Gold Medal Award for Life Achievement in the Science of Psychology: Phoebe C. Ellsworth.

This award recognizes a distinguished career and enduring contribution to advancing psychological science. Phoebe C. Ellsworth is recognized for her scientific leadership and significant contributions in both basic and applied research. She has provided groundbreaking insights into emotion, tracing the route from cognitive appraisals of events to emotional states. She was in the vanguard of applying psychological science to the law, shedding light on death penalty attitudes, jury decision making, and legal reasoning. Her work and writing are known for their rigor, clarity, and cool-headed wit. Moreover, she has been a wise and generous mentor for generations of young researchers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved)
Source: American Psychologist - Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Source Type: research