Faculty Honors and Awards

The Department of Psychology is home to award-winning faculty who have been recognized by research institutions and associations around the world. Learn more below about faculty Distinguished and Chaired Professors, Presidencies, Awards, and Fellowships.

Distinguished and Chaired Professors

Arts and Sciences Distinguished Professor

Since 2017: Barbara Andersen
Since 2019: Mark Pitt
Since 2002: Roger Ratcliff
Since 2014: Duane T. Wegener

Distinguished University Professor

Since 1998: Richard E. Petty
Since 2018: Barbara Andersen
Since 2020: Roger Ratcliff

Harold E. Burt Chair

Since 2002: Russell H. Fazio

Ohio Eminent Scholar

Since 2010: Jennifer Crocker, Social Psychology
Since 2005: Julian Thayer, Health Psychology

Presidencies

Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research

2010: Julian Thayer

American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

2004 – 2008; 2011: Marc Tassé

American Psychological Association Division 38: Society for Health Psychology

2021: Barbara Andersen

Association for Psychological Science

2012: Joseph Steinmetz

Foundation for Personality and Social Psychology

2019: Jennifer Crocker
2018: Richard Petty

International Behavioral Neuroscience Society

2001 – 2002: John Bruno

International Society for Self and Identity

2006 – 2009: Jennifer Crocker

Midwestern Psychological Association

2012: Russell Fazio
2007: Richard Petty
2019: Duane Wegener

Psychometric Society

1992: Michael Browne
2004: Robert Cudeck

Rocky Mountain Bioengineering Symposium

2014 and 2008: Julian Thayer

Society for Judgment and Decision Making

1997: Hal Arkes
2014: Ellen Peters

Society for Mathematical Psychology

2006 – 2007: Trish Van Zandt
2001 – 2002: Jay Myung

Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology

1998: Michael Browne
1995: Robert Cudeck

Society for Personality and Social Psychology

2010: Jennifer Crocker
2009: Richard Petty
1998: Gifford Weary

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

2000 – 2001: Jennifer Crocker

Society of Behavioral Medicine, Cancer

2017: Barbara Andersen

Society of Professional Hypnosis Division 30

2003 – 2004, 2012 – 2013, 2019 – 2020: Joseph Green

South African Statistical Association

1978: Michael Browne

Awards

American Academy on Mental Retardation

Career Scientist Award

2003: Luc Michael Aman

American Assoc. of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Early Career Award

2008: Luc Lecavalier

American Cancer Society

Minto Hero of Hope Research Medal of Honor

2004: Barbara Andersen

American Psychological Association

Distinguished Scientific Award for an Early Career Contribution

2019: Julie Golomb, Perception & Motor Performance
2006: Theodore Beauchaine, Psychopathology
2001: Duane Wegener, Social Psychology
1983: Russell Fazio, Social Psychology

Distinguished Career Contributions to Professional Hypothesis Award, Division 30

2014: Joseph Green

Distinguished Career Contributions to Scientific Hypothesis Award, Division 30

2010: Joseph Green

Distinguished Scientist Lecturer

2000: Sarah Boysen
1999: Richard Petty

Early Career Award, Division 33 (Intellectual Disabilities)

2008: Luc Lecavalier

Early Career Contributions to the Field of Psychological Hypnosis Award, Division 30

1997: Joseph Green

Edgar A. Doll Award

2011: Michael Aman

John Holland Award for Research Integrating Career and Personality Psychology, Division 17 (Counseling Psychology)

1993: Nancy Betz

Leona Tyler Award for Distinguished Lifetime Contribution to Counseling Psychology, Division 17 (Counseling Psychology)

2000: Nancy Betz

Mid-Career Award for Outstanding Contributions to Benefit Children, Youth and Families

2017: Theodore Beauchaine

Outstanding Contributions to Health Psychology Award, Division 38 (Health Psychology)

2003: Barbara Andersen

Robert K. Fantz Memorial Award for Young Investigators

2018: Julie Golomb

Springer Early Career Achievement Award in Research on Adult Development and Aging

2016: Ruchika Prakash

American Psychosocial Oncology Society

Outstanding Education and Training Award

2018: Barbara Andersen

American Psychosomatic Society

Early Career Award for Contributions to Psychosomatic Medicine

1996: Julian Thayer

Paul D. MacLean Award for Outstanding Neuroscience Research

2013: Gary Bernston

Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback

Distinguished Scientist Award

2012: Julian Thayer

Association for Moral Education

Kuhmerker Career Award

2016: John Gibbs

Association for Psychological Science

Janet T. Spence Early Career Award for Transformational Research

2011: William Cunningham

Rising Star Award

2017: Jolynn Pek

Canadian Psychological Association

Quantitative Methods Research Award

2018: Jolynn Pek

European Association for Decision Making

Jane Beattie Scientific Recognition Award for Innovative Contributions to Decision Research

2009: Ellen Peters

Federation of Associations in Behavioral and Brain Sciences

Early Career Impact Award

2018: Julie Golomb, Vision Sciences Society

Foundation for Personality and Social Psychology

Sage Early Career Award

2010: Kentaro Fujita
2009: William Cunningham

International Positive Psychology Association

George Vaillant Award for Contributions in Positive Clinical Psychology

2019: Jennifer Cheavens

International Society for Self and Identity

Lifetime Career Award

Year Unknown: Jennifer Crocker

International Union of Psychological Science

Young Investigator Award, Basic Science

2012: William Cunningham

ISI Highly Cited Researcher

2003: Richard Petty
2003: Roger Ratcliff

National Academy of Sciences

Troland Research Award

1986: Roger Ratcliff

Kavli Frontiers of Science Fellow

2014: Julie Golomb

National Institute of Mental Health / NIH

Independent Scientist / Development Award

2000 – 2005: Jennifer Crocker
1987 – 1992 and 1992 – 1997: Russell Fazio

MERIT Award

1999 – 2010: Roger Ratcliff
1987 – 1991: Russell Fazio

Senior Scientist Award

2004 – 2013: Barbara Andersen
1990 – 1995 and 2000 – 2005: Roger Ratcliff
1999 – 2003: Russell Fazio

Ontario Ministry of Research and Innovation

Early Researcher Award

2016: Jolynn Pek

Person Memory Interest Group

Thomas M. Ostrom Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to Social Cognition

2016: Richard Petty
2006: Russell Fazio

Psychonomic Society

Early Career Award

2019: Brandon Turner

Psychometric Society

Lifetime Career Award

2021: Paul de Boeck
2010: Michael Browne

Psychometrika Dissertation Award

2012: Brandon Turner

Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

Arthur Shapiro Award

2019: Joseph Green

Society for Consumer Psychology

Distinguished Career Contribution to Consumer Psychology

1999: Richard Petty

Society for Mathematical Psychology

New Investigator Award

1995: Jay Myung

R. Duncan Luce Best Paper Award

2011 – 2013: Brandon Turner

William K. Estes Early Career Award

2015: Brandon Turner

Society for Multivariate Experimental Psychology

Cattell Early Career Research Award

2021: Jolynn Pek
1989: Robert Cudeck

Sells Lifetime Career Award for Distinguished Multivariate Research

2003: Michael Browne

Society for Neuroeconomics

Early Career Award

2017: Ian Krajbich

Society for Personality and Social Psychology

Distinguished Service to the Society Award

2012: Richard Petty
2019: Jennifer Crocker

Donald T. Campbell Award for Distinguished Career Contribution to Social Psychology

2015: Jennifer Crocker
2010: Russell Fazio
2001: Richard Petty

Attitudes and Social Influence Group: Mid-Career Award for Outstanding Scientific Contribution

2018: Duane Wegener

Attitudes and Social Influence Interest Group: Distinguished Scientific Contribution Award

2017: Richard Petty
2018: Russell Fazio

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Distinguished Service Award

Year Unknown: Jennifer Crocker

Gordon Allport Intergroup Relations Prize

1988: Jennifer Crocker

Society of Behavioral Medicine

Distinguished Mentor Award

2005: Charles Emery

Distinguished Senior Investigator

2015: Barbara Andersen

Society of Experimental Psychologists

Warren Medal

2002: Roger Ratcliff

Society of Experimental Social Psychology

Distinguished Scientist Award

2019: Russel Fazio
2015: Richard Petty

Scientific Impact Award

2009: Richard Petty
2014: Jennifer Crocker

Society of Vocational Psychology

Lifetime Achievement Award

2009: Nancy Betz

Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Society

IEEE SMC Andrew P. Sage Best Transacations Paper Award

2018: Richard Jagacinski

The Alfred P. Sloan Foundation

Sloan Research Fellow Award

2014: Julie Golomb, Neuroscience
2018: Zeynep Saygin, Neuroscience

The Ohio State University

Arts and Sciences Early Career Faculty Excellence Award

2020: Kathryn Lenz

Arts and Sciences Harlan Hatcher Distinguished Faculty Award

2017: Russell Fazio
2012: Gary Wenk
2004: Mark Pitt

Arts and Sciences Honors Faculty Service Award

2008: Richard Jagacinski
2001: John Bruno

Arts and Sciences Outstanding Teaching Award

1994: John Bruno

Lumley Interdisciplinary Research Award, College of Engineering

2018: Richard Jagacinski

Social and Behavioral Sciences Joan N. Huber Faculty Fellow Award

2022: Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan
2020: Tracy Tylka
2019: Luc Lecavalier
2018: Theodore Beauchaine
2016: Ellen Peters
2015: Michael Vasey
2014: Jay Myung
2013: Gail McKoon
2010: Vladimir Sloutsky
2011: Charles Emery
2009: Gary Wenk
2007: Mark Pitt
2005: John Bruno
2004: James Todd
2001: Nancy Betz

University Distinguished Scholar Award

2010: Roger Ratcliff
2008: Russell Fazio
2000: Barbara Andersen
1995: Richard Petty
1984: Gifford Weary

University Distinguished Lecturer Award

2003: Barbara Andersen
1999: Gifford Weary

University Distinguished Professor Award

2020: Roger Ratcliff
2018: Barbara Andersen
1998: Richard Petty

University Distinguished Teaching Award

2021: Laura Wagner
2018: Bradley Okdie
2017: Jennifer Cheavens
2015: Julie Hupp
2011: Melissa Jungers
2009: Randy Nelson
2008: Tracy Tylka
2004: Joseph Green
1996: Sarah Boysen
1994: John Bruno

Fellowships

Academy of Behavioral Medicine Research

2022: Ruchika Prakash
1998: Charles Emery
1987: Barbara Andersen
Year Unknown: Julian Thayer

American Academy of Arts and Sciences

2019: Jennifer Crocker
2017: Russell Fazio
2015: Roger Ratcliff
2010: Richard Petty

American Association for Applied Psychology

1993: Gifford Weary
1991: Richard Petty

American Association for the Advancement of Science

2018: Russell Fazio
2008: Gary Wenk
2004: Barbara Andersen
2003: Sarah Boysen
1990: Richard Petty
Year Unknown: Jennifer Crocker

American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation

1995: Charles Emery

American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Year Unknown: Marc Tassé

American Psychological Association

2021: Melissa Buelow
2021: Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan
2019: Jolynn Pek
2008: Duane Wegener
2002: Joseph Green
2001: Charles Emery
1998: Raymond Montemayor
1993: Robert Cudeck
1988: Barbara Andersen
1988: Jennifer Crocker
1988: Richard Jagacinski
1986: Gifford Weary
1984: Richard Petty
Year Unkown: Robert Arkin
Year Unknown: Nancy Betz
Year Unknown: Russell Fazio
Year Unknown: Marc Tassé

Association for Psychological Science

2020: Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan
2019: Kentaro Fujita
2016: Stephen Petrill
2012: Ellen Peters
2010: John Opfer
2009: Susan Johnson
2009: Michael Vasey
2006: Gary Berntson
2005: Duane Wegener
1997: Roger Ratcliff
1990: Jennifer Crocker
1989: Gifford Weary
1988: Richard Jagacinski
1988: Richard Petty
Year Unknown: Robert Arkin
Year Unknown: Nancy Betz
Year Unknown: Russell Fazio
Year Unknown: Jay Myung
Year Unknown: Vladimir Sloutsky

Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University

Year Unknown: Jennifer Crocker

Gerontological Society of America

2011: Charles Emery

International Behavioral Neuroscience Society

1995: John Bruno

International Symposium on Aviation Psychology

2015: Richard Jagacinski

Midwestern Psychological Association

2020: Sarah Schoppe-Sullivan
2019: Amy Brunell
2019: Melissa Buelow
2018: Kentaro Fujita
2010: Gary Berntson
2009: Gifford Weary
2009: Duane Wegener
Year Unknown: Robert Arkin
Year Unknown: Russell Fazio
Year Unknown: Richard Petty

Psychonomic Society

Year Unknown: Jay Myung

Society for Consumer Psychology

Year Unknown: Richard Petty

Society for General Psychology

Year Unknown: Russell Fazio

Society for Personality and Social Psychology

2021: Patrick Carroll
2019: Amy Brunell
2017: Kentaro Fujita
2008: Duane Wegener
1988: Jennifer Crocker
Year Unknown: Russell Fazio
Year Unknown: Richard Petty

Society for Text and Discourse

2000: Gail McKoon

Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

1990: Jennifer Crocker

Society of Behavioral Medicine

2011: Charles Emery
1989: Barbara Andersen
Year Unknown: Julian Thayer

Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis

2002: Joseph Green

Society of Experimental Psychologists

1995: Roger Ratcliff

Society for Experimental Social Psychology

2019: Amy Brunell
2014: Ellen Peters
2011: Kentaro Fujita
2009: Jennifer Crocker
2009: Gifford Weary
2009: Duane Wegener
Year Unknown: Robert Arkin
Year Unknown: William Cunningham
Year Unknown: Russell Fazio
Year Unknown: Richard Petty

South African Statistical Association

1976: Michael Browne