STP Award for Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

The Society for The Teaching of Psychology (STP; APA Division 2) is pleased to announce the STP Award for Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion to recognize instructors who promote and prioritize these values in their teaching and mentoring. Consistent with our Mission Statement and the Statement on Addressing Systemic Racism and Inequity in STP, we encourage applications from colleagues who are from underrepresented groups and have diverse backgrounds and experiences.

This award recognizes diversity as inclusive of perspectives and experiences that are not traditionally highlighted in psychology curricula, in a reflection of broader societal power structures. These perspectives and experiences may derive from minoritized identities that include, but are not limited to: sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, social class, race/ethnicity, religion, and immigration status. The goal of this award is to recognize instructors of psychology who promote social justice, broadly construed, through their teaching via a variety of educational and academic activities, as per Goal 3 of the APA Guidelines for the Undergraduate Psychology Major.

2022 AWARD RECIPIENT

Leslie Berntsen, chair of the award committee, is thrilled to announce Dr. Viji Sathy as the recipient of the 2022 STP Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. Dr. Sathy is an Associate Dean for Evaluation and Assessment and Professor of the Practice of Psychology and Neuroscience at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her teaching, public scholarship, and outreach focus on the teaching of statistics, inclusive pedagogy, and the role of assessment in fostering equitable educational outcomes.

Drawing on her training as a quantitative psychologist and her own life experiences, she helps her students learn the foundations of statistics and research methods, as well as un-learn any previously held misconceptions about their ability to be a “math person” or “science person.” Even years after taking her classes, students attest to the life-changing impact of her teaching approach, which she now shares with instructors across the country through invited workshops, keynote addresses, and academic and popular press publications as a nationally sought-after faculty developer. In recognition of her exemplary dedication to practicing and promoting inclusive pedagogy, STP is pleased to present Dr. Viji Sathy with the 2022 Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award.

Past Award Recipients

2021: Michelle Reyna Nario-Redmond, Hiram College

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA

Teachers of psychology at any kind of institution and any stage of their career are eligible for this award. (Contributions and accomplishments will be evaluated relative to an applicant’s career stage.) Applicants must be members of the Society for the Teaching of Psychology. (Click here to join if you are not already a member.) 

Self-nominations are encouraged. Those hoping to nominate a colleague for this award are encouraged to work together with the nominee in order to prepare the most compelling dossier possible.

AWARD DEADLINE

February 1 of the award year

MATERIALS TO BE SUBMITTED

• Cover sheet that includes the applicant’s name, institution, and contact information, as well as a short description of the applicant’s teaching duties. Also include the name and contact information for the person who should be informed (e.g., chair, principal, supervisor, etc.) if the applicant wins the award. 

• Evidence of STP membership

• DEI-focused curriculum vitae

• Evidence to illustrate award criteria, along with a summary sheet that explains each piece of evidence in approximately 75 words or less (per piece of evidence, not total) 

AWARD CRITERIA + SUGGESTIONS FOR SUPPORTING EVIDENCE

This is a non-exhaustive list of suggestions for supporting evidence to illustrate the criteria for this award. Applicants need not have achieved recognition in all five criteria and are encouraged to only include evidence that meaningfully contributes to an overarching narrative about their commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, rather than taking a “checklist” approach. 

An overall teaching approach and/or specific teaching practices that amplify diverse perspectives and foster an equitable learning environment

• Teaching philosophy

• Summary of student evaluations (please do not include original evaluation forms) 

• Other informal student feedback  

• Sample teaching materials 

• Exemplary student work that demonstrates knowledge/appreciation of DEI as related to course learning objectives

• Letters of support

Community-based educational initiatives that promote diversity, equity, and inclusion outside of the classroom

• Sample teaching materials 

• Evidence of impact

Conference presentations and/or invited/public talks focused on diversity, equity, and inclusion in the teaching of psychology

• Representative conference posters

• List of talk titles/abstracts

Mentorship that is responsive to the needs of minoritized students, trainees, and colleagues

• Mentoring philosophy 

• Letters of support

Publications (whether academic or popular) focused on inclusive and equitable pedagogy

• Annotated bibliography (please include the DOI or link to each publication, but not the full-text publications themselves) 

SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Please submit your dossier as one single PDF. You can merge documents in most PDF software or at www.ilovepdf.com, which also has a function to compress large files. 

Any letters of support can be included directly in the dossier or submitted separately by the referees. 

Submit your application here (requires login).

AWARD AND REVIEW DETAILS

Awards are only for STP members. Recipients will receive $1,500, a plaque, and (if they do not have travel funds from other sources) up to $1,500 to attend STP’s Annual Conference on Teaching to accept their award. 

Applications will be reviewed by the STP Promoting DEI Award Committee. Applicants not receiving the award may apply again in future years. STP reserves the right not to make an award if the award committee believes no applicant is qualified in a particular year. Policies regarding STP grant programs can be found here.

If you have any questions about this award or the application process, please contact Leslie Berntsen, Inaugural Promoting DEI Award Chair, at dei-award@teachpsych.org 

PROMOTING DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION AWARD COMMITTEE

• Leslie Berntsen (Chair), University of Southern California

• Arlen Garcia, Miami Dade College

• Dina Gohar, University of Michigan

• Jacqueline Goldman, Delta State University

• Amy Nusbaum, Heritage University

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PAST AWARD RECIPIENTS

Inaugural Recipient of STP’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award (2021)

Leslie Berntsen, chair of the award committee, is pleased to announce Dr. Michelle Reyna Nario-Redmond as the inaugural recipient of STP’s Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award. Dr. Nario-Redmond is a Professor of Psychology and Biomedical Humanities at Hiram College whose teaching, scholarship, and public advocacy focuses on disability-related prejudice. In one of her courses, students collaborate to propose data-driven recommendations for a more inclusive campus environment, some of which have led to enduring institutional change. She has also delivered a Capitol Hill congressional briefing based on her most recent book: “Ableism: The Causes and Consequences of Disability Prejudice” and continues to serve as an expert liaison to her Representatives and Senators from the state of Ohio. In recognition of her dedication to fostering social justice inside and outside the classroom, STP is pleased to present Dr. Michelle Reyna Nario-Redmond with the inaugural Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Award.