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Dean Chemers honored by social psychologists
Margarita Azmitia elected fellow of American Psychological Association
February 3, 2003
Awards and Honors
Dean Chemers honored
by social psychologists
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Martin Chemers |
Martin Chemers, a professor of psychology and dean of the Division of
Social Sciences, will be honored by the members of the Society for Personality
and Social Psychology (SPSP) at their annual meeting on Feb. 6, 2003.
Chemers is being recognized for his service to the 3,700-member organization,
the largest organization of social and personality psychologists in the
world. He will receive one of two inaugural awards for service to the
society in recognition of his contributions during the 1980s and 1990s.
Chemers served on the executive committee of SPSP for more than a decade,
including stints as managing editor of the society's publications, as
secretary-treasurer, and as a member of the publications committee. He
founded Dialogue, the society's newsletter, in the early 1980s
and was its first editor, and he was instrumental in the development of
publishing contracts that improved the society's financial standing, according
to James Blascovich, president of the society and chair of the Psychology
Department at UC Santa Barbara.
The society supports research in personality and social psychology. The
organization publishes two academic journals, hosts an annual conference,
and works with science advocacy offices in the American Psychological
Association and the American Psychological Society. The 2003 SPSP conference
will be held February 6-8 in Los Angeles.
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Margarita Azmitia elected fellow of American Psychological Association
Psychology professor Margarita Azmitia has been honored by her peers who have elected her a fellow of the American Psychological Association (APA).
APA fellows are selected for their "exceptional and outstanding
contributions to the research, teaching, or practice of psychology"
and are recognized for the national impact of their work.
Azmitia is a developmental psychologist whose research addresses three
areas. First, she explores how family, school, and peers influence the
academic achievement and psychological development of children and adolescents
during the transition from elementary school to junior high school and
from high school to college. She is particularly interested in understanding
the factors that contribute to successful and unsuccessful transitions
and developmental pathways of children and adolescents from different
socioeconomic backgrounds and ethnicities. Her second line of research
investigates whether and how working collaboratively helps children and
adolescents learn in the classroom. Her final research area focuses on
friendship processes, especially conflict resolution, as they affect children
and adolescents' self-esteem and enjoyment of school.
With more than 155,000 members, the APA is the largest scientific and
professional organization representing psychology in the United States.
Its membership includes researchers, educators, clinicians, consultants,
and students. The association works to advance psychology as a science,
as a profession, and as a means of promoting human welfare.
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