, inclusion, and social justice that she never advertised.
Recipients of this award receive a $500 honorarium and accompanying plaque, which are presented at the annual Awards Ceremony held at the SPSP Annual Convention, as well as a complimentary one-year SPSP membership.
