Early Career Publication Award
The Early Career Publication Award recognizes an outstanding research publication by an individual within five years after completing the doctorate.
Award Details:
The Early Career Publication Award recognizes an outstanding research publication by an individual within five years after completing the doctorate. The person nominated must be sole or first author of the article. The article must be a completed study published in a peer-refereed journal prior to the deadline. Online First (or similar) publications are eligible (e.g., article is accepted, final proofs are completed, revisions are not possible, and the article is posted in final form). Pre-prints and “in-press” papers will not be considered. The article must be a primary research report, a meta-analysis, or a research review. It may not be a chapter, theoretical paper, or position or issue article. Nominations are sought across all areas of Special Education as well as all forms of research methodology.
CEC member; an individual within five years after completing the doctorate. The person nominated must be sole or first author of the article. The article must be a completed study published in a peer-refereed journal prior to the deadline.
To submit a nomination/self-nomination for this award, email a copy of the following by the due date, to chair of this award:
- A copy of the article being submitted for recognition. If the article submitted has multiple authors, the contributions of the nominee to the publication should be clearly identified.
- A letter of nomination, NO LONGER THAN 3 PAGES, providing an assessment of the article, including:
- identifying the research method
- the quality of the research
- how the study extends the knowledge base, and
- the impact of the publication
- A complete and current vitae for the nominee
(Contact Terry Scott; t.scott@louisville.edu)
| 2023 | Amber Ray | University of Illinois |
| 2022 | Dr. Emily Kuntz | University of Oklahoma |
| 2021 | Dr. Corey Peltier | University of Oklahoma |
| 2019 | Dr. Shawn Kent | University of Houston |
| 2018 | Dr. Justin Garwood | Appalachian State University |
| 2017 | Dr. Robin Parks Ennis | University of Alabama-Birmingham |
| 2016 | Dr. Alexandra Hollo | West Virginia University |