Health Politics and Policy (Section 39)
Section awards are presented during the APSA annual meeting awards ceremony. To learn more about any award listed, contact the award committee chair for the award.
All section 39. Health Politics and Policy awards to-date »
Emerging Health Politics Scholar Award
Purpose: The purpose of this award is to recognize a junior scholar (pre-tenure or equivalent) who is emerging as a leader in the field of health politics through their teaching, research, and service.
Eligibility requirements: Nominees for the award will have demonstrated early excellence in their research, teaching, and service and distinguished themselves from other early career scholars in the area of health politics. Nominees must be in an early career stage and cannot have been tenured or promoted as of September of the year the award is given. They must be a current member of the APSA Organized Section on Health Policy and Politics.
Deadline for nominations: May 1, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Timothy Callaghan | Boston University | timothy.h.callaghan@gmail.com |
| Jamila Michener | Cornell University | jm2362@cornell.edu |
| Simon Haeder | Texas A&M University | sfhaeder@tamu.edu |
Outstanding Public Engagement in Health Policy Award
The Outstanding Public Engagement in Health Policy Award is offered to an individual who has contributed to health and health care system improvement through sustained engagement in the political and policy making process.
Deadline for nominations: May 1, 2024
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Holly Jarman | University of Michigan | |
| Herschel Nachlis | Dartmouth College | herschel.s.nachlis@dartmouth.edu |
| Andrew Kelly | California State University, East Bay | andrew.kelly@csueastbay.edu |
| Alan Zarychta | University of Chicago | azarychta@uchicago.edu |
| Charley Willison | Cornell University | cew253@cornell.edu |
| Simon Haeder | Texas A&M University | sfhaeder@tamu.edu |
Leonard S. Robins Award for the Best Paper on Health Politics and Policy
The section’s Best Paper on Health Politics and Policy Award is named in honor of Leonard S. Robins, who through his presence and gentle questioning at virtually every health politics panel graciously nurtured the scholarship of both junior and senior scholars. The award recognizes the best paper on any subject that fits under the rubric of Health Politics and Policy presented at the previous annual APSA meeting.
Deadline for nominations: December 31, 2023
Award Committee
| Name | Affiliation | |
|---|---|---|
| Didi Kuo | Stanford University | jdkuo@stanford.edu |
| Matt Motta | Boston University | mmotta@bu.edu |
| Michael Gusmano | Lehigh University | mig321@lehigh.edu |
The David Kline Jones Distinguished Scholar Award
The purpose of this award is to recognize a junior or mid-career scholar for their distinguished contributions to the field of health policy and politics. The award honors the significant contributions of David Kline Jones, a scholar who had an enormous impact on the field of health policy and politics through impactful research, commitment to health equity, and generous and devoted attention to teaching and mentoring.
Deadline for nominations: Not awarded in 2024.
Award Committee
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