Awards
William K. Estes Early Career Award
The Society for Mathematical Psychology presents an annual award for exceptional published research in the field of mathematical psychology by an early career investigator. Previously known as the "New Investigator Award," it was renamed after William K. Estes in 2009, recognizing his contributions to our Society and the field of mathematical psychology generally.
The William K. Estes Early Career Award is given for exceptional published research in the field of mathematical psychology by an early career researcher. "Early career researcher" is intended to include individuals who are either students or are no more than eight years beyond the Ph.D. on the nomination deadline. Publications dated no more than eight years before the nomination deadline will be considered. The award is to be given for a body of work in the field of mathematical psychology. Single-authored publications are given the most weight, but the committee may consider nominees who have been first author on more than one publication. The person nominated need not be a member of the Society. Self-nominations will not be considered.
The winner will be selected by a special committee appointed by the Executive Committee; the selection committee normally is chaired by the Society's President. The winner will be announced at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Psychology. The recipient will receive a $250 tax-free award, plus up to $1,000 in travel costs, and will be invited to make a presentation at a future meeting of the Society.
Nominations should be sent via e-mail no later than April 15 each year. Nominations should include:
- a one-page summary of the significance of the research
- a current CV
- a recommendation letter from the nominator
- a letter from nominee stating they consent to be considered for the award
2023 | Greg Cox | |
2022 | Adam Osth | |
2021 | Daniel W. Heck | |
2020 | Guy Hawkins | |
2019 | Joe Austerweil | |
2019 | Dora Matzke | |
2018 | David Kellen | |
2017 | Jennifer Trueblood | |
2016 | Joe Houpt | |
2015 | Chris Donkin | |
2015 | Brandon Turner | |
2014 | Joachim Vandekerckhove | |
2013 | Wolf Vanpaemel | |
2012 | Clintin Davis-Stober | |
2011 | Charles Kemp | |
2010 | Janne Kujala | |
2009 | Thomas L. Griffiths | |
2008 | Scott Brown | |
2007 | Danielle Navarro | |
2006 | Eric-Jan Wagenmakers | |
2005 | Josh Tenenbaum | |
2004 | Marc Howard | |
2003 | Michael Lee | |
2002 | George Karabatsos | |
2001 | David Huber | |
1999 | Michel Regenwetter | |
1998 | Robin D. Thomas | |
1997 | Adele Diederich | |
1996 | Jerry Balakrishnan | |
1995 | Jay I. Myung | |
1994 | Zygmunt Pizlo | |
1993 | Michael D'Zmura | |
1991 | Peter Wakker | |
1990 | Rami Zwick | |
1989 | Theodore Alper | |
1988 | Michael Rudd | |
1987 | Robert M. Nosofsky |
R. Duncan Luce Outstanding Paper Award
The Society for Mathematical Psychology presents an annual award for the most outstanding paper published in the Journal of Mathematical Psychology in the preceding three years. The award is named after R. Duncan Luce, recognizing his founding role in the field of mathematical psychology, and in our Society and the journal. The R. Duncan Luce Outstanding Paper Award is sponsored by Elsevier Inc.
Publications dated in any of the preceding three calendar years will be considered. Nominations should include the exact title, authors, and publication date in the Journal of Mathematical Psychology. The authors nominated need not be members of the Society. Self-nominations will not be considered.
The winner will be selected by a special committee appointed by the Executive Committee and in consultation with the Editor of the Journal of Mathematical Psychology. The winner will be announced at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Psychology.
Nominations should be sent via e-mail no later than April 15 each year. Please submit all materials to Leslie Blaha via info@mathpsych.org with subject: Luce Outstanding Paper Award Nomination <nominee name>.
2023 | Michael Lee, Jason R. Bock, Isaiah Cushman, & William R. Shankle | |
2022 | Constantin Meyer-Grant & Christoph Klauer | |
2021 | Peter Kvam | |
2020 | Cheng-Ta Yang, Shulan Hsieh, Cheng Ju Hsieh, Mario Fific, Yen-Ting Yu, & Chun-Hao Wang | |
2019 | Michael Kalish, John Dunn, Oleg Burdakov, & Oleg Sysoev | |
2018 | Daniel R. Little, Ami Eidels, Mario Fific, & Tony Wang | |
2017 | Annelies Bartlema, Ruud Wetzels, Michael Lee, & Wolf Vanpaemel | |
2016 | Denis Cousineau, Guy L. Lacroix, Gyslain Giguère, & Sébastien Hélie | |
2015 | Joe Houpt & James T. Townsend | |
2014 | Brandon Turner & Per Sederberg | |
2013 | Jeffrey Rouder, Richard D. Morey, Paul L. Speckman, & Jordan M. Province | |
2012 | Christoph Klauer & David Kellen | |
2011 | Clintin Davis-Stober | |
2010 | Diederik Aerts | |
2009 | Geoff Iverson | |
2008 | R. Duncan Luce & Ragnar Steingrimsson | |
2007 | Robin D. Thomas | |
2006 | Jerome Busemeyer & Adele Diederich | |
2005 | Michael Levine | |
2004 | Ehtibar N. Dzhafarov | |
2003 | Louis Narens | |
2002 | Philip Smith | |
2001 | John Miyamoto | |
2000 | Richard Chechile |
Computational Brain & Behavior Outstanding Paper Award
The Society for Mathematical Psychology presents an annual award for the most outstanding paper published in Computational Brain & Behavior in the preceding three years. The Computational Brain & Behavior Outstanding Paper Award is sponsored by Springer.
Publications dated in any of the preceding three calendar years will be considered. Nominations should include the exact title, authors, and publication date in Computational Brain & Behavior. The authors nominated need not be members of the Society. Self-nominations will not be considered.
The winner will be selected by a special committee appointed by the Executive Committee and in consultation with the Editor of the Computational Brain & Behavior. The winner will be announced at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Mathematical Psychology.
Nominations should be sent via e-mail no later than April 15 each year. Please submit all materials to Leslie Blaha via info@mathpsych.org with subject: Computational Brain & Behavior Outstanding Paper Award Nomination <nominee name>.
2023 | Marlou Perquin, Marieke Van Vugt, Craig Hedge, & Aline Bompas | |
2022 | Craig A. Sanders & Robert M. Nosofsky | |
2021 | Danielle Navarro | |
2020 | Adam N. Hornsby, Thomas Evans, Peter S. Riefer, Rosie Prior, & Bradley C. Love | |
2019 | Anselm Rothe, Brenden Lake, & Todd Gureckis |
Society for Mathematical Psychology Senior Fellow Award
The Society for Mathematical Psychology presents an annual award honoring the lifetime contributions of a Society member. Winners are announced at the annual meeting of the Society, and participate in a "Conversation with the Senior Fellow" in the following annual meeting.
Contributions can be in the any of the following areas:
- Contributions in the mathematical modeling of psychological phenomena
- Mentorship of students, faculty, and others, with a particular focus on advancing the field of mathematical psychology
- Service that has advanced the field of mathematical psychology
Recipients must be members of the Society of Mathematical Psychology. Nominations should be sent via e-mail no later than April 15 each year. Nominations must be made by an active member of the Society for Mathematical Psychology. The nomination must be submitted electronically to the Secretary by the deadline. Nominations must include:
- The nominee's current CV
- Two letters of nomination no more than two pages each. One of the letters should come from the nominator and one from another member of the Society
- A letter from the nominee stating they consent to be considered for the award and will plan to attend the following year's Annual Meeting for the Conversation with a Senior Fellow event
- The name(s) of suggested interviewer(s) for the Conversation with the Senior Fellow event at the Annual Meeting
Nominations should be sent via e-mail no later than April 15 each year. Please submit all materials to Leslie Blaha via info@mathpsych.org with subject: Society for Mathematical Psychology Senior Fellow Award <nominee name>.
2023 | Rich Shiffrin | |
2022 | Jerome Busemeyer | |
2021 | A. A. J. Marley | |
2020 | James T. Townsend | |
2019 | Jean-Claude Falmagne |