Awards:

The Drinking & Drugs division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems gives out three awards:

Best Graduate Student Paper Award

The division presents an award for the best graduate student paper on an annual basis. The award is made by a panel of established scholars in recognition of the best student paper reviewed that year (The committee reserves the right to not make an award).

Past Winners:

2011 - No Award Given

2010 - Patrick O'Brien, University of Colorado

2009 - No Award Given

2008 - No Award Given

2007 – Brooke Wells, City University of New York

2006 – Philip Kavanaugh, University of Delaware

2005 – Brian Kelly, Columbia University

2004 – Glenda Kelmes, University of California-Irvine

Outstanding Junior Scholar Award

The division presents an award in recognition of an outstanding young scholar who has made significant contributions within a short time after completing professional training.

Past Winners:

2010 - Alice Cepeda, University of Houston

2008 – Brian Kelly, Purdue University

2006 – Amie Nielsen, University of Miami

2004 – Ricky Bluthenthal, RAND Corporation

Outstanding Senior Scholar Award

The division bestows the Outstanding Senior Scholar on a biennial basis to an individual who has established a distinguished and sustained record of scholarship on the use or abuse of drugs and alcohol.

Past Winners:

2011 - Claire Sterk, Emory University

2009 - Avelardo Valdez, University of Houston

2007 – Richard Wilsnack, University of North Dakota

2005 – Sheigla Murphy, Institute for Scientific Analysis

2003 – James Rooney, Penn State University

2001 – Andy Golub, National Development & Research Institute

1999 – Bruce Johnson, National Development & Research Institute